The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29
Az. P. G. Cottrill, Of Mil

WoIh. IHeyFnaVe appointed Il. A. Open-
Ger, of MadAson, their clerk.
A Milwaukee, chap kissed his girl
about forty times right straight along,
and, when he stepped, tears came into
her eyes, and she said, in sad tone of
voice "Ah John, I fear you have
ceased glove me-" "No, I haven't, .
replied John, "but [ must breathe.
JUIIANA KUFFENKAM, an aged lady, was
knocked down by runaway horse in
Milwaukee last week. The animal had
taken to the sidewalk, and, as the old
lady was trying to get out of the way, a
shaft entered her side, causing frightful
wounds, from which she expired shortly
after.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad is about beginning work on a
new tunnel, 145 miles west of Milwau-
kee, through ridge 100 feet high and a
quarter of mile wide. It will take
1000, 900 bricks to arch the cut, and the
total cost is estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000.
HE house of Mr.. William Baxter, in
GAINESVILLE, was discovered to be in a
blaze, by one of the neighbors, one
morning last week. The house was
totally destroyed, and in the ruins were
found the remains of Mr.. Baxter, the
owner. Baxter has lived in this house
alone for some years. He was 70 years
of age, and gardener by occupation.
1T is said that the Republican State
Central Committee has made up list of
candidates, which will be presented at
the coming State Convention, consisting
OF the following names: For Governor,
Harrison Ludington Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Senator Holloway Attorney Gen
eral, Mr.. Cassidy, of GAINESVILLE State
Treasurer, Henry Baetz, of Manitowoc.
PATENTS have recently been issued to
citizens of this State as follows Snap
hooks, A. j. Vaughan, Lodi; farm gates,
l.. S. Cohn, Berlin; thill couplings, G.
Robinson, Eau Claire; wagon hounds
and tongues, G. F. Whipple, Grand
Rapids; clothes frames, to same person;
beer casks, 2. Knudson, Weyanwega;
piston packings, J. L. Sherman, Glass;
vile.
The Prairie du Chen Union has the
following: "Last Monday furnished us
with a glimpse of olden times in this
city, as number of Indians, with sew
enteen canoes filed with cargoes of frlrs,
visited the city with view of disposing
of them. Mr.. Beach purchased the en-
tire lot, and gave them upwards of $400
for their pelts, which were principally
those of the muskrat and raccoon."
The Bank of New Lisbon, situated in
the village of New Lisbon, Juneau
county, has closed it's doors. A state
ment from the President, E. G. Sage,
shows the assets to be about 1876, 900,
with liability of about $50, 900, there
being included in the statement of assets
quite an amount of unstable real estate,
on which it would be very difficult to
realize cash at the present time.
WHILE some of the patients at the
Madison Hospital for the Insane were
out on the grounds for an airing, one
day last week, Mrs. Fairchild, of Mil
waukee, harmless and friendless in
durable, broke away from her attendants
and ran rapidly to the lake and jumped
into it, and was drowned before she could
be rescued.
Two boys, Is and II years of
age, were caught at Buffalo, Wright
county, Mimi, last week, by two
constables from Wyoming, Mimi,
with two horses in their possession stolen
from Osceola, Wis, some time ago.
They made desperate struggle, and
shot at Taylor, the hotel-keeper, who was
assisting in their arrest, but did not hit
him. They were on the way to the Black
Hills
PERMISSION was recently obtained from
the Supreme Court at Madison to bring
a suit in that court for an injunction to
restrain the city of Eau Claire from pro-
ceeding under the Dells bill that was
passed by the last Legislature. The
point mainly relied on is that it is not
competent for the city of Eau Claire to
go into the booming business, or any
other branch of industry, except to
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