The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-03
WISCONSIN NEWS.

A POLICEMAN at Eau Claire fired at
dog and struck a woman. "Strange,"
remarks an exchange, g that policemen
are allowed to carry fire arms"
KETcHAM's steam saw-mill, at Merrill
lon, jackson county, and large lot of
lumber were destroyed by fire last week.
Loss, $4,000. No insurance.
VIM. You've was Instantly killed the
other day while engaged in digging a
well near West Salem. The bucket fell
from the top of the well, crushing his
skull.
Coz. DUNBAR and his daughter, Miss
Estelle, of Waukesha, were honored
with great surprise reception by their
townspeople on their recent arrival from
Europe.
PETER Gross was killed at Oshkosh
last week, in a street affray with Jacob
Swickey, and Albert and John Gallatin.
The parties are all Germans, and whisky
was what did it. The assailants are in
custody.
They are catching pickerel weighing
from eighteen to twenty pounds in the
lakes at Madison. The sport at Men
asha is reported the best of any known
this season thus far, and at Pewaukee,
bass are simply ravenous.
AzTALAN is ready for deeds Of blood,
all about an acre of land which the citi
zens have been using as park for the
past thirty years. The man who claims
it now has fenced it four times, and the
other citizens have as often torn down
the fence.
CHAPMAN's mill, at Oshkosh, caught
fire few days since and was destroyed.
Loss, 100000; no insurance. A sudden
change in the wind alone prevented a
sweeping confagration through that part
of the city not consumed by the recent
fire.
Mrs. MULLIGAN, of Oconto, went into
her brothers garden and found some
roots, which she supposed to be arti-
chokes. She ate of them heartily, and
within two hours was taken sick with
cramps and died. The root was wild
parsnip, very deadly poison.
Mrs. ROYAL BARNUM, of Durand, was
burned to death last Sunday night. Her
clothes caught fire from 'tsmudge, :"
which had been built to keep off mos
quitoes, and before help could reach her
she was wholly enveloped in flames.
She died before morning.
HE Racine ADVOCATE says report
come in from the northwestern part of
the county that the wolves are commit
ting great depredations among the sheep
and lambs. It is estimated that at least
1000 have been killed this season, and
the farmers are offering substantial in
ducements for parties togo out there and
hunt the wolves.
A MAN named Michael Harteau, of the
town of Scott, returned from Chicago to
Green Bay last Friday. with 5000 in cash
in his vest pocket. The night of his
arrival there he was attacked by two
men, who struck him a severe blow in
the temple and then robbed him of all
his money. Mr.. Harteau is 70 years OF
age, and his wound is quite shock,
though not dangerous.
PATENTS recently issued to citizens OF
this State: Low water indicators, j.. 81.
Brown, Parker's Mills; stump extractor,
A. McKenney, Berlin; Horse shoes, T.
Skelion, Milwaukee; devices for setting.
fling and jointing saws, w. Bryson
Unity; bottle-stoppers, G. ]. Crickllair
Green Bay; mechanisms for casting thu
lead on vessels, @. E. Kirkland, Mil
waukee;. adjustable tops, A. Clarke, She
boygan; ironing boards, E. G. Green
) Oshkosh; whifietrees, J. Fl. Brown, Par
ker's Mills.
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