The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-10-14
WISCONSIN NEWS.

j. II. HNER has been chosen editor
of the Madison University Press.
A NEW German theatrical troupe of
home talent is about to be organized for
the winter season at Sheboygan.
Two YOUNG ladies of Madison achieved
the glory pertaining to walk around
Fourth Lake one day last week.
THE Mayor of Racine offers reward
of 5000 for the detection of the persons
who defaced the steps of the High School
building short time ago.
THE fiftieth wedding anniversary OF
DR.. and Mrs. William Henry Bris-
bane, of Arena, Iowa county, will be
celebrated in few days.
MR.. PARKINSON, of Oshkosh, has been
appointed by the government as Super
intendent of number of life-saving sta
tions on Lake Michigan.
A TEN-YEAR-oDD boy is under arrest at
Green Bay for stealing horses. This is
said to be the third time the young rascal
has been arrested on similar charges dur
ing the past two years.
Mr.. Il. E. Coon, an old settler of
Palmyra, died very suddenly in the In
sane Asylum on the night of Oct. 4.
He had been there but few days.
His insanity was caused by failure in
business.
AS A Chicago and Northwestern rail
road stock freight was crossing the track
OF the Western Union railroad at Clinton
Junction, Rock county, last Tuesday
night, the night express on the latter
road ran into it, knocking two cars load
ed with stock from the track, and killing
some of the stock.
In a collision between two freight
trains on the Chicago Division of the c.,
M. and ST. P. railway, the other night,
D. X. Sweeney, one of the Oldest and
best engineers on the road, was killed.
His fireman saved his life by leapihg into
a stream of water, and received severe
injuries. The mishap occurred between
Frankville and Caledonia
WISCONSIN postal affairs Name
Changed Wedaunee, Winnebago coun-
ty, to Pickett Station. PostmGsterS Ap-
pointed Badger, Portage county, James
S. Hascall Elroy, juneau county, Ed
mund Hart Fair Play, Grant county,
r. M. Henderson; Frankfort, Pepin
county, Henry Barber Middlebury,
Iowa county, Archibald Campbell.
The Watertown Democrat says
/" Among the natural curiosities ex-
hibited at the late Central Fair, in this
city, was pair of gigantic elk horns.
About two months ago these horns were
accidentally drawn up from the bottom
of Rock Lake, in Lake Mills, by man
who was fishing, and whose hook hap
pened to catch one of the prongs.
THOMAS KDfBALL, ESQ, and wife, OF
iN60udll, C0l0UTdGSu OuG u1Gl0U0 aQQIV0r-
sary of their marriage by golden we'd
ding last Wednesday evening. Over
100 invited guests were present.
Speeches we're made by the Rev. Mr..
Vernon and John Russell, ESQ.,, and a
poem was read by Mrs. Var Ostrand.
A gold-headed cane was one of the val
liable presents.
THE distillery of Louis Rindskopf, al
Milwaukee, has been seized by Revenue
Collector Bean. The Collector has also
levied on the place of business and the
elegant residence of Mr.. J. P. Kissen
ger, lately member of the lrm O.
, Roelle, Junker s. Co., of Chicago, pro
prietors of the Union Copper Distilline
Company, under an assessment agains
said firm amounting to over 1920,
: The following postofice changes were
4 made in Wisconsin during the month O
8 September Established CLYDE. Iowl