The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-08
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

-JanesVlHe is agltatlng the subject
Of a public library.
A Darlington sportsman shot sew
enty-seven squirrels in one day.
A man in Ellsworth has colt 4
months old that weighs 655 pounds.
L. D. Brewster, of Hudson, recent
" killed deer weighing 200 pounds.
Five children in family of eight
died OF diphtheria in Kilbourn, recently.
The Secretary Of War asks for $780,
600 to continue the Fox and Wisconsin
river improvement.
"A man recently killed six deer and
two bears in Chippewa county, within
twenty-four hours.
Counties in henorthern part of Wis
consin are receiving large influx of
news settlers this fall.
"A. r. Hammond, Of Depere, has
contracted with the Illinois State Prison
Commissioners at Joliet to furnish them
100000 pork-barrel slaves.
Mr.. G. F. Reed, of Baraboo, has re-
Gently received 10000 California salmon
eggs, from which he expects to stock his
fish-pond near Reedsburg.
The pinery hands are making their
way to their scenes of labor, and the
lumbermen are fitting up camps and
shipping the necessities of life.
A GAINESVILLE lady has just been pre-
sented by a sea-captain with a piece of
marble Clipped from the Cleopatra's
needle which is about being erected in
London.
Warden, the man who shot Mrs.
Fox at Minnesota Junction and was SEN
fenced to four years in prison for the
deed, has been pardoned out by the
Governor.
-Wilhelmina, the 4-year-old daugh-
ter Of Henry Wussman, of Milwaukee
fell backward into a tub of hot water,
recently, and was SO severely scalded
that her death resulted.
The State University Alumni Asso-
citation are issuing calls for cash towards
fund for the erection of a So, 500 monu-
ment to the soldiers of the university
who fell during the war.
"A GAINESVILLE man drove his own
cow into the pound. the animal being
in company with some of his neighbours,
which he was anxious to have impris-
oned. The mistake cost him $1.25.
The residence of the Mickey Bros,
in GAINESVILLE, was burglarized the other
night while seven men were sleeping
therein. About $50 in money was taken.
A gun which was placed ready to re-
ceive burglars with was found safely
slowed away in the basement, placed
there by the thieves.
The Mississippi verLogging Com
pany will cut at least 1OO,OOO,00O feet of
logs on the Chippewa river, and more,
in case an examination now in progress
shall show that large amount has been
damaged by fire during the past summer.
The Rev. L. N. Wheeler, pastor.9of
GAINESVILLE church, is a printer, and is
not only familiar with an English case,
but is also a master of the Chinese sys-
tenn of printing. He was for several
years connected with the Chinese press
in Pekin.
-Waubesa, the Indian chief of the
Chippewas, was stabbed and killed the
other day in Burnett county, by an In
dian by the name of Beadad. Shortly
after the chief was killed, his brother
came into camp, probably not knowing
of the death Of Waubesa, and was shot
and killed by the same person.
A sad accident occurred at Burr
Robbins farm, near GAINESVILLE, few
days ago. Soon after thereturn of Rob
bins circus from it's summer campaign,
James w. Evelin, an employe who has
been through the season with the cir
Gus, was passing the elk, when he made
q plunge at James, his horn striking di-
rectly at the heart, causing death.
A young man living near Suamico
saw deer passing near his house, and
hurriedly put load of buck-shot into his
gun for shot, without taking the pre-
caution to put in wad. The shot rolled
forward when the gun was aimed, and
the left-hand barrel was wrecked by the
discharge. A piece about an inch long
was torn ont of the barrel just in front Of
the sportsman's hand.