The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-09-13
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nenced.
John Hustis, of Hustisford, has cot
ton growing in his garden.
The Green Bay and Minnesota rail-
road is building an elevator at East
moor
-Workmen have agreed to comDro-
mise and resume work in the Omro glass
factory.
w. E. Paine, young farmer living
near Madison, dropped dead one day
last week from heart disease.
Mrs. D. @. Abbey, of Milwaukee.
has fallen heir to 100000 by the death of
bachelor uncle in Philadelphia.
Gov. Ludington has appointed G. A.
Youmans County Judge of Clark coun-
ty, in place of R. J. Mcbride, resigned.
The Rev. Bishop Krautbauer, who
has been on a visit to the Pope at Rome.
is expected to arrive at his home in Green
Bay soon.
The residence of Samuel Reigart, in
the town of Turtle, Rock county. was
burglarized of $500 worth of silverware
a few days since.
Judge Barron fined Hon. W. P. Bart
lett, of Eau Claire, SIS for contempt of
court, because he said that q certain rul-
ing was without precedent.
During a severe thunderstorm
which passed over Mansion, the hop
house of Clark Gray was struck with
lightning and consumed with its con-
tents.
The State University opened with
100 students in the Freshman class. the
largest for many years. There is an I'M
usually full attendance in all the depart
ments.
Jacob Eimerman, an old resident of
Milwaukee, and proprietor of the Eli
norman Park, was thrown from his
buggy recently, while on his way home,
and Instantly killed.
One night last week the building
containing the county Offices at Juneau,
Dodge county, was destroyed by fire,
and all the county records burned. The
origin of the fire is mystery.
"A child of D. Legras, of Fort How
ard, went with it's mother to a neigh
boris premises, few days since. 1t
was shortly afterwards missed, and the
body found in a cistern. The child was
2 years old.
"A dwelling house owned by Joseph
Lesage, at Green Bay, was totally de-
stroyed by fire the other night. The
fire was caused by the explosion of
kerosene lamp. A portion of the house
hold effects were saved. Loss estimated
at 81 300; insured for 81. ZOO.
Ferdinand Jaeger, at Sander &
Daevel's woodward, at Milwaukee, fell
on the saw, one day last week, and was
cut over the left hip and the abdomen
so that his bowels protruded. He lived
several hours after the accident. Jaeger
was man of family and highly re-
spected.
The funeral of judged. G. Hopkins,
of the United States District Court of
Wisconsin, was very largely attended at
Madison, many members of the bar from
this State and large delegation from
other States being present Highly
complimentary resolutions were passed
at a meeting of the bar.
Robert r. Barnes, retail grocer and
confectioner at Lacrosse, discovered in
his sleeping-room, the other night, a
burglar, who entered for robbery. On
finding himself discovered, the burglar
tried his revolver, the ball passing
through Barnes body above the left hip.
The wounded man is doing well. The
burglar escaped.
John Malbohm, son of farmer
the town of Granville, was killed re-
Gently, by the accidental discharge Of
his gun, while out to gather butternuts.
His companion, on hearing the report,
ran to the wagon, and found him dead,
the charge having entered the left eye.
It is supposed that he attempted to pull
to gun out of the wagon, and that the
hammer caught.
The postoffce at Lake Mills was
broken into by two burglars, the other
day, the safe blown open, and robbed o
$4OO and some postage stamps. Der
Howe, occupying the next building, was
awakened by the explosion, and shot
one of the burglars as he was retreating