The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-01
about all the light that Maj. Poore has
succeeded in throwing upon the con-
troversy. Chicago Tribune.
WISCONSIN ITEMS.


River Falls has Social Science AS
ISOLATION.
"A farmer near New London has har-
vested crop of peanuts.
-Sheboygan has shipped IS, TO
boxes of cheese this season.
Madison spent 100000 in building
improvements during the past season.
Counties in the northern part of the
State are receiving large influx of new
settlers.
DR.. Chas. Gatchett, of Milwaukee,
has been rendered the position Of Lectu-
rer in Michigan University. He ac-
cepts.
"A new Postofice has been estab-
lished at Mount Calvary, and Anthony
Rothgary has been appointed Post
master.
"A grain elevator to cost about
$4,000 and to have storage capacity of
$4,000 bushels is being built at Mil
waukee.
"A large reservoir, capable of storing
2OO,0OO,OO0 logs, is being constructed on
the Chippewa river about four miles
above Chippewa.
Wisconsin does her share toward
filling up the list of killed by kerosene,
averaging four deaths a week by acct
dents and explosions.
Tobacco has been such profitable
crop in Wisconsin this year that the
farmers intend to go into the business
more extensively next season.
Rock county boasts of its wealthy
farmers, fifty of whom are said to be
worth 100000 each; one hundred $780,
900, and two hundred have $4,000 and
upwards.
"A farmer from Columbia county
visited Portage recently with his wife,
and while there she got drunk, and died
from the effects of her dissipation the
following night.
Seventeen years have passed since
the Wisconsin Legislature had occasion
to revise the laws. This year the re-
vision will occupy much time, and the
session promises to be long one.
The brakeman named Barney. who
was injured while coupling cars about
two weeks ago, is at his home at Kill
bourn City, and is not expected to live,
having been stricken with lockjaw.
George Anderson, aged II, was in
stantly killed the other day while Jump
ing from a freight train at Arena, on the
line of the Prairie du CHEN railroad,
about forty miles west of Madison.
An Oshkosh genius solves the re-
sumption problem. AS gold is only
worth 3 per cent. premium, he says let
the Government stick three-cent post
age stamp on each dollar bill and the
thing is did.
The Dells improvement is being
prosecuted to the satisfaction of all, and
we learn that the contractors have al
ready commenced putting the concrete
work in the bottom of the loek.-EaW
Claire Free Press.
"A little child OF William White,
living near 'Winneconne, was so burned
the other day that il died in few hours.
Playing with matches while tie parents
were out Of the house is supposed to
have been the origin of the fire.
"A man named Hiram Wilson, of the
town Of Lima, assaulted an old lady
named Albro, 60 years old, because of a
dispute about cattle breaking through
the fences. The brute threw the old
lady off bridge into shallow creek.
The jury awarded her 1915 damages.
The Trustees of the State Hospital
for the Insane have elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, David Atwood; Vice President,
r. E. Davis; Secretary, Levi Alden;
Treasurer, Andrew Proudft; Executive
Committee, David Atwood, Andrew
Proudfit.
An insane lad named Fred Meyer
was struck by locomotive on the st.
Paul railway, on the bridge across the
South Menominee, at Milwaukee, the
other day, and knocked into the river.
On fishing out the body it was found
that the forehead had been crushed by
the engine.
"A man named Charles Barth, who
was found dead in his bed at Boscobel,
recently, had for many years lived mi
serly and miserable life. In his mattress