The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-13
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

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-Oneo the deepest wells in the State
is at Arlington, 268 feet.
-Elkhorn has grass measuring forty
five and half inches in length.
Twelve sheep in Lafayette, Monroe
county, yielded $50 pounds of wool.
A cheese factory at West Bend re-
ceives 4, 900 gallons of milk daily.
An Oshkosh woman pumped a snake
eighteen inches long out of her well the
other day.
White bass are running now. The
Oshkosh papers tell of one fortunate boy
who caught 100 one day last week.
"A woman in Neenah would make q
good bank President. She has eight
fingers on one hand.
Edison Aiken, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Sheboygan county, committed
suicide by hanging.
There is law compelling Town Su-
pervisors to erect guide boards at the in
tersection of roads.
Rev. FL. G. Fuller, of Lodi, who was
charged with marrying a couple of
minors, has been acquitted.
Juneau will buy the hand-machine
formerly used by Fond du Laos fire de-
partment, paying therefor $3.50.
AT Roderman's grove, near Madison,
the annual camp-meeting of the Sew
enth-Day Baptists is being held.
The Governor has appointed James
M. Davis, Of Ashland, as Coroner of
Ashland county, vice V. W. Newland.
The eighth annual reunion of the
Old Settlers Society of the region will
be held at Waterford on the Goth of
June.
"A fire the other night destroyed the
white-beer factory of L. Schiffman, at
Oshkosh. Loss, $4,000; insured for
81, 400.
The Secretary of State has ap-
pointed Hon. d. Ell. Pulciver, of Show
ano, compiler of the Legislative manual
for 1878.
"A regular semi-annual meeting of
the members of the Wisconsin State
Millers' Association was held at Milwau-
kee recently.
The regular summer meeting of the
Wisconsin State horticultural Society is
announced to be held at Bariboo the
10Th and 18th of June.
The Wisconsin State Catholic Tenn
perance Association met at Oshkosh the
other day. There was large attend
ance from all parts of the State.
Sparta has had numerous cases of
highway robbery lately. One young
man was robbed of a suit of clothes, in
addition to his watch and pocketbook.
The committee investigating the
financial affairs of o. W. Trainor, Treas
urer of Dodge county, have made re-
port, at Juneau, to the County Board,
showing Trainor to be defaulter to the
amount Of $14, 1000.
Andrew Lowry, living about six
miles west of GAINESVILLE, missed his lit
tie son, about q years old, and a search
was Immediately made. After short
time the body was found in the water
tank near by, but life was extinct.
The Text Book Commission author
lied by the last Legislature met few
days since and organized by the election
of Prof. w. G. Whitford, State Superin-
tendent of Education, as President, and
Mr.. Clark, of the Educational Depart
ment, as Secretary. .. ..
"A question arose in Baraboo as to
who should pay the board bill of tramps
sent to the Sheriff's care by different
members of the Town Board. The town
the county refused. Finally,
Sheriff Wheeler brought suit against the
town, and the board settled.
The Grand Temple of Honor of the
State of Wisconsin held it's fifth annual
session at Portage last week. G. W. T.
Watrous, presented his annual report,
showing that fifty new temples have been
started during the past year. The mem
bership Of the order is 10000.
Lafayette Kellogg, Clerk of the Su
preme Court, died few days ago, after
a lingering feebleness He was faith
full and efficient officer, having held the
position since the Territorial days in
1910. He was in the Goth year Of his
age, and one of the earliest pioneers of