The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-05-23
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

The cheese factories are at it again
all over the State.
The sound of the tramp is heard
throughout the State.
-Ihe Oshkosh Guards are preparing
for grand celebration on July 4.
The little lakes throughout the State
are being we'll stocked with fish from the
hatchery.
w. A. Brown, OF GAINESVILLE. was ar
rested, the other day, charged with set
ting fire to his residence.
The next exhibition of the Northern
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society
will be held at Fond du Lac.
Gov. Washburn advertises for bids
for the stone-work of the Observatory.
the site OF which he located few days
ago.
Joseph Harriet, a former resident
OF Medford, was drowned in the Flam-
beau river, while logging, few DAYS
ago.
Inquiries for summer board and
lodgings are already being received at
Manitowoc from residents of warmer
ATTITUDES.
The State Board of Assessment, con-
slstlng of the State Treasurer, the Score
tary OF State, and Attorney General, met
last week to equalize the assessment of
the year.
"A fight took place between the tiger
and ioness OF the Burr Robbins circus
on thelr way from Watertown to Jeffer-
son recently. The latter was killed.
Loss, s., 600.
Hon. Horace Rublee will soon re-
sumo his connection with the WSscon-
san State Journal, which he severed
when ne was appointed Minister to
Switzerland several years ago.
William Kelley, of Elba, was run
over by freight train about two miles
from Reeseville, and died in a short
time. He had been drinking, and was
lying on the track when the train came
| along.
"A hunt on large scale has just
ended at Trenton. Twenty-Five men on
side were chosen. The hunt lasted
week, and gophers, rabbits, blackbirds
and all kinds of game were counted. The
count OF one side was q, 44O, and of the
other Is, 400.
Fire recently damaged the Welsh
Congregational Church at Milwaukee to
the extent of $40O. No insurance. The
residence of Alexander Mckay, next to
the church, was also burned. Loss.
$500; on stock. 5000. There was $500
insurance on the building.
"A boat containing Joseph Peaters,
his son and daughter, aged respectively
5 and 9 years, was upset in the river in
Watertown, by a dog jumping from it,
precipitating all into the stream. The
boy was drowned, and the girl taken out
for dead, but she was finally resuscitated.
Peaters, although no swimmer, managed
to save himself.
The body OF Rufus Ray, aged about
Is years, was found dead by the road
side, the other day, near the village of
Belmont, with a Smith & Wesson re-
volver still grasped in his nerveless
hand. An inquest was held on the body
and verdict of accidental death rem
dered. Ray was a cigar-maker by trade,
and resided in Platteville.
Hon. Joseph S. Curtis died at Green
Bay the other day. Deceased, few
years since, took an active part in State
politics, and, during three terms, served
as member of the Assembly. During
the winter and spring he was at Madi-
son, serving as Clerk of the Committee
on Revision of the Statutes, but was
compelled to resign the place few
weeks since on account of his health.
H. W. Welcher, State Superintend-
ent of Hatcheries, says that the Fishery
Commission have just placed $4,000
lake trout in both Bass lake, st. Croix
county, and Cedar lake, Polk county.
This week will close the season of dis
trlbution. Large numbers of lake trout
are to be placed in the lakes along the
Upper Wisconsin railway within the
next few days, and the First and Third
lakes, at Madison, are to be literally
supplied, the latter with large yearling
salmon and trout .-r,-,,
A young boy named Willie Marsh
was rescued the other night from party
of tramps who had enticed him from his
home in Cambridge, Ohio. The party
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