The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

Dodge county fair at Juneau, Sept.
4, and s.
| Big Suamico is to have an Episcopal
church edifce.
| -Whitewater's factory turns out 125
wagons per week.
Dodge County Court expenses since
1851 amount to $4,000.
| Jefferson county paid State tax
this year of ST., 1922. 80.
-Wonewoc is to organize as a village
under the generallaw.
The Menomonee "Blue-Ribbon
Brigade" numbers 1,0O3.
There are tweaty-nine Sunday
schools IN Waupaca coanty.
Green Bay has not been frozen clear
across from Egg Harbor during the past
winter.
The Second Adventists hold six or
seven days reunion at Madison, COM
mencing May 90.
1t is expected that the Hudson and
River Falls railroad will be finished by
the 4th Of July.
The new railroads for logging pur-
poses are getting to be all the rage in
Northern Wisconsin.
The saw mill of James Retchie. at
Depere, was destroyed recently by fire,
the result of hot box.
The Legislature will meet in extra
session on the LIST Of June, and sit for
two weeks on the Revised Statutes.
Barnes & Donaldson, of Nevada. Sc
cured the contract for building the new
paper mill at Appleton: price, $18, OOO
The Oconto Company's large plan
ing mill at that place, in and about
which several hundred men were en-
ployed, was entirely consumed last
week.
DR.. j. lei. Babcock and Frank Hoyt,
OF Beaver Dam, who are in the sheep
business in Colorado, had the""misfort-
une to lose 1900 of their sheep by the
severe snow-storm that occurred out
West few days ago.
"A man famed Frank Rasselle. a
Swiss by birth, was instantly killed by a
stroke of lightning at Whitewater. a few
days since. He was working in BUTTS
nursery, and had crowbar in his hand.
The storm was very light, and but very
little rain fell.
-Neenah and Menasha are to have a
grand boulevard 100 feet in width. and
to extend from Lake Winnebago to Lake
Buttes Des Mortes, a distance of mile
and a half. It will afford one OF the
finest pleasure drives to be found any
where in the State.
"A fire at Flintville burned the store
belonging to the old numbering estab-
lishment of Lamb & Watson, and re-
Gently occupied by Cook & Mckay.
There was a small stock of goods on
hand; part of the goods were saved.
The total loss is about 81, 900.
Burr Robbins, the circus proprie-
tor, of GAINESVILLE, while crossing a yard
in which savage elk was confined, was
attacked by the animal, but, being
armed with an Ak, he struck it in the
head, killing it instantly. The elk had
previously killed one of the circus men.
Judge Mann. of the Milwaukee
County Court, has just delivered an
opinion that is of interest to wheat deal.
ers and spectators. A suit was brought
on note given for margins, and pay
ment resisted on the ground that it was
gambling. But the court held that the
note was good in the hands of third
party, and must be paid. An appeal
will be taken to the Supreme Court.
The State Board of Examiners of
Teachers State Certificates for the
current year have been appointed by the
State Superintendent They are Prof.
Albert Salisbury, of the Whitewater
Normal School; Prof. Stephen Fl. Car
penter, of the State University; George
W. Peckham, of the Milwaukee public
schools. The annual examination will
be held at Madison in the second week
of August next.
M. D. Keeney's paper mill, at
Rockton, was totally destroyed by fire
the other night. The origin of the fire
is mystery. The mill was running,
but the flames spread so rapidly that
little could be saved. The loss on
building and machinery will possibly
| reach $25. 600: supposed to be insured