The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-10

/ An extensive pail factory at Two
Rivers was damaged by fire $4,000 the
other day; no insurance.
The State Dairymen's Association
will hold its annual convention at White
water on the 23d and oath of January.
-Janesville has another long-married
couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Scofield
celebrated their golden Wedding re-
Gently.
A carpenter named julius Hend-
ling, working at Best's brewery, in Mil
waukee, was killed recently by brick
falling sixty feet and striking him on the
head. He leaves wife and family.
Hon. James McGrath, once mem
Der Of the Milwaukee Common Council,
and five times elected Representative
from the Third ward of that city in the
Legislature, died last week after lin
gering illness.
The annual meeting Of the Milwau-
kee Clearing, House Association elected
the following officers President, D.
Ferguson; Vice President, c. D. Nash !;
Manager, [. L. Baker; Committee, @. F.
Ilsley, Ell, Fl. Camp and W. G. Fitch.
The revisers Of the laws of Wiscon-
sin are hard at work on the revision.
which is now nearly completed, and the
proof-sheets are being taken. The nee
essary corrections will be completed and
the report made to the Legislature about
the middle of the session. The work is
very complete.
-Proclamations have been issued by
Gov. Ludington to the effect that the
amendments to the constitution voted on
at the last general election have been
adopted. The amendment restricting
the time for the filing of claims against
the State to six years after the claim has
accrued was carried by 81, 900 majority,
and the amendment adding two Associate
Justices to the Supreme Court by 60, 900
majority,
New postal routes are established
in this State From Stettin to Rio
Falls; from Barron, via Moneys Mills,
Sylvan Springs and Sioux Creek, to
Sand Greek; from. Berlin to Hamburg;
from Baraboo, via Delton, to Kilbourn
City; from Keshena to Langlade; from
Eau Claire, via Land Greek to Rice
Lake; from Friendship to Liberty
Bluffs; from Potosi t. Waterloo vii
lage; from Avoca to Highland.
The Wisconsin State Historical
Society held it's annual meeting last
week at Madison. The additions to the
library in 1877 were 6,9O8 volumes.
The library now contains 36, 1857 books
and 40,107 pamphlets total, 77,064.
The following officers were elected: Ex-
Gov @. G. Washburn, President; Cor
responding Secretary, Hon. Lyman G.
Draper; Recording Secretary, Col. F.
Ell. Firman; Treasurer, Hon. A. Ell.
Main; Librarian, Col. Daniel S. D.
Durrie.
The State Senate contains thirty
three members. Nine are farmers, five
are manufacturers, four physicians,
three lumbermen, two lawyers, two in
general business, two merchants and
farmers, one editor, one engaged in min
ing and farming, one merchant, and one
real-estate dealer. Their places of nativ-
ity are: New York, twelve; Vermont,
five; two each in Wisconsin, Maine,
Ohio, Germany, and Ireland; one each in
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jer-
sey, New Hampshire, Scotland, and New
Brunswick. The oldest members will be
Barden and Richardson, both born in
1920, and the youngest members, Sack
EFT and Williams, both born in 1914. The
President of the Senate, the Hon. James
M. Bingham, and Lieutenant Governor,
is native Of New York, and was born in
1928.
"A fire broke out on the morning of
the 7th in Bertschy & Simon's brick
block of six stores at Appleton. A
large part of the building is total
wreck. The following business houses
were burned out: Bertschy & Johnson,
dry goods, total loss, insured for $40, 900;
Hammersmith & Co., saloon, total loss,
insured for 81, 900; Appleton Post Pub
fishing Company, total loss, insured for
So, 600; F. E. Ferker, bookbinder,. total
loss; no insurance. Patten Bros, gro
GERS, partial loss, mostly by water; in
sured for 81 900. Barrett & Schloesser,
partial loss; insured for $4,000. Jacob