The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-07-25
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La Crosse proposes to have local
militia company.
The Sheboygan chair factories have
shut down for few weeks.
Black River Falls ships seventy
bushels OF blueberries per day during
the season.
"A truss bridge, to cost So, 900. is to
be constructed over Black river, in Pine
valley, Clark county.
Ellen and Alice Thompson were re-
Gently drowned in the Wisconsin river
at Germantown, while bathing.
There were several deaths from sun
stroke in various places in this State
during the recent heated term.
The dock at the Sherwood House,
Green Lake, gave way lately, giving
twenty persons an involuntary bath.
in Burnett county the vote TO ex-
tend $4,000 aid to the contemplated
railroad there stood 289 for to against.
The twenty sixth annual meeting of
the Wisconsin State Teachers Associa-
ton was held at Geneva Lake last week.
Oshkosh Northwestern: ga min
lister on the Northwestern road got taken
in the other day by che jack-knife trick,
and lost $25."
| Edward Treudo, of Rudolph, Wood
county, has died from the effects of in
juries received July 4th at the hands of
Henry Boyer.
Antoine Mohemont, of Bay Settle
ment, Brown county, is accused of SELL
ing liquors without license during the
past eight years.
Mrs. Frank Knox, of Princeton,
ripped up an old silk dress left her by
her grandmother, and found $3.50 in
gold coin in the lining.
Among the recent additions to the
library of the State Historical Society
is Bible of very rare print that was
once the property of Thomas Jefferson.
DIR. Hundauzer, City Treasurer of
Milwaukee, died the other day in the
hospital of the National Home, whittier
he had been lodged for treatment. His
disease was quick consumption.
Peter Kilian, aged 26, had his right
arm torn from it's socket by coming in
contact with planning machine in Fueld-
ner's mill, Milwaukee. few days ago.
He is not expected TO recover.
Two tramps and one criminal es-
capped from the jail at Madison the other
night, by forcing the roof off of an out
house. The balance are busily engaged
in breaking stone in the Jail yard.
The Berlin md is very patriotic.
The boys refused an $50 offer to play in
another place, preferring to help along
the Fourth of July celebration in their
own town, even if they had to play for
nothing. .....
A 7-year old daughter of August
Fenner, farmer living nine miles south
of Watertown, was instantly killed by
lightning while in a barn playing with
three other children, who escaped unin-
jured. ....
fo1 oil Trox fob
river near Watertown, who have large
number of acres under water, are about
to bring action against the owners of
the Milford water power for over
fowage.
"A horrible murder was committed
last week about one mile from Shopiere,
in Rock county. A wealthy farmer,
named George Mack, was discovered
dead in his barn, with his head smashed
in terrible manner.
james Drummond, of Necedah, Jul
neau county, was bitten by rattlesnake
few days ago. 1t was feared that
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remedies and stimulants were applied,
and he is recovering.
The Historical Society at Madison
has received new oil painting of the
noted Winnebago chief, Yellow Thun-
der, by the artist S. D. Coates. Yellow
Thunder died in February, 1874. He
was supposed to be over 100 years old,
and was quite noted character in his
day. i"of #1/ d..
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| The Sturgeon Bay canal is now
considered continuation of the Fox
river improvement, and it's Importance
to shippers will be large. Those YES
sells plying between Green bay and
ports south on Lake Michigan will thus