The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-06-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,
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ssT A sad Case. ~ A8
That was sad case il the United States
Court at Milwaukee Jew days ago. when
George Daubner, well-to-do and hitherto
res spectacle farmer, vas convicted of OBJ
tanning a. pension By fraud. He is worth
$50 900, but the chances of adding to that
amount at the expense of the Government
proved to great temptation. 1t was
proved that he obtained pension arrears
amounting to 800, and twenty dollars
month for catalepsy, which he alleged he
contracted by exposure in the artsy,whlle,
in fact. he was only in the army few
months, and never saw any service. HIS
fits were lfeigned. He was sentenced to
Imprisonment at hard labor for three years.
The distress of the man and his wife when
the sentence was pronounced was described
as overwhelming. If detection of the fraud
had entered into his calculations at all, in
fiction OF the penalty certainly had not,
and his horror was great accordingly.
~ The State Board of Health.
At the recent session in Madison of the
State Board of Health the members report
ed the State, as a whole, unusually free
from any contagious disease. There was,
so far as known, butione case of smallpox
in Wisconsin, and this was so thoroughly
isolated that no apprehension was felt of
spread The Board has been expanding
great labor in the organization of local
Boards of Health in accordance with the
State law, which makes such boards OBJ
igatory ineyery town, village and city.
Over seven hundred boards are now fully
organized, and the State Board regards
thisla very gratifying evidence of prog
ress in sanitation. A circular detailing
fully the powers and duties of such boards,
would shortly be issued. asia
'JI Wisconsin Items. DC tl#at
: The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 1, nominal; No. 2,
$1.0201.021E; No. 8, nominal; No. 4, NOM
NAL, Corn-No. 2, 5315t054c. OatsANo.
2, S72l(888c. tRye-No.l 1, 5705sc. Bar
-ley-No. 2Spring, nominal. 7i'3 q a
! A will admitted to probate in Milwaukee
a few days. ago, the ,testator having recent
~ died, was dated December 80, 1851, and
contained only this comprehensive pro-
vision: " / give and bequeath to my wife,
Louise Sophia Bielfeld, all my property,
real or personal, now in possession or to
which may have any claim now or here
after, for her, her heirs and assigns sole
use and benefit forever, hereby appointing
my said wife sole executrix of this my last
will and testament, confident she will do
the best for our children after my death,
she always having been good and excel
lent wife and mother" The three witnesses
to the will are all dead.
1t may not be generally known that in
Wisconsin, when criminal is sentenced
to prison for life, the action of the court
legally divorces the wife, and Uice versG in
case woman is sentenced.
Y James Calder, of Lake Maria, Green Lake
County, has a COW, quite thin in flesh,
which averaged fifty-fve pounds of milk
per day for four consecutive days. is
During the calendar year 1882, the Wis.,
consin Central Railroad earned $685.
1902, while its operating expenses were
1882, 902.10; for new work and equipment,
was spent $126, 586.s1. The company owns
337. 02 miles and leases 103.40 miles. The
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81, O15 ,535.53, against $s37 ,982. 81 IL 1880.
An Indian spearhead Of pure copper was
found recently ON the farm of G. S. Law
renee, near Flintville, Brown County.
Barney Polar, living in the town of Fried.
land, Langlade County, shot and instantly
killed Frank Silt, a highly-respected lun.
herman of that town, a few days ago.
Family troubles were the cause.
The authorities of Egg Harbor, Door
County, have caused the arrest of Jacob
j. Barringer, ex-Treasurer of the town, on
the charge of embezzlement. The alleged
shortage is 81 800. as. r
In Milwaukee few afternoons ago two
boys, aged about fourteen years, were
drowned while bathing in the river near
Schlitz's new ice-houses. The boys were in
shallow water near the shore, when in
some manner one of them was carried be.
yond his depth, and was drawn under by
the powerful current. The elder, seeing
the danger of his companion, plunged in tc
rescue him, and he also was drawn below
the surface. In their struggles they be.
came locked in each others arms, and,
after few moments struggle, sang in the
deep water twenty feet from shore. The
bodies were recovered a little later. One
was identified as that of James Puertet.
James Ryan and viii Dillon, attaches of
the Transit House, at Depere, Brown
County, while out recently on the river
trying to catch runaway pig by boat
were capsized, and Ryan was drowned.
Five little Indian boys, ranging between
eight and fifteen years of age, were re-
Gently wandering about Milwaukee, each
armed with the traditional bow and CULVER
filed with arrows. The parks were the
favorite rendezvous or hunting grounds
for the little redskins, and many a gentle
pigeon and daring sparrow fell victims to
their unerring aim. The boys appeared to
be bright, were quite ell-clad, and seemed
very happy. They were source of won
der to the little pale-faces, and were fol-
lowed from place to place by hordes of the
latter, who looked with envious eyes upon
the primitive weapons which they carried.
The large brewery erected in Eau Claire
by H. Somermeyer & Bro. two years ago
took fire in the malt-house few mornings
ago, and with the entire contents was total.
" destroyed Three thousand bushels OF
barley and a large quantity of hops and
s., 900 worth of beer were consumed. Loss.
So, 900; insured for $4,000.
John and Martin Reuter-, in the employ
of wel1-digger, in Milwaukee, descended
to their work in deep well on 7. J. Dun.
bars place few days ago, when they were
overcome by ire-damp, and died after suf
fering great agonies. They were respect.
lively thirty -eight and forty-eight years OF
age, and leave families.
A thief named William johnson, hailing
from Chicago, was arrested at Augusta.
Eau Claire County, few days ago, by
Sheriff Bassett, for stealing $3.50 and mum.
Der of promissory notes and valuable pa.
pers from farmer near that place. When
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