The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-08-24


lowed them, and the three were arrested
in a clearinghouse Hansen at first re-
fused to accompany the officers, demand
ing requisition, but being convinced that
he had committed no crime, was finally in
duced to return to Chicago.
Wisconsin Items.
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 1, nominal; No. 2,
$1.02(01.022l; No. 5, nominal; No. 4, nomi-
nal. Corn-No. 2, 5205234c. Oats-No. 2,
30(030Hc. Rye-No. 1, 61(061Ac. Barley
No. 2 Spring, 66t067c.
The first will written in lead-pencil ever
offered for probate in Milwaukee County
was recently filed in the Probate Court.
1t was executed by Philip Nahrbass, and
was evidently signed when the testator
was on his death-bed, as it is dated July
q, 1888. The estate left by the deceased is
small, and is bequeathed to his wife on the
condition that it shall descend to his chill
dren in case she remarries. Two of his
sons are cut off with dollar each. as
Ex-Congressman Alexander H. Mitchell,
the railway magnate of Wisconsin, visited
Montana recently and had gone to Salt
Lake. When the citizens offered to send
him over the mountains by private convey
ance, he said: 81 am an old stager and
travel as other folks do"
The Milwaukee Courthouse is to have a
roof of copper.
Stephen P. Taintor, a resident of Mil
waukee for the past forty years, COM
mitted suicide by drowning himself in the
lake a few days since. Deceased pro-
cured skiff near the Life-saving Station
and rowed out of the harbor into the lake,
where he deliberately took off his coat,
vest and hat, and, after writing'a note re-
questing the finder to deliver the effects at
No. 373 Mineral street, jumped overheard
and disappeared from sight. The suicide
was witnessed by number of persons on
the north harbor pier, who maintain that
Taintor fastened large stone or weight
to his neck before leaving the skiff.
Taintor was about sixty years of age, and
had been for years engaged in soliciting
orders for coal from City consumers. He
was widower aad resided with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. II. Griffiths, whose presence
he left with the threat that he would end
his life.
Stephen P. fainter, a coal dealer of Mil
waukee, suicided the other evening He
hired boat, rowed out short distance
and jumped into the lake.
A young widower, living few miles
from Kingston, Green Lake County, wooed
a young woman in that town. They were
about to be married, the buggy was wait
ing at the door to receive the young
couple, when the mother of the girl stepped
in upon the scene. She seized the whip
and laid it over the shoulders of both of
them, but they soon got into the carriage
and drove away.
A Catholic church, to cost about $4,000,
is to be erected in Wonewoc, Juneau
County.
Gold was reported few days ago to
have been found in the rocks in Wood
County, and land was going up with a
rush. One farmer sold forty acres of
rocky land for $4,000.
Mr.. G. Tillman and A. Vanderzinden. of
Green Bay, reported that while taking
boat ride on the river short time ago
they came across. monster sea-serpent.
The animal, they said, was at least twelve
~
diameter, with large head but no dis
tinguishable fins, As it passed by the boat
Mr.. Tillman dealt it terrific blow with
his oar, but it seemed to have no effect
upon the serpent, as it swan around and
finally disappeared beneath the waves.
Mr.. Collins, farmer living at Hamilt ton.
Waushara County, related the biggest
story about the recent high water of any
body yet heard from, and the worst part
of the story is it was true true. He had
five or six acres Of barley and corn that
were six feet under water. The turnpike
was considerably higher than the lots on
either side, and this was two feet under
water. The surrounding country was so
formed that Mr.. Collins place formed a
basin for all the water in the neighbor-
hood. His barley babe fair to yield a
heavy crop, and would soon have been
ready to harvest. 1t was, of course,
spoiled. His other crops, such as potatoes
and garden vegetables, were also much
damaged.
A saIoon-keeper. Albert Riecke, shot and
killed Cd Dunn, at Alma, Buffalo County,
recently, and then delivered himself up
to the authorities. Dunn had used very
abusive language to Riecke, and he warned
him unless he stopped talking in that way
he would shoot. 1t was not discontinued,
hence the fatal shot.
A little child belonging to Silas Houstan,
of Depere, Brown County, while playing
on the track the other day was struck by
an engine, and it was feared could not re-
cover from the effects.
Mrs. Strew,. wife of q farmer named
John Strew, residing near Gillingham's
Corners, Richland County, took 81 800 Of
her husbands money, just raised on
mortgage, and left for Chicago, where she
wrote John that she had left him and that
she would hereafter shift for herself. The
parties had been married fifteen years.
A valuable team of horses belonging to
farmer named Charles fergus, of the
town of Egg Harbor, Door County,
plunged into the water recently from
pier near Horseshoe Bay, in that town,
and were drowned.
A Milwaukee carpenter named Christ
Jnngbluth was fatally injured few days
ago by q fall from a building.
A female prisoner IL the La Crosse jail
escaped recently by making rope out of
the bed quilts and letting herself to the
ground.
A recent fire destroyed the large new
building Of the Passavant Hospital, at
Milwaukee. The structure was caring
completion, and had not beon- *ccupied.
Loss $4,000. The old building adjoining
being threatened, the patients were re-
moved. This gave rise to snort-lived ru-
mors of holocaust, of which many Of the
people Of Milwaukee live in perpetual
terror