The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-07


the cyclone was heard in Prairie du Chen
pbove the din of the terrible storm which
ragged at the same time.
wisconsin Items.
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations.; Wheat-No. 1, 95]s (096c; No. 4
2, 92(a93c; No. 8, nominal; No. 4, nominal.
Corn-No. 2, 52(a5Sc. Oats-No. 2, 2916G8
soc. Rye-No. l, 561G057c. Barley-No.
+ 2 Spring, 594C060c.
The Chicago, Milwaukee &c st. Paul Rail-
way earnings for the third week in No
vember aggregated $4,000, against $476,-
0G0 for the same period last year.
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has
sustained the will of the late Governor
Washburn, which provides only for the
widow to the extent of comfortable main
tenance in an insane asylum.
A man named Friedlieb, an inmate of
the County Hospital at Milwaukee, was re-
Gently arrested on suspicion that he fred
the barn of Anton Tolbe, which was burned
the other night.
The remains Of Louis Ozias, of French.
town, Eau Claire County, who wandered
from his home couple of months ago,
were discovered in decomposed state ia
a field near there the other evening.
About half-past seven O'Clock the other
evening fire broke out in building on
the corner Of Grand avenue and Third
street, Milwaukee, occupied by w. P. Lind
man & Co. as -four and feed store. Be-
fore the flames were subdued the building
lo1 to1 n Il 81 -,
ficted on the adjoining building, occupied
by Wilton & Passmore as a saloon, and
John Shell as residence. The loss on the
stock of Lindman & Co. was $4,000; in
sured for $4,000. The loss on the building
wass $500. The rooms in the floors above
were occupied by Mrs. Thull, whose loss
was $500; no insurance. The building oc-
cupied by Wilton & Passmore was dam
aged about 5000; insured for $500. Shell's
loss was 5000 on furniture; insured for the
same amount.
Mrs. DereSe Desten recently deserted her
husband and six small children at Apple
ton, Outagamie County, and eloped with
Henry Keating, who claimed to be Bel
gian Count.
''Sheet and pillow-case" parties are hav-
ing run in Appleton, and are likely to
become epidemic. Other towns should
quarantine.
A number of deer have been captured
around Mills Center, Brown County, since
the hunting season commenced. The
forest was said to be literally alive with
them.
The Chippewa River was few days ago
closed over with ice below the falls, and
was safe for crossing with a horse.
A young man named Paul Lohmeyer,
employed in the dry goods store of Rich &
SLIDER, at Milwaukee, was arrested the
embezzlement. Lohmeyer had been en-
ployed by the firm to deliver bundles, and
in making collections had made practice
of raising the bills and pocketing the sur
plusage. This scheme he had been operat-
ing about six weeks The cause of the
young fellows downfall was said to have
been cards and women. Besides this, he
had been indulging in various luxuries.
He is well connected and had hitherto
borne an excellent character.
A young child of John Hoapel, of Wa
tertown, Jefferson County, crawled through
a burned fence to the railway track the
other day and was beheaded by st. Paul
freight train. The father had been award
ed damages of $1,C00.
Nelson Christensen, workman in a
foundry at Fort Howard, Brown County,
recently fell from an elevation of four feet
and broke his neck. His wife and four
children are in Norway, whence the de-
ceased came about four months since.
Joseph Cole, young man, a few days
ago secured livery turnout az Web
Flack's stables, in Applet IN, Outagamie
County, and his whereabouts We're since
then enshrouded in mystery. Mr.. Flack
was searching for his horse and buggy,
and promised to serve Cole with an ample
portion of justice upon his apprehension.
The average cut of logs in the Chippewa
pineries this winter promises to be about
three-fourths as large as usual.
Almost the entire business portion of the
town of Albany, Green County, with the
contents of the stores, was destroyed by fire
a few night ago, entailing a loss of about
$50, 0, with but title insurance. Follow
ing is a list of the sufferers: j. Lemuel g.
Son, hardware; ]. Hahn, groceries; J.
Berket, general store; g. w. Bartell,
drugs; j. |. Lytle, general store; n. B.
Murray, clothing; j. Lockeridge, restau-
rant; j. l. Maynard, furniture, Humes &
Bliss, saddlery- hardware; E. B. Dorr,
blacksmith; c. S. Iibbitts, harness shop.
Two kegs o. powder exploded in Lemuel
e. Sons store, blowing it to pieces and
driving bar of iron through the neck of a
lad named Eddie Dodge, killing him in
stanly. Several persons were badly in
jured by falling walls. The origin of the
fire was unknown.
The Wisconsin Wool Growers Associa-
ton estimates that were it not for the
sheep-killing dogs the S ate would have ten
sheep where it now has one.
Log-cutters even from the forests Of
Maine have been pouring into Eau Claire
to secure work in the camps for the winter.
AS the supply largely exceeds the demand
wages are from fifteen to twenty per cent.
less than last year.
Lindsay Ward, one of the pioneer mer-
chants and business men of Milwaukee,
died few days ago, aged sevensy-nine
years.
A Milwaukee man recently asked for a
divorce on the ground that his wife was
a gossiper.
The clearinghouse of NJ. J. Mendelsohn,
at Milwaukee, was seized by the Sheriff a
few days ago. Attachments aggregating
SIG, 1868 had been levied upon, but it was
claimed that Mendelsohn made an assign
ment before the Sheriff put in an appear
ance.
At hartford, Green Lake County, few
lays ago Mrs. Ellen Long confessed that
The murdered the Whittemore boy on Oc-
ober "A. She killed him in her house,
hrew the corpse in an old well, but sub