The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-08-17
wisconsin Items.


The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 1, nominal; No. 2,
$1.010101A; No. 8, nominal; No. A. nomi-
nal. Corn-No. 2, 52140522<c. Oats-No. 9,
2S02Skc. Rye-No. /, 6OKG060Ac. Barley
No. Spring, 6sf069c.
Three young men made an attempt to
rob store at North Wisconsin Junction,
st. Croix County, of which Charles Gran
dali is manager, few nights ago. They
entered the store as Crandall was about to
close it up, and the first who entered drew
a revolver from his pocket and ordered
Crandall to "hold up" Crandall snatched
his revolver from the shelf and as soon as
he did so the would be robber fired upon him.
wounding him in the left wrist. Crandall
returned the fire, his bullet entering the
heart of his victim, who fell to the floor
and after moment or two of intense agony
he died. His companions fed from the
place. The reports were heard by several
farmers, who lived in the neighborhood
and they hurried to the store. Pursuit was
made for the others, but without success.
The dead man was not more than nineteen
years old. His identity was unknown.
The lawyers of Wausau, Marathon
County, recently challenged the editors,
doctors and ministers of the same place to
play game of baseball.
AT a session of the Dubuque City Council
held a few days ago charter for another
street-railway company was granted,
which will connect with the new ferry
company at Eagle Point, two miles above
the city. This will make the second street.
car line in Dubuque, besides steam-motor
line running to West Dubuque.
The Milwaukee & Northern Railway
Company have contracted with Cash g.
Wildner, of New Lisbon, Juneau County,
for clearing, grading and bridging twenty
two miles of extension to their road, from
Noquebay to Menomonee.
The Eau Claire lumber syndicate recent.
1y had 500,000,000 feet in stumpage in it's
Bow River tract.
Tho 1n4u rratar. in the Chippewa and Fan
Claire Rivers has caused a total suspension
of log-dressing, and nothing more of that
kind of work will likely be done on either
of the rivers before the expected Septem-
beSrise. On the Eau Clare the drive has
years. Not over 100000 feet is left back.
At the least estimate there are 100000 900
feet hung up on the Chippewa, and from
now forward the drives will be attended
with considerable extra expense. The
Chippewa Valley mills have been run
ming uninterruptedly since commencement,
early in the spring, and have cut larger
amount of lumber proportionately than
in any previous season.
While Homer Hart, of La Crosse, was
attending circus at that place short
time ago burglars took possession of his
house, ransacked it from cellar to garrett
and skipped without being seen. They
took some clothing and a few valuabIes,
but no money.
A couple Of lawless Indians have beer
troubling the growing crops of Martin
Lynch in the vicinity of Rhine, Sheboygan
County, and he caused an officer named
John Hooker be sent to the Indian village
to arrest them few days ago. One was
captured without serious difficulty, but
the other was game. He was mounted on
a pony when found, and after maneuyer-
ing little dropped from his horse and
took to the brush, from which concealnient
he fired at Hooker, the ball passing I'M
pleasantly close to the latter's head.
John replied with few shots from his re-
volver, and the reckless child of the forest
fed. The Indians have since reported that
he was hit. Through the influence of the
interpreter the matter oftrespass has since
been settled.
Edward Harris, colored waiter in the
Fountain House, in Waukesha, was found
murdered in the woods near Pewaukee
Lake, few miles from Waukesha, few
days ago. The murder was supposed to
have been committed by some companions
of the murdered man during row at
picnic the day previous.
The night of the both of May last one
John Ludewig, alias Linde, robbed room
mate named Matthew Gauche at hotel in
Milwaukee, and escaped. He returned to
that city, however, few days ago, and
has now been caught. He Immediately ac-
knowledged his identity and confessed to
the robbery. Ludewig, it turns out, is the
son of a wealthy German nobleman, hav.
ing fed to the United States after commit
ting series of crimes in his native coun-
try. He has a wife and child in Germany,
the former being also of noble birth.
Captain Joseph Shipton, of Cassville,
Grant County, disappeared recently, and
speculation was rife as to what had become
of him.
A day OF two ago Peter Dougherty at
tempted to board moving train of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway, in Mil
waukee, and fell under the wheels, which
severed one leg from the body and terribly
mangled the other. The surgeons sum-
moned to attend him pronounced his in
juries necessarily fatal. Dougherty is
twenty-four years of age and unmarried.
Annie and Bertha Pittman, young
daughters of Captain F. G. Pittman, of
Madison, were seriously burned by the
explosion of coal-oil lamp the other even
ing.
The pink-eye was reported few days
ago as spreading among the horses of La
Crosse.
A counterfeit ten-dollar silver certificate
has made its appearance in some sections
of Southern Wisconsin, and should be
looked out for by business men and others.
1t is made by the Photographic process,
and fades after being exposed to the air
any length of Time 1t is a series of 1880,
letter ssB,' ,948 ,09S.
Peter McGeoch, the Milwaukee grain
dealer, has, tits saids saved nothing from his
failure, and even his wife's interests have
been sacrificed, she insisting that her
rights should not receive any considerae
tion,