The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-10-26
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

| 2, 93(G94c; No. 8, nominal; No. 4, NOM
inal. Corn-No. 2, 4SR (G4S1c. Oats-No.
2, 336S5c. Rye-No. /, 56G565<c. Barley
No. 2 Spring, 61ha62%c.
The terms of Presidential postmasters in
the State will expire as follows: Appleton,
G.. M. Miller, May IA; Baraboo, D. K.
'Noyes, January s; Beaver Dam, R. v.
Bogert, January %; Boscobel, w. E. De.
lep, January IS; Fond du Lac, T. w. Spen-
| Ger, December 10; jefferson, w. P. For
sythe, December 10; milwaukee,, H. G..
Payne, January 30; 0conomowoc, w.
Parks, January 10; Omro, E. D. Henry,
December IS; Portage, c. c. Dow, April
10; Waukesha, E. Enos, February s.; Wan
sau, R. H. johnson, January s.; White
water, H. H. McGraw, January is.
Alonzo Reyes, resident of Marshfeld,
| Wood County, shot his wife the other
night. The woman could not live. Jeal-
ousy and domestic troubles were the cause.
Reyes and his wife had lived unhappily
for years, and several times separated.
| The murderer had taken to the woods and
was still at large. If caught he was likely
to be lynched.
/
| side at Jackson, Washington County, made
an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide
| at Viroqua, Vernon County, few even
ings ago, by cutting his throat. It seems
| that he was found in grove near the city
acting in a strange manner, and was lodged
i'll Jail. In the evening he imagined he had
| killed a man who was trying to get into the
| jail, and that man was about to hang him.
| He had knife concealed in his shoe, and
| with this he cut his throat three times, COM
pletely severing the windpipe, and just
missing the jugular vein.
| The remains of engineer John Hilton,
| killed by train robbers at Coolidge, Mo-,
were inferred at Milwaukee a few days
ago, from the residence of his parents. The
| Masonic bodies conducted the funeral.
| Richard Fairbrother, wealthy and WE'LL
known farmer residing near Palmyra, JEFF
ferson County, dropped dead recently
while at work directing his men, who were
cutting corn.
| j. ID. Markham, prominent lawyer of
/ Manitowoc, was thrown from his buggy a
few days ago and received probably fatal
injuries.
A fire in the village of Michicot, Manito-
woo County, the other afternoon destroyed
property valued at $4,000.
Between six and seven o'clock a few
evenings ago Jules Ducommen's jewelry
store at Eau Claire was entered by burg
| lars while the proprietor was at supper
and about $4,000 worth Of jewelry and
watches taken. The robbers had not been
arrested.
A recent fire at Mishicot, Manitowoc
County, destroyed butcher shop, two
wagon factories, two blacksmith shops,
three large barns, one hotel, two residences,
| one dance-hall, one dry goods and grocery
store, and one ice-house. All these were
totally destroyed and several others were
partially destroyed. The total loss was
estimated at about SIC, 900; total insurance,
about $1,000.
The remains of Sam Craufeld, Of New
Lisbon, Juneau County, were found about
eight miles northwest of Necedah recently
/ by parties who were hunting in that vicin-
ity. Cranield strayed from camp of
wood-choppers in the town of Chatfeld in
the fall of 1881. Diligent search was made
for him at that time.
The Grand Commandery of Knights Temp
lar recently in session at Milwaukee elect
ed the following officers: g. G. Benzen-
berg, Milwaukee, Grand Commander;
James Watts, Racine, Deputy Grand Com
mander; Oliver Libby, Green Bay, Cen
eralissimo; w. H. Hughes, Madison, Grand
Captain-G General; F.. Won Suessmich, Osh-
kosh, Grand Treasurer '
The other night cyclone struck Area
dia, Trempealeau County, doing much
damage to property and injuring several
people. Farmers Manning AMI Olson lost
everything, including houses, barns and
outbuildings. John Bingham lost his
granary, barn and contents, one hundred
tons of hay, four horses, and some blood
ed stock. John Robertson's house, barn
and outbuildings were destroyed James
Gaveny lost an orchard valued at s. 900.
Senator Comstock's new sorghum mill was
! destroyed and his barn wrecked. The to-
tai loss was estimated at $25, 900. During
| the prevalence of the storm the electricity
was so powerful that lamps or candles
! would not burn, and a sulphuric odor per-
vaded the atmosphere.
Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, was
visited few nights ago by burglars, who
succeeded in " cracking" two safes, one be-
longing to Leclaire g. Mondelert, getting
something over $500, and one belonging to
Jacob Ross, wholesale liquor dealer, where
they raised about $500. They also stole
horse and buggy from " Sandy" Mcdonald.
Oliver. Smith, the young Chicagoan who
was so badly wounded few evenings ago
at Motnello, Marquette County, by the ac-
cidental discharge of his fowling-piece at
the Neepechank Clubhouse, is dead. He
expired a few minutes after receiving the
charge. Deceased was single man.
A thrilling incident is said to have hap.
| pened on the farm of A. A. Hurlbut, near
Amigo, Langlade County, recently. It
seems that during Mr. Hurlbut,s absence
an eight-year-old son attempted to draw a
| pail of water from the well and fell in.
| His shouts brought his invalid mother and
a ten-year old brother to the rescue, but
they were unable with their combined
strength to hoist him out by means of the
rope, as the well was one hundred and FORTY
| four feet deep. After despairing for a
AlO1ASuUt a D1ll1idllb lO0d SbFuCK UQ6 OlQ6SC
| boy. Running to the field he procured the
oxen, and hitching them to the well-rope
soon had his little brother on terra frma.
1t is estimated that nearly 100, 900 900 feet
of logs will remain unsawed in the various
booms and pockets at the mouth of theriver,
near Marinette, at the close of the season.
NJ. Newell, of Eau Claire, has discovered
a remarkable bed of iron ore in the north
ern part of the State, which will be devel-
oped by Chicago capitalists, who will lay
a spur track from the Wisconsin Central.
The North Wisconsin Ne,os, published
at Hayward, Sawyer County, says that
:" the golden naples and crimson sumacs
brighten the somber green of the wind
swept pines"
Henry Ahrens, of Marathon City, Mara.
thon County, was taken to Wausau, recent
ly, bound to the bottom of wagon, raw
ing maniac.
The people of Polk County are divided
| as to whether they would be benefited by
the construction of another railroad.
At.an early hour the other morning tho
summer residence of Mr.. George Fl. Dug
| oattS SavaraI rni1ac north of Mf1xza1.lxoa