The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-10-12
Wisconsin Items.

Inc IOIlOWlng are the milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. /, nominal; No.
2, 941S(0942sc; No. 3, nominal; No. 4, nom
inal. Corn-No. ., 49A@50c. Oats-No.
2, 27(0274c. Rye-No. 1, 1(05611c Bar
ley-No. Spring, 61662c.
Schultz tannery, at Manitowoc, was
destroyed by fire few nights ago, causing
loss of $4,000. A large portion of the
contents were saved. The insurance was
$4,000. The fire originated in the boiler
room, and spread SO rapidly that the De-
partment found it impossible to save the
building. The tannery was an old one,
having been built in 1861.
A fower-thief is one of the thorns in the
side of Eau Claire .H
A fatality, peculiarly distressing in
character, occurred on a Chicago & Alton
train few days ago. George Busher, a
well-to-do merchant Of Ogden, Utah, was
on his way to Watertown, Jefferson Coun-
ty, accompanied by his two little girls, to
visit relatives in that place. When the
train passed Roodhouse, ILL.,, the father
went forward to the smoking-car, leaving
the children asleep on the seat. The con-
ductor found them thus, and search for
the father revealed the fact that he had dis
appeared from the train. kilograms were
sent back along the line, a search, insti-
tated and the mangled form of Mr.. Busher
was found on the track. In some manner
he had fallen from the cars. The little
girls were cared for on reaching Chicago,
and they, with the body of their father,
were forwarded to Watertown.
A young fellow about eighteen years of
age, named Ridsdale, apprentice to H. M.
Longhead, of Marinette, jeweler, arose
early the other morning at the house of his
employer, took the keys from Longhead's
pockets, opened the store, took therefrom
500 in currency and $500 worth of jewelry,
and started off on foot toward Peshtigo.
He was captured with his plumber about
four miles out of town and took his break
fast at Jail.
Paul S. Kioss, a painter, of Milwaukee,
was few days ago arrested to answer the
charge of secreting eight hundred dollars
which he found in the street, the property
of Mrs. Patrick Diamond.
The cranberry business of the State is
estimated to be worth a million and a half
of dollars.
G. Latham Sholes, who, in conjunction
withlSamuel w. Soule and Carlos Glidden,
invented the typewriter fifteen years ago,
is now living in Milwaukee, where he is
suffering under stroke of paralysis.
The State Board of Supervision, in
monthly session at Madison recently, drew
warrants to pay the expenses of the vari-
Gus charitable and penal institutions of
the State over which it has charge, for the
month ended September 26, as follows:
State Hospital for the Insane, $685. 6;
Northern Hospital, SIS, 5000; State Prison,
$3,S20.35; Industrial School for Boys, S.
1880; Deaf and Dumb Institution, 49,
$4,000; Blind Institute, 81, 800. 54-making
total of $50, 299.7S.
Annie Clinton and a male escort were ar
rested few days ago in Milwaukee on a
charge Of stealing diamonds valued at
$4,000 from Mime. Winters, of st. Louis,
and taken to that city for trial. a
The works of the Conway Manufacturing
Company, at Milwaukee, located in the
Menominee Valley, at the foot of Seven
teenth street, valued at 500 900, were
OSSOIOyOd NY III bHO JULIET
Three firemen were more or less injured.
A. J. Mccormick, of Milwaukee, on Ieav-
ing the st. Paul Road for home in Illi-
nois few days ago was given banquet
and s., 1000 by his business associates.
A steer was offered for sale in Neills-
vile, Clark County, recently, which had
tumor on its lower jaw as large as mans
fist.
Rev. G. Little, boy evangelist, is con-
Quoting revival in Cascade, Sheboygan
County.
DR.. ]. 7. Reeve, the Secretary of the
State Board of Health, declares that the
sensational statements published recently
concerning the prevalence of leprosy Ia
Wisconsin are malicious falsehoods. The
closest investigation has brought to light
but four cases since 1869 in the State. He
says those cases were imported from Nor
way.
William Heaslett, gunsmith, and dealer
in firearms and ammunition at Neills-
vile, Clark County, has made an assign
ment to j. r. Sturdevant for the benefit of
his creditors
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