The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-08-03
Wisconsin Items,

The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. l, nominal; No. 2,
$1.01h@L0175; No. 3, nominal; No. 4, nomi-
nal. Corn-No. % 80 a(053c. Oats-No 9,
33A@34c. Rye-No. L, 57370059c. Barley
No. Spring, nominal.
A quaint old mirror of large size, that
was buried by it's owner, Isaac Brooks, on
the 4th of July, 1873, at Fairfield, Conn.,,
in order that it might escape destruction
at the hands of Generals Benedict Arnold
and Tryon in their raid along the coast of
Long Island Sound, has recently been pre-
sented to the State Historical Society.
After Fairfield had been burned, the glass
was exhumed and saved.
The residence of J. G.. Rood, at Wauwa-
tosa, Milwaukee County, was burglarized
a few nights ago of a small amount of
money and notes to the value of 5000, upon
which payment had been stopped.
At eight O'Clock the other morning an
unknown Polish laborer, thought to have
lately come from Iowa, was struck by ST.
Paul passenger engine at Milwaukee and
instantly killed. His body was mangled
in frightful manner. From letters found
on his person his name was thought to be
John Breski, and that he lived in Chicago,
where his family is now.
A farmer named Williams, living be-
tween Osseo and Hamlin, in Trempealeau
County, had five horses and thirteen cattle
killed and his buildings all blown down by
a tornado a few days ago.
William Burns, of Green Bay, had his
r..
hand badly crushed few days ago at
Coleman, on the Wisconsin & Michigan
Railroad, while engaged in coupling cars.
Governor Rusk has issued patents on
1D2,5S9 acres of land-grant lands lying in
the counties of Bayfield, and Douglas, to
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Oma-
ha Railway, which has. completed, accord
ing to the stipulations of the land grant,
sufficient number of twenty mile sections
of road to warrant the issuing of the pat
ents.
The Berlin Green Lake County, Jour
nal says: A gentleman who was on some
of the large cranberry marshes recently,
says if blossoms are any criterion the cram
berry crop is going to be immense. Acres
and acres of some of the marshes are so
covered with blossoms you can hardly put
your hand down between them.
AS train on the st. Paul Road was APP
preaching Milwaukee the other day the
engineer discovered child standing close
to the rails. The train was moving at the
rate of thirty miles an hour, and there was
not time to stop. Fireman Tom King
bounded through the cab window, grasped
the rail firmly, placed his foot in front Of
the pilot, and at the right second toppled
the child softly into the ditch unhurt. As
the brave fellow turned his head he saw the
mother with her hands lifted thankfully
toward heaven.
Late the other afternoon, while A. III M
mer, farmer living about eight miles
south of milwaukee, was moving hay near
his house, his little son, about eight years
old, hid himself in the tall grass to scare
or surprise his father. The moving ma
chine came upon him sooner than was ex-
pected, and cut off one foot just above the
ankle, otherwise cutting him badly. The
injured limb was amputated below the
knee.
The following have been elected officers
of the State Dental Association: President,
j S. Reynolds, Monroe; First Vice-Presi-
dent, DR.. Douglass, Appleton; Second
Vice-President, J. B. Williams, Fox Lake;
Secretary. r. G. Richter, Milwaukee;
Treasurer, B. G. Marcklein, Milwaukee.
E. G. Timme, Secretary of State, has re-
ceived the first conscience money ever sent
to the State. 1t was sent by an unknown
person over the signature "Trustee for
Deceased Person. The sender requested
that the money ($10) be placed to the fund
arising from the sale of public lands.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Road for the third week in July
were $4,000.
Barnes Babcock, a farmer of New Berlin,
Waukesha County, recently married a girl
of sixteen years against the wishes of her
parents, who locked her up when she came
home. Babcock caused their arrest, and
recaptured his bride.
The ifteen-year-old son of G. Cerisky,
Of Amigo, Langlade County, died few
days ago from the effects of an overdose
of morphine prescribed by physician at
that place. At the Coroner's inquest the
doctor confessed that be had made mis-
take in the prescription, but he had left
for parts unknown,