The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-09-28
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


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ley-No. Spring, 6s1z f7641lc.
John Sidney Nation, foreman Of Fosters
camp in the pineries near Eau Claire, was
killed by being run over by logging-car
few nights ago.
About five o'clock a few mornings ago
the boarding-house owned by Mrs. Char
boneau, at Ashland, Ashland County, took
fire and was burned together with the
furniture, bedding and clothing. Over
forty trunks were in the house, twelve of
which We're burned. Several gold watches
and a quantity of currency, bank checks,
etc., were also destroyed. Many boarders
lost everything. The house and furniture
were new. The loss was $500; the in
surance on building was $1,000. The fire
was believed to have caught from defect
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George Hayes g. Co.'S planing-min and
box factory, at Milwaukee, were burned
recently. Loss, about $1,000; partially in
sured.
daughter of Andrew Mouse, of the town
of Westford, Richland County, while play
ing in the underbrnsh near her home the
other day fell upon sharp pointed stick,
which entered her bowels. She died from
the injury. @
Robert Grange, aged twenty years, son
of prominent citizen, of Milwaukee, COM
NIT o6 ioi6 h. oil IL
fathers stable, by shooting himself through
the heart. The young man was very me-
thodical in taking his life. He went to the
barn, carefully spread blanket over the
floor, and then laid down. He placed the
muzzle of the revol+er over his heart and
pulled the trigger twice, inficting two
wounds, either of which would prove fatal.
The reports of the pistol were evidently
not heard, as Oranges body was quite cold
when it was DISCOVERED. Oranges mind
was supposed to hare been deranged by
constant sickness.
Dormena Roberts and Joe Pilkin, from
Minneapolis, were arrested at Cadott,
Chippewa County, a few days ago, charged
with burglarizing branch post-ofice +" A"
in Eau Claire. The burglars stole ten dol
lars from the post-ofice till, and also APP
propriated an amount Of jewelry from the
room where the post.office is located.
There are 1 ,427 post-offices in the State,
only four of which are of the first class.
Fl. S. B njamin, carriage-dealer, in Mil
waukee, failed the other day. The assets
and liabilities were about the same-$6O,-
600.
A Patriarchal Temple has been founded
in Eau Claire by Evergreen Circle, No. 3,
with charter membership of thirteen.
A fire broke out in the fflling-room of the
Standard Oil Company's works, at Rock
Station, Milwaukee County, at eleven
o'clock the other evening. The filing
room, cooper shop, over twenty thousand
oil barrels, several car tanks and ten cars
were destroyed. The loss was estimated
to be not less than So, 900, AMI from the cir
cumstances attending the inception of the
fire, it appeared to have been of incendiary
origin. M s
During the past twelve months the Wis
consin Central Railroad Company has
sold two thousand acres of land in Mara
thon, Taylor, Clark and Adams counties
for an average price Of five dollars per
acre. The sales have been made to actual
settlers exclusively, spectators being
scarce. Tt has also sold two hundred town
lots and one hundred million feet of
stumpage. In two years time over thirty
saw-mills have been erected on or near the
line
Mrs. Heider, who has for years kept a
market stall in Milwaukee, was killed by a
runaway the other day. She was just get.
ting into her buggy to start for home when
the horse started, and after running block
or two threw her out violently, fracturing
her skull and causing her death in few
minutes. Mrs. Heider leaves family of
five children, whom she was supporting.
In the recent destruction of a small resi-.
dence at Appleton, Outagamie County, a
woman and two of her five children were
horribly burned One of the children was
dead, and two others could not recover.
Michael Brown, to whose heroic action
lives, was severely injured, and would be
aid up for a number of days.
The post-ofice at Dickinson, Marinette
County, has been discontinued, and the
name of the office at Sinsinawa Mound
Grant County, has been changed to Sinsln
ava. Thomas w. Mccullough has been
appointed postmaster at Voseville, Door
County.
While Brinker brothers, residing four
miles east of Colby, Clark County, were
digging well on their premises recently,
and when sixty feet below the surface.
they struck a fine black loan soil and
cedar logs in an excellent state of preser.
vation.
The great match monopoly at Milwau-
kee has at last come to an end and the
Diamond Match Company, one of the
largest manufacturers of matches in the
country, has issued from it's Chicago of.
fee new price-li in which an astonish.
ing and sweeping reduction is made in the
wholesale prices of matches. The reduc.
ton is about one-half. A discount ON the
new prices is given to dealers who pur-
chase twenty gross or more.
Deer were recently said to be raiding
turnip patches in the vicinity of Rice Lake,
Barron County, and owners of the patches
were obliged to convert the mischievous
animals into what is now known as wild
mutton.
Miss Annie Dwyef, young lady from
st. Louis who went to Eau Claire for her
health, died rather unexpectedly few
days ago, though she was believed to be
sinking in consumption. she grew faint
while taking carriage ride and upon
being brought into the house where she
was stopping, Immediately expired.
As the Omaha gravel train was coming
from work at an earth-house the other
morning, near the yard in Ashland it struck
and ms antly killed an unknown tramp
The Coroner's Jury failed to discover his
name or residence.
Rev. w. E. Wright, class of 'S1. sua-
toned as a missionary in Central America,
recently sent to the Lawrence marquette
County, University box of valuable
specimens for the museum. There were
birds, minerals, and the skin of two snakes,
one fifteen feet long and the other about
twelve.
Daniel Shehan, horse thief, of GreeA
Bay, Brown County, has been adjudged
insane.
At the annual meeting of the State Agri-
cultural Society, held the o her evening.
Vice-Presidents were elected for the ensli.
ing year. as follows: First District, C. /.
Martin, Janesville; Second, H. d. HIT,