The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-12-05
Wisconsin Items.

Wisconsin Items.
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 1, 94C095c; No. ,,
72G0727Ec. Corn-No. ., 3703Sc. Oats
No. 2, 2SC62S14c. Rye-No. 1, 51k052c.
Barley--No. Spring, SIC; No. 8, 461Sc.
Leading lumbermen and logging con-
tractors at lumber centers north of Mil
waukee are looking with considerable
uncertainty on the prospects for the win
ter's campaign in the woods. There is
large stock of logs held over and lumber on
hand, and the trade is dull and money
scarce. Small operators and jobbers have
been pretty effectually squeezed out on the
Wolf River, and even the large operators
are curtailing preparations for numbering.
Probably not over sixty per cent. of last
years crop will be cut this winter.
A published list of the liabilities of the
collapsed Pioneer Lumber Company, with
headquarters at Eau Claire, shows the fol-
lowing Chicago creditors: National Bank
Of Illinois, $1,000; Preston, Kean 6 Co,
$1,000; B. L. Auderton & Co., $12,5OO;
Preble Machine Works, $4,165. The Mil
waukee creditors are: National Exchange
Bank, $4,000; Marshall & Illsley's Bank,
$4,000; George w. Mitchell, $1,000. The
total liabilities foot up $26S, 1916, and NOM
inal assets $316,235. The assets include
bills receivable amounting to nearly $780,
600.
Mayor Richards, of GAINESVILLE, was re-
Gently made defendant in suit for SANDER
instituted by Colonel r. B. Williams, who
wants damages in the sum of $4,000. Will
Jams is a prominent business man of that
city.
Dockham, a man who recently disap-
peared from Milwaukee between two days,
is wanted to answer to the charge of
forgery.
Detective Struebeg recently arrested a
person who was alleged to be John Amos,
alias "Sleepy Joe," said to be wanted in
Buffalo. Amos was held in that city for
robbery September 26. He broke Jail and
escaped. The party arrested now had been
in Milwaukee but three days. He was
picked up by the officer on the South Side
in destitute condition. The fellow claimed
to have come there from Canada. He de-
MED being the party wanted, but had very
little to say.
The Appleton (Outagamie County,
Crochet and Knitting Works have discon-
tinued operations for the season. Over
sixty employees, principally girls, are with
out employment on this account.
Miss Louise Kbester, young lady twenty
years of age, daughter of F. Rooster, of
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, was adj
judged insane few days ago and was
taken to the Northern Hospital.
Fire broke out in the basement of Grolis'
Hall, at Menominee, the other afternoon.
The meager fire apparatus in town had lit
tie effect in staying the progress of the
flames, which destroyed the building
named, the Merchants Hotel and barn,
Oyson's wagon-shop and residence, Mrs.
Killers millinery store and several dwell
ings. The contents of nearly all the
burned buildings were saved, and the total
loss would not exceed $4,000, on which
there was about $4,000 insurance.
Fred Adler, the Bloomer Chippewa Coun-
ty)merchant who failed recently for So, 900,
is effecting a settlement with creditors at
thirty cents on the dollar. Adler intends
going into business again.
The body of William L. Jackson, of Cen
tralia, Wood County, who had been miss
ing for some time, was found few days
ago eight miles up the river by large
searching party. He was out deer hunting
and accidentally shot himself in climbing
a windfall. He was aged thirty, and leaves
wife and two children.
The other morning at three O'Clock the
store of George G. Mansfield at Johnson's
Greek, Jefferson County, on the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway, was broken open
and robbed of large amount of goods.
Appearances indicated that at least three
persons were engaged in the robbery.
Skeleton keys were used to unlock doors.
Fifty dollars reward was offered for the
arrest of the thieves.
The Madison District Congregational
Convocation will be at Fort Atkinson, JEFF
ferson County, December s, 8 and 10.
A hotel between La Croose and Ona-
laska, owned by Carl Kisselbach, was
burned the other night; loss, $1,000.
f The forthcoming report of the State
Board of Supervision will show that during
the last fiscal year the number of inmates
and cost per capita of the State charitable
and penal institutions under it's care are as
follows: State Insane Hospital-Inmates,
SO; cost, $3.46. Northern Insane Hospital
Inmates, 613; cost, SS.67. Deaf and Dumb
Observation-Disclosures, POS; cost, 1851. Blind
Institute So; cost, $5.35. Indus
trial School for Boys-Inmates, 300; COST
S2.71. State Prison-Inmates, 1913; cost,
S2.61. The total cost of running these six
institutions during the year was 1851 ,074,
h,,@4 h. ,o4 70 A1o %ofa Sc Oh
100000 owing to the receipts from labor
and other sources. The State Prison, for
instance, is practically self-supporting.
The mill at Money Greek, La Crosse
County, was destroyed by an in cendiary
recently. The property would have been
sold on the following day under fore
closure of mortgage.
Two large saw-mills, one of them an es-
tablishment with a cutting capacity of not
less than 100000 per day, will be built in
Washburn, Grant County.
M. banks, telegraph operator at Dale,
Outagamie County, was badly crippled by
an accidental discharge of his rife while
he was hunting for deer near Amigo the
other day.
The loss by the recent burning of the |
Wandland brewery, at Boomer, Chippewa |
County, was about $1,000.
Dan Rice, of Richland Center, Richland |
County, who made a VOW on the first cleo |
ton OF Abraham Lincoln, in 1850, not to |
shave until a Democratic President was |
elected, kept his word till the news was re- |
ceived of Cleveland's election. He then
went to a barber and had his beard shaved |
and trimmed.s
The saw-miIls at Wausau, Marathon |
County, cut 104 100000 feet of lumber dur
ing the season recently closed. The |
amount of lumber left over was 100000 |
feet About 800 men were employed in |
the various establishments.
The Union Pulp Company, of Kaukauna,
Outagamie County, has established sta
tion and store at Monico, Langlade County. |
The Grant County Board of Supervisors
has revoked it's former action of granting |
the right of way from East Dubuque to
Potosi to the Winona, Alma & Northern
Railroad