The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-06-13
Wisconsin Items.


quotations.: Wheat-No. 1, 950953kc;
No. 2, 9o(a9071c. Corn-No. 2, 51@51&c.
Oats-No. 2, 3376G344c. Rye-No. 1. 61Ga
611c. Barley-No. Spring, 61H062c
The Wisconsin Central Railway bridge
over the st. Croix is to be completed by
October 10. 1t will cost $4,000.
Articles of association were recently
filed at the State House, Madison, of the
Shawano Exploring & Mining Company,
WITH capital stock of $25O,000.
While boating on the lake at Manitowoc
the other afternoon two employees of HalPs
Circus were capsized, and one of them,
Charles Petty, of Chicago, was drowned.
His body had not been recovered.
During the thunder storm at Milwaukee
the other night the seven-year-old boy of
ex-Policeman Frank Niezerowski was in
stantly killed by stroke of lightning.
Rev. E. E. Leccia, rector of the Catholic
Church in Florence, Marinette County, is
endeavoring to establish convent there.
Fred j. Beals, messenger of the Mara
thon County bank at Wausau, was shot and
instantly killed a few days ago by G. w.
Thayer, book-keeper for the bank. No rea.
son was known for the shooting. Thayer,
who was under arrest, appeared to be in a
craZed condition.
Mr.. S. w. Tallmadge, of Milwaukee, esti-
mates the growing wheat crop IN the State
at Is, 200, 900 bushel.
L. F. Whittemore, Of Wausau, Marathon
County, father of the boy Harvey White
more, whom Mrs. Ellen Long murdered
near hartford, was arrested a few days
ago for the murder of his late wife by
poison.
Batiste La Prairie was placed in the
Soldiers Home near Milwaukee few
days ago. He is 100 wears old, served in the
war of 1912, the Mexican war, and the war
of the rebellion. There is no doubt as to his.
age.
The Secretaries Of the State Dairy
Boards Of Trade have been officially noti-
fed of the appointment of D. t. Curtis, of
Syracuse, N. Y, as inspector of the dairy
ing interests of Wisconsin.
For playing baseball on Sunday at
Green Bay, Brown County six men from
the competing mines wero arrested the
other day and held in small bail to the
OlICulU COuIUs
The State Board of Supervision, in
regular monthly session at the caEitol re-
Gently authorized the drawing of waSrants
to liquidate the expenses of the various in
stitutions under its charge for the month
ended May %, as follows: State Hospital
for the Insane, $6,172.47; Northern Hospi-
tai for the Insane, $S,51947; Industrial
School for Boys $5.994.71; State Prison,
| $3,932.S0; Deaf and Dumb Institution,
So, 565S3; Blind Institution, $1,129.61;
total, $40, 294.S9.
The other morning between seven and
eight O'Clock, at Perkins saw mill, in the
townof Sherwood Forest, Clark County,
Hugh Perkins shot Isaac Meddaughs with
a revolver in the left breast. Meddaughs
was still alive, but was not expected to
live. Meddaughs was postmaster at Pop
pie Post-office. The shooting grew out of
an old quarrel.
While Frank Siller, of Milwaukee, a we'll
known Chamber of Commerce man, and
his wife were out riding few days ago,
their buggy was run into by runaway
team attached to an ice wagon. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Siller were thrown out, and Mrs.
Siller was so badly injured that she died
few hours later. Mr.. Siller was badly
hurt, but would recover.
The High School building at Chippewa
1 Falls, Chippewa County, was totally de-
stroyed by fire the other morning, evil
IDENTIFY the work of incendiasies. Every
room in the building was saturated with
kerosene. This was the third time the
| building had been burned, and citizens are
furious and would probably offer a large
reward for the apprehension of the fire
| bugs. The loss on the building and con-
| tents was $4,000; insurance, $500.
The other day family in jefferson, JEFF
| ferson County, were startled by volley
| of stones hurled againsttheir house. Start
! ing out to learn the cause, they found a
basket on the doorstep containing young
babe, with clothing and ten dollars in
money. Pinned to the clothing was a note
saying: ''Take good care of this baby;
| there is more money where this come
| from"
At the recent regular meeting of the Wis
consin Commandery of the Loyal Legion
Of the United States, held in Milwaukee,
the following were chosen officers for the
ensuing year: Commander, General
Lucius Fairchild, of Madison; Senior Vice.
! Commander, General Fred G. Winkler, of
| Milwaukee; Junior Vice-Commander, Cap
/ tain George I. Robinson, of Milwaukee;
! Recorder, Captain James B. Saville, of
/ Milwaukee; Registrar, Lieutenant Henry
/ B. Harshaw, of Oshkosh; Treasurer, Cap
] tain D. r. May, of Milwaukee; Chancellor,
Major James Sawyer, of Milwaukee;
/ Chaplain, Captain J. w. Sanderson, of
/ Milwaukee; Council, Colonel c.. A. Hamil-
/ ton, Captain e. Ferguson, Captain A. R.
/ Houston, Major j. w. Dawes and Major
G. II. Ross.
Altoona, a suburb of Eau Claire, is boom
ing since the Omaha Railway Company
bought large tract of land there for car
and machine shops.
The recent forest fires in Bayfield, County
burned over strip Of country ten miles
wide, extending from the bay shore to
/ Moose Lake. The fire commenced on the
| line OF the Northern Pacific Railway, and
spread in every direction.
Joseph Cook, well-known and wealthy
| farmer of Waukesha County, died recent-
| ny al MS nome III DupldlnVllle. he was
sixty-six years gid.
The largest bear ever seen in that north
ern region was killed at Milladore, Wood
County, a few days since.
Mrs. julius Wiesemann of Watertown,
| Jefferson County, committed suicide a
few days ago by taking strychnine. She
was ffty-six years old and went there
! from Germany with her husband thirty
years ago. An attack of brain-fever some
/ years ago had somewhat weakened her
mind.
J. NJ. Pratt, Of sheboygan, gave up 81 900
! in currency for bogus thousand-dollar
gold bond to a confidence man at the de.
| pot in Omaha a few days ago. He was
taking the money to his son, resident at
Riverside, Neb.
A horse was frightened to death recently
in Peshtigo, Marinette County, at sight of
an advancing locomotive.
A recent fire swept all the buildings
from the farm of John Skubitzki, south of
Peshtigo Harbor, Marinette County His
insurance only covered $500 worth Of the