The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-08-01
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

Smallpox prevails at Black Greek, Gu
tagamie County, being brought by party
of German immigrants which arrived in
this country in May by the steamer Sailer
The disease had spread, and several famf
lies were afflicted.
The dwslling-house of w. Hodeck, about
two miles south of Ahnapee, Kewaunee
County, was, together with its contents,
destroyed by fire few afternoons ago,
The fire was caused by defective tiue
Loss, s., 200; insurance, 500.
The aggregate earnings of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul system for the sec
ond week in July were $42S,0OO. For the
corresponding week last year record OF
$412,O 900 Is shown. This gives an increase
of $4,000 for the week.
Abel Nutting, an old settler of Jefferson
his home In Pennington The other morn
ing, aged eighty-one years. Deceased en-
igrated from Jefferson County, N. Y, to
Wisconsin thirty-six years ago.
Rev. William Walker, for many years
missionary in Africa, fell from a load of
hay recently at Milton. Rock County, and
fractured several ribs.
The work on the Minneapolis, st. Croix
& Wisconsin Railway is finished west
from Chippewa Falls to Red Cedar River.
The iron is laid to the river and the grad
ing and bridging is completed to point
within seven miles of the st. Croix River.
E. c. Daniels has donated one acre of
~, Rha IF
County, as the site for Catholic Church.
The people have since raised nearly $1,000
toward the erection of chapel.
The Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
Road has signed an agreement to extend
its tracks to Ashland, Ashland County, in
consideration of depot grounds and site
for docks on the bay.
At Milwaukee the other day John Tesch
fatally wounded Henry Paul by shooting
him because he crossed into Tesch's prop
erty.
Mrs. B. G. Roots. of TamaroTa, ILL.,,
wife>of Mr.. Roots, a member of the llli'
nois State Board of Education, was killed
in runaway the other night at Milwau'
kee, being thrown from a carriage. She
and her husband had been in attendance
on the National Convention at Madison
Mrs. Roots was sixty-six years old, and
had taught for thirty years in Southern
Illinois. )
During an alteration a few evenings
ago at Waldo, Sheboygan County, Alex
ander Douglass shot and probably fatally
injured his brother James. The trouble
grew out of difficulty between Alexan-
der Douglass and his wife, in which James
took the wife's part.
Rev. J. N. Karston, of Oostburg, She
boygan County, has gone to Holland,
Mich, to take charge of a religious
church paper, De Hope. The paper is
published by the Council-of- Hope College,
who own it. 1t is published in the Hol-
land language and in the interest of edu-
cation and religion.
At the recent session in Madison of the
National Education Association, at which
about six thousand teachers from various
portions of the country were present, the
following officers We're elected for the en-
suing year: President, H. H. Bellfeld,
Chicago; Vice President, James McAlis-
ter, Philadelphia; Secretary, S. Fl. Thomp-
son, Lincoln, Neb.
A. H. Finkleston, a Russian mineralo-
gist, claims to have discovered an abun-
dance Of red hematite in the bed of the
Chippewa River, above the Dells' Dam.
The deposte is designated o. 'The Pride
of Eau Claire"
The twentieth annual funniest of the
Wisconsin circuit Will be held at Apple
ton, Outagamie County, August to Au-
gust II, inclusive.
Richard Morrisey fell dead the other
day while filling sack of grain on his
farm near Bloomington, Grant County.
His disease was congestion of the brain.
DR.. Banon, on his way recently from
Oconomowoc to Eau Claire with horse
and buggy, was caught by an eastern
bound freight at a crossing, and HIS hose
was instantly killed and his buggy broken
to pieces. He said he was thrown quite
distance over the fence, receiving a Sc
rious cut on the leg. He had been in a
state of constant intoxication, and it was
thought he was drunk at the time the ac-
cident occurred, which was about mid
night.
Herman Voss, asod twenty-one, while
watering a horse in she river at Eau Claire
a few evenings ago, was kicked by the ami
NAL, knocked senseless, and drowned be-
fore assistance reached him.
The receiver of the Manufacturers
Bank of Milwaukee reported recently to
the depositors that the assets might realize
seventy five per cent. Many of the cred
itors lad accepted an offer by Messrs.
Como and Harbrouck, formerly President
and ce-President of the bank, to convey
their claims and take certificates of in
debtedness for the full amount, with three
years. time on the final payment.
Henry Greeley, the soldier injured by
the premature discharge of a cannon
while celebrating the Fourth at Union,
Rock County, will recover. His left arm
and one finger of his right hand had to be
amputated.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul aud
Wisconsin Central Railway companies
presented the Chippewa Falls fire depart
ment with 500 for valuable services during
a recent fire.
A fire broke out a few afternoons ago if
Emmit Horan's block, at Eau Claire, &C.
cupied by Larson & Thompson, grocers,
o. Monson, saloon, and the Paris millinery
store, making I. complete wreck of the
building Most of the goods from the re-
spective apartments were saved. Total
loss estimated at $50; fully covered by
insurance.
L. Hatch's dwelling at Caryville, west
of Eau Claire, was struck by lightning
the other night, and the building, with
contents. was entirely destroyed. Loss,
s., 800 to $4,000; partially insured. The
family escaped without injury.
Theophile Duchateau, of Green Bay,
Brown County, has made an assignment
to Constant Martin. His liabilities aggre.
gated $5,355.04, and his assets $4,000.
The other afternoon at Mason, Ashland
County, John Managhal was instantly
killed while at work on log rollway. He
leaves family.
Postmaster Benedict, Of Palmyra, JEFF
ferson County, has resigned after twelve
years Of service.
James Smith, shoemaker, engaged in
a game of cards with William Jones at
Turtle Lake. Barron County, few even
inos ayo whom a ouarreI ensued in which