The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-11-14
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

Near Jacksonport, Door County, the
schooner Tallahassee went high and dry on
the beach the other morning, and the Chris
t ma Nelson had been turned over to the in
surance agents.
At Weston, Dunn County, a bachelor of
fiftg-f1ve recently secured Justice of the
Peace and started for the home of his in
amorata to be married. all arrangements
having been made. But the father and
mother of his intended having been ''sot
agin him'' by gosSips, met the Justice and
lover at the gate and drove them away with
a shotgun and rolling-pin. The would
be-bridegroom drew revolver and invited
the irate male parent to duel, but the-old
couple shouldered arms with dignity and
marched into the house.
I. A. Chapman, of Milv aukee, let q con-
tract few days ago for the erection of
100000 dry goods store to replace that re-
Gently burned.
The new company which was lately or
ganized at Madison by students who have
received instruction i'll the University
Battalion will be known as the Madison
Blues. L. F. Frisby, Jr., wil be Captain of
the organization, VIII Oh proposes to make
itself the crack military company of the
State, if hard work will accomplish that
result.
The latest snake story comes from Green
Bay. tits claimed that the cellar of house
is fairly alive with serpents, and that they
are thicker than rats ever thought of being
in any one house.
h. IN, 6 NJ,
Claire, owned by Mrs. Charles Werner az
occupied by G. S. Rogers as a grocery and
provision store, was burned few nights
ago, involving total loss of $4,000. Rog-
ers' stock was valued at 81 800, and, exclu.
sive of this, 500 in money was burned. To-
| sured for 81 ,000 The loss on the building
was 81 200; insured for 5000. The cause of
the fire was an explosion of kerosene
lamp.
Frank Pies died at Green Bay, Brown
| County, the other night from hemorrage of
the abdomen, caused by kick from mule
received about twenty four hours before.
The Pioneer Lumber Company's board
ing-house in Eau Claire burned the other
| day. Loss, $500; partial insurance.
| An explosion in the gas-works at Mil
waukee a few days ago, caused by stop
page. in pipe leading to the purifiers, in
| ficted damage amounting to $4,000.
Dexter Billiard, proprietor of the New
Arlington Hotel at Waukesha, while out
hunt ng recently on his farm, seven miles
south of Waukesha, accidentally shot HIM
self, the discharge blowing away COM
pletely the top of his head,
The Robert Chevas Post, G.. A. R., netted
$4,000 as the result of it's recent fair at Mil
waukee.
David S. Chadwick, of the firm of
Chadwick & Martin, proprietors of the
| Watertown Jefferson County, brick
works, was found drowned the other after
noon in pond Of water at his brick yard
| A metal kiln-door tied around his neck
showed that it was deliberate case of
suicide. Business embarrassments and
domestic troubles no doubt were the in
centive. His family and friends for few
weeks past had been suspicious thas his
mind was becoming unsettled. Mr.. Chad
wick had been resident in Watertown for
about thirty years, and during that time
+-as engaged in brick maaufacture. He
was sixty-three years Of age and leaves a
wife, three sons and one daughter.
The Jail at Edgerton, Rock County, was
burned the other morning, Edward Gun
derson, a prisoner, perishing in the flames.
He was generally considered insane, and it
was believed he set fire to the jail.
Peter Kuntzen, Swede, was mistaken
recently for deer, near Florence, Mari
nette County, and fatally shot.
There were two Jail deliveries a few
nights ago. One was at Appleton, Outa-
gamie County, where five prisoners made
Their escape by digging through the stone
floor and under the wall. The other was at
| NeillsviIle, Clark County, where two men
held for murder-Perkins and Martin-and
a noted horse-thief named Thompson
knocked down the jailer, took his revolver
from him, and escaped to the woods.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul system for October were: First
week, $555, 900; second week, S553, 900; third
week, 1852, 900; fourth week, 1869, 795; total,
$2539,795, against 1881, 12S for the same
time last year-an increase of $8,667.
| Ehe score of insurance adjusters who
were in Milwaukee since the burning of
Chapman's drygoods store, recently
agreed upon settlement with T. A. Chap
man, The building was insured for $780,
600 and the stock for 1922, 800. Both were
destroyed, and the full insurance, 49,, 800,
would be paid to Mr.. Chapman. The COM
panies had sixty days time to pay the loss.
Mr.. Chapman's loss over insurance is $780,
900. The losses of Stark Bros. and other
victims of the fire, amounting to $15O,000,
had not been adjusted
August Seeman was arrested at MiIwau-
kee few days ago for the murder of Will
lam Cushman, in November, 1883. See.
man had skillfully avoided the officers.
He denied his guilt at first but admitted
it later, saying the act was done in self
defense.
/ Since the advent of the engine and cars
| into the new iron field, work has been re-
sumed in number of the mines, but at the
| Colby mine actual mining has been going
on for the past three or four weeks. The
| first train load of ore ever shipped from
| the Ashland, Montreal and Agogebic iron
range started a few days ago for Mil
waukee over the Milwaukee, Lake Shore g.
| Western Railroad. The train consisted Of
but six fat cars, engine and tender; yet it
was the pioneer ore train, and as such
| should be recorded.
Thu following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 1, 94Ga95c; No. 2,
72072Ac. Corn-No. 2, 42Ca44c. Oats
No. 2, 27H6281&c. Rye-No. I, &c.
| Barley-No. Spring. 54f055c
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