The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-04-18
Wisconsin Items.

The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. /, 95K096kc;
No. 2, 840S41Sc. Corn-No. 2, 55@056c.
Oats--No. 2, 31AG032c. Rye-No. 2. 611ka
&c. Barley-No. Spring, 64064Ac.
John Thompson was fined one hundred
dollars for voting twice at the recent mu-
nicipal election at La Crosse. Further in
vestigation indicated that he had voted in
every ward in the city.
The following postmasters have recently
been appointed: Eliphate s. Minor, Niece.
dab, Juneau County; F. j. Bartels, Peshs
tigo, Marinette County.
George KrousBop, banker at Richland
Centre, Richland County, made an assign
ment few days ago. His suspension was
attributed to loans upon real estate, and
his liabilities were placed at 100000.
The large double store building at Gales
vile. Trempealeau County, occupied by
Cephal as a harness store and McAdams as
a photograph gallery, was burned a few
nights ago. 1t was owned by Mr.. Mead.
ans, and was valued at about $1,000.
Peter Pecore, the young man who recent.
ly accidentally shot himself at Milwaukee
while attempting to initiate "Texas
Harry's" use of pistol, has since died.
The saw-mill of E. K. Buttrick, at Stet.
sonville, Taylor County, started up re.
Gently for summers cut of 4,500,000 feet
of logs.
The dwelling of Mrs. j. Seeley, near
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, was
burned recently. Loss, 5000.
E. r. Strong's hardware store and
Charles Rutzen's tailorsh shop at Fort At
kinson, Jefferson County, were burglar.
lied the other night. About $3.50 worth OF
goods were taken from Strong and con-
siderable clothing was taken from the tail
or-shop.
Joseph Hausmann and John Hess, prom
inent brewers, were before the Municipal
Court at Madison few mornings ago with
others charged with keeping open Sunday
and selling to minors and habitual drunk
ards. Hess and others were found guilty
and fined nominal sums, while Hausmann's
trial was postponed. Jim Mulligan and
Peter Mccain, who were out on bail on
similar charges, had left the town.
Emil Wallber, Republican, was elected
Mayor of Milwaukee few days ago by
3,09S majority. The Democrats elected the
other municipal officers. The Republicans
have majority in the Council.
The annual meeting of the State Board
of Charities and Reform was held in the
Office of Secretary Wrig 1T, at Madison, a
few days ago. Those present were Hon.
Andrew E. Gilmore, of Fort Howard; DR..
J. H. Vivian, of Mineral Point; Hon. Fl.
III. Giles, of Madison: Mrs. Fairbanks, of
Milwaukee, and Secretary, A. o. Wright;
DR.. w. W. Reed, of Jefferson, was the only
absent member. Andrew E. Elmore was
reelected President, and DR.. w. w. Reed
Vice-President Of the Board.
The National Furnace at Depere, Brown
County, produced 1926 tons of pig-iron
during the blast of fifteen months-an av-
erage of thirty-six tons day.
Owing to ill-health Rev. Mrs. Jennie
Thompson Jones, for the last year the sue
cessful pastor of the Christian Church of
Beloit, Rock County, has resigned her
pastoral duties, and with her husband
would go to Fort Wayne, Ind, to live.
she is a successful evangelist, and will
after while engage in that work again.
Nicholas Gaspar. aged ten years, was
fatally injured at Hartford, Washington
County, few days ago, by fail from the
hay-loft of his fathers barn.
The Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce
has elected Robert Elliot President and
w. J. Lansen Secretary.
In digging a well not far from Palmyra,
Jefferson County, recently laborers discov-
cred indications of crude petroleum in the
surface water. The discovery has leaked
out, notwithstanding great efforts to keep
the matter secret. This revives the old
petroleum sensation of over twenty years
ago, when petroleum was thought to have
been discovered in Palmyra, and several
fortunes were sunk along with the shafts
in boring for oil. One shaft over seven
hundred feet deep still remains where it
was sunk for oil near the Palmyra Mill,
and has since been utilized as an artesian
well. There was great excitement in re-
gard to the matter, and people were flock.
ing to the place.
]. P. Cooper, Of Eau Claire, hardware
merchant, who failed some time ago for
$4,000 and disappeared, returned the
other day and made an assignment, not
withstanding that a dozen attachments
had been made on his property.
Rev. Daniel Read, of the First Baptist
Church of Bloomington, ILL.,, has accepted
the call Of the Grand Avenue Baptist
Church of Milwaukee.
The residence of Mayor Lindsey, a
wealthy lumberman of Neillsville, Clark
County, was burned few afternoons ago.
Loss, $1,000.
A peculiar and fatal cattle disease is
said to be prevalent in the town of Carl
ton, Kewaunee County.
Fred Noa, the proprietor of butcher
shop at Prairie du Chem, Crawford Coun.
ty. died the other night from wounds re.
ceived at the hands of an employe named
Sebenbach. Noa was about to discharge
Sebenbach, and a dispute occurred over
the settlement. During the alteration
Sebenbach drew knife and stabbed Noa
in the abdomen.
A young man about sixteen years old,
who had been blind since the age of five
years, was operated upon by a La Crosse
doctor recently, and has now nearly re-
gained his sight