The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-16
wisconsin Itens.


grew weaker rapidly, and died.
Wisconsin Items.
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 1, 95695Xc;
No. 2, 94O694ssc. Corn-No. .. 5305ac.
oats-No. ., S41&aS5c. Rye-No. ., e4Ca
ooc. BarIey-No. spring, T1twTt7so.
James Elpy, seventeen years old, living
at Seymour, Outagamie County, was ar
raigned in the Circuit Court at Appleton
a few days ago and pleaded guilty to the
charge of stealing gold watch. He was
sentenced to nine months in State Prison.
The Sheriff of jefferson County recently
arrested Thomas Casey at Fort Atkinson,
who was wanted in Michigan for burg
larry at Hastings. A reward of one hun.
dred dollars was offered by the Sheriff of
Barry County Mich, for his arrest.
Prof. o. M. Conover, aged fifty-nine
years, reporter of the Supreme Court of
Wisconsin, was last fall married to a
sister of General Fairchild, and went to
Europe for bridal tour. Recent cable
grams announced his death in London.
mason's terribly injured in the State House
collapse of November Lasts Madison, died
the other morning after six months of con-
tinued agony. This made the sixth victim
Of the disaster. Half dozen other victims
were made permanent cripples and two
had been bedridden ever since.
The post-office in Oconomowoc was en-
M ,;rra% o,,J ~ e. n
open. The force of the explosion was so
great that nearly every window in the
building was shattered. The burglars
were frightened away from the scene be-
fore securing any valuables. This was the
second attempt of the kind in the post-of-
fee within month.
Thomas Traw, an aged farmer living
near North Prairie, Waukesha County,
committed suicide recently to relieve him.
self from the terrible suffering of a cancer.
He was in good circumstances.
A. Knowlton, farmer residing near He
bron, Palmyra County, committed suicide
few days ago by hanging, while laboring
under temporary insanity.
At Milwaukee a few mornings ago a
bar. tender named Anton Lang was so un-
mercifully pounded and knocked by a
gang of roughs that his life was despaired
of.
Wolves are said to be numerous and
troublesome in the town of Jordan, Green
County.
At the Union Depot at Milwaukee the
other day there arrived family of seven
teen persons from Denmark. Tha father
and mother each carried an infant, while
the remaining thirteen children were joined
one to the other by small rope passing
around the arm of each. They had been
tethered in this fashion before leaving
home.
In Milwaukee the other day Wilhelmina
Maecker had Carl Steinert arrested, alleg-
ing that he had attacked her in a lonely
spot on their way home from the theater.
At the preliminary examination, however,
the plaintiff fell in love with the defend
ant and they were married in jail, the
bride paying the fee.
Running fires started recently in the
heritage of the town of Washington, Eau
Claire County, obliged farmers to fight the
flames. Two unoccupied buildings owned
by Mr.. Portlow were destroyed, and long
lines of fences were laid in ashes.
The April pamphlet issued by the De-
partment of Agriculture says of the cons
dition of live stock in the State: 'Horses
and cattle are in excellent condition, and
no disease is prevalent among them.
Sheep are in good condition. The loss
from all classes during the past year viii
not exceed four and one-half per cent.
Hogs are also in good condition, and the
loss from all causes is about seven per
cent.
Captain J. G.. Bennett of Chippews
Falls, Chippewa, County, was found dead
recently on a switch track in st. Paul.
The monument to be placed over the
grave of Myron P. Lindsey by the Odd.
Fellows Of the State reached Green Bay,
Brown County, few days ago, and will
be unveiled on the 22d inst. 1t was manu-.
featured at South Ryegate, Vt, at cost
of $3.50. 1t is of Vermont marble, having
a base four and one-half feet high, from
which a shaft rises seventeen and one.hal1
feet, making the height from the ground
twenty-five feet. A short distance above
thu base on the shaft is section for ap.
propriate inscription, and above this are
chiseled emblems Of the order. The shaft
will be surrounded by an appropriate fig
ure.
A new post off1ce has been established al
Louisburg, Grant County.
At an early hour the other evening fire
broke out in the A. j. Murray Manufacture
ing Company's machine-shop at Wausau,
Marathon County, destroying it and the
planning mill of Werheim & Hazeltine
Total loss about $4,000. Insurance light
Pere Hyacinthe, the noted French priest
visited his brother-in-law, E. W. Butter.
field, the historian, of Madison, few days
ago. He was accompanied by his wife
and son and secretary, Rev. Arthur Chap
man, and remained only day or two. He
was married in 1872, at London, to Mr..
Butterield's sister, who was at that time
in Europe as the correspondent of several
American papers.
Lightning struck the Emanuel Evangel-
ical School at Milwaukee few days ago,
badly shocking the children, but none
were fatally injured. A portion of the
roof was demolished.
The formation of new county, to be
carved out of portions of Wood, Clark
and Marathon counties, with the county
seat at Marshield. is being agitated to
considerable extent.
An old and crippled German was burned
to death few days ago in the town of Me-
nomonee, Dunn County, while firing heaps
of brush.
A huge pine tree recently cut on the
banks of the Poppse River, in Florence
County, scaled over 5000 feet.
Samuel Hardy, young man Of Mount
Hope, Grant County, aged twenty three,
committed suicide recently by shooting
himself in the head. Temporary insanity,
produced by hard study, was supposed to
be the cause. He was attending the Nor
NAL School, and would have graduated
this summer.
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin,
Pioneer Association will be held at Mad
ison on Wednesday, the 18th day Of June,
1884 The membership Of this association
embraces all persons who deem themselves