The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-09
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. l, 93093Hc;
No. >, 91091Kc. Corn-No. 2, 5I055c.
Oats-No. ., SSXGS4c. Rye-No. ., 64Ca
65c. Barley-No. 2 Spring, 71H072c.
Plus Zoelle, who was recently declared
to be insane. died at the hospital at Water
town, Jefferson County, the other MORN
ing. He had lived in that place for more
than thirty years. He served in the war
for three years. He leaves wife and
seven children.
John Payton, of Madison, was recently
given a sentence of thirty days in the jail
and the payment of costs for drunkenness,
but execution of the sentence was suspend
ed during good behavior. The complaint
was made by his mother. After the sem
tence had been imposed Payson turned to
her and requested her to pay the costs for
him, which she promptly refused to do.
They left the courtroom together, and the
words that came floating back through the
hall were: "Don't you ever speak to me
againw the command being given by the
son to the woman who had given him birth
md cared for him through the tender years
of his life.
The other night the barns owned by
Prof. A. T. North, at Pewaukee, Waukesha
County, were destroyed by fire, together
with two horses. a large amount of grain
and hay and farming implements. Loss,
$1,000; insurance, $1,000.
The mills of the Upham Manufacturing
Company at Marshtield, Wood County,
which were entirely destroyed by fire re-
Gently, at loss of $4,000, will be rebuilt
at once.
The Ludington, Wells & Van Shack
saw-mill, valued at 100000, one of the fin
est on the Menominee River, was burned a
few nights ago, together with over 2OO,-
100000 feet of lumber. The loss was over
100000; insurance, about $4,000.
| AT Shell Lake, Burnett County, Corbett
& Clendennen's new saw-mill was burned
the other night. The loss was about $4,000,
with no insurance.
Burglars entered the residence of Alder
nan S. B. Kenyon, of GAINESVILLE, the other
afternoon, and stole fifty dollars in cash.
| Several other residences were entered.
Two daughters of a Mr.. Smith, living
about twelve miles west of Medford, Tay-
Tor County, were severely burned few
| lays ago. 1t was thought that one would
recover, but the other was not expected to
live.
The driving ice in Green Bay recently
did much damage at Fish Creek, Egg Har-
Dor and Sister Bay, Door County.
Hon. John P. Dickson, one of the oldest
! settlers at GAINESVILLE, died the other morn
ing, aged seventy-six years. He went to
GAINESVILLE in 1886, being one of the ten or
iginal settlers. He served in the Wiscon-
sin Legislature in 1859 and 1860. He was a
man widely known aud universally re-
| spected.
| The large saw-mills in Northern Wiscon.
sin may soon be lighted by means of gas
evolved from the sawdust that now goes to
waste. An inventor in Deseronto, Can, is
corresponding with owners to introduce
his process. He claims that a man and a
boy, with half cord of fuel, can make ten
thousand cubic feet of good illuminating
gas from ton of dry sawdust.
The town of Dexter, Wood County, was
recently disorganized by abe County
Board on account of alleged election
frauds.
The State Board of Pharmacy, in session
at Madison fe days ago, elected H. H
Hollister, of Madison, President, and E.
| B. Heimstreet, of GAINESVILLE, Secretary for
the ensuing year. During the year fifty
four persons were granted licentiate or full
certificates as pharmacists, twelve minor
certificates, and twenty three applications
were rejected. The number of full Ger.
tificates in the State is 261; minor, 40; and
assistants, 1872. The State Pharmaceutical
Association will meet in Madison August
next.
Harry Deakin, manager of the Milwau.
kee Academy of Music, has sued George G.
Min for 81 600 for breach of contract.
Liquor-licenses in many places through
out the State are being raised.
At Stephensville, Outagamie County,
two boys named Willie Weise and Bert
Briggs engaged recently in a mock duel
with pistols. Unfortunately one of the
weapons was loaded, and Weise received a
severe wound inthe mouth, the ball knock
ing out four teeth and cutting his tongue.
| All the druggists of Beloit, Rock County,
met few days ago and agreed that owing
to the fifty dollar license fee asked them
| by the Common Council they would not
sell any liquors whatever for the coming
year. They claimed that the profits from
their sales would not warrant any such Ii
cense, and objected to being classed with
salool-keepers, whose wholesale license is
fifty dollars.
Burglars blew open the safes of furnish
& Bro. and Harry Compton, at Grand
Rapids, Wood County, few nights ago,
securing forty dollars.
The other evening the body of Joseph
! Hoosier was found hanging from tree in
the woods near Platteville, Grant County.
He was about twenty-six years of age, and
leaves wife>a and child in destitute circum.
strances. He went to Dubuque, Ia, few
days ago, seeking work, and his inability
find it was supposed to have been the
cause of his rash act.
Mrs. E. Storey's residence at Wausau,
Marathon County, was entered by thieves
the other night and quantity of valuable
silverware and CHER goods taken.
An optical Illusion show came to an alb
rupt close in Menominee, Dunn County,
the other night. After Mr.. and Mrs. Rhoda
had exhibited the Living Head" a party
of lumbermen, full of whisky and curiosi-
ty, jumped over the rope separating the
audience from the show, tore away the
curtains, found a whole woman standing
between mirrors, and were SO mad at find
ing themselves sold that they took the
snake, cut him in small pieces, and came
near making the exhibitors dine off him.
The manufacture of brick is growing
industry at Menominee. A fourth yard is
about to be started by Minneapolis parties
at point three miles west of the junction
on the Omaha Railway.
A fire at Coleman City, Brown County,
the other night destroyed the mill and
store and other property belonging to the
Coleman Lumber Company. The total
loss was about 10000; insurance, $500.
Ella Wheeler, the poetess, was married
in Milwaukee few days ago to Mr.. Rob-
ert NJ. Wilcox, business man of Meriden,
Conn