The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-09
WISCONSIN Items.

The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations; Wheat-No. 1, 94Ga95c; No. -
74C0741dc. Corn-No. >, 3GCa3GHc. Oats;
No. 9, 27629]sc. Rye-No. 1, 51}5652k &c;
Barley-No. Spring, 5lC0j1&c; No. 3, 40
(046c.
Milwaukee had a $4,000 fire the other,
morning, consuming the Eagle dye works.
C. H. Warren, formerly Superintendent.
of the Wisconsin Valley Railroad, died
suddenly at Clarinda, Ia, few days ago.
Thomas B. Emery, who died recelstly at
Nevins, Clark County, engaged in lumber
ing at Grand Crossing as early as 1858.
Emerson S. Wright was the other day
placed under bonds at Durand, Pepin
County, charged with an assault upon John
Cameron, with intent to kill.
A case of smallpox was discovered in
the Third Ward of Milwaukee a few days
ago. Several persons were exposed before
the nature of the disease became known.
Dundas & Franks, of Ashland, will
bank 100000 feet of ton" lumber at their
camp on the Wisconsin Central, near Ash
land, and will ship it to England, via Que
bee, next season. The timber is of the best
quality, and most of it will be cut into
British deal by the mills in that city.
Milwaukee insurance men have agreed to
advance rates twenty per cent. on business
property.
The annual report of the Madison Law
and Order League shows a total of sixty
arrests and fifty convictions.
The other afternoon a fire broke out in
Behan's grocery store lii the Court Street
Methodist Church Block, at GAINESVILLE,
which nearly destroyed his stock. Bekan's
loss was s., 600; insurance, So, 700 Theloss
ON the church building and fixtures was
estimated at between $1,000 and $4,000; full.
ly covered by insurance. C. B. Conrad
had about 50 600 worth of tobacco stock in
the cellar, upon which there was a loss of
$1,000; insurance, $1,000.
= Eau Claire has new military company
the Light Guard-under command of
Victor Wolf.
By lamp explosion in Milwaukee the
other day Annie Lyons, two years old, was
burned to death.
The Assembly of the State Legislature
has thirty five farmers, sixteen lawyers,
twenty four merchants, one undertaken
and one bank President.
The new catalogue of Beloit College
shows that 327 students have been gradu-
ated since it's establishment in 1896. Prof.
Hendrickson, who has for the past four
teen wears been instructor in the mod ern
languages, has resigned to assume the edi-
torship of the Scandinavia newspaper at
Chicago. Prof. Wills Whittlesey, of lake
Forest College, is his successor.
The Catholic Church and parsonage at
Beloit were burned the other night, the
loss being $4,000.
A man giving the name Of William Ben
nett opened shooting gallery at Viroqua,
Vernon County, recently, and soon after
died of consumption, and from letters
found in his effects it was learned that his
name was William Robinson, formerly Of
Russell & Robinson's "Trapper's
Daughter" theatrical company. In his de-
liFium he spoke OF a brother in st. Thomas,
Ont, and was constantly fearful Of arrest.
He talked necessarily of bonds he had
stolen but did not say where they were
stolen. He was apparently about thirty
six years old. Before he became delirious
be refused to tell anything of himself, or
whence he came.
Mr.. Williams, of the Crescent House at
Appleton, his two sisters and three guests
came near being asphyxiated by illumi-
Mating gas which escaped from the pipes
into the house the other night. Two were
in dangerous condition.
Counterfeit dollar gold pieces are in
circulation at MenomOnee.
The Wisconsin Academy of Science, Art
aud Letters held meeting a few days ago
at Madison and listened to the reading of.
papers. State Geologist Chamberlain, Of
Beloit, was elected President for three
years.
L. H. Duderling, dry-goods dealer in
Appleton, failed the other day. liabilities,
nearly $4,000: assets, nearly equal.
The biennial report of the State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction was COM
pleted few DAYS ago. There are 528,550
persons now in the State between four and
twenty years old, of whom 451z per cent,
or 1884, attended school this year. The
number Of children between those limits is
2S6.542, of whom Ga 1-5 per cent, OF 1885,
26e. attended school. Public education cost
the State this year So, ia, 155, Of which
sum $4,000 was spent on the State Uni
versity, $S1 ,4l2 on the normal schools and
$2,a17,0s6 on the high schools. There are
1859 aehool.teaehers in the State.