The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-10-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

WbCUNSlN STATE NEWS.
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat = No. ., $40 GaS4Hc.
Corn-No. 9, 4St043Kc. Oats-No. ., 25fG
25sc. Rye-No. 1, 5705Sc. Barley-No.
2 Spring, Gle.
A farmer of Greenville, near Appleton,
is the owner of dog which has five legs.
A. B. Jones has written to the Appleton
Post from Orlando, Montana, that there is
no more danger there from Indians than
in some parts OF Wisconsin. 1t had lbeen
reported that he and his family had been
massacred by Indians.
S. B. French, banker of Menomonee,
Dunn County, who assigned recently,
owed $50, 900, and had property worth
$4,000.
The fouring-mills in La Crosse are be-
ing supplied with new wheat from South
ern Minnesota.
In 1910 the population of Wisconsin was
about 1000 In 1850 it showed sos, 900 in
habitants, and at the outbreak of the war
these figures had risen to 775, 900. The pres
emit population is 1868, $50.
The village of Soldiers Grove, Crawford
County, was almost entirely destroyed by
fire few days ago. The loss was esti-
mated at $4,000.
At Hewitts, Wood County, the other
night William Taylor was dangerously
injured by Charles Schulhauser in fight
by being struck with beer-glass. Schulz
hauser was arrested for attempted murder.
Miss Arvila NJ. Bogart, aged twenty
three, living at Monterey, Waukesha Coun-
ty, was stung on the head by bee a few
days ago, and died in twenty minutes
from the effects of the sting.
The bodies of two of the crew of the
wrecked schooner Advance were recovered
recently at Port Washington, Ozaukee
County. The remains of two other men
were still missing.
The 1885 crop of Wisconsin tobacco is
now nearly all in, and the quality is re-
ported as very fair.
S. J. Waugh, the famous artist, of Phil
adelphia, died of paralysis in GAINESVILLE
few mornings ago. He was well known in
the art world, having painted portraits of
Lincoln, Grant and Thorwalsden, the
sculptor. i@
An ingenious cooper of Green Bay has
invented machine that will cut six thou
sand round barrel hoops daily.
A resident of GAINESVILLE is having man
ufactured a mink skin robe, which is sup
posed to be the only one of the kind in ths
United States. 1t viii be worth several
hundred dollars.
/ The GOODNESS between some of the con-
gregation of st. Hedwig's Polish Church
and their pastor, at Milwaukee, occasioned
by the latter's appointment of an unac-
ceptable organist, resulted in a violentrow
a few days ago, at the priests house,
where committee went to talk the matter
over. A large crowd gathered, some of
the priests furniture was broken, several
persons were badly injured with stones
and others seriously wounded with knives.
A number of arrests were made.
William RiethmuelIer, travelling man
from Pittsburgh, and Louis Bleyer, Mil.
waukee newspaper man, while fishing on
Muskego Lake, near Milwaukee, the other
night capsized their boat. Riethmueller
attempted to swim to shore and was
drowned. Bleyer crawled upon the in
verified boat and was saved.
ira BEDFORD, o farmer living near Lamon
Springs, Waukesha County, was robbed
the other night of 1900 which he had rs-
ceived from the new Chicago, Wisconsin
& Northern Railroad for right of way the
day previous. Two men called him to the
door and one covered him with revolver
while the other searched the house and Sc
cured the money. ..
A large black bear was brought to APP
pleton from Herman Brook few evenings
ago which weighed $50 pounds.
A most singular death from blood-posi-
oning is reported from Appleton, the
victim being B. T. Rogers, leading citi-
zen, who recently smashed one of his fin
gers in piece of machinery.
The schooner Floretta, of Chicago, ORC
laden, sprung leak and sunk off Manito-
woe the Other day. The crew were saved.
Rev. John Roche, pastor of the Catholic
Church at GAINESVILLE, was aroused the
other nightly masked robbers, who placed
two revolvers at his head and took gold
watch and between $15 and $40 in money
and made their escape.
The gain In population in the State over
the Federal census of 1880, as exhibited by
the State census recently taken, is distrib-
uted by Congressional Districts as fol.