The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-09-11
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat = No. 9, 7l16aSOc.
Corn-No. ., 4S04S2Sc. Oats-No. 2, 240
24kc. Rye-No. 1, 56ta564Ec. Barley-No.
2 Spring, 66Hc.
The cotton mills at GAINESVILLE have re-
summed operations.
H. N. Mauer & Co.'s stave factory in
Marshfield, Wood County, was burned
few days ago. The mill was a total loss.
All the slaves in the yards were saved.
The fire was supposed to be the result of
neglect on the part of the Waterman.
Loss, $4,000; insured for about $500.
1t is said that the crop of honey in Wis
consfn this year is almost failure.
Carl Gordon, living between Patch
Grove and Mount Hope, Grant County,
had forty hogs killed by lightning in the
recent storm. They were found in heap
near wire fence.
Tobacco Warehouse Company has
been formed at Viroqua, Vernon County,
with w. F. Linderman as President.
Henry Cronk, an old and respected resi-
dent of Chippewa Falls, Chippewa Coun-
Post of that city, died the other afternoon
from diseases contracted in the army.
Menomonee supplies st. Paul and Minne-
apolis with building brick. There are
seven yards there, each manufacturing
from 10000 to 10000 per day.
The Canadian schooner Lille Hamilton,
bound from Kingston to Milwaukee with
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miles southeast of Cana Island light during
a gale the other night. The crew reached
Milwaukee in two small boats. The Ham
ilton was valued at $4,000.
Early the other morning small dwell
ing-house in Sheboygan, the property Of
Adolph Burheide, was burned. Loss,
5000; insurance, $500.
Sam Allen, q Manitowoc Rapids boy,
together with his partner, recently won a
suit against the owners of the Elk Herd
Mine, the verdict awarding them $4,000.
Burglars entered the house of Mrs. Sher-
man, at Lancaster, Grant County, the other
night under the pretense of getting board,
stole gold watch and chain and consid-
cradle money, and made their escape.
respectively, were recently sent to jail for
drunkenness.
Barns belonging to County Surveyor
West, of North Prairie, and Farmer Mil
ham, of New Berlin, Waukesha County,
were struck by lightning the other even
ing and totally destroyed. Both structures
were filled with grain. Mr.. West loses
about $1,000, while Mr.. Milham's loss
would be trif1e less.
The Groves family held a reunion few
days ago at Viroqua, Vernon County. The
number present was eighty six, represent
ing two families, that of Jonas Groves
numbering, including himself and wife,
eleven-and the family of Frederick
Groves, which numbers seventy five; these
include the children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren
A man named lott, laborer on the
Chippewa River logging railway, fell
from a train few days ago near spur No.
4, and was instantly killed.
On dissecting horse that had died I'M
der peculiar circumstances at La Crosse
recently, Mr.. Robbins found in the passage
from the stomach two stones about the
size of croquet balls, one little larger, if
anything. Mr.. Robbins had examined all
the authorities and could find no mention
of any such thing ever having been found
in an animals stomach before.
The Waterloo, DEBORAH &c Wisconsin
Railway Company has been Incorporated
with capital stock of $4,000 200. The
line will extend from Waterloo, Ia, vi q
DEBORAH to La Crosse
Peter Hart Gerow, of Chelsea, Taylor
County, is 113 years of age. He is nearly
blind, but walks quite erect with the as
sistance of one cane. He has always used
tobacco, but never used liquor to excess.
1t is reported that he is the father of
twenty three children, twelve of whom
are living. He has been married twice,
his second wife seventy six years old, is
still well and hearty. His oldest daughter
is five years older than his second wife.
The late John B. Bono, of Bayfield,, Bay
field County, built the first hotel there, in
1855, having before that time sailed the
first vessel on Lake Superior, prior to the
cutting of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
At the regular term of the Probate Court
of La Crosse County, held recently, the
annual account of the executors of the
Washburn estate was examined and al
lowed. The estate now aggregates nearly
So, 100000 and the executors show profit
on the years business of $500, 276.42. The
expenses of administering the estate were
$11, 555.9S, while the interest received on
sums deposited in banks was over S15, 900.
Tha irrh1 14oI
by the Court on the showing made.
At the Falls, ten miles north of Eau
Claire, the dwelling house of G. l.. Raglan
was entered by burglars the other night
and gold watch valued at $150 and S75 in
money were stolen.
Erick Olson was Betsey Erickson's lover
in Norway Erick came to America four
months ago, and settled near Edgerton,
Rock County. A few weeks ago he sent
for his sister, sending ticket The sister,
learning that Erick had ruined Betsey be-
fore leaving, gave the ticket to Betssy.
Erick went to the depot to meet his sister
the other day, and met Betsey instead. He
refused to recognize her, and Betsey had
him arrested. The result was that he mar
ried her soon afterward.
The State Board of Supervision grecently
granted permission to the city of Miiwau-
kee to establish within it's limits a school
for the instruction of deaf mutes, the first
in the State under the Deaf Mute law
passed by the Legislature last winter. The
State Board will have constant supervision
over the school and pay to the city one
hundred dollars per year per pupil in
structed therein. A similar school is to be
established in Green Bay.
At Milladore, Wood County, George
Heidecke, boy, was fatally injured
few days ago by being crushed under a
log railway.
The fifth annual exhibition of the Mil
waukee Exposition was opened the other
evening.
1t is reported that the largest sale of
lumber made this season at one time was
that made recently by Freeman & Fell
lows, of Mosinee, Marathon County, to NJ.
B. Atwater & Co., of Wausau. . The
amount was 100000 feet, and the consid-
GRAFTON $4,000.
O. Fl STANDARD Fan Claire's County