The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-06-19
Wisconsin Items.

The following are the Milwaukee grair
| quotations: Wheat-No. 2, SS0SS5Sc. Corr
| No. 2, 47(0474c. Oats-No. 2, 331z (034c
| Rye-No. /, 65120661c. Barley-No. s
Spring, SOC.
| The Capitol artesian we'll water at Mad
| ison appears to have been performing won
| ders in remedial treatment. Parties have
written letters concerning it and asked for
a supply.
| Sixty-three saloons have thus far taken
out licenses in Manitowoc, making total
amount paid into the city treasury of $12,
| 600. The amount derived from the same
source last year was $500.
At Oskaloosa few days ago Judge John.
son sentenced John Ash to fifteen years at
the Fort Madison Penitentiary for the MUIR
| der of James Summers with a pick-hande
last summer, the jury having found him
guilty of murder in the second degree.
John Goodland, attorney at Appleton
who was candidate for Circuit Judge last
spring, estimates his damages by scurril-
GUS articles in the VOlkSfreund of that
city at $4,000
Hon. Alexander Mitchell and T. A.
Chapman, of Milwaukee, have subscribed
$1,000 for the guarantee fund for the Ma
| tional Sangerfest in 1886.
A young Norwegian named Frank r.
Larson held up fellow countryman in the
woods in the suburbs Of Madison a few
days ago and relieved him of ten dollars
He was captured and sent to State Prison
for one year.
Tho Of Oh - -.
cent session in Appleton elected officers as
follows for the ensuing year: Grand
Master, Rev. G. w. Craig, of Manitowoc;
Deputy Grand Master, Henry Faville, OF
Milwaukee,; Grand Warden, G. B. Kedder,
of st. Croix County; Grand Secretary,
David Adler, of Milwaukee; Grand Repre-
sentative, j. G. Clark, of Lancaster. The
official degree of the Grand Lodge was
conferred upon about two hundred.
William A. Glassel, of Chicago, broken
down by debauch, surrendered himself
recently to the police of Milwaukee, stat
ing that he had stolen a package of $3.50
from the American Express office, where
he was employed.
The Milwaukee Second Ward Assessor a
few days ago found that Peter Bast, a
blacksmith, had concealed $40, 900 for many
years so as not to be taxed. This so wore
ried the old man that he committed suicide
by Draining himself with hammer.
The Wisconsin apple crop is very prom.
Using.
A severe frost visited Wausau, Mara
thon County, and vicinity the other even
ing, doing vast amount of damage. Re-
ports from the neighboring country
showed that the potato crop was very
much injured.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Wisconsin
at its recent session irf Milwaukee elected
the following officers: Grand Master Oil.
yer Libby, of Green Bay; Grand Secre-
tary, John w. Latin, of Milwaukee; Dep.
uty Grand Master, Eugene S. Elliott, of
Milwaukee; Grandt Treasurer, N. NJ Lit
tlejohn, of Whitewater; Grand Warden,
Alexander Moran, of Onalaska; Junior
Warden, Bryon J. Rumrill, of Hartford.
Dan Brady, the instigator and ringleader
of the recent labor strike in Eau Claire,
was found guilty of riot and sentenced to
pay 1925 fine or repose six months in the
county Jail.
A member Of the Wisconsin Dairymen's
Association says enough corn stalks are
wasted ia the State every year to keep all
the stock without using any hay.
At Madison few days ago the Wiscon.
sin University nine defeated the North
western University team, % to 2, and won
the Western College League champion
ship.
Alfred Walker, of Milton, Rock County,
had fifteen lambs killed by wolves the
other night.
Recently at Madison young Norwe-
gian named Frank r. Larson robbed fel.
low countryman Of ten dollars. He was
captured and sent to State Prison for one
year.
c. NJ. Messer, aged seventy-four years,
father of Alderman Fred Messer, died at
his residence in Beloit few days ago after
a painful illness. Deceased was one of the
pioneers of that place, going there in 1887.
He was surveyor and spent several
years in dividing and tracing Government
lines. -Four children and his wife survive
him.