The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-01-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

Barley-No. Spring, 51(O51Hc; No. 3, A
G45c.
Brother Alban, Project of Discipline at
the Sacred Heart College at Watertown,
died recently.
At Wausau, Marathon County, Victor
Debliz was few days ago butchered with
an axe by his brother Frank. Both be-
longed to the Presbyterian Church, and
the murderer had for some time been try
ing the prayer cure upon his victim, an in
valid. The horrible deed was accom-
panied by shouts of religious frenzy.
T. j. Jermaine, in 1860 one of the propri-
etors of the Milwaukee Sentinel, died at his
home in Adrian, Mich, a few days ago.
jeremiah Needham, of Lima, Sheboy-
gan County, was one of the committee
sent to Lewiston, N. V, to escort General
Lafayette over the Ridge Road to Lock
port. Mr.. Needhan, now eighty eight
years DID, was then twenty eight.
Watertown has organized a business
mems association.
Jacob Best, member of the Best brew
ing family of Milwaukee, has been sem
fenced to three years in the penitentiary by
Judge Goldthwaite of the Criminal Court
of Denver, Col.
The nineteenth annual encampment of
the Wisconsin Department of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held at Madi-
son, January %, 1885, with headquarters at
the Capital House.
A two-year- old son of John A. Schmidt,
of Center, Rock County, tipped over a
boiler of hot water recently and was
scalded to death.
The First Congregational Church of
Beloit has unanimously called Rev. Cyrus
Hamln, of Council Bluffs, Ia, who has
for several months been preaching at Oak
Park, ILL.,, and it was understood that he
would accept.
Mo Ohopaska, Chief of the Menominee
Indians, was buried with Roman Catholic
rites at Keshena, Shewano County, few
days ago.
The Falls Manufacturing Company at
Eau Claire have closed their works owing
to dizziness of trade.
Fire the other morning at Florence, Mar.
inette County, destroyed three business
buildings and property to the amount of
about $1,000 in the best business block of
Main street The Thermometer indicated
% degrees below zero at the time of the
fire.
The plates on which the counterfeit ten
dollar silver certificates were printed were
dug up seven miles west of Waukesha
few days ago by Operative Hall, of the
Secret Service, and Deputy Sheriff Tom
Nelson. These plates were the property OF
Lang, Dunkel and Schultz, who were ar
rested in Chicago and are now under in
dictment for having in their possession
some 800 in the bogus paper.
A public sale of tie forfeited lands OF
the State was held by the State Land Com
missioners in the Attorney Generals office
the other morning. About 200 acres were
disposed of, the lands lying principally in
the counties of Douglas, st. CrOix,
Florence, Lincoln, Langlade, Marathon
and Outagamie.
D. E. Strickland, of La Crosse, a rela-
tive of the Koran family, whose sudden
deaths are ascribed to poisoning at the
hands of the daughter Nellie, thinks the
latter guilty, and believes that she re-
venged herself in this manner because they
opposed her marriage to a certain young
man, whose ears they poisoned by telling
stories about her character.
1t is intimated by Edgerton tobacco
growers that nine -tenths of the crop of
Wisconsin has already been disposed of by
the growers. The recent wet weather en-
abled them to handle it, and high prices
encouraged rapid sales.
The State Grange paid $1,000 insurance
on twelve deaths during the past year.
jeremiah, Craig, colored man, in Be-
lott, claims to be about one hundred years
old. He was slave up to the time of the
emancipation proclamation.
Michael Cain, of Adams, Crawford
County, died few days ago from the eff
fects of fall from his wagon.
A valuable horse owned by C. c. Ward,
of Waukesha, was accidentally burned to
death in an Illinois Central car at Kanka-
kee, H., the other night while en- route to
New Orleans. The groom narrowly escaped
with his life.
miums at Green Bay recently passed with
out a ripple of excitement. The first claim
paid was that of Les Lowe. After dinner
the claimants gathered around and as
many as twelve or fifteen could bs seen
waiting patiently for their checks. Tfre
claims paid were of all as. Most of
the people were cheerful, but occasionally
one manifested feeling for hard earnings
gone.
has begun.
Owing to business failures in Beloit, and
to other causes, the income of Beloit Col
lege has been seriously lessened, about
$25, 900 of invested funds bringing no in
come at present. The Congregational
churches within the bounds of the college
have been appealed to for relief.
Back pension amounting to $1,103 has
ecently been given to Michael Du Cate, of
Thorpe, Clark County.
The Northern Belle Gold & Silver Min
ing Company of Appleton is meeting with
very good success at it's mine in Bayfield,
County. Their shaft is down fifty-two
twelve feet. Some very rich rock is being
taken out Recent assays show that the
ore is increasing in value rapidly, and con-
siderable excitement is created over the
rich find. The ore is a mixture of silver
and gold, the largest percentage being
silver.
Joseph King, the colored man convicted
at Green Bay Of criminal assault upon
woman in Shawano County, was sentenced
recently to fifteen years in States Prison,
and was taken to Waupun.
Frederick Filming, an inmate of the
Milwaukee Soldiers Home, who served
during the war in Company f, Fifth Min
nesota Volunteers, committed suicide re-
Gently by cult ng his throat.
A syndicate has been formed at Apple
ton, Outagamie County, for the erection of
a building to be used as an armory and
roller rink.
The State right to manufacture paper
from sawdust has been acquired by Be-
lott firm.
John Last died at Green Bay the other
morning, aged seventy three years. He
was born in England, but had been a resi-