The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-03-27
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.



painter in GAINESVILLE, is relative of ssTht
Father of his Country" being son Of
Spottswood A. Washington, son of Bush
roc Washington, Jr., son of Colonel Will.
lam Augustine Washington, nephew oil
General George Washington. Mr.. Wash
lngton has in his possession number OF
interesting family relics, among them the
official seal with which General Washing
ton authenticated his private and public
papers. The design of this seal is en-
graved on white cornelian, and is a shield,
surmounted with coronet, upon which is
perched raven, that "ominous bird Of
yore," with spread wings; the face of the
shield bears a row of three stars, below
which are three bars. The shield is sur.
mounted by a wreath, and contains Wash.
ington's motto: "E1itus acta probat. /,
The event justifies the deed-the whols SET
in gold.
Wisconsin IEems.
The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations. Wheat-No. 9, 74k6775c. Corn
No. 9, 3S63Skc. Oats-No. 9, 31CaSl1 u C.
Rye-No. 1, 65665Hc. Barley-No. Z
Spring, 55t055Ic; No. 3, sic.
A fire few evenings ago DESTROYED q
dwelling-hous at Eau Claire, belonging
to the Valley Lumber Company, and the
contents of the occupant, A. Olsen. Loss
on building, $1,000; on contents, $500.
Henry Lenthage stone-mason at Ap-
] pleton, was found frozen on Lake Winnie
bago few days ago. Lenthage had
started across the lake on foot, but was
overtaken by heavy storm and persisted.
He had been missing since January.
The earnings of the Wisconsin Central
Railroad for February were $97,512, a de-
crease of $1,000 from February last year.
An incendiary fire the other day at Rice
Lake, Barron County, destroyed nine
buildings in the business part of the town.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
DR.. W. w. Reed, of jefferson, and State
Senator from that district, was seriously
| injured the other afternoon. The omnibus,
In which he was returning from Jefferson
junction, was overturned, and his right
shoulder was dislocated and his body badly
bruised.
| A Grand Army Post has been formed at
Cascade, Sheboygan County, with Richard
Phelan as commander.
| An open switch at Monroe, Green Coun-
| ty, on the ST. Paul Road, wrecked ten cars
the other day, their contents being scat
| tered in all directions One man lost his
life.
Anthony Hetzler, an employefn the saw
and single mill of Joseph Marsh, about
| eleven miles west of Spencer, Marathon
| County, met with a fatal accident a few
days ago. He was working on an edger,
and piece of board few back striking
him over the heart, telling him to the floor.
He lived about three hours. He was
twenty Eight years old and leaves wife
and two children in very poor circum-
| stances. The men atthe mill raised money
enough to pay his burial expenses.
Hiram Parkhurst, aged seventy seven
| years, and thirty years resident of
| Watertown, died at Bows, Ia, few days
ago, where he was visiting his oldest son,
Hiram.
Mrs. Nelson Burroughs died few days
ago at her home in Waukesha. She was
one of the wealthiest residents and he. es-
tate goes to an only daughter.
| A jury impaneled to inquire into the
cause of the recent death of Nels johnson,
found dead in his bed at Sigel, Wood
County, returned a verdict that he died
from strangulation, caused by tobacco in
his mouth and throat. He was eighty five
years old. Nearly half pound of fine cut
was taken from his mouth and throat.
The chemist of the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington says his analysis of
sugar canes the past season shows that the
sorghum of Wisconsin is much richer in
total sugars than the Southern cane.
Fl. Sutherland, numbering on the west
fork of the Chippewa River, was recently
instantly killed by tree falling on him.
He lived in Nova Scotia, where his remains
were sent for interment.
Marquette County first case of murder
will be tried at the June term.
At Neillsviile, Clark County, Judge
Newman recently sentenced Albert Martin
to the penitentiary for life for the murder
of August Leideger, September 10, 1884,
Martin having pleaded guilty. The convict
had planned to kill his employer and mar
ky Miss Leideger. The woman was to be
tried as accessory to theScrime.
Eau Claire lumber dealers anticipate
brisk season. There had been no advance
as yet, but it was thought the smallness of
the log-cut this winter would have it's
effect in time.
Charles Reynolds store and contents
at Sturgeon Bay, Door County, were
burned the other night. Reynolds is a
large dealer in cedar and hard lumber.
Loss very heavy.
Tho IifoIacS forx, If IL. e
Kaukauna Outagamie County, was found
in the fiume of the Krambach paper mill at
that place recently. 1t was supposed that
while in a state of intoxication he walked
into the fume and drowned. He was one
of the earliest settlers and a butcher by
occupation.
The Congregational society at Eau
Claire will erect handsome new church
this season.
Colder weather has encouraged num-
Der of Chippewa loggers to continue oper-
atoms a while longer, as the abundance of
snow in the forests serves at present to
keep the roads in firm condition without
the aid of sprinkler. The heavy corpo-
ration known as the Knapp-S5out Com
pany are running all their camps yet, and
VIII handle 100,O00,OO0 feet of logs this sea-
son, and their mammoth mills are fully
equal to the emergency. The Eau Claire
Lumber Company comes next, and expect
to manufacture 100000 feet Of lumber,
with proportionate amount of lath and
shingles.
Edward s. Ticknor, Sheboygan boy, is
great sailor, having visited within the
past three years Madagascar, Zanzibar,
Cape of Good Hope, Mozambique, Alden, in
Arabia, Bombay and Calcutta. He is now
in London.
John S. Simonton, of La Crosse, died at
$50 few nights ago, aged seventy EIGHT
years. He was at one time Sheriff of La
Crosse County.
The man found dead in Lake Winnebago
recently was Henry Boettger, and not
Henry Lenthage, of Appleton, as was re-
ported.
The residence and cigar factory Of H. 8.
Hendel, at Beloit, was burned to the ground