The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-12-04
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS

The jury In the case or w. b. LeppeTe, OF
Green Bay, charged with the murder of
Byron Simpson, came in the other day with
verdict of guilty of murder in the second
degree
The G. A. r. Post at GAINESVILLE has copy
of paper, The Camp Record, published at
CAMP Negley, Maryland, June %, 1861, by
members of the First Regiment Wisconsin
Volunteers.
Kansas Jim, ahalf-bree6 cowboy from In
dian Territory, was arrested recently for
selling liquor to the Indians on the Menonn-
inee reservation.
E. B. Friedrich, who lives near Sherry
vile, Green County, was arrested at Mon
roe few days ago for forging the name OF.
Isaac Hunmell to a note of $40, which be-
sold to the First National Bank. !
Burglars blew open the safe of Colling g.
Wray, contractors and builders, of James
vile, the other morning at four O'Clock,
and secured between $500 and 5000 in
money and silver watch. :
Eugene Taylor, stock.raiser, was fatally,
injured few days ago by jumping from q!
Wisconsin Central train Mt the stock-ysrds-
Caleb Spoone, well-known pioneer, over
eighty years old, broke his leg by fall re-
ceived while climbing into his sons wagon
at Durand, Pekin County, few days ago.
The shock was a severe one to his system,
and would probably prove fatal
According to the recent report ot the
United States Internal Revenue Commits
sioner there are $3.50 retail hquor-dealers
in the State.
An iron mine has been discovered within
one and a half miles of the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railway, on Penokee range, and only
few miles north of Bad River, Ashland
County.
The new Union National Bank of La
| Crosse organized recently with ex-senator
Angus Cameron as President; Mons An
derson, Vice-President, and /. N. Perry,
| Cashier.
The telephone line from Eau Claire to
Augusta, twenty-five miles, is now ready
| for use.
The Merrill & Abbotsford Company fled
articles of association with the Secretary of
State few days ago. The object of the
company is to build line between the two
places named, thirty weight miles long. The
capital stock is $4,000.
Probate Judge Alden s. Sanborn was
found dead in the woods near Madison the
other afternoon. He had an empty lauda-
mum bottle in his pocket, and had evident
ly poisoned himself. For several years he
had been subject to fits of arrangement.
He was Sixty-five years old, and native or
| Vermont.
The juneau crop of cranberries, sold at
| an average price of five dollars a barrel,
yielded the growers $4,000
An aged inmate of the Soldiers Home at
Milwaukee, named Jacob Story, while
walking on the railway track few morn
ings ago was struck by passing train and
killed.
The Supervisors of Grant County have
refused to accept or cash certificates for
$1,000 deposited by County Treasurer Nc
Mahon with the failed banking firm of
Hodges & Co., of Platteville. AS the
county had provided no safe place for its
funds, Mr.. Mcmahon would test the case in
the courts.
Rev. w. II. Douglass, for many years a
resident Of GAINESVILLE, and one of the Oldest
Baptist pastors in the State, died at his
home few afternoons ago
Phe citizens of Altoona, thriving sub
urb of Eau Claire, propose to remove be-
| yond the line of Washington Township and
rebuild on large plat
An unknown man was run over and
| killed by train on the Southern Mime
sofa near La Crosse the other night. He
had apparently been stealing a ride, fell
under the wheels and was cut into pieces.
John DAILY, of Waukeshs, young man
who, to avoid the payment of a small debt,
took oath that he was not twenty one years
| of age, was arrested few days ago for il
| legal voting
The Lacrosse City Railway Company,
whose object is to introduce a street-car
system in that city, filed articles of associa-
ton with the Secretary of State recently,
the capital stock being 100000.
A Sheboygan furniture factory employs
| 26S persons
William ]. Farnsworth, drummer for a
| Chicago cigar firm, was arrested few days
ago at Green Bay, charged with throwing
vitriol on Conductor Owen on the night Of
| September last, and was held in $1,000
bonds.
A Prohibition club is one Of the organiza-
| tions of the State University.
| A Berlin Green Lake County, granite
| quarry has received the contract for fur
nishing 49,, 900 worth of stone to be used in
the erection of 100000 house for A. c.
Bartlett, of Chicago.
Milwaukee expects to have three more
statues. W. w. Coleman is to donate one
| of Solomon juneau, the founder of the city;
| T. A. Chapman will furnish one of Goethe,
and another citizen is counted upon for one
| of Daniel Webster.
The Baptist congregation of the village
of Thorpe, Clark County, is having the fin
| ishing touches placed on q handsome edi-
! flee, which has been enlarged to meet this
| requirements of the rapidly-increasing
| membership.
A surf or black duck, native of the sea
coast, was recently shot on Rock River,
this State, and Is the first bird Of the species
ever seen alive in this region. 1t is thought
that the duck was blown away from its
natural home by hurricane.
Ex-senator Angus Cameron has written
to friend in Washington in regard to the
published statements in relation TO Mrs.
Cameron's condition that "they have been
greatly exaggerated. She has not lost her
reason aud is not insane. She is very sick
physically, but her mind is just as clear
and unclouded as it ever was"
The aggregate earnings of the Mil
waukee Lake Shore &c Western Road for
the third week in November are $31 800,
against CPS for the same week last year.
While dancing at Polish wedding in
| Milwaukee few evenings ago a man
named Kopatka fell dead from apoplexy OF
the heart. The occurrence caused but q
momentary halt in the wedding festivities.
The North Side Planning Mill and contents
at Waukesha, owned by E. A. Griffin, were
totally destroyed by fire the other morning.
Cause, unknown. Loss, $500; insurance,
$1,000
The Anti-Secret Society of Wisconsin
protests vigorously against the practices
Of Masons.
The widow of Judge A. p Sanborn, of
Madison, who killed himself recently, at
tempted suicide the other morning by
taking laudanunl, but medical skill saved
her life.