The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-07-17
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,

Rye-No. 1, 57A05S1c. Barley-No. .
Spring, 6OKc. \
James Porter, Michael Farmer and
Daniel Sweeney were suffocated by gas in
the hold of the raised propeller Blanchard
at Milwaukee few days ago. Porter
was taken out dead, and the other two
were in a critical condition. ::
Henry CAREERS horse was frightened at
| passing train in Milwaukee few days
ago and broke loose. To save himself he
jumped and broke both legs. He is a
wealthy farmer, of Hale's Corners.
frankie Hammond, aged twelve years,
son of Elijah Hammond, of La Crosse, was
| drowned the other afternoon while bathing
in the Black River The body had not
been recovered. This was the third death
by drowning within a week.
Mayor Powell, of La Crosse, has received
| from his friend and old comrade Buffalo
| Bill pair of thoroughbred three-year- old
colts, which have never been broken. They
were valued by Colonel Cody at $4,000.
| The next Outagamie County Fair will be
held at Hortonville, September so and Oc-
tober 1 and 2.
A fire which started in the rear of the
| Armory Opera House at Green Bay the
other day totally destroyed that building,
| two residences, an ice-house and other
| buildings. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $S,000
| A discovery of historical interest was
made on Austin Buttery's farm in the
| town of Lewis, Clark County, the other
day, by that gentleman's son Alfred, while
cultivating corn. The cultivator turned
+ up number of large human bones and a
silver medal. The medal is the shape of a
silver dollar and about i've times as large.
| One side bears in relief the likeness of
John Quincy Adams, with the inscription:
| "John Quincy Adams, President of the
United States, 1926" And the reverse
bears a pretty design of the President, in
lace cuffs, etc., shaking hands with bare
armed Indian chief, and in the space be-
meath the clasped hands are a tomahawk
crossed, the whole design indicating
friendship in peace and war.
The Sheboygan Post, G. A. R., has been
presented with a fine portrait of Lieu
tenant Wintermeyer, after whom the post
was named The gift was by the family
of the deceased, and cost $3.50.
| Rev. A. N. Expiridon, the Bulgarian
monk of the Greek Church, now lecturing
| in this State, lectures in thirteen different
languages and speaks thirty.
| Annie Larch, of Arcadia, Trempealeau
County, was shot and killed by Fred Re-
kulger few days ago because she refused
to marry him. Rekulger ended the trag-
edy by killing himself.
1t is said that the paperAmill now being
built at Kaukauna, Outagamie County,
will be the largest in existence.
The La Crosse Chronicle reports that
prairie chickens are more plentiful this sea.
son than for many years, and the SPORTS
men are anticipating rare sport when the
| hunting season arrives.
The Appleton blast furnace, manufacture
ing pig-iron, shut down recently, throwing
nearly one hundred hands out of employ
ment. Cause, production.
T The large barns and annexes on the farm
of Mr.. James Van Eta, at Catfish, little
village eight miles north of GAINESVILLE,
were destroyed by fire at twelve O'Clock
the other night, including their contents.
The stations Robert Fulton and Major,
fine team of matched bay trotting horses
a pair of thoroughbred gray geldings and
three other fine steppers, large number
OF carriages, buggies, sleighs, farming inn
plements, ETC., were destroyed. The origin
of the fire was unknown. The loss was es-
timated at $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The Powder River Cattle Company
shipped from Superior, Douglas County,
few days ago one hundred and twenty
head of live cattle to London, Eng, by
boat to Buffalo, and thence to New York
by rail, as an experiment. If it proves to
be a success it is probable that many head
will go down the lake from Superior this
fall.
Miss Bessie Hincks, aged twenty years.
the only daughter of General E. W.
Hincks, former commandant of the Ma.
tional Soldiers Home at Milwaukee, and
graduate of the Milwaukee Female Col
lege in 1888, was burned to death in Bos
ton, Mass, 8 few days ago. Her clothing
caught fire from a fre-cracker while she
was walking in the street.
The Milwa ukee, Lake Shore & Western
Railways recently completed extension to
/ Ashland was opened for traffic few DAYS
ago. The first southbound passenger train
took out eighty-five passengers from Ash
land. The new road has depot facilities
with the Omaha Road for the present al
/ Ashland.
Frank Hyde, of Monticello, Green Coun-
| ty, was shot dead at New Glarus recently
by some unknown person.
The Touring mills of May Waterbury,
at Fort Atkinson, were burned the other
morning about four o'clock. There were
$50 barrels of flour and 400 bushels of
wheat in the building, all of which was
burned. Loss on building and contents,
$27,500; insurance, $12,500.
Charges of serious character were re-
Gently preferred against the management
| of the Milwaukee Protestant Orphan Asy-
lum. The institution is presided over by
Miss Mason, a lady of seventy years. The
1 direct supervision, however, lies in the
hands of Mrs. Pratt She is charged bye
| three young women, who were employed
| in different capacities in the asylum, with
being incapable, wasteful and cruel toward
| the little ones. Several cases are cited
where children are alleged to have beer
shockingly ill-treated. Against one female
attendant they prefer charges of immoral
| ity. The officers of the institution indig-
nantly deny all charges, and claim them
| to be the outgrowth of personal spite ana
| vengeance.
| Charley Alexander, of Beloit, lad ten
years of age, was so terribly burned by
| fireworks on the Fourth THAT his life was
despaired OF.
| Ezra Shamburg, Henry Fisher and Levi
| Mcfarland, young men, were drowned
while bathing in the Kickapoo River at
Viola, Richland County, few days ago.
| Three hotels, eight shops and several sa-
looms and dwellings at Peshtigo, Mari
nette County, were destroyed by fire,
| which broke out in the Duket House early
| the other morning. The total loss was
$4,000.
A specimen of quartz from Florence
| County was assayed recently, and yielded
| 5000 to the ton.
The survivors of the 18th regiment of
| Wisconsin volunteers have decided to hold
! a reunion at Waukesha on August 81 and
| %. Instead of having regular speeches,
s'hard- tack" banquet will be held, at
which war stories and "reminiscences will
/ be related.
/ Mr.. Spaulding, of Oconomowoc, exhibits
| three we'll formed specimens of ancient
! workmanship which he turned up while
| blowing on his farm. First stone spear
head, second copper arrow head, third
copper knife, evidently intended for do
mestic use.