The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-02
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


No. 2 Spring, 4Sc.
Noah, the eighteen-year-old son of
Spooner White, (colored,) was drowned
few days ago at GAINESVILLE.
Counsel for the thirteen indicted
Knights of Labor of Milwaukee withdrew
his applications for continuance recent
", whereupon the district attorney called
up the cases and secured the forfeiture OF
bail amounting to $4,000
Governor Rusk has reappointed D. n.
Vaughan as Lumber Inspector of the First
district
George Nichols, of Chippewa Falls, a
bachelor forty years old, was found hang
ing by the neck in his shanty the other
day. From his appearancsshe must have
been dead several days A young woman
to whom be had been paying attentions
discarded Nichols, which is the supposed
cause of his act.
At Dry Wood Mills, Chippewa County,
during heavy thunderstorm the other
evening George Sinclair, aged twenty
years. son of the hotel proprietor, was
struck by lightning and instantly killed.
At Superior, Douglas County, few
"
at Mary Shneider, but the bullet missed
its mark. He then shot himself in the
head fatally. A quarrel with the woman
was the cause,
Harvey Blue, of the town of Dale,
Outagamie County, shot himself at his
home few days ago. He had been some
what demented for some time, strong
drink having been the cause. Blue was an
old soldier. He was also the owner of one
of the finest farms in the county, and was
in good financial circumstances.
At Waukesha the other afternoon was
held the funeral of Winfield B. Thompson,
who recently killed his bride and himself
in New York. His remains were placed
beside those of his mother
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
to the number of two thousand held their
annual State picnic in the Capitol Park at
Madison few days ago.
The Michigan Lumber Company, of
Wausau, Marathon County, has sold its
plant and pine lands to A. p. Brewer and
others, of East Saginaw, Mich. for $780,
00O,.
State Superintendent Graham has de
cided that it is not illegal to hold annual
school meetings on legal holidays.
John Clark, hailing from Wisconsin, was
imprisoned at Lafayette, Ind, tue other
night, and in few hours became raving
maniac.
A. warrant for $3.50, S33, the largest ever
drawn on the State Treasury, was issued
by the Secretary of State few days ago,
that sum being the school fund income for
the fiscal year 1885, This has been appor-
toned among the counties for educational
purposes in proportion to the school popu-
lation. By the new mill tax law the
wealthy counties are forced to aid the
poorer ones
The county board in session recently at
Eau Claire decided to appropriate $4,000
to build an insane asylum.
The thoughtless prank of several boys at
Chetek, Barron County, the other day
caused the death of one of their number
by drowning. They had pushed him out
i'll boat, and in attempting to reach shore
he fell overheard and passed out of sight.
Secretary A. Q. Wright, of the State
Board of Charities and Reform, in his re-
port for the month of May last says that
the total number of insane, both acute
and chronic, in the hospitals and asylums
attic close of the month was as follows:
In State Hospital for tho Insane, 527; in
Northern Hospital for the Insane, $40; in
Milwaukee County Insane Asylum, BOG; in
county asylums for che chronic insane,
90S; total, 2,3S1
An Appleton boy receives one dollar n
thousand for all the angleworms he can
send to fishermen in the Gogebic region.
Sheer grit saved the life of Charles Ma
lone recently at La Crosse. He was thrown
under railway car, but managed to catch
the axle and hold on until the train was
stopped. Notwithstanding, his ankles
were pulled out of joint and badly bruised.
Robert Narrower, aged sixty five years,
residing near Millville, Grant County, and
one of the wealthiest and best known farm
ers in the county, cut his throat with a
jack-knife a few days ago.
The old settlers of Green County held
reunion at Brodhead few days ago.
John Meehan, a plumber, fell through an
elevator shaft and was instantly killed at
Milwaukee the other day.
Carlson Brothers, general hardware and
stoves at Eu Claire, have failed for 5000.
Judge Bum, OF the United States Court,
recently fined William Macarthur one hun
dred dollars and costs for selling liquor to
Indians on the Flandreau reservation.
A Marinette girl packs on an average
from fifteen TO eighteen thousand shingles
per day, ten hours constituting days
work.
Buttermilk is becoming the popular
drink at La Crosse.
Wausau Baptists will erect new
church shortly.
Burglars blew open couple of safes at
La Crosse the other night-with powder, but
secured nothing of value.
Mrs. Louis c. Williams, of Oconomowoc,
recently boarded q train at Milwaukee for
home. She presented thirty ride ticket,
but the conductor told her that those tick
cts were not good on his train, and that
she would have to pay her fare. She de-
c,ined to pay, insisting upon her right to
use that ticket, and at BrookieId was re-
quested to leave the train. She refused,
and was informed that she would be put
of, whereupon she folded her arms and In
formed the train officials that her avoirdu-
pois was precisely two hundred and thirty
every OuuCS VI mus 10
handled with care at the peril of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST Paul Railway Com
pany. She was not put off
While unhitching his horses at MiIwau-
kee few days ago Anton Quickley,
wealthy farmer, of Oak Creek, was kicked
in the stomach by one of the animals and
killed instantly.
The second annual meeting of the old
settlers of Palmyra, Jefferson County, was
held at Powers Point recently. Over one
thousand persons were present, coming
from different parts of the State.
Peter j. Lund was drowned in the river
at Eau Claire a few evenings ago while en-
gagged in intercepting wood with pike
pole.
The ST Thomas Catholic Church recent
ly celebrated its semi-centennial at Potosi,
Grant County.
The Board OF Regents the other night
elected Prof. Thomas G. Chamberlin, Of