The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-15
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 9 S1@S14c Corn
No. 9, s6@361le. Oats-No. 2, 2S@2SAc.
Rye-No. 1, 5S4@5s1sc Barley--No. 2
Spring, 5S11Sc.
Tie number of graduates from the State
University from 1854 to 1885 is 1,150
Louis Anderson, who tasted so long under
haystack that had toppled over him on
farm near La Crosse, is about to engage in
business at Rockford, I'll. His friends have
provided him with artificial legs and money
enough to stock a store.
The roads in the timber country about
Eau Claire we're recently in worse con-
dition than they had been at any time dur
! ing the winter. The lumbermen were in
disinay, and stampede of woodmen from
the various logging camps was feared.
About sixteen hundred pounds of pike,
| pickerel and bass have been received at
Eau Claire within few days. They were
| speared through the ice in lakes in the
vicinity of Chetek by Indians. The In
dams make profitable deal by disposing
| of the fish to second dealers at the rate of
| three and one half to four cents per pound.
| At one of Eldred & Sons lumber camps
| George Korty was killed by falling tree
| few days ago.
Malignant scarlet fever prevails at Alton,
| Rock County.
Governor Rusk few days ago granted
a full pardon to George Wilson, formerly
of Troy, n. Y, who in 1865 was sent to
| States Prison for life for the alleged muir
der OF John Riley, barkeeper in ]. K.
| Groves saloon at Milwaukee. The Gov
ernor is thoroughly convinced that the
murder for which Wilson suffered twenty
| long years Imprisonment was committed
| by another man who was involved in the
row leading to it.
Joseph P. Cox, one of The staff OF the
American Hospital at Eau Claire, was ar
rested a few days ago on charge of seduc-
tion preferred by Miss Mary G. Pealock, of
| st. Paul, who is well known in social circles.
Craftsmen broke into the big Schlitz
saloon on East Water street, Milwaukee,
the other night, exploded the safe and car
ried off $500 in cash and other valuables.
| The Appleton Manufacturing Works
caught fire the other night in the cupola of
| hA0iA OuANAhS3 NhtCA Woo polOfJ
sumed. The loss was estimated at $4,000;
| fully insured.
Austin Finn, aged seventy years, was
killed by the cars a few days ago near
| GAINESVILLE.
| A son of Amos Lidley was bitten by
dog at Monroe. Green County, few days
ago, belonging to DR.. Ernest Copeland, of
! Milwaukee, who is now in Paris. The boys
face was badly lacerated and permanent
| ly disfgured. The dog was left with Clyde
Copeland, brother, to keep for the doctor.
| MThe North Chicago Rolling-Mill Com
pany, of Milwaukee, recently announced
to the men employed in the Bay View
mills, about 500 in number, that an increase
of pay had been decided upon, to date from
! January l. The increase ranges from
twelve to fifteen per cent The company
has purchased one thousand acres of land
at Connellsville, Pa, and will make their
own coal hereafter.
George Whitcomb, who stole $1,000 from
the safe in the Northwestern depot at Green
Bay last month and married lady at Big
Suamico, was run down by a detective a
few days ago and made full confession.
| mis-. I1duUdu IOiL1dH OdiGDUS1 uleu db
La Crosse the other day, aged seventy
years. Mrs. Campbell was the widow of
the late Lieutenant Governor Erasmus D.
Campbell. Both he and his wife died in
great poverty and obscurity, and the death
of the latter revives old political reminis-
cences. 1t was Campbell who was elected
LieutenantGovern over Carl Schurz in
1857. Schurz was the only one defeated on
his ticket, Governor Randall and the others
pulling through successfully.
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Pope, of Sheboy
gan, celebrated the sixtieth anniversary
of their wedding few evenings ago. The
old couple are quite hearty and bid fair to
add another fifteen years to their welded
life. There are five children, twenty-five
grandchildren and eight great-grandchil
dren. Conrad Pope was born in 1902, his
wife Caroline, nee Brinkmann, in 1893.
whence they emigrated to America in 1S48,
and have resided ever since in Sheboygan.
Christian Ritter fnruiture-dealer at
| Milwaukee, recently caused the arrest of
Adolph Schoenleber, wealthy German cit
izen, for criminal libel. While in jail Mr..
Schoenleber severed his windpipe with
razor, infiicting fatal wound.
During a misunderstanding recently at
Appleton Julia Giskie shot Peter Arm
strong dead and threatened the life Of
Policeman Gulden. She seemed to think
they intended to force an entrance into her
house at night.
The Eau Claire Norwegians intend to es-
tablish an independent Norwegian paper.
Governor Rusk has appointed the follow
ing County Judges, their terms to expire
the first Monday in January, 1890: ]. I'll.
Carpenter, Dane; George w. Wing, Kewau-
nee; B. II. Darling, Forest.
H. T. Cassidy, dealer in general merchan-
disc at Menomonee, assigned the other
evening to R. II. Cassidy. Assets estimated
at $1,000; liabilities unknown.
The champions of the Knights of Labor
organizations state that within six months
they will have over two thousand members
in La Crosse.
Willard Cotanch, of Pine River, Wau-
shara County, became insane recently
while en- route to California for the benefit
of his health
Rev. A. Miner, for sixty years Baptist
1 CelSDIdISQ otSuOicGu dIlilfcI-
sary few days ago at the residence Of his
daughter, Mrs. c. II. Richards, in Madison.
The footings of the building statistics of
Superior, Douglas County, for the year 1885
amount to s525, $50. Among the most noted
buildings erected are a handsome union
depot, s25, 600; hotel tower (brick}, $4,000,
and a roller fouring-mill, $4,000. Thirty
thousand dollars has been expended in i'm
proving the stock yards.
Ida Littlefie ld female tramp, who was
sent to the House of Correction at Milwau-
kee a few days ago, informed the Police
Justice that the County Agent at Chicago
had shipped her to Milwaukee.
It is said that the Northwestern Road is
soon to commence the construction of its
Southern Wisconsin line westward from
Kennimore along Military ridge.
James Harvey, an early settler, and for
years the Oldest citizen Of jefferson Coun-
ty, died at his home in Palmyra few days
ago, at the advanced age Of ninety-four
years.
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