The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-21
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The following are the Milwaukee grain
quotations: Wheat-No. 2, 7714@015c.
Corn-No. 2, 34sl@S54c. 0ats-No. 2, 291(
02911Sc. Rye-No. 1, 64s4965c. Barley
Ne 3 Spring, 49e.
A bunch of winter wheat measuring
seventeen inches was recently taken into
Eau Claire by j. H. Kerr, of Wheaton.
A farmers boy near Eau Claire recently
discovered VOLTS den which yielded $40
in bountieS.
A terrible rain and hailstorm, &C
companied by high wind, visited Palmyra,
Jefferson County, the Other day, covering
the ground an inch deep With hail-stones
as large as robins eggs. Millard Johnson'S
house, two miles distant, was struck by
lightning and considerably damaged.
A heavy frost in the GAINESVILLE section
the other night was believed to have sert
ously injured the fruit crop.
The body of Kate Binkmann, young
woman, was found in the river at Sheboy
gan the other morning. 1t was supposed
that she was murdered
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order
Ol OnlbGu UOIkIu6U uOlQ lbS u1ntu dnIutdl
session at Oshkosh recently. The secre-
tary's report showed the present member
ship to be 62S0 The following officers
were elected: Grand Master, R. j. Flint,
of Menomonee; Grand Foreman, 7. II,
Hornicke Oshkosh, Grand Overseer, Ed
ward Ostel, Prairie du Sac; Grand Druid,
H. H. Zahn, Milwaukee; Grand Recorder,
q. G. Heath, La Crosse; Grand Receiver,
J. II. Marston, Appleton; Grand Watch
man, j. B. Balsam, Hudson; State Medical
Examiner, H. McKenna, Baraboo; Su-
preme Lodge Representa- W. A.
Walker Manitowoc; c. A. Master, Sparta;
DIR. Gordon, Oshkosh.
At Milwaukee recently Harrison Luding
ton, Jr., son of Ex-Governor Ludington,
was granted divorce from his wife on the
ground of desertion.
About twenty tons of giant powder are
used weekly in the Menomonee range
mines. As the Northwestern road will no
longer transport the article local factories
are to be erected.
Sheriff Campbell, of Hudson, returned
from New York the other evening with
one of the robbers who stole c. Muser's
team in Kinninnic Sherman, his pal, was
still at large.
Dogs killed thirty -nine sheep belonging
to Mr.. Hardell, of Dousman, Waukesha
County, in one night recently.
The dwelling of Ira Pixley, homesteader,
in Florence County, was totally destroyed
by fire the other night. Three children and
Mrs Henry were badly burned. One
two-year-old girl was entirely consumed,
only few charred bones being found. The
fire caught from forest fire.
The story is told of Wisconsin lumber
man who was caught by rolling log the
other day, and held so fast that he was un-
able to get away. He yelled in vain for
help. While lying there a big bear camo
up to him. He drew hisrevolver, and fired
six shots, killing the bear, and these shots
were heard by lumberman, who went
to see what was going on, and released the
prisoner.
The trials of the alleged rioters in the
town of Richfield, Washington County,
terminated suddenly a few days ago by ali
the participants, eighteen in number,
pleading guilty to charge of simple as
sault.
A mob of about three hundred men gath.
cred around the Jail at Appleton the other
night to do violence to Stewart, the pria-
oner charged with an assault upon six
year-old daughter of Mr.. Lake. An active
police force was on guard, however, and
easily kept the men back. Stewart was
quietly arraigned in tho circuit court,
when he pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to prison for nine years, one year less thar
the extreme penalty.
Ex-Governor Alexander Gray, of Wis.
consin, died at his home in Washington 4
few days ago.
Ashbury Cole, a wealthy farmer living
four miles north of Eau Claire, while
walking along the railroad track a few
days ago was run over by the cars and
killed. He was intoxicated, and would not
heed the warning of the engineer.
| Tustin, Waushara County, is happily sit
uated, as far as floods ara concerned. The
| town is built on a sawdust foundation, and
when the wafer rises the people rise with it.
Burglars few nights ago entered the
house of John Vogel, farmer, near Helen
vile, Jefferson County, and robbed the
| place of nine hundred dollars.
| Three tramps recently went to the house
| of poor widow in Appleton, and finding
| her alone, ordered her to cook them some
| beefsteak. She refused to comply and
when they undertook to do it themselves
she suddenly leveled a good-sized revolver
at them and politely requested them to
| skip. They skipped.
,
Patrick Conway were arrested recently,
| charged with breaking into the post-office
| at Centralia, Wood County, and blowing
| open and robbing the safe.
| Phillip J. Sshaub, prominent farmer,
| fell dead at his home near Lancaster, GRAM
| County, a few mornings ago.
The branch shops of the Marinette IRON
works Company, recently destroyed by
| fire at Florence, will not be rebuilt.
The Rock river at GAINESVILLE had fallen
considerably a few days ago, and an ex-
animation of the upper dam showed that
| high water had done damage to the extent
| of over $1,000 Repairs had commenced,
| which will take all summer.
Lung fever is affecting the sheep in Outa.
| gamie County.
The Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
| at the recent session in Oshkosh elected
officers as follows Grand Chancellor, G.
e. Hamilton, Milwaukee; Vice-C Chancellor,
a. E. More, Stevens Point; Prelate, NJ p,
Curran, Faupaca; Keeper of Records and
Seals, L. w Coe, Milwaukee,; Master OF
Exchequer, F. Kraus, Milwaukee; Master
at-Arms, E. D. Scott, Beloit; Inner Guard,
| I. B. Gilbertson, Eau Claire; Trustee for
three years. Fl. W. Halsey, Milwaukee.
Little Hans Kass, of sheboygan, got hold
of bottle of whisky recently, and swal-
lowed so much of it that his life was de-
SPARED of.
A coal stove exploded recently at Ber-
lin, Green Lake County, burning and
bruising Edward Brunsman's face in ter
rible manner.
The Chicago Burlington & Northern
track-layers from the north and south met
in La Crosse few days ago. The track is
now all laid from La Crosse to the Chip
,,o,x-o ,.iro, ond tho Ioon-lfua around fha