The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-06-25
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
The following are Die MiIwaukeo grain

Inc following are the MILWAUKEE, gram
quotations: Wheat-No. 2 7i1S@72c.
Corn-No. 9, s4l4ta3i14c. OatS-No. 2, S21z<.
0s21<c. Rye-No. /, 554@551zc. Barley.
No. 2 Spring, 6O@6)15c.
The Young brothers, of Louisville, Dunn.
County, have within three months earned.
s26S bounty by killing twenty-five wolves,
seven wildcats and one lynx, near the
Chippewa bottoms.
The seventh annual reunion of the Vet
erans' Association of Southwestern Wis
consin was held recently at Mineral Point
Twelve hundred veterans were present.
Captain c. H. Baxter was reelected preSi4
dent of the association for tbs seventh
time.
A fire in the Arcadian Springs Bottling
Works at Waukesha the other morning
caused loss of 5000.
Seth Leonard and W. Benjamin, of Bos-.
ton, two countsrfeiters, were arrested at
Beloit the other day, who had been passing
altered greenbacks-S3's raised to Sos and
$5's raised to SOS.
Mrs. Albert Halderson, of Newton, Ver-
non County, was killed recently by being
thrown from wagon by a runaway team.
She was dashed against tree. A babe
which was in her arms at the time escaped
unhurt.
jeff Mccall was attacked few DAYS ago
by his brother, Taylor Mccall, at British
Hollow, Grant County, and had fist fight
Taylor renewed the quarrel and was struck
by his brother with an axe. He sustained
fatal injuries.
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recently in the woods near her residence,
near Fort Atkinson, jefferson County.
Paris green was found in her stomach, and
it was not known whether she was poisoned
or committed suicide.
Everett Bacon, a wealthy farmer living
near Milton, Rock County, was declared
insane recently He had made three at
tempts to kill himself.
1t is estimated that one hundred million
feet of lumber were destroyed by the re-
cent forest fires in the vicinity of Eagle,
Waukesha County.
The Masonic Grand Lodge of Wisconsin,
at its recent session at Milwaukee, ex-
PEELED John W. Woodruff, the defaulting
secretary, from the order. Eugene S. Ell
lott, of Milwaukee, was elected Grand Mas
ter.
Charles Bauer, one of the rioters indicted
at Milwaukee, entered plea of guilty
few days ago and paid fine of 5000.
Onalaska La Crosse County, citizens
will endeavcr to have the village incorpo-
rated as city.
The recent forest fires in Marathon
County wrought such damage that quite a
number of timber-owners would be obliged
to send crews in to cut the timber in order
to preserve it from the worms.
Daniel Hanley was found guilty of muir
der in the second degree by the circuit
court at hartford, Green Lake County, a
few days ago, and was sentenced to fifteen
years Imprisonment. BE shot James Cal;
lahan in tue latter's door-yard at Neshkoro,i
Marquette County, February last. The
act was committed while Kanley was un-
der the influence of liquor.
1t is understood that President A. L.
Chaplin has rendered his resignation as
president of Beloit College, to take effect
at the next college commencement. Presi-
dent Chaplin is the oldest college president
of the Union, and has been connected with
the college since its foundation in 1S47.
The Chippewa river was flooded few
days ago from the Little Falls dam, about
twenty-five miles north of Chippewa Falls,
and the river brought up to an eight-foot
level, enabling all the logs that were be-
tween that point to come down. The south
fork drive was hung up near Fifield. This
was one of the largest drives on the river,
estimated by old lumbermen to be fully
forty million feet.
The killing of unmuzzled dogs, under the
ordinance, was begun few days ago at
Milwaukee. Forty CANNES were killed,
and two policemen shot themselves, inhict-
ing painful wounds.
One hundred thousand trout and salmon
have recently been put in the streams in
the vicinity of Platteville, Grant County.
Every stream in Southern Wisconsin has
now been stocked
j. & E. B. Friend, dealers in laces at Mil
waukee, failed recently for $4,000
A tract of pine land estimated TO havs
upon it about fifty million feet, located on
the Wisconsin river, was sold few months
since for $4,000. The purchaser has now
been offered 100000 for the same tract,
which offer has been refused
Two hundred and fifty men will have
steady employment for the summer on the
granite works at Berlin, Green Lake Coun-
ty.
The five State Normal Schools expect to
graduate fifty-fv pupils this summer, and
to grant certificates to sixty-two
The fortieth anniversary of the Episco-
pal Diocese of Wisconsin was celebrated at
Milwaukee few days ago.
While driving COWS home on her fathers
farm, ten miles from Lancaster, Grant
County, few evenings ago Mrs. Joseph
Bacon was brutally outraged by tramp.
Bands of armed men were securing tho
surrounding country intent upon lyncbing
the villain.
An alligator was seen recently IN Target
lake, near La Crosse.
Burglars entered the residence of Louis
Wolf at Sheboygan Falls the other night
and stole $1l0.
The fourth annual convention of the
German-American Press Association of
Wisconsin was held recently at Madison,
and thu next meeting will be held in Ap-
pleton in Juns, 1887 Officers for the ensu
ing year were elected as follows: Presi-
dent Richard Porsch, Madison; secretary,
c. II. Schmidt, Manitowoc; treasurer, G.
Bloomfield WATERFOWL. 1t was resolved
TO hereafter demand the transaction Of
cash business with advertising agents, and
to insist upon limited credit system in
dealing with local advertisers and sub
scribers.
A chime of three bells has been placed in
the belfry of st. Johns Lutheran Church
at Waterfowl. The largest Of the bells
weighs 1900 pounds.
Mrs. Henry Schultz widow living near
Manitowoc, was burned the other night
while trying to light fire with fagot of
straw and died the next day.
While two brothers named Becker we're
scuffiing at their home in Marshfield, Wood
County, recently one was thrown against
sharp axe and seriously injured His
right ear was cut off and the temple artery
severed.
A monthly stock-day fair will hereafter
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