The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-07-30
wisconsin Items.

Mormon missionaries are proSelytlng III
Door County.
The next annual fair of the Central Wis
consin Agricultural and Mechanical AsSo-
citation will be held on the fairgrounds at
Watertown September 10, IA, 15 16 and II.
Early the other morning the scow Hercu-
les, bound for Milwaukee with tanbark,
water-logged and capsized of Sheboygan.
The crew were saved.
The mother superior of the Sisters of
the Good Shepherd at Green Bay was re-
Gently stricken with paralysis and was in
a dangerous condition.
Sturgeon Bay millers were recently pay
ing seventy cents for wheat.
The stave factory of Syme & Jonas, at
Appleton, employing seventy-fve men,
was burned at noon the other day. The
loss was $50. 900.
The real-estate sales of La Crosse during
the past year amounted TO S1,5OoOOO.
At a special election held recently at
Green Bay on the question of water
works. the vote stood Oil for and 40
against.
Five lads whose ages range from twelve
to eighteen years were recently arrested
at Monroe for robbing the store of Knapp
& Co.
Three children of Fred Clark, farmer
living near Boomer Chippewa County,
were struck by lightning the other day,
and the eldest, aged six years. was killed
instantly; the others were rendered un-
conscious from the shock.
Five business blocks at Bloomel, Chip
pewa County, were burned early few
mornings ago, causing loss of between
100000 and $4,000.
The Gogebic Iron Syndicate of Milwau-
kee filed articles of association recently at
Madison, the capital stock being S., 900, 900.
The Chicago, Burlington g. Northern
railway bridge over the Chippewa is a
splendid iron structure, 1,340 feet in
length, or a quarter of mile. It has seven
fixed spans and a draw 322 feet long,
operated by fine machinery. 1t cost $175,-
900.
The La Crosse chief of police has been
exonerated from the mayors charges by
the Common Council.
In mound lately opened at Montello,
Marquette County, were discovered sew
eral Indian skeletons, all in sitting posi-
ton and with their faces toward the east
Throughout Southern Wisconsin the to-
bacco plants were the other day reported
to be dying of drought, and unless heavy
rains speedily fell less than one-third of
crop would be raised.
Many of the wheat fields near Berlin,
Green Lake County, in which the chinch
bugs have lately been so effective are to
be utilized as pastures for horses and
cattle.
Charles Rohn, while working in a gravel
pit at Milwaukee the other afternoon, was
killed by the earth caving in.
The Best Brewing Company of Milwau-
kes last month sold As, All barrels OF beer,
valued at s3S7, 2SS, and containing 24,205,-
500 glasses, which retailed at 81, 210,215.
Albert Klein, Chicagoan, committed
suicide at Milwaukee with morphine few
days ago
Not much money is being made out of
agricultural implements this year. The
dealers lay it the drought.
Forest fires in Northern Wisconsin are
reported eXGlngulSned.
George Johling was recently arrested
at Potosi for assaulting Maud Bowerman,
little girl, of Patch Grove
Many woodcock are being killed in tho
vicinity of La Crosse.
pouch of mail containing one thousand
letters was stolen at Alton, Rock County,
few days ago. The letters were rified
and left near by. 1t had not yet been
learned if any of the letters had money.
The Scandinavians of La Crosse have
formed temperance society.
Miss Belle Smith and Mr. NJ. Y. Park,
Assistant Secretary of State were married
the other morning at Pewaukee, Waukesha
County.
A seven-year-old son of James Beaure-
gard, of Eau Claire, was drowned few
nights ago.
A kindergarten will be run in connection
with the rubl;c schools of Manitowoc this
year.
The name of the s5toneville (Shawano
County, post-oflice has been changed to
Regina.
Four months time has been spent in the
search for the missing tug Boss, of Two
Rivers, Manitowoc County, but not the
slightest clew of its whereabouts has been
discov cred.
The loggers at Chippewa Falls are still
unable to accomplish much. owing to the
lowness of the river.
j. A. Oeistreich, of Oconomowoc, shot
and killed himself at the Windsor Hotel
the other day. Although reported wealthy,
be was suspected of having been connected
with several burglaries and arsons
Recent interviews with leading farmers
of Buffalo, Pepin, Dunn, Chippewa and
Eau Claire Counties relative to the condi-
ton Of the crops were unfavorable, and the
wheat outlook especially was discourage
ing.
The trial of the Beloit men who assaulted
the Salvationists some time ago will occur
September 10.
George Meyer, contractor and builder,
fell from the scaffolding of the new Con-
gregational Church at Eau Claire a few
days ago and was instantly killed.
1t was estimated that $4,000 was ex-
pended at Milwaukee in arches and pri-
vate decorations for the Saengerfest.
Rev. NJ D. Miller, founder of the First
Baptist Church in Madison, in 1853, died
there a few days ago, aged seventy-five
years. He was born in Vermont. For ten
or twelve years he was in the banking
business at Madison and accumulated
wealth.