The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-08
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

home from work the other evening, was;
killed by a switch engine at Sheboygan.
He was seventy-two years old, and leaves
family in poor circumstances.
AT Sherry's Station, Wood County,
few days ago Henry Anderson was fatally
injured by being crushed by logs rolling
from skidway. Deceased was unmarried.
and resided in La Crosse.
Rev. A C. Barry, the oldest Universalist
minister or the State, is at present engaged
in Good Tenn ,lar work. Years ago he was
the editor of tn g Old 0akeH Bucket, temper
ance organ publ shed by the present Gov
eminent printer.
During this season of the year large num-
bers of wolves are slaughtered in Grant
County. The bounty is an exceedingly
liberal one: female wolves bring county
bounty of twelve dollars AID State boun-
ty of five dollars.
John Pokrzyva, John Michns and Frank
Lewandowski, Poles, were con 7icted at
Milwaukee few days ago of nluTde. in the
second degree for clubbing fellow coun-
tryman, John Datka, to death.
August Endter and son, nineteen yeacs
of age, were ehopping in the woods near
Appleton recently when a neighbor named
Hugh Boyle came up and a quarrel arose
about a boundary line, when Boyle assault
ed the two with a club, injuriRg the old
man badly and dealing the younger one
such blows that his skull was broken and
he has since died. Boyle Immediately fed
but was captured. He said that the killing
was done in self-defense.
In a wrestling match at Madison few
evenings ago Evan Lewis easily defeated
Tom Cannon, taking 1hree falls in success
sion. The defeated man stated that Lewis
could throw any athlete in America.
While Darius Jones, of Hebron, jefferson
County, was visiting his son at Fort Atkin-
son the other night he accide 1tally tripped
aud fell downstairs, breaking LIS neck.
One of the Schlitz Brewing Company's
storehouses at Milwaukee, contain ing 12O,-
600 bushels of choice barley, was a.naged
by fire few days ago. Loss, $4,000; In
surance, Sos, 900.
Hon. E. A. Foote, of Footville, Rock
County, died recently, aged seventy-six
years. He was member of the Constitu-
tional Convention in 1S47, apd served dur
ing the war as chaplain of the Thirteenth
Wisconsin regiment.
While Louis Pingel, a farmer OF the town
of Greenville, Outagamie County, wass
cleaning an old revolver recently, his little
daughter, seven years old, approached him,
unnoticed. The pistol was suddenly dis
charged and the bah lodged in the child's
brain.
The La Crosse papers report such "a
scarcity of onions in that section that CO.'S
sumers are obliged to pay from Twenty-Five
to thirty cents peck for the m.
During the temporary absence of the por-
ter of Pullman sleeper which was stand
ing at the Milwaukee & st. Paul depot in
Milwaukee early the other morning a thief
entered the car and quietly walked away
with sachels, clothing and other articles to
the value Of several hundred dollars.
]. F. Smith, of WATERFOWL, is the latest
victim to advance money as security for a
position with travelling theatrical troupe
He bemoans the loss of fifty dollars.
The Sherry lumber and logging camps,
about two miles from Marshffeld, Wood
County, were completely destroyed by fire
the other day. Loss about 81, 600; no insur-
ance. A Swede named Anderson had 800
in cash burned up. All bedding, stores and
mems personal effects were burned.
Wrequich Goenzliske, of Milwaukee,
picked up peculiar metallic object a few
days ago. found on the sidewalk, and took
it home to examine it, While doing so it,
exploded, tearing a thumb and finger from
his hand This was the second Internal
machine found lately on the South Side
There are thirty high schools and acade-
mics in the State on the accredited list of
the State University at Madison.
During the past season over seventy
buildings were EFT 1ted in Hurley, the iron
city of Ashland County. The improvements
are valued at $4,000
Large shipments of Lake Winnebago
sturgeon are being made at Malone station
Robert Forkenbridge, seventy years old,
was killed by the cars at WatertOwn the
other evening
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Be-
lott, which has lately been rebuilt and much
improved, was re-dedicated few evenings
ago. 81.
The State Teachers Association met in
annual session at Madison few days ago.
The residence of Thomas H. March, at
Spencer, Marathon County, was destroyed
by fire the other night. A man named
johnson was seriously injured by a falling
brick. The origin of the fire was unknown.
The loss was between $4,000 and s25 900,
partially insured.
The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences,
Arts and Letters held its sixteenth annual
session at the capital few evenings ago.
The First Congregational Church of APP
pleton has extended a call to Rev. John
Faville, who recently withdrew from the
NJ. E. Church. His salary was fixed at
$1,000
A Farmers Institute was held recently at
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, which was
well attended and very interesting.
During the year 1885 there were 1913 miles
Of new railroad track laid in the State.
A clerical-looIing individual put in an
appearance at Lancaster, Grant County, a
few days ago, exhibited forged letters of
recommendation and proceeded to take
subscriptions for the aid of the poor Be
lieving the man to be fraud, the pastor of
one of the local church societies caused his
arrest and he was proven to be as suspect
ed. The money he had collected was turned
over to the Justice and the reverend"
was given ar hour to leave town. He left
as fast as his feet would carry him.
The Milwaukee Merchants Association
at recent special meeting adopted resolu-
tons favoring the suspension of silver
coinage.
The gross earnings of the Chicago, Mil
waukee G, st. Paul Railroad for the year
1885 are computed at S25 100000, being
50, 900 in excess IF last year.
The La Crosse County Board for year
past have been wrangling over q bill to ap-
propriate $4,000 to erect a county insane
asylum. They recently decided to leave it
to a vote of the people at the next general
election.
Albert Obenkerger has been commits
stoned storekeeper in the First Wisconsin
District
Farmer MCGOWAN, who lives a little
south of Fort Atkinson, sold six tons of
broom corn recently to buyer at from
sixty to eighty dollars ton, and the buyer