The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-03-09
THE GREAT NORTHWEST
News Items from Various States
and Territories.
ILLINOIS,.


and Territories.
ILLINOIS.
William Rowland, a farmer resiiinp neal
Mount Morris, hanged himself in his stable
the other night on account OF domes tic
trouble.
Abraham Lincoln's sster-in-law. Mr.
Elizabeth Edwards, aged seYenty-fou1
years. of Springfield, the wife of Hon.
NinIan B. Edwards. and daughter Of Rober;
Todd, of Lexington, KY, died of apoplexy
recently as she was starting for walk.
An eight-foot vein of coal of excellent
quality was struck the other day at Edin-
burg, Christian County.
The Horning mill cooper-shops in Pekin
We're burned few days ago.
Harold Gray, seven-y ear-old boy, was
drowned the other afternoon at Rockford,
by falling through the ice.
August Shultz. young man of Rush, was
run over and killed recently while attempt
ing to board an Illinois Central freight
train.
Joseph Grogan. who lived alone in little
hut in Auburn, was found lying dead on the
floor few days ago by one of the neigh
BORIS children He was one of the earliest
settlers in that county.
The National Live Stock Bank of Chicago.
with capital of 100000, has been
authorized by the Comptroller of the Cur
rency to begin business
Mrs Dr.. Apperson, a well-known lady,
over eighty years of age, died at her home
in Windsor the other evening.
The commissioners of Christian County
recently accepted 81, 900 from the bonds
men of James D. White, who died in An
gust, 1886, as compromise settlement for
shortage of So, 400.
1t is said that S15, 600, 900 worth of tile
has been laid in Illinois, and that the tile, if
placed in continuous line, would reach
around the globe three times.
The main business places of Wellington,
in the southern part of Iroquois County,
were burned few days ago. The fire was
caused by lamp explosion.
Thomas Costello's house and contents.
near Decatur, were burned the other night
Costello and his wife awakened Just in time
to jump out of window before the floor
fell
A brutal murder was discovered the
other afternoon in the leather remnant
store in Chicago of Green Bros. Maggie
Gaughan, aged fifteen years, was found
dead, and bearing all the marks of outrage
on her person. The murderer, Zeph Davis,
o colored man, was arrested and confessed
the crime. At the coroner's inquest the
jury returned a verdict of guilty against
Davis, and strongly condemned the habit
of putting colored foremen in charge of
white girls, denouneing it as pernicious
and not conducive to morals.
IOWA.
The citizens of Northwood offer reward
OF 81, 600 for the apprehension and convic-
ton of the parties who fired part of their
town short time ago.
Theodore Peterson and his mother, who
lived near Bows, were suffocated by coal
gas few nights ago.
Joseph Row, the slayer of Constable
Logan, at Des Moines, was few days ago
sentenced to five years imprisonment
An Iowa paper says: @The palace fever
is spreading" Sioux City has corn palace,
Oskaloosa coal palace and Algona threat
ems baled hay palace, !,
In the State oratorical contest at Iowa
City few evenings ago first honors were
awarded to MI l. K. Wilson, of Iowa Col
lege; second honors to s T. Mears, of Cor
neil College, and third honors to f. s. Ar
mold. of Parsons College
Several cases of smallpox were recently
reported in Polk County. The source of
the infection was returning California ex-
cursionists
The wife of Joseph B. Bavin, residing
near Union, Marshall County, gave birth to
triplets the other night. Each was doing
nicely.
W. 0. Gage, of Sioux City. died of alcohol
ism in the city calaboose recently
A couple of smart young men near Correc-
tionville recently tied the hands of a
school-teacher and plunged him into a
snow-drift The fun cost the young men
fifty dollars and costs each
The State Board of Health has been noti-
fed that Iowa river is too well stocked with
dead fish to be wholesome
Judge Kline at the recent term of court
in Benton County, fined nine different par
ties for selling liquors to the amount of
81, 400. The lowest amount given any one
was $500 and the highest 5000.
Ottumwa claims to have the largest ar
tesian " ell in the United States 1t dis
charges nearly two million gallons in
twenty -four hours
Fire at Sioux City the other night de-
stroyed the livery stable of Buxton &
Kingsworth. Loss, $22OO About fifty
horses were taken from the barn. Fifteen
of them were badly scorched, six 60 badly
that they had to be killed
Seneca Morgan, prominent Fremont
County farmer was found dead in his ward
few days ago with the back of his head
beaten in He was bachelor and lived
alone. The cause of his death was mys-
terry.
Mira George Lee, of Council Bluffs,
dropped dead recently on hearing of the
death of her SON