The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-04-27
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the other morning at his home in Waterloo.
At the recent annual encampment in
Cedar Rapids g. A Constgny, of Avoca,
was elected Department Commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic
Captain G. ]. Swan, prominent Sioux
City attorney, died suddenly the other
morning of apoplexy. He was forty eight
years old.
The wife Of Senator E. R. Cassett died a
few days ago at her home at Pella.
Articles of incorporation of the Sioux
City Rapid Transit Company have been
fled with capital stock of ST. 900, 900.
The incorporators embrace the leading
business men of the city.
The official call has been issued for a con-
vention of Republican clubs to be held in
Des Mones on Wednesday, May 2.
Three constables in Des Moines were re-
Gently indicted, charged with receiving
brides in liquor cases. Their names are
Potts. Hamilton and West
w. A Overmire, formerly supervisor OF
Carroll County, cut his throat from ear
to ear the other day in Des Moinea He had
lost money
About eight miles northeast of Altoona
lives thrifty German family, with five
| children three of whom are Albinos One
| is boy about sixteen years of age, with
| very small pink eyes, that are Indifferent to
light He keeps his eyes shaded in day
time, and q sudden glare of light would
knock him down. His pupils are scarcely
| observable. He can not do any work in
day time, but frequently plows all night
The darker the night the better he can see.
| The three children have light Albino hair
| and skin as soft as velvet
The Callahan Female College and Drake
| University of Des Moines are to be combined
| as normal school.
/, Dubuque grocers have been generally
| victimized by a man dressed like Ia
| borer, who presented checks forged fo1
| small amounts
| The Des Moines Presbytery recently
| adopted resolutions condemning the order
| forbidding instruction of Indians in thei1
native language
Governor Larrabee has vetoed the bill
passed by the late Legislature which pro-
| vided for rebate in case of convicts who
| conducted themselves well, shortening theil
| terms in the penitentary. The Governor
| decided that it was retroactive in it's ma.
| ture, and it it became a law would imme-
| diately release from the penitentiary l27
| convicts
| The State Amateur Rowing Association
will hold regatta at Spirit lake July "a
and %
| WISCONSIN,.
| The Beloit College has bought the Beloit
Water-Power Company's paper mill fol-
SID, 600
| David Caribou, a well-known Indian
| guide. says the entire western end of Lake
| Superior, from Port Arthur to the Wis con-
sin shore, was soiidly frozen over this win
ter, and that several trips were made by In
dians across the immense ice foe with
safety.
The water at Marshfield and vicinity was
few days ago the highest known fol
| years The Yellow river was torrent and
nearly every bridge over it was swept
| away
| Early the other morning the California
House and twenty other structures at De
| pre- were destroyed by fire, causing a loss Of
| S75, 600; insurance, $4,000
Mr. and Mrs William Beebe, natives Of
New England and pioneer settlers of this
| State, celebrated the flftieth anniversary Of
their wedding at the family residence in
Platterville the other evening.
| The railway boarding house atJanesville
owned by William Canary, was destroyed by
| fire early the other morning. Loss, So, 800
insurance, 81, 600
The State Board of Pharmacy at it's re-
| cent annual session at Madison elected the
| following officers: President, A. Fl. Hollis
| ter, OF Madison; Secretary and Treasurer
| T. b. Helnstreet. of GAINESVILLE.
1 ,Iudua DYER of tho ITnited States Caurt