The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-04
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Interesting News Compiled from
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ILLINOIS.

Interesting News Compiled from
Many Sources.
ILLINOIS,.
In Chicago the other day, within an hour
and only one block apart, two men were
run over by beer wagons and killed.
John Causner, aged forty years, while
burning corn-stocks on his farm near Vir-
ginia recently. was seized with fit, fell
into the fire and was burned to death.
A Knights of Pythias Lodge was instituted
at Shelbyville the other evening with forty
charter members W. B Marshall was in
stalled as Chancellor Commander
John A. Mccullough, well-known farm
er of Rock Island County, aged forty-five
years, while blowing the other day in his
field stopped and cut his throat with a
razor. He had been suffering occasional
mental arrangement for some time
Jacob Weber, German farmer, aged
seventy-three years, hung himself in his
barn at Guilford recently while temporarily
insane.
Barney Norris (colored), a pioneer of the
Galena lead mines, who was born slave
in Commodore Stephen Decatur's family,
and was body servant of President John
Quincy Adams, died recently at GaIena,
aged eighty years
Mrs. Davis, widow of the late Justice
David Davis, of Bloomington, has returned
to her old home in North Carolina
Horse distemper is epidemic in Guilford
and adjoining townships in 10 Daviess
County, and farms are suffering great dam
age by delay in work on account of the dis
ease.
]. ?. Chase, one of the pioneer farmers
of Dwight township, and his wife, cele-
brated their golden wedding few days ago.
Early the other morning lightning struck
| the barn of Stephen Nichols, near Syca-
more, burning it TO the ground, with a loss
of So, 900 on building, fourteen COWS, four
horses, eight calves, grain, harness, ETC.
Christoph Huhn's large planning mill and
factory at Belleville were burned a few
nights ago. Loss 1000; insurance. &c.
| 600
Seven children of Mr. and Mrs. ]. J.
Quinn, of Chicago, have died by accidents
The seventh, a ten-months- old daughter,
was drowned in slop-bucket the other
morning.
Charles Flood, the telegraph operator and
agent of the Illinois Central at Midland
City. was killed the other afternoon while
attempting to board passing train.
Governor Oglesby has reappointed John
M. Pearson, of Godfrey, member of the
State Board of Live Stock.
The will of Mrs. James s. Waterman, of
Sycamore, sets spart her residence and sixty
acres of land for school for girls, and pro-
vides a fund amounting to 100000 for
it's maintenance.
IOWA.
At an early hour the other morning the
large roller mills in Carlisle caught fire
and, with seven other business buildings,
were burned, entailing loss of $50, 600,
with but $40, 500insurance
Miss Rebecca King, ayoung lady en- route
from Florida to her home in Imogene, FIRE.
| mont County. died of heart disease on a
train near Birmingham, Ala, few days
ago.
Philip Held.a young farmer living near
LIE Mars, shot and Killed his mother few
days ago and shortly after shot himself
dead. He had quarrel with his mother
about the sale of horse.
Young Hurlbut, on trial at Boone, charged
with killing Constable Logan, was acquitted
| the other day.
At the State oratorical contest in Mason
| City recently Miss Schermerhorn, of that
| place, was the successful contestant, with
Miss Ida Simonson as a close second.
Constable Frank Pierce, the leader of the
gang of searching constables in Des Moines,
| was recently indicted by the grand jury for
| receiving brides.
| Colonel John A. Graham, for several
years mayor of Keokuk, but for the last
| twenty seven years resident of Washing
| ton, died recently, aged ninety years.
| By decision of the Railway Commission
| ers the railway station on the Northwest
| ern road known as Whitman will hereafter
| be called Luverne.
| A child named Susie Clark attempted to
| climb through the spokes of wagon
| wheel at Mason City the other day, and
| was crushed to death by the sudden start
| ing of the horses attached to the vehicle.
| Addison G. Ellis, who was soldier in
| Company Fl, New York Cavalry and men,
| Der of General Sheridan's escort, died at
| Gilman recently of consumption.
Governor Larrabee has appointed Mrs
| Mary Miller, of Des Moines, widow of a
soldier, to be State Librarian, in place OF
Mrs. S B. Maxwell, who has filled the posi-
ton for ten years.
While Henry Howard was operating a
horsepower saw near Eddyville few
days ago the fy-wheel burst, one of the
pieces striking him in the abdomen and
killing him.
The body of Albert Hills, aged forty
years, was found the other afternoon par
| TALLY buried in sawdust in one of the old
unused houses at the Arensdorf brewery in
Sioux City. He disappeared November Ia
last, and probably committed suicide.
| The Board of Trustees of the State Nor
NAL School at Cedar Falls has reappointed
H Fl. Seerly principal for two years
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