The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-05-18
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Interesting News Compiled from
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Many Sources.
ILLINOIS.
The Chicago Publishers Union have II
view the erection of a building which viii
accommodate all the weekly publications in
Chicago.
years of age, was burned to death the Other
night His mothers residence caught fire
while he was asleep.
James Pitzer, a leading citizen of Com
argo, died there recently, aged eighty years
A recent fire at st. John destroyed the
coal works located there, and the proprie
tors estimated the loss at 5000
Prof. Worthen, State Geotogist, died a
his home in Warsaw few days ago.
Mrs. Rebecca Hanks, aged eighty-si,
years, died suddenly in Decatur few day.
ago. She had lived in Macon County since
1882.
Two trains collided the other morning
near Sorrento, and two passengers were
killed and a number were injured.
A severe hurricane passed over Elizabetl
about six o'clobk the other evening, level
ing fences, outbuildings and other objects
in its path.
The Washington Loan and Building AS
ISOLATION of Chicago, with capital of 1872,
100000, was incorporated recently.
John Radley, living in Sheibyville, took
poison the other day. His wife attempted
to get a doctor, but he held her until it was
too late. He had been drinking.
Prof. B. G. Roots, member of the State
Board of Education, died recently at his
home in Duquoin.0
Natural gas was struck at Monticello re
Gently at depth of 230 feet.
AS the result of quarrel James Carlir
went to the house of R. G. Meader at Nc
Leansboro, the other day and tried to shoe
him, but Meader drew his own revolver
and shot Meader dead.
The prospect for a:large fruit crop in Cen
trail Illinois is very good.
Seth Partridge one of the oldest citizens
and at one time the largest landholder il
10 Daviess County, died recently at Galena
aged eightytwo years.
Miss Luella Gray, student of the Wes1
University at Bloomington, was struck BY
a limb of tree blown down by the wind {
few days ago and fatally hurt
Isaac Utter, a prominent manufacturer
of Rockford, died recently, aged seventy
nine years, leaving wife and six children
DR.. De Wolf, Of Chicago, in lecture de
livered at Baltimore recently is reported
to have said that there were from fifteer
hundred to two thousand too many physi
clans in the State of Illinois.
IOWA.
The supervisors of Audubon County have
purchased the O'Donnell farm, located neal
Audubon, and will convert it into pool
farm for the county.
Four deaths Of a violent nature have oc
CURED in Plymouth County within five
days. This beats the record of fatalities il
the history Of this county.
At the recent session in Iowa City of The
State Dental Association, the following
were elected officers: President, J. B
Monford, Of Fairfield; Vice-President ane
Superintendent of Clinics, L. K. Fullerton
of Waterloo; Secretary, G. W. Mills, O.
Winterset; Treasurer, F. M. Shriver, O.
Glenwood.
George Miner, ten years old, was killed
by lightning during a storm at Creston ;
few mornings ago.
A jury at Upton, recently awarded
Phoebe J. McMurrin s., 500 damages in
suit against William 7. Rigby for crimina
assault.
General Warner Lewis, of Dubuque, die(
a few nights ago, aged eighty three years
He was Surveyor General of Iowa, Wis
consin and Minnesota under Presidents
oierce and Buchanan. For twenty-foul
| lears he had been recorder of Dubuqu,
| County. His wife survives him. The,
had lived together fifty seven years.
| Three Des Moines school-teachers of the
| gentler sex have recently resigned, will
matrimonial intent.
| The Soldiers Home at Marshalltown fur
nishes comfortable quarters for $50 infrn
| veterans, and it is thought that it will b,
| filled to its capacity 5000 by the close O.
| the year.
The high water at Dubuque recent,
| swept away large section of the new
levee being constructed by General Bootl
north Of the harbor, entailing loss O.
| several thousand dollars.
The annual conference of the Iowa Uni
| tartan Association was held recently a
| Davenport.
At Des Moines few days ago William
E. Shaffer, aged twenty three years, son o.
John r. Shaffer, secretary of the State Ag
ricultural Society, committed suicide by
| shooting. Dependency was the cause.
A young Englishman at Sioux City was
| thrown from vehicle recently and dislo
| Gated his neck. He had the vertebra
| pulled into place by man who came to his
assistance, and it was thought he would
| recover.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy viii
| erect fine passenger station and offict
| building at OttumWa this season,