The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-06-06
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
INTE r. e STI NG ITEMS GATHERED
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

What Our Neighbors Are Doing Matters
General and Local Interest of Marriages
and observation-disclosures and Crimes
sonal Pointers.
Governor Hoard has made the follow
ing appointments: Timber agents, E. T.
Wheelock, Medford, for Third District,
Paul Browne, Rhinelander, Fourth Dis
trict; Mark HI. Barnum, Wausau, Fifth
District; w. T.. Arnott, Stevens Point.
Sixth District and B. p. Fontaine, Grand
Rapids, Eighth District; Gamewards, W.
[. Wentworth, Fort Atkinson; FL. K Far
quharson, Boscobel and F. j. Bartles,
CrivitZ; Trustees Milwaukee Asylum,
John w. Cary and Christian VAIL; State
Dairy and Food Commissioner, H. c.
Thorne, Beloit. The last appointment is.
the most important Office, having been
created last winter. Mr.. Thorne is col
lege graduate, and practical farmer and
dairyman. His salary will be So, 500, and
he will appoint two assistants at Sl,soO
each.
AS a Wisconsin Central train fog
Minneapolis was about one mile from
Chippewa Falls, John Ayotta, g waiter on
the dining car, assaulted young lady
passenger in sleeping car. The con-
ductor went to the rescue, when Ayos3a>
threw large stone, which struck another
lady in the head, inficting serious in 5u--
ries. Ayotta was arrested and on the fol-
lowing day was sentenced to one year IN
the penitentiary.
Fire at Wonewoc destroyed the Bank
of Wonewoc and other buildings, causing
loss of $12, 900.
"A notorious den of infamy, near Pesh-
tigo, was raided the other night by TWEEN
ty citizens of Marinette, masked The
Waterman at the place fred at the attack
ing party. The fire was returned, and the
Waterman fed with slight wounds. Tbs
inmates were turned out and the place.
burned to the ground
"A malignant case of smallpox has
caused considerable alarm among nervous
Milwaukeeans.
"A railway robbery that for daring and
cool nerve surpasses anything in Western
criminal annals was successfully carried
out a few nights ago between Ellis juno
ton and Beaver, on Milwaukee & North
ern passenger train, the particulars OF
which are as follows:
When the train reached Beaver station the,
passengers had composed themselves for such
sleep they could get. Beaver is q small
were waiting and the train pulled out with but.
q few seconds stop and sped on into the dark
ness through the piny woods. As the lights
from the little station disappeared from view
the rear brakeman, who was standing the
az door of the last coach, was startled to $50
the door open and stOutIy set figure clad IN
dark 5t clothing step inside The same instant q
lace, and low but determined voice
called Hands up and no noise
Deity and rapidly the highwaymar<
went through the brakemans pockets hut
found nothing. Still covering the man with
his revolver and in the other hand holding a.
smaller pistol the highwayman marched him
ahead through the car In turn each passenger
reached and cleaned out as thoroughly anu
rapidly as ii he had passed through stream -.
quicksilver. AS each man finished he was
ordered to step into the aisle of the where
he Was covered with that big six-shooter At
the end of the car all We're huddled in the cor
ner as q shepherd herds his sheen in g. pen The
raid Melted the bold highwayman between 81 900
and $, 500. James Hughes of Iron River lost
50 and a silver watch; e. G. Mason, of Mari
jiette, O gold watch and $175; E. c. Allen a tray
cling man from Marinette SITS and g. gold watch.
John Wells, of Menominee, a gold watch and IS
James Hughes, of Iron River gave up his last
dollar; r. ID. Butler of Random Lake Wis
had $500 in his pocket, but the bold highway
man missed him in the confusion; from u Chi
ca5o travelling man a roll of 800 was secured B.
travelling man who sat in the next seat handed
out q roll of bills said to have contained $500
The robber was dressed like lumberman had
dark full beard, was about feet inches tal,
neared Ellis and the speed slackened the
robber moved slowly back to the rear
end OF the car, still covering the shrink
ing crowd in the forward end and with d.
quick movement he stepped backward through
The door and dropped off into the night. With,
MS disappearance the crowd of victims awokes-
as from Il nightmare. An alarm was speedily
given, and when the train stopped at the station
few hundred yards farther on q posse WAS.
reused and started in pursuit of the uudacRons
coaches We're not of what was going on.
until the robber had left the train.
In suit against Nelson Cole, q Rock
County farmer, John Kelly was awarded
$500. Kelly is l4-year- old boy who, had
a foot cut off by the defendants reaper.
The Millers' National Association viii
meet in Milwaukee this month. They VIII
again consider the question of limiting
the production of -four.
Miss Addie Lanouette, one of Wan
sau's young ladies, has fallen heir To
fortune of $40, 900.
New York capitalists have made a
proposition to build a street railway In
Fond du Lac.
Five thousand pike have been placed
in the Rock River by the fish commission
ers
In the Circuit Court at La Crosse, at
ter trial lasting three days, a Jury
awarded DR.. Frank Powell o Judgment Of
S., 500 in his libel suit against H. L.
Hohl, publisher of the Hokah (Minra.s
Chief. DR.. Powell is generally known SIS
the white beaver" He was the Union
Labor candidate for Governor last fall.
A two year-old son of Mrs. Henry
Hoffman, of Fond du Lac, set fire TO sts
clothing while playing with matches and