The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-12
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.,
INTE r e STING ITEMS GAIT Erred
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

The following Wisconsin pensions
have been granted:
Original Invalid = Goodrich e. Erickson,
Blair; Samuel Boom, Jeddo; Lewis III. Holden
Zenas II. Clark, De Soto; Theo. Helvey, Regina
VIM. Skinner, National Military Home; Louis
Koehle deceased Milwaukee; John Horton
(navyl. Edgerton August Terens, Michicotr
John N Brann St Wendell; Ludwig Phoenix,
Cazenovia; VIM. w. Hunter, Kingston; Thomas
Dean, Stevens Point; John +. Martin, Sandy
Bay.
Increase-Walter S. Heal Dayton; Marvin J..
Vincent, Sun Prairie; John S. Sherbondy, Al
bany; Lyman Greed, Richl&nd Center John I.
Nelson, Bessemer; Abner Darling, Neillsville5
Paul Andrews Stevens Point; John Schneider,t
Kewaunee; Gaines, Aldrich Birnem wood
Adolphe Jadin, Walhain; John Rollins Bell
mont; Joseph Chadsey, SPARTA Joseph Brow,
ling Oregon; WILDER J. Cochrane, Grand Rap-l
ids; Adolph Rademaeher, Bloomer; Robert
KinzeI Montello Gottlieb f. Boetzel Wilton;
Joseph Dean, Green Bay; Albert Pound.
La Vale; Horace Dumbleton, Manawa Henry
Lancaster Fort Howard Charles 5.1 5,,, Bind.
VIM. Billett, Whitewater; James Ledwick, RAJ
cine Nathan H. Utter, Elmwood Robert Scott,
GAINESVILLE; John Kelly Philips; Gottlieb See,
field, Readfeld; Niles A. Nelson, Arkdale Ber4
nard Markus, POtosi; Peter Beaver, Spring
Green Michael Herold, Osceola Mills Ehh1 W.
iel b. Dipple, Darlington; Samuel Watson,
Hillsboro Daniel Camptield, Sparta; James
Feeney Madison; Charles i. Wood, Royaltons
Daniel w. Collins, Colby; Frederick Duppler,
Paoli Leroy j. Mckinney, Peedee; Hans Peter
son, Excelsior.
Reissue-Oliver vansant Sun Prairie; John
Saville, National Military Home
Reissue and Increase-Erastus Basin, Man"
ava.
Kilbourn CITY.
Original WI lows Mary S. Gray former widow
of Norton E. Hubbard, Dodgeville; minor OF
Norton e. Hubbard, Madison Dorothea Rehder
former widow of George G. FOrey, Egg Harbor:
Mary, widow of John Campbell, Monroe; Della
IT,, widow of Samuel Hoyt Sparta.
The village of Barron, in Barron
County, is greatly excited over the con-
fession made by man known as odd
Peck" who is now, and has been for
some time, an inmate of the County
Poorhouse.
Peck has been very SICK and few days ago,
thinking he WAS about to die, called the Aims
house Superintendent to him and announced
that he wished to make confession Of murder.
Eight years ago, he said, while living in cabin
near Barron, q WooGman came to his house one
night and asked for shelter. He was taken in,
but during the night Peck arose. and, assisted
by his Juno, murdered the stranger. The
body they buried the next day in the woods
back of the cabin. The almshouse officials at
once reported to the authorities, and sure
enough the bones of a man were found in the
exact place described by Peck. The remains are
now in the custody of the authorities. Instead
of dying Peck began to get better as soon as he
made his confession and is now in fair way to-
recover He still sticks to his story The SOM
Juno is now serving O. term in Wanpun for
larceny. and old Peck has always had hard
reputation.
The Supreme Court has just rendered.
a decision in the most important railroad
case that ever came before the courts of
Wisconsin.
1t was the case of the Chippewa Valley and
Superior Railway Company, respondent, vs.t
The Chicago ST. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha
Railway Company in which the title to land
grant from Veazie to Superior, q distance of
sixty miles, was involved. The dispute arose.
out of contract entered into between these
companies, tho first of which is in reality the
Chicago Milwaukee and St, Paul. At that time
the grant, made originally to the Portage and
Superior Railroad Company, consisting OF 400
600 acres of land, mostly heavily tinbered
with pine and hardwood, was about to lapse
because of non-fuffl1ment OF the condit1ons.k
The companies above named set about securing
the forfeited grant. 1t was agreed to let the
Omaha company take the grant without any
opposition, and the roads agreed to aid this
road as best they could for which the Omaha3
to turn over share of the spoils. The
Omaha company gobbled the grant and built
the road, but when the other companies sought
to get their share of the secret compact the
Omaha company stood them off. The lower
court decided against the Omaha companyd
which thereupOn demurred on the ground that
the contract was lobby contract" and against
public policy The Circuit Court overruled the
demurrer, but the Supreme Court now reverses
that ruling. Two of the Judges dissented to the
decision rendered The amount involved in the
Cd6S 1S SCL16UuILS OV0I P1,OOO,UOOs
Superintendent Porter, of the cen4
sus, has completed the list of SUPERB
visors Districts in the different States,l
and it has been approved by Secretary
Noble. Following are the divisions made,
in Wisconsin:
First District--Dodge, jefferson Kenoshaag
Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth WASH
ingtOn, and Waukesha Counties.
Second District-Crawford Dane, GrantJ
Green, Juneau, Iowa, Lafayette Richlandf
Rock, Sank and Vernon Counties
Third District-Adams, Brown, Calumet, Cod
lumbia. Door, Fond dT Lac, Green Lake, Ke1
Sheboygan Waushara, and Winnebago Count
ties.
Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Mari
nette Oconto, Oneida Portage, Price Shawano,
Taylor, Waupaca. and Wood Counties.
Fifth District-Barron, Bayfield,, Buffalo, Burr
nett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire,
jackson, Lacrosse Monroe Pepin, Polk Pierce,
Sawyer, ST. Croix, Trempealeau, and Washburn,
Counties.
The State University faculty has sus-
pended A. M. Long, sophomore, OF Sun!
Prairie; Theodore Kronshage, junior, of
Boscobel; G. A. Ingram, freshman, of,
Durand; A. F. Kellogg, sophomore, Of
Portage; and Martin Hughes, sophomore,
VI w 1AOO6hI, Oh BUS p1C1eu u D0luS Iu-
volved in the recent hazing scrapeJ
These are the boys who refused to testifY
in court on the ground of self-incrimina-)
ton. At a monster mass meeting Of
students resolutions were adopted declar-!
ing the insinuations that perjury and
falsehood were INDUCED in by Students
in the police court unwarranted and OUT
rageous.
The old pillow works at Eau Claire are
TO be utilized for the manufacture of
petrole fuel.
Quartz taken from the KoIter mine.l
near Wausau, assays $22 gold per ton.
The mine will be worked day and night,
The Supreme Court has rendered a.
decision sustaining the proceedings of
Judge Reyes of the Municipal Court of
Madison in the hazing investigation