The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-28

Through the efforts of the Travelling
Mems Protective Association, assisted by
the Merchants Association of this State,
the following railways have combined on
an interchangeable mileage ticket: Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul; Wisconsin,
Central; Milwaukee and Northern; ST..
Paul and Duluth; Duluth, South Shore
and Atlantic; and Winona and st. Paul.
"A special agent on timber depredations
Of the General Land Office and clerk
from the Indian Bureau have been detailed
to investigate the cutting Of timber from
the Indian reservations at the La Pointe
Agency. The United States District At
torney for the Northern Wisconsin Dis
trict has been directed by the Department
of Justice to institute criminal and civil
proceedings against all persons found to
have unlawfully cut or removed standing
timber from any Of these reservations.
His attention is especially directed TO al
legged unlawful operations on the Fond du
Lac Reservation.
Jealousy was the cause of most hor-
rible butchery at High Bridge, few
miles from Ashland, on the Wisconsin
Central Railroad. The details show that
it was a murder which for brutality is IN
paralleled in Northern Wisconsin. Thomas;
Montgomery, the victim, was so mutt
lated that he lived only few hours. The
tragedy occurred in little log hut, occu-
pied as a residence by Montgomery, who
was a woodsman. Louis Burke is tie
contractor, and, with his wife, lives al
High Bridge. Burke had for some time
been suspicious that Montgomery and his
wife were unduly intimate, and it is said
tha+ his suspicious were partially con-
frmed. Burke became aroused to such a
pitch of jealousy that he stole into Mont
gomery's cabin at the dead of night and,
with an axe, literally chopped his victim
into quarters. One blow laid his head
open, another penetrated the lungs, and
the terrible butchery was not completed
by the fend until the body was almost a
shapeless mass. The little town became
thoroughly aroused when the fact of the
murder became known, and a mob was Or
gained to hunt for the butcher. He es-
capped to Mellen, however, and there gave
himself up to the constable. Mont
gomery's awful misery was ended by death.
1T is estimated by members of the FL
nance Committee that in addition to the
special tax of $4,000 between $35, 600
and $4,000 will have to be raised to meet
the necessary expenses of the State Grand
Army Encampment next August. The
announceme Mt is made that the encamp-
ment cannot be made success without
expanding nearly 100000 and it is pro-
posedto raise the extra amount needed by
subscription. There seems to be little
doubt that the additional $35, 900 or $780,
600 will be raised without any difficulty.
Such business men as will be most bene-
flied by the encampment are expected to
contribute the bulk Of the money, which
will have to be raice by pc bular sub
scrptlon.
The frozen body OF 20 t1n3 man OF
about 80 was found two miles northwest
Of Monroe. 1t is suppos d to be the
body Of a young German, lerd Roth, who
had been missing since Feb f. There
was bullet-hole in his 70 head and q
revolver was in his right had.
Agent Gregory and staff b ave arrived
at Ashland, after ten days Tip through
the Yermilion Lake region, where they
gratuitously distributed provisions and
clothing among the Bots Fort Indians,