The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-14
WISCONSIN BRTEFLETS.
INTE RE STING ITEMS GATHERED
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

tacKed Dy Vicious horse, which kicked
him, breaking two ribs, inficting scalp
wounds, ETC., before he could be rescued
by fellow workmen
james Johnson, Seandinavian resi-
dent Of Augusta, committed snicide by
hanging himself with his suspenders m
the lookup in an insane fit resulting from
drunkenness.
George L. Farnum, son-in-law of j.
L. Johnson, of Beloit, died at Aberdeen,
Oak, after a brief illness. He was n
graduate of Beloit College in 1880, and
successful lawyer at the time of his death
He married Miss Matte Johnson, in
Beloit, about five years ago.
"A farm hand employed by Thomas
Treleven, near Fond du Lac, has disap-
peared with a team belonging to his eIn--
ployer.
William Hartman, Treasurer of the
town of Spencer, Marathon County, Inns
been arrested on charge of embe2zle-
ment.
Frederick Weyerhauser, who has been
negotiating for the purchase of the saw
mill plant and large pine-land tracts of
the Valley Lumber Company, of Ear
Claire, is said to have secured an option
thereon, the consideration named being
$650,000.
While hauling logs down hill In The
town Of Harmony, few miles from
Viroqua, Gustav Hash, farmer, was in~
stantly killed by load tipping upon hi1a-
Mrs Andrew Brake, of Martell. III
Pierce County, while temporarily insane,
drowned herself by jumping into we'll
AT Ashland, Ben Ryan was killed by
a falling tree in logging camp.
An Eau Claire druggist has sold s23.
800 worth of drugs known as camp RENE
dies, to loggeys in that vicinity.
Frank Degraff, a respected young
farmer of Beloit, while in fit of mel2u--
choly, fatally cut his throat with razor
He left q wife and one child.
Edward Lawrence who fell nInetz-
feet duling the construction CT the Stevens
Point water works standpire, has fecoy-
cred and returned to his home IN love-.
City, Iowa.
William Brown, son OF n 3Ior1noyB
preacher at La Crosse, hanged himself
at Aitkin, Minn. While at La Crosse
the young man was so eccentric that he
was fleqently held to account by the pc
lice.
William Bundy, settler Mt Be!oit III.
1886 and one Of the first persons to declare
that place his home, died at the age OF -
Years.
Price Comfy has two new towns
KEENAN, and Emery.
The record for pig-iroa making by q,
charcoal blast furnace has been beaten 2>y
the Ashland furnace, which made 100 tons.
or twenty-five tons more than my o12a-
furnace ever made in one day.
MIR. Gunder Buchrostad, of Farming
ton, La Crosse County, celebrated his ole
hundredth anniversary recently Mr.
Buchrostad came from Norway thirty
years ago. For the past few years he has
always walked to the Mississippi River, n
distance Of thee miles, and fshea. Ha
is in good health.
The State Railroad Commissioner h. 3
made his second biennial report for the
year ending June 80 last, to the Governor.
He indorses the interstate law. and con
tends that express companies should be
made to pay license fee to the State,
also, that some means should be devised
to tax Interstate sleeping car traffic. Rail
way building in the State for the past two
years has been unusually high, and PROM
lses to continue so for the immediate
future. The aggregate earnings CT al2
roads for 1888 were 1924, S9I, 6l9; operating
expenses, SIG, 632, 1875; and the total rail-
way debt, $ll7, 547, 900
AT the United States Indian Agency
at Ashland positive den al of the re
ports of trouble with the contractors &C
the Fond du Lac reservation, who are
alleged to have refused to obey Commits
sioner Oberly's order, is mada by Agent
Gregory and Chief Clerk Beaser.
The Clerk of Court at Fond du Lac,
received letter from the Fiji Islands that
was written by Benjamin Morris. former
resident Of that city, to secure papers TO
prove that he is citizen of the Unise9
States, SO he can claim the protectloza OF
this Government il his title to certain
lands confscated by the English I'D the
of the islands to the lands OF.
that country in the year 1874, ut which
time Mr.. Morris removed to Learnka.
Fiji, TO care for his father in his last Il-
ness, and to look after his business inter
ests. His father died and willed him
large estates in Fiji, which have been
wre> ted from him by the Eagli Ii Govern
ment
William Paush, living nea. James
Vile, was struck on the foot with an axe.
welded b. his brother, who was chop
ping wood The foot was almost severed
rom tie ankle.
A Madison dispatch OF the 4th inst
says: Editor Mandt, shot aad badlr.