The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-10
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS!
INTE e STING ITEMS GATH Erred
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

! and observation-disclosures and Crimcs-Per&
sonal Pointers.
The prosecution of Chief of Police
William Sullivan, of Hurley, develops
to have been nothing less than bIacks
mail schemes.
The Davidson Bros, who are now
building large theater in Milwaukee,
are having plans and specifications pre-
pared by Chicago architect for the erecj
ton of an eight story hotel adjoining the
theater. The building will cost $500, 600!
Bruno Rother, bookkeeper for the
Cream City Brewing Company, Milwau1
kee, has teen arrested, charged with em1
bezzlement He had been employed by
the company for two years, part of which
! time was spent in Chicago as the COM
! pany's agent. He admits his guilt, and
says he began to steal year ago, making
false entries to cover up his crime. The
shortage will exceed So, 900.
Several Black River Falls umbermen
have crews at work in the pines, getting
the camps in order and in various ways
preparing for the winter numbering cam
paign. 1t is thought that the cut will be q
light one this winter.
-Edgerton sportsmen are arranging for
a coon hunt in the near future. A half
cured for the occasion.
The Madison Journal says that Mr.
Flint, of the United States Naval OBJ
servatory at Washington, has been ap-
| pointed Assistant Astronomer at the
Washburn Observatory, in the place of
Mr.. Fl. M. Egbert, who has accepted a.
profess orship in the College of Ohio. Mr..
Flint comes to this institution highly
recommended.
John Pung, of Appleton, and a
E.rother-in-l law named Schomisch, Of
Kaukauna, were struck by q passenger
train on the Lake Shore Railway. They
were driving home from the County Fair
at Hortonville, had reached the track
near the County Asylum, and had heard
the approaching train, but their horses
became nervous, baked between the rails
and ell were struck by the locomotiyeI
Pung and the horses were instantly KILL
ed, and Schomisch seriously wounded.
The following Wisconsin pensions
have been granted:
Original Invalid-William BolGe Adam Hem
thora Stephen L. Fish, Albert Wight, James
Turner John Elmer Samuel B. Johnson, Fran
! els M. Dawson. Jay j. Hawley, Russell Lampkin,
Jr., David A. Starks, Mashack Payne John N,
Parkinson, Benjamin F. Thompson, Williams
DYia TOo1A
Graves, George W. Babcock, John r. Winklery
Frank Kiefer, Thomas Pollard, Thomas Frog
Increase-William F. Evans, Erastus Phil1ipsy
| Da1iel w. Shear, Richard M. Bartlett, alias
Thomas w Meeks Patrick Neil, James |.
| Priddy, John Carter, Gaspard Kipes, John L.
| Miller
Original Widows Margaret, widow of Michael
Daley; Mary A., widow of Hugh O'Neil.
There is a merry war among the
Methodists of Wisconsin which may de-
velop into an irrepressible conflict, says
recent letter from Milwaukee.
The conference at Beaver DAM instead of con-
ciliating the opposing factions, has only served
to make matters worse. Presiding Elder Hall
sew who was deposed, has a strong following
and will not tamely submit to unreasonable
dictatiOn. He has been relegated to the ranks
and has been assigned to the Grand Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church of Milwaukee,
J. l.. Hewitt, who formerly occupied this pulpit,
has been raised to the position Of presiding
elder. There is another Methodist church in the
city where the dove OF peace has fallen from
| it's perch. Bishop Newman has removed Rev.
E. G. Updike from the Summerfield Church
and appointed Rev. j. P. Creighton Mr.. Up4
dixie has been sent to Appleton, but will proba-
! bly, rebel against the order The Directors of
the Summerfeld Church entered a protest
against the removal of Mr.. Updyke, and the ac-
tion of the Directors will be sent to the Board
of Bishops, the highest body in the Methodist
| Church of America This is the first time that
the will OF bishop has been opposed by q
church. Rev. Fletcher d. Wharton whose pros
! pensity for chewing plug tobacco has brought
him much grief, will not go to Philadelph1a.
The church there, hearing of his trouble in Mil
waukee, telegraphed him that it would hire an
other preacher. Mr.. Wharton became angry
and Bishop Newman thereupon assigned him I'd
BelOit to take the place of Rev. Mr. White, who
goes to Milwaukee to assume charge of the flock
at Asbury Church.
Francis V. Piper has secured ver-
dict of 81 900 against the st. Paul Rail-,
way company in the Jefferson County
Circuit Court, for injuries received last
October, by being struck by train run
ming faster than six miles an hour in the
city of Watertown. He was thrown
from his wagon and had two ribs broken
and his horses were killed.
The city of Milwaukee receives annu-
ally for liquor licenses $241, ZOO. AS the
saloon licenses are $3.50 each, this gives
the city 1905 saloons, or one for every
166 people. Of the whole amount col
lected 81, 40 is paid over to the Polics4
mems Benevolent Association.
"A horrible double tragedy was rex
Gently enacted at Ogema Price County,
Charles Stevenson and William Johns
were found dead in their beds 1t is not
known that they had quarreled, and the
motive for the crime cannot be surmised,
as they had been good friends. The ap-
pearances indicated that Stevenson, in
whose right hand a revolver was found,
had first shot Johns, who probably died
without a struggle. I he murderer had
then placed the revolver to his own head
and blown out his brains
Methodist Parson Fletcher L. Wharf
ton was arrested while at banquet given
by a Milwaukee Grand Army most in hiR