The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-01-03
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
INTE RI STING ITEMS GATHERED
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

% 0cuefdi anu LOCat interest mar-
riages and Observation-Disclosures and Crimes
Personal Poirte~s.
Albert Randall, an escaped convict
from the penitentiary at Waupun, was re-
captured at Mankato, Mimi. He was
convicted of horse stealing and sentenced
to three years at hard labor, Feb. 10,
1888.
A fire in roothouse on the farm Of
Wallace Lord, in Waupaca, caused by
the carelessness of hired man, de-
stroyed a large part of 1900 bushel lot
of potatoes.
-Gaffney, Clerk of Ashland County,
having failed to make his report, his
books are being investigated It is said
he has not made an entry on the credit
side of the cash book since January last.
Joseph Dessert, lumberman at
Mosinee, was dropped into q basement
and seriously injured by stepping upon an
insecure cellar door. Several of his ribs
were broken.
AT Hudson, 1O-year-old daughter Of
D. Hoffman was fatally scalded by the
tipping of boiler full of hot water.
Martin Goebler, aged SO, was killed by
the cars at Stevens Point
Nicholas Bach, an old man, was
gored to death by vicious bull while he
was crossing field in Waumandee, Buff
falo County.
Ernest Kurtz and his 15-y year old son
were found dead in the woods about three
miles from Jacksonport, Door County.
They had gone out early in the morning to
cut cordwood, and the superstition is that
a limb fell from tree which they were
cutting down and killed both instantly.
Kurtz was formerly resident of Milwau-
kee. He leaves wife and three children
in poor circumstances.
While l7-year- old son of Michael
Gibson, blacksmith of the'town of Sey-
mour, Outagamie County, was hunting in
the woods he fell over his gun, discharging
it, the entire load lodging in his abdomen.
He lived for two days.
The residence of w. Fl. Lord, situated
on the banks of Shadow Lake, near Wau-,
paca, was burned to the ground. Loss.
Sc, 500; insurance, s., 800.
Henry Christensen, life prisoner at
Waupun, made an attempt to murder JAS
Hilbert, q guard, the other day, with a.
hammer. Hilbert was not seriously in
jured.
An electric light pole at La Crosse had
become so strongly charged with cleo
tricity that beer sign that had been nailed
to it gave one man a heavy shock, and it
nearly paralyzed drunken man. Some
one took hammer to remove the sign,
but the first blow returned q shock which
caused the holder to drop the tool and re-
tire with numb hand. An ak was then
procured and the sign was removed, but
not until several shocks were received by
those who handled the ak.
Hon. Edward Schofeld has presented
the Soldiers Home at Waupaca with one
of the T. W. Harvey Lumber Company's
ready made cottages, which is manufact-
ured in Chicago complete in all its details
and ready for occupancy.
"A blaze in the town of Center, Rock
County, destroyed property valued at
$4,000. The fire was on the farm of
George Parmley. Before it burned out,
large tobacco shed and several acres of
leaf had been reduced to ashes. The
property was partially insured.
"A postofice has been established at
Armstrong Greek, Forest County, with
VIM. S. Cook as postmaster.
"A. Jones, of Wausau, has been granted
500 by the Government for the difference
in salary Of private and lieutenant, he
having served during the war in the latter
position and receiving pay as a private.
H. F. Welch, under bonds at Eau
Claire on the charge of adultery is missing
Chippewa Falls parties are on his bond
for 5000.
Peter Peterson, charged with murder
ing Swedish companion in the woods
near Superior, has been arrested.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway Company has opened it's new
passenger depot at Beloit
John Elder, Jr., has been arrested
near Eau Claire for firing several shots at.
James Jefers. Elder was attempting to
rob Jeffers' apiary, and when discovered
by the proprietor shot Mr.. LETTERS.
Grant Randalls, a school teacher, has
been arrested at Black River Falls,
charged with assaulting Mary Heath,
aged IL. He thought her conduct was
such in school that she merited a thrash
ing, and gave her one. The jury acquitted
him.
Ben Miller, of Browntown, is in Jail
at Monroe, charged with having forged a
note for 5000.
Burglars cracked the safe in the
store of George Parr, at Barron, secur-
ing Sc or 81. The explosion broke the
windows in the front of the building and
damaged the stock I. goods somewhat