The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-04-10
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
INTE f STING TIE MS GATH e II e ID
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

what Our Neighbors Are Doing Matters
General and Local Intercst-of- Marriages
and observation-disclosures and Crimes-Per-
sonal Pointers.
Wisconsin municipal elections: Mad
ison-R. N. Bashford Democrat, was
elected Mayor by majority of $50, and
E. r. Cox. Republican, Treasurer, by All.
License carried by about five hundred
majority. Milwaukee-The entire DEM
ocratic ticket, headed by George w. Peck
for Mavor. was elected. Peck's majority
is 1000. Ashland-T. C. Wilmarth, the
,itizens' candidate for Mayor, was chosen
by 2S6 majority Appleton-A. H. Lew
ings, Democratic candidate for Mayor,
was elected; the rest of the Democratic
nominees were lso chosen. Eau Claire
The entire Democr ratio ticket was elected
by maiorities rang cling from $50 to 600.
Of the Alderme a elected three are
Republicans and six Democrats. Lii
cense carried by d inc hundred majority.
Black River Falls There was no politics
in the election: the vote was against
license, which caused great rejoicing
among the temperance people. Waupaca
The Republican nominees were all
chosen without op opposition, and there was
majority of 66 in favor of license.
GAINESVILLE = The Republicans elected
their entire city ticket, except Attorney;
the vote for Iicen Sc was 1907, and Sl2
against. Manitowoc-The offices were
about EQUALLY divided between the Re-
| publicans and democrats. Watertown-
The Democratic ticket was elected by the
usual majority. Columbus-A mixed ticket
was elected, cons listing of about an equal
number of Democrats and Republicans.
| Marshfield-A non-partisan ticket was
| chosen. Amigo The Demo cratic cand-
date for Mayor was elected by $50 ma
| ioritv. Oconto- John Noonan, Demo-
crat. was elected Mayor. Fort Atkinson
There was abo Tut an equal division of
the Offices between the Republicans and
Democrats. Bar boo = The Democrats
| carried the dav. Ripon-The Demo-
Gratis secured the Mayor and the Repub-
Iicans the Treasurer; license had large
majority. Chippewa Falls-The Mayor
and all the city offices with the exception
| of Treasurer were captured by the Demo
Gratis. Beaver Da 1.-The Democrats elect
ed the Mayor and three of the four
new Aldermen! Kenosha - All the
Democratic andidates for municipal
Offices were elec ted by majorities rang
ing from to 332. Beloit-The Repub-
licans were victor ious by majorities rang
ing from 800 to 4O0 the majority for
license was. only 48. Wausau-The en-
tire Democratic ticket, with the excep-
ton of CITY Treasurer, was successful.
| Oshkosh-AIl the Democratic nominees,
from Mayor dow ID. we're elected. Racine
Weber Dem was chosen Mayor over
Mitchell (Rep.)I the present 1ncumoentS
nearly all the rest of the Democratic
ticket was elected
The Western Manufacturing Com
pany of Menasha, employing 500 men,
will remove to S hyperion.
John Quincy Griffith an old settler
and welI-known stock breeder, is dead
near Whitewater.
"A passenger on a Wisconsin Central
train committed suicide by hanging him
self on the train near Waukesha. The
man entered the smoking compartment of
the sleeper, made loop of handker-
chief, and by suspending it to coat hook
succeeded in strangling himself. The
handkerchief broke under the weight,
but when the passengers discovered the
man he was SO far gone that he could not
be revived, and he died in a few minutes.
No one on the train knew him, but from
papers found on his person his name is
believed to be frank Schmidt. A ticket
from Spokane Falls, Wash, to Detroit,
Mich, was foun in his pocket, together
with $54 in cash.
-Ex-Mayor Edward O'Neill, President
of the Merchan ts' Exchange Bank, died
at Milwaukee last week. Mr.. O'Neill
was 70 years of age. He had been a
resident of Milwaukee since 1850. In
1855 and 1856 he served in the Legisla-
ture He drew up and introduced the
bill for the esta blishment of the Wiscon-
sin Industrial School for Boys of Age,
and for twenty years served on the Board
of Management. He served four terms
as Mayor of Mil waukee from 1868 to 1869.
He was always prominent in educational
matters, and served repeatedly on the
School Board He was President of the
Water Works Commission when the sys-
tenn was built In 1869 he was chosen
President of the Bank Of Commerce, now
the Merchants Exchange Bank, and held
the position ever since
Sensational charges against govern
ment employees at Ashland are made in an
open letter by A. Denomie, a leader
among the IndiPns on North Wisconsin
reservations. He charges in effect that
certain Federal officers had sought to
take advantage of the destitute, almost
starving, condition of part of the Indians,
to compel them to trade OF valuable pine