The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-07-03
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
ITEMS GATHERED FROM VART-
Gus SOURCES.

Two river men found the badly de-
composed body of a man among the logs
in the Chippewa at Eau Claire. The re-
mains were not identified. Appearances
indicated murder and robbery.
Thomas Norman, a leading citizen of
Richland County, committed suicide at
his residence in the Town of Henrietta.
He is thought to have been temporarily
insane.
The United States Judge at Madison
last week ruled that in certain contin-
gencies the Postmaster General has the
right to fix the salary of third class Post
masters. Postmaster General Dickinson
did this in the case of A. B. Parmenter,
for seventeen years Postmaster at Mid
dleton, Dane County, making the order
extend back over his entire time of SER
vice. When Parmenter retired from Of
fee three years ago it was held that he
owed the Government nearly $4,000
which he had retained as compensation
Under the decision this must be repaid.
Parmenter will also be prosecuted Grim
inally.
Milwaukee dispatch. The interne-
cine troubles which a Government APP
preparation for new federal building
was instrumental in precipitating when
the question of sites arose have finally
conferred in a strife betN On Mrs. +.
Champion and the other owners of prop
erty on block %, the chosen location.
Mrs. Champion, who owned strip on
the block which was condemned by the
Government, appealed from the decision
of the appraisers and was defeated be-
fore both Judges jenkins and Gresham,
of the District and Circuit Courts re-
spectively. Anxious to realize on their
property without delay the other proper
ty owners raised a purse of $4,000 f,
the discontinuance of Mrs. Champions
suit Now notice is given that the lady
will appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States, and this may keep the
owners of about $3.50, 600 worth of prop
erty out of their money and practically
out of the use of their property for three
or four years and delay operations on the
new building for an equal length of time.
Ed Ducannen, Washburn black
smith, vas Tilted by waiter girl He
disappeared and subsequently his body
was fshed out of the Sioux River, within
stones throw of the place where the
girl refused him.
Fred M. Wright, who died recently
at Oshkosh, had been an invalid for
twenty nine years. At the age of two he
was vaccinated and the virus being from
diseased COW, the poison made an idiot
of the child. He has been cared for like
a baby ever since. He was kept in a
room and had not even the intelligence
of dog. His mother has been his con-
slant companion, to whom he at times
showed affection by licking her hand.
Milwaukee dispatch: It is now said
that the census enumeration of Milwau-
kee will fall short of 200, 600, which will
be disappointing to every one. A recount
may be as ked for.
1925, eco from Price County for damages
to property, person, and feelings through
charivari, was awarded judgment for
800 damages. His feelings were not
taken into account.
New Wisconsin patents: G.G. Camp
bell; Milwaukee, catch-bas;n cover; E.
Dederick, Milwaukee. automatic clutch
for car starters; L. F. E aston, Lacrosse,
electric temperature regulator.
"A number of gold watches, chains,
etc., stolen at Waverlv, Iowa, from a
salesman for B. F. Norris, Alister & Co.,
of Chicago, were found the other day in
pile of lumber at Lacrosse.
The following Wisconsin pensions
have been granted.
Original Invalid-John A. Davis Horton
vile; navy John Black, National Military
Home Nicholas Strife, National Military Home;
August Bartell. Madison; John Faulds, Area
dia; Oliver I. Powell, Morgan; VIM. Wheeland,
Hacker, Manitowoc: John E. Anthony, Evans
vile; VIM. Delong, Eau Gale; Chas. b. Hough-
ton, Adams Center Frank w. Wade, Hudson
City; John Scanlon. Symco; August Hansen,
Dacoda Chas. B. Dake, Newton George E.
Ketcham Kilbourne City. VIM. Wall, James
Vile Grin d. Doolitt1e, White Creek.
Increase--Daniel Bundy, Marinette; Joseph
G. Truesdale. Viola; Daniel L. Nolop. Hixton
Frank D: Frederick Ableman; Augustus s.
Jones, Oshkosh; Christian Mas New London;
Henry Signor, Ironwood; James w. Hughes,
PIover; John N. Gallagher. National Military
Home; James P. Denney, Ridgeley; Andrastus
Cook, Fox Lake; John w. Fuller, Kilbourn City;
VIM. Ploutz, Naugart; Nicholas Gille, Green
Bay; Tobyrel Halvorsen. River Falls VIM. f.
Bockhouse, Wilton; VIM F. Blockhouse,
Mansion Edward H. Thatcher. Palmyra; w.
Volney Boyce. Sharon: Martin Fl. Lynn. Grand
Rapids Rudolph Shultz, Sun Prairie; Willis J.
Roberts, Ottervale Charles Trauner. Mil
waukee Henry MCGOWAN, Whitehall.
Reissue-A. D. Becker. Sparta Filing New
house, OxfordviIle; Dudley Wilcox, Fall River;
Jesse B. Long. Menominee Thomas Clifton,
Bridgeport; John Bottcher, Watertown; Sam
uel Boswell, Kendall; (Ins.) John E. Bartlett,
Albany; Henry d. Lockwood, Brooklyn; James
II. Thompson, Osseo John II. Sausman, New
Richmond William st. Clair, Barron; Benoni
O. Reynolds, Lake Geneva; George A. Baldwin,
Oconto.
Reissue and lncrease-William D. Tharp,
Potosi Charles Piers, Menonlinee.
Original Widows, Etc-Rosa, widow Of Gustav
Vetter, Milwaukee John, father of John Dwyer,
| Glendale Catherine widow of Samuel Goan,
Millville; Martha J., widow of Geo. w. Gee.
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