The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
INTE r e STING ITEMS GATH Erred
FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

General and Local nterest-of- Marriages
md Deaths-Accitients and Crimes-Per-
ssonal Pointers.
The following Wisconsin pensions
have been issued:
Original Invalid-Andrew Howison Downs
vile; JOS H. Lewis, Berlin; Oscar Pettingin,
Chetek; John G. Boswell, Union Grove; Cyrus.
c. Gibbs. Whitewater; Thos. Olson, alias VIII
son, Menekaunee; Geo. Blum, Baraboo Gustav
Schwebs, Hortonville; George n. briggs, Della
van John Smith, Deer Park.
Increase-Peter j. johnson, PlainfeId: HUI
bert D. James, Columbus; Charles Van Hecke,
Stevens Point; Benjamin Miller, Wheatville;
VIM. II. Simkins, National Milwaukee Home
Charles A. Colby, Clinton Junction; Frederick
Batzold, Eau Claire; Jesse Mather, Prairie dl.
Sac Alexander J. Noble, Mauston Israel
NAH; Frederick E. Mop. McDougal, PittsviDe;
James Voysey, De Soto; Eliezer Willard, Dali.
las; Edward I. Kent, Blaine; Claus Gunder-
SON, Waupaca Chauncey ]. Wedeman,
Lamartine Ancil B. Hoover, Wilton
Ferdinand Korp. National Military Home; Sam
uel w: Dunn dnsane), Sparta; John H. Ish-
Jenkins, Utica; Chas. Bruner, Tomah Horace
Smith Hadley, Rice Lake; Geo. w. w. Tanner,
Thompson, Richland Center James Emerson,
Frenchville; Leonard @. Wilsey, Cedar Falls
William III. Hits, HiXton James A Durfee,
Stevens Point; George A. Stancer, Marcellon.
Reissue-AugustH ageman, Mauston; Edward
Trumbull, Bessemer
Original Widows-Mary A, mother of James
Winkler, Badger; Barbara, widow of Henry Ter
rens, Mshicott Annette widow of Dana d,
Billings, Oline; Caroline, widow Of Frederick
Wolfgram Milwaukee
In reply to questions regarding the
Bennett law, propounded by Eau Claire
officials, State Superintendent Thayer
replied as follows:
will say that it is the opinion of the State
Superintendent that the provisions in chapter
SIG, laws of 1899 requiring boards of education
lf0 and
the time at which attendance shall be consecu-
tive, are directory only. This opinion is
tanned by several prominent attorneys of this
city. None whom have consulted have given
a different Interpretation. do not see that the
constitutionality of the law can be seriously
questioned. The Constitution of this State.
which provides for the establishment of COM
mon school system, and makes its establishment
and taxation for it's support mandatory would
seem to carry with it the authority to secure to
children the privileges and benefits thus de-
rived The act simply afirms the right of the
State to determine certain things with reference
to the education of it's citizens that children
and the State havesrights which parents guard
1ans and others must respect, is the only
ground for an issue Oh the constitutionality of
the law II the law be faithfully executed,
child will be deprived of the benafts of linn
tied amount of education in the English Ian
guage, through the ignorance, neglect or cupid
ity of parents or others having control of them.
The Palms mine, adjoining the cele-
brated Colby NINE on the Gogebic range,
has been purchased by the Wisconsin
Central Railway syndicate, which has re-
Gently acquired several valuable mining
properties. The consideration is said to
be $1,000
Archbishop Heiss, of the Milwaukee
Diocese, is at the Hospital of st. Fran
els, at La Crosse. He has been in failing
health for some months, and it is believed
he will not live long.
Three male teachers in the town of
Cross Plains, Dane County, receive re-
spectively $3.50, $33, and 1928 per
month, out of which munifcent compen-
sation they are to pay their own ex-
penses for board, etc.
At Eau Claire, a few days ago, light
ming struck the large residence of
Stephen Marston, knocking down a.
CHI mney and SCATTERING the roof. The
thunder was loud enough to wake the
dead.
Neglect of duty on the part of twc
brakemen resulted in tail end collision
of two freight trains at Saxon, Ashland
County, on the D., S. S. & A. Railway.
Both were extra freights, bound east,
corn laden. The first section stopped on
the main line, half mile east of Saxon,
and the engine ran light to Montreal for
water. The conductor accompanied the
engine, but ordered the brakemen to pro-
tect the rear with proper signals. In
stead, the brakemen, whose names are
Henry Ryan and Michael Connors, as
the weather was very stormy, went into
the caboose and fell asleep. Engineer
Chatham, of the second section, runningI
an hour behind the first. kept a sharp,
lookout for signals as he passed Saxon,
knowing there was a train ahead, but
seeing no signal, opened the throttle, and
when he struck the preceding train was
running about fifteen miles an hour. A
thick snowstorm prevented his seeing
the caboose until almost upon it. A
sharp whistle was quickly given, and had
the brakemen been awake they could have
escaped Ryan was scalded to death
and Connors SO badly scalded that he
died within a few hours. Engineer
Chatham and Fireman Cook, of the Sec
ond section, escaped with severe cuts and
bruises.
A large meeting of citizens was held
at Wausau to entertain the renewal of the
proposition of the ST. Paul Company in
reference to building a road to Black
Creek Falls to connect with the Abbots-
ford & Northern Road, for the consider
alton of $4,000 and $4,000 acres of
county land. The proposition discussed
met disfavor It was consideration high
and looked upon as a scheme to shut out
rival roads.
"A letter from Ashland says move
has been started among prominent iron
men in the Lake Superior country to-
wards calling an iron-ore convention for
the purpose of influencing legislation
favorable to the mining interests OF that