The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-19
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS
ITEMS GATHERED FROM VARH-
Gus SOURCES.


Gov. PECK received document re-
Gently that must have tickled his sense
of humor immensely. Evidently the
writer concluded that if he could effect
such result his chances would be bet
ter. The writer was Frank n. Stewart,
La Crosse printer sent TO Waupun for
misrepresentation of a neighbor'S horse.
Stewart said: "In accordance with the
customary courtesy, both in the past and
present, wherein all those holding State
positions under a previous adminiStra-
| ton, do voluntarily or otherwise, protfer
their several designations to the new and
incoming executive. and not being deSir-
Gus of the distinction of being an cX-
ception to the general rule, nor tainted
with a lack of due courtesy, | hereby
tender to your EXcellency my voluntary
resignation of the position and RESPONSE
| bilities which / now hold and possess,
| and to which [ was duly appointed and
| Installed during the term of your hon
Ored predecessor | was appointed to
| the position, which | now possess, by
| Judge Newman, at the city of La Crosse,
| during the May term Of tho District
| Court, in the year 1890: said appoint
ment was for term of three years,
which would expire on or about Nov.
20, 1892. His honor's action in making
| the above appointment I never fully APP
proved of, and have never felt reconciled
| to the position which | have thus been
called upon to fill.
| If the charges made against the Rev.
| Mr. Stanford of La Crosse created SEN
satiOn, the caustic report Of the invest
igating committee has raised much more
| of d stir. The committee consisted of
AT,,c ~ Ich NJ nC NJ N,sncf NNnIl
and Miss T.. HOlbrOok The report is as
follows: 1--WE find that Brothet Tull has
been undisciplinary in his actions
against Brother Stanford. We have
reason to believe that these troubles have
come up through the presence of person
stopping at Brother Tull's house of an
Gnsavory reputation, whom we insist
| should be dismissed from the parsonage.
| In all the trouble we are in at present
| the pastor ignored the church. From
| the action of the pastor the financial
condition of the church has been serious
| lY impaired, therefore we indOrSe the
action of the stewards in relation to the
pastors salary" The criminal suit
against Brother Stanford was withdrawn
with the understanding that no counter
charges be made In view of the atflic
tions coming upon the pastors family
through all this, the following resolu-
ton was adopted by the board: "He-
sOJUed, That at any time during the
present year the pastor has the privilege
| to resign his pastOrate. The pastor
| has taken advantage of the permission
| and resigned.
The first annual report Of the do
cesar school board of the diocese of La
Crosse shows that it contains 900
| Catholics, with an enrolment of 5,572
children in the schools. The Milwaukee
diocese has $50, 900 Catholics, and a SINH
lar ratio would make the enrolment Of
children 16. 900, while the Green Bay
diocese, with 5000 Catholics probably
has 7,OOO the total being 28,572. If to
| this be added the children in Lutheran
and Episcopal parochial schools, not to
speak of numerous private and select
schools in the State, it would seem that
Superintendent Thayer's estimate in his
last annual report that there were about
| Is, 600 children attending private schools
in Wisconsin was good deal out Of
plumb.
PREsCoTT HOSPITAL at Appleton has
received enough of KOch's lymph from
! Germany for 800 injections.
| FRANCK G. NEW of Evansville had
gay time around Seymour as long as he
could make folks believe he represented
Chicago newspapers; but at last he was
heavily fined and sent to prison for one
year for swindling
FIRE at Medford partially burned the
Gay block.
| JOHN ERWIN, of Ashland, has brought
suit against the United States Express
Company for half of the SIS, 600 reward
offered for the capture of the Hurley
bank robber, the other half to go to
Bakers mistress, who decOyed him and
who was the immediate cause Of his ar
rest.
| AT Leopolis, Charles Knock killed his
wife and committed suicide. The bodies
were not found until several days after. A
cat had Toasted on the face of the woman.
AUG. MARQUETT and Albert Lautsch,
of Caroline, quarreled at a dance, and
both were so badly cut that they will
probably die.
| CHRISTIAN SCHROEDER, of Appleton,
aged SO years, suicided by hanging him
self on bedpost. He was living COM
| fortably with his grandchildren. No
cause for the act is known.
HENRY L. OWENS, of Pennsylvania,
found in Cashier Newman, OF the Chip
pewa Falls National Bank, an old
friend. After a few days pleasant visit
he passed a forged $500 draft and
| skipped.
THE Winnebago Indians near Black
River Falls sold all their timber to con-
tractors, who took all that was valuable.
The Indians have now nothing to live on
and are clamoring for more Government
aid. The lands were given the Indians
exempt from taxation for twenty years,
and title was not to pass to them until
the expiration of that time. The Gov
eminent holds that they had no right to
dispose of them, and will begin suit for
| trespaSs against the contractors who
bought the timber
! BY the burning of M. E. Mosher's
stock barn at La Crosse, the imported
stations Royal David, Ally Sloper, and
| Sir Wilfred were destroyed. They were
valued at SIS, 900. Other property burned
brought the loss up to 1000, with no in
| Surance.