The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-01-08
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
ITEMS GATHERED FROM VARI-
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shortly after sent to States prison. is
raving maniac. He will undoubtedly be
removed from Waupun, where he was
sentenced for life, to the Oshkosh insane
hospital.
Mrs. HENRIETTA BARNARD, who went
to Waterville, Racine County, in 1916, is
dead at the age of 81.
SOME time ago Wenzel Schroeder, Of
La Crosse County. disappeared. His
friends concluded he had gone to Dakota
to visit brother. His dead body has
just been found in the woods near his
home. A gun was lying across his
breast, and it is supposed he committed
suicide.
JAMES ARTHUR, who was probably the
biggest man in the State, died at Linden
the other day. Arthur lacked only
fraction of being feetin height, weighed
800 pounds when in ordinary good condi-
tion, and was perfectly developed. He
was veritable Sampson in strength,
and his feats were the talk of the SUR
rounding country for miles.
GREEN BAY capitalists will erect
summer hotel.
A MAN named Graham was sent to
State prison from Ashland for thirteen
years for robbery. Graham now asks to
be released on the ground that the sem
tence was longer one than the statute
of the State allows. and to this end he
has commenced habeas corpus proceed
ings in the Federal courts.
THE Rev. Father Fitzhenry, who was
pastor of st. Matthew's Catholic Church
at Oak Creek for thirty years, is dead.
FRANK w. HALL, who assisted in the
defense of the Indians on trial for muir
der in the United States Court at Madi-
son, received a munifcent tee in the
shape of pair of Indian moccasins
THE German Nationalist Club of Mill
waukee is in collapsed condition
FRED SCHEwE's store and warehouse
and pOStoffice at Belle Plaine station.
Shawano County, burned to the ground
with all it's contents. Loss Sc, 900: partly
insured.
ANTHONY THOMPSON escaped from jail
at Wausau. He made saw of wire and
cut through the heavy iron bars.
Hop CHUNG, the Monaghan proprietor
of an Oshkosh laundry, is happy in the
possession of letter from President
Harrison. Chung is quite an intelligent
fellow, and conceived the idea of sending
a few little trinkets to the White House
as a Christmas present He packed up
a lot of bright Chinese toys and sent
them to Baby Mckee. In reply Hop
Chung received an autograph letter from
President Harrison thanking him cor
daily for his offering.
THE division headquarters of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad have
been changed from Fond du Lac to Osh-
kOsh
MARY GILBERTsON of Albany, accom-
panied by a young man, attended a
dance at Oxfordville. Upon starting for
home the team ran away. Miss Gilbert
son jumped from the buggy, the fall
breaking her neck and killins her in
stantly.
WILLIAM HAsKINs, a pioneer of
Pewaukee, is dead. aged IS Years
THE largest pathological specimen
ever seen in the Wisconsin lead mines.
was shot and killed near Boseobel. 1t
was magnificent. golden eagle, measur-
ing nearly eight feet from tip to tip, and
fought desperatelysafte ter being wounded
before giving up the ghost. The ,disap-
pearaffce of number of sheep lately in
ethe neighborhood is attributed to his
eagleship.
1@aoE year Was plOoR CIOuo Ol4C AOl
Wisconsin cranberry men. The crop
will amount to $4,000 barrels Prices
are high. and from So to $40 per barrel
has been paid to growers
THE Rev. Arthur H. harrington, of
Boone, Iowa, will be the next rector Of
Christ's Church at GAINESVILLE.
CHARLES MCINTYRE fell from bridge
to the stage of the Davidson Theater
at Milwaukee, distance of fOrty-three
feet, and was killed Sybil tombstone,
the la of the Clemenceau Case Com
pany, was so overcome by the accident
as to be unable to appear.
A THREE-YEAR-OLD son Of Henry Wiese,
Milwaukee, fell on red hot stove and
was burned to death.
JOHN HOFFMAN, one of Racine's first
Settlers is dead, aged 80 years.
ANN FINDLEY, living in the town of
Saukyille, was found dead in her home.
STATIsTICIANs figure that SO. 900, 900
has been expended on new buildings at
Superior this year.
CHICAGO capitalists are investing
money in Ashland County granite quar-
rieS.
GREAT quantities of spruce wood are
being shipped to Kimberly from the
woods in North Wisconsin to be ground
up into pulp.
PETER GoRMAN, patient from Wau-
kesha County, was gored to death by
bull at the Northern Hospital for Insane.
JOHN SCHWARTZ, an employe Of the
blast furnace at Fond du Lac, was killed.
1t is supposed that he tried to throw off
the fast-moving belt in dark corner of
the bnil6iuO and foil on If
THE quarantine of the Milwaukee
County Insane Asylum has been raised,
all of the searlet-feyer patients having
recovered.
THE jury in the case OF Mark Haley,
of Portage, against the Jump River
Lumber Company, for damages for per-
sonal injuries received by an accident in
a lumber camp, rendered verdict of
ZOO for the plaintiff.
JOE HEIDEN and John Neumer, lum-
bermen, fought a bloody battle with
hOWin- knives near KpyaS Lake Naumap