The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-05-21
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
ITEMS GATHERED FROM VARI-
Gus SOURCES.

sonai Pointers.
THE following Wisconsin pensions,
have been allowed: Original-Wm.
Bell, John Gpttinger, Helmuth Nj. Elms,
Richard Jones, Ole jacobson, Dewitt
butcher, Jos. Nichols, Geo. Baker,
Horace butcher. John n. Keifer, Ira
Eastliett, Leopold Lecoyne, Cornwall NJ
Brill, Edmund Omdall, John Lawton,
John Dougherty, Theodore f. Hart,
John d. Dix, Joseph Il. Vars, Louis
Richardson, Christian f. Cole, James w.
Southland, Peter Schneider, Rudolph
Stauffacher, James Hill, Louis Lelmer,
Samuel Sanders. Chas Doran. Andrew
Mcneil. Silas Fish, Albert Allen, David
w. Curtis, Wright S. Crane, Thomas
Hill. Increase sse Humiston, Melvin
Wolton, Matthew Damback, Sylvester
E. Sweet Geo. w. Grindle, Sophronius,
S. Herrick, Francis Blunt, Geo K.
Whitney, Cornelius McCreedy, Nicholas
Schammel, Clark M. Williams, Samuel
B. Powell, Jacob Eitenuer, Emil c..
West, Alonzo d. Chadwick, Thomas NJ.
Kinney, Patrick Lally, Napoleon Olive. /
Geo. Payler, henry. Hazelton, Edward /
Carpenter, Warren A. Reed, VIM. w.
Tate, Joseph Parks. Ressue-Geo D.
Coe, Timothy A. Lewis, John Hoover,
Phineas w. Leland. Reissue and in-r
crease-Henry Clark, Adam Row, Isaac
n. Weldon. Original widows-Adeline.
A., widow OF Charles E. Cook; Mary A.,
widow of John Jones; Johanna L.,
widow of Patrick Lewis.
AT Chippewa Falls, E. j. Akey, the
man whom eX-Mayor H. B. McDowellf
attempted to shoot on the street, believ-I
ing him to be the burglar that enteredi
his room on the night previous, was dis
charged in the municipal cnurt for want
Of sufficient evidence to hold him. Akey
clearly proved an alibi, and McDowellj
was arrested for assault with intent to
murder.
OFFICER THOMAS MCMULLEN took a
couple in charge at Lacrosse who arrived
on a train of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul Railway. The girl is the
daughter of respectable parents, II
years of age. Two months ago she ran
away from Sparta with her colored lover
and went to Wonewoc, where they were
married.
A LITTLE daughter of Henry Hoster-
man, a farmer living near Hartford,
fell into tank containing but four
inches of water and drowned.
JUDGE MARSHALL has sentenced Sever
Serley, Chippewa County's defaulting
Treasurer, to four years at Waupun.
Serley pleaded guilty to embezzling over
$4,000.
CONSIDERABLY excitement prevails in
the southwestern part of Eau Claire
County over the case of Mrs. John
Erickson, who died six weeks ago in
Brunswick Township. Her husband told
the authorities he believed his young
wife was poisoned by another woman
through motives Of jealousy.
Mrs. DAHLMANN, the muscular lady
from Belle Plain, who knocked her hus-
band out in one round, was fined S. and
costs by Justice Howard, says the Shaw
ano Journal. 1t is understood Dahlmann
will sue for divorce from his Sullivan
istic spouse.
A CHICAGO travelling man succeeded
in getting a shot at Col. Gabe Bouck
with his "press- the button we the
rest" machine at Oshkosh the other day.
The Sawdust City character has a holy
horror of the camera, and his photos are
scarcer than strawberries on cacti plants.
The enterprising kodak fend will realize
q small fortune from the sale of this
picture, which is said to be the only true.
likeness of Gabriel in existence.
BANGoR's hand fire engine saved that
lively little place from a confagration
when ]. j. Vaughn'S barn burned. 1t
is the first time they have had chance'
to thoroughly test the machine in fire.
AUGUST KLINGBELL was thrown from
sulky by runaway horse at Fall
Creek. Klingbell got up, said laughing
ly he was all right, sat down on door
step, and fell backward dead.
R. A. SPHINX has resigned his position
as manager OF the Arion Military Band,
at Oshkosh, and Arthur Amsden was
elected his successor. Mr.. Sphinx has
been manager of the band since it's or
ganiZatfon in 1879.
AN Ashland contractor lost about 81
600 cedar posts in the forest fires. Thou
sands of telegraph poles were also de-
stroyed.
APPLETON has a few thousand dollars
to spend on a good park system.
ASHLAND offers five acres for the Nor
NAL School.
ASHLAND and Shawano Counties have
suffered terribly from forest fires. In
the former county losses will reach half
million dollars.
PHILLIP Roy, one of the Washburn
tramps who attempted to kill Officer
Cassidy, was held under $4,000 bail.
Cassidy is now-expected to recover.
DR.. MERGIER, who shot man named
Dohl at Marengo, has been held in bonds
of So, 600. 1t is now feared shat Dohl
will die.
REPORTS to the State Board of Super
vision show an overcrowded condition Of
affairs at the various institutions The
State prison had, at the beginning Of
April, 537 conyicts, and at the. close 545.
At the Industrial School for Boys there
were 3S7 inmates at the beginning of the
month, and 394 at the close. The school
is now crowded beyond its normal ca
pacity The State Hospital for Insane,
had 5l3 inmates at the beginning Of the
month, and 504 at the close The
Northern Hospital had population of
537 at the close of April, a gan OF 10.
The School for the Deaf had 1873 pupils,
and the School for the Blind 81 The
State school at Sparta had at the begin
ming Of the month 273 children, and adj
n1itted more. Nine were returned to
the institution who had been put out in