The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-06-18
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS
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4 OF General and Local ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and Deaths-Accidents and Crimes-Per-
sonal Pointers.
On Saturday, July &c, 1890, Al Owens,
| employed in a sawmlill about ten miles
| from NeillSville, was killed in saloon
| fight in the village of Lynn by Joseph
| Mccain, an Eau Claire tough, who was
| at the time a railroad contractor. The
| trial is set before the present Circuit
| Court term. Another murder trial is
| that of The State VS. Hugh Perkins
| This is retrial for bhe murder of Isaac
| Meddaugh, in 1851 Perkins claiming
| that one of the iU v was prejudiced.
| Since the trial, over two years ago, Per-
kins has been in STA tie prison,
| THE residents of $hiocton and vicinity
| are in great stew bver church matters.
| The Rev Todd, a Congregational minis
| ter, who has supplied both the Shiocton
and Ellington chu riches, has been re-
| lieved of the latter charge, the oppos-
ing faction refusing to shoulder their
| share of the PASTORS salary.
| FIRE losses at bbotsford foot up S10,-
| 600; insurance $4,000.
| MIcHAL HAAS, the La Crosse man
| who was blown up sixty feet into the air
! by a recent explosion at q stone quarry,
| is recovering rapidly and is able to tell
| how he felt when he was going SlIyward.
| He said he thought he was killed. He
felt slight singing sensation, but no
pain. Suddenly hid realized that he was
up in the air, that he had hold of a long
| iron bar and that h was about to fall to-
the ground upon his back His presence
of mind was great for he swung the bar
| in front of him which threw his body in
an upright position and he struck the
ground feet first and fell over uncon-
| SciouS.
| AT Oshkosh Mrs. Casper Schmidt, wife
| of eX-ASSemblymah Schmidt who died
| about two wears ago, has commenced
suit against the ms urance lodge of the
| Order of Modern Woodmen of America
for 49, ZOO life in surance. The lodge
claims the policy had lapsed on account
of non-payment of the last premium
! when due.
| AT Appleton the corners tone of the
| new Lawrence University observatory
was laid Prof. L. wv. Underwood deliv-
ering the address.
Gov. PECK will attend the reunion of
the Twenty-first Regiment Association,
to take place at Osh koSh, June % and &C.
MERCHANTS of Hurley and IrOnwood
have for some time been missing large
quantities of fine goods, including laCes
and embroideries. Search by the police
in the rooms of M3ry BOduc resulted in
unearthing stolen property worth $780,
900. The woman, when arrested, admit
ted her guilt.
IT is said that during the present sea-
son $40, 900 will be paid out for pulp
wood by the manufacturers of the Lower
Fox
GEO MAIER ahd Abbie Severance
eoped from Beldd nville, but were over
taken and returned 1t was discovered,
however, that they had quietly married.
at River Falls.
HAND, who was sent up for life with
two other men convicted of lynching
| Hans Jacob Dies ION in Trempealeau
| County two years bgO, has been commit
| ted to the OShkOfk Insane Asylum, his
removal from WaJ pun having been made
| upon the order of Gov. Peck
Mrs. JOHN SER .ow, of Appleton, left
her home one night recently and has not
been heard of sine
AN Appleton pa ty caught 2, 581 trout
during weeks fishing in a stream near
| Kaukauna.
SUIT against the Northwestern Road
for $40. 600 DAMAGES was commenced at
| Oshkosh by Thomas DOlan, who claims
! that sum as damages for injuries re-
ceived while cOup1i ling cars.
WHILE coupling cars at Oshkosh, John
Curran, of Janesvi lie, was fatally crushed
between the BUMPERS.
ANOTHER orchestra, to rival the fa-
| NOUS Arions, has been organized at Osh-
| kosh.
ELECTRIC street cars will be intro
duced in Ashland
NUMEROUS pet ty robberies are re-
ported in Oshkosh.
PENSIONS have been granted to the
following Wisconsin people, Original
Matthew Scott, j Phn w. Turner, Frank,
lin w. Austin, Michael Sees, Charles
Arpin, Robt. Me entind, Peter Tubbs,
Geo G. Prescott Michael PAIL, Gabrielle
J. Somme, VIM. jill. NewcOmb, August
Westfeld, oliver G. Stowell, Joseph H.
Baker, John McIFee, Michael Normi.e.
Chas Weise, He nry A. Piper, Elias
Smith, VIM L. Warn, Geo w. Arm
strong. Increase - Alex Slap 'efordy
Stephen Board, Wenz Miklbauer, An
drew Shoap, Her ry w. Langdon, VIM.
H. Wey, Horace Carpenter, Pliny A
Porter, John Dott, ARA Gugden, John
A. Ware, Joshua j. Norman, George
Hiram Bailey, G. o W. Gilkey, Calvin
Miles, John Promberger. Reissue-Jos.
Kellogg. Orgina Eva Miller, M airy
E. Skinner, Fra nix Biebel, Christian
Kelsch, John Kennedy, William
CriIley, Nicholas Loiter, John Nc
| Dermott, George j. Ehrhart, Mi
chael Burke, David Easton, Seneca
S. Bragg, Luther B. Gregg, Jno. Ii.
| Evans, Jno. Lame, Johan w. Myery
August FRANKIE, Dudley W. Beall, Ca
briel Kubli, Their pn w. Haight, Andrew
J. bartholomew Wion M. Speaker.
Acknowledgment Funk Increase
Chas- c. Green, Seth L. Kempton, j M.
Pelton, Anton MaerS, Harmon Bar
mann, John S. Brown, Philip Bauer
| HarVilla d. Baker, Alfred Brader, JAS
w. Potter, John Casey, Chas Debars
| Henry d. Holli1beck Michael Carlin4
| Freeman III. Behtly, Gilbert Stewart
| VIM D. GiesmanI Thos McClar. Orig
| inal widows, ETC.. -Celestia A., widow OF
| Frederick Hayer; Eliza, widow of VIM.