The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-05-14
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETSl
ITEMS GATHERED FROM VARI-
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Wha6 Cur NeiEhbOrS Are DO1ne--M3tterA
of General and Local Marriages
and observation-disclosures and Crimes-Per-
sonal Pointers.
The following pensions were granted
Wisconsin people: Original - Philip
Schuyler, James c. Hakes, Thomas Will
lis, Philip Kolby, Lorenzo Conklin, Jos,
Helfrich, Orrin t. Walker, Willard f.
Gilman, William Milligan, Samuel NJ
Curran, Nicholas Meyer, Russell B.
Shannon, John Ficke, John J. BECKER,
David O'Brien, Christian Adermann,
William II. II. Howard, Abner Stem
berry, Myron A. Farr, John Corey, DAN
iel G. Laurnee, Jos Litterman, Edwin
E. Knapp, Leachlin Mclean, James S.
Jones, John w. Riddall, Edwin M. De-
puy, Additional: Daniel Harrington.
NaYy-JOhn Hayes, John Scott, John
Renner, Sumner l.. Ferguson, Roswell
Burch, Josiah B. Keyes, Charles Bay, as.
Armstrong, Albert Mueller, JAS. Leon
ard, Roderick B. Palmer, Oliver II. Perry,
Julian E. Lovejoy, David Edwards,
James Vine, jeremiah Hawley, Chas. H.
Devoll, Nathan j. Jacobs, Nicholaus G..
Bowers, Chris Bottolefson. Increase
Gottlieb Erdmann, John Young, Simon
Langstaff, Frank Schmidt, Levi j. Sill
verthorn, John IngebertSOn, George H.
Lawrence, Hiram c. Hoover, ChaS. w.
Hall, Heinrich Granger, Amasa B. Sax
ton, John Mccain (navy), Charles H.
Tate, VIM. Oelig, Oliver p. McCarniSh,
Reinert Larson, Jesse M. Powell, Enoch
Y. Ousley, Asa j. Baldwin navy, Lewis
M. Jones' ReisSue-Emery M. STAN
ford, Michael H. Eagan, Martin M. Max
we'll. Reissue and Increase-Frederick
Hooker. Original widows, etc-Mary
VIII IF Arob
mother of Cyrus c. Bump; Jane, widow
of John Smith.
AT Shell Lake, A. Jorgensen went
sailing and was caught in a squall, cap
sized and drowned.
ANTHRAX in it's most malignant form
has appeared among the cattle in the
town of Greenville, Outagamie County.
Many animals are dying.
A KAUKAUNA printer named Baker
jumped from d Lake Shore train and
landed in a bed of cinders. Nothing
was hurt about him but his face, and
that looked as if it had been used for
chOpping- block.
ASHLAND is again "wide open," in the
language of the gamblers. Three vari-
ETY. theaters will soon bloom out, half a
dozen gambling houses are being opened,
and another dance house is being built
in the "Hollow."
w. c. STRETCH, of Oshkosh, has
brought suit for 5000 against Mrs. E.
Luhm and Aid. GOetman. Mr.. StreichS
complaint is a novel one. He claims
that when Mrs. Stretch was lying seri-
Ously ill on account of confinement Mrs.
Luhm and Mr.. Gptman entered his
house and accused him of various acts.
This, it is alleged, so excited Mrs. Stretch
that she never has recovered fully from
it's effects, and on this account he prays
for damages.
LIE CLAIR's "White House" ranch at
Hurley, the most notorious Of the So
called Northern Wisconsin stockades,
will be moved back into the woods. Lots
adjoining it are as result selling fast.
THE Interior Department is at present
considering plans for the opening Of the
Omaha land grant at Ashland. It is
possible that the entire tract may be dis
posed of at auction.
SAMUEL MARSHALL, at one time a
wealthy and respected citizen Of Eau
Claire, was placed in the County Poor
house. Drink did it,
AsHLAND's Chinese colony celebrated
some unknown event the other night by
an elaborate banquet at which rice, rats
and rum were the chief ingredients on
the bill of fare.
THE Black River Falls Council fixed
the saloon license at 5000.
PROFESSOR HALsEY was elected school
perintendent Of Oshkosh.
UNLESS $4,000 worth of bonds are
raised before long, the new Athearn
Hotel at Oshkosh will be sold at auction.
THE Fond du Lac street railroad is
said to be losing investment.
THE maple sugar season was short and
sweet in Door County.
WILLIAM M. CHASE was fatally kicked
by an Ashland mule.
Work on Ashland's Government build
ing begins soon.
JACKSON COUNTY borrows SIS, 900 from
The State to buy up the outstanding rail
road bonds.
WORK on the SIS, 900 malt house has
at John Walters Eau Claire
brewery.
THE following patents were granted
TO Wisconsin inventors: r. Birkholz,
assgr., Milwaukee, desccating appar-
atus; P. I'll. Brodesser, Milwaukee, ele-
vator and carrier; F. w. Christians,
Hubbard, truss; C. z. Cleveland, Fond
1u Lac, band saw mill; L. S. Edleblute,
assgr., Shsboygan q patents), mechani-
,al movement; G. G. EkIund, Eau Claire,
chair; c. L. Fortier, Milwaukee, veloci-
pede; G. L. Gill, Madison, billiard but
Jon; G. L. Halstead, La Crosse, hose
1and tightener; J. A. Johnson, Trempea-
eau, switch-stand; G. D. K9ser, Oshkosh,
oaby's chair; A. Larson, Wausau,
E. J. Pope & c. E. Pope
Eau Claire, machine for Sitting and
winding paper; G. Schroeder, Milwaukee,
zap for bottle shoppers; G. c. Smalley,
liftingjack.
Mr.. AND Mrs JOHN G. CURTIS, Of Eau
Claire, who have no children Of their
own, were reused early one morning by
he wailing of baby boy The unknown
mother had left it on. their doorstep.
They adopted it.
ASHLAND folks continue to enjoy the
municipal middle. The spectacle is
low witnessed of two Chiefs of Police.