The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-11-12
Big Fire Loss at Rice Lake.

Big Fire Loss at Rice Lake.
RICE LAKE was visited by disas-
trous cOnfagration, in which two brick
blocks, one large hotel and We business
buildings were destroyed. The loss is
estimated at $51, 900, with only SIP, 900
insurance, as follows: E. o. Fossum,
Central House, loss $1,000, insurance
81, 900; M E. Raider, saloon fixtures and
building, loss $1,000, insurance 81, ECO;
w. w. Bowers, grocery stock q d build
ing, loss $4,000, Insurance. 5000; N. w
Bailey, Barron County Rank block, loss
SIS, coo, insurance So, 900; Nils. j. Moe,
brick block, store, saloon and hotel, loss
81, 900, insurance So, DOC; Fl. ]. Mathew,
brick hiding, loss 50, 500, o insurance;
S. j. Peterson, clothing, loss Sc, 900. in
surance So, 500; w. E. Johnson, grocer,
loss $500, no insurance; Noble 4 Num-,
druggists, loss $1,000, fully insured
A FORTUNE of $4,000 has been eft at
West Bend, to Fl. w. ShultieS, a rick
iobber at West Superior.
CHARLES WAIsCHLAEGER, an Cd res
ident of Montpelier. Outagamie County,
died at the age of 70 years
AT Ashland ex Chief of Pol ce j. d.
Hayes was arrested charged with perjury
in relation to land matters.
OLAF PETERSON, a cripple, will be sent
back to his home in Sweden by the
County Board of Ashland County.
HENRY FINLEY, of Eau Claire, had
his hand severed by a saw while at work
in the Eau Claire Lumber Company's
mills.
CONRAD MTLLHAUPT has purchased
Jacob Lanbensteins interest in the
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hereafter manage it alone
MENAsHA and Ncenah brick-yards
have an aggregate of 5000, 600 brick on
hand With this supply it is thought
that brick famine, similar to the one
last year, will be averted.
Mrs. CHARLES Vo1GT was struck by q
train on the Chicago e ! orthw, stern
Road at Appleton, and thrown aga nst
fence, causing in. urias from which she
died. Five children survive her.
THE 13-year old son of Luke Lara
Were, at Prairie du CHEN, put some
powder in hole to kill rat which had
entered and lost the sight of one of his
eyes by the explosion that followed.
| Work on the new paper mill of the
| Wisconsin River Paper u | ulp Conn any
near Stevens Point is progressing salts
| factorily and the institution will prob
ably be making pulp in a few weeks
FRANK SHERMAN, employed in one Of
the lumber camps near Ashland, was
struck on the head by a fall ing tree,
and became raving maniac. He was
| taken to RineE arts Hospital, at Ashland
THE farmers in Washington County
! have straw roads, which are pronounced
excellent. They take the straw after it
is threshed and scatter tower clay roads,
and when it is settled down it makes q
road smooth and justices
Mr.. DIVER, of Chippewa Falls, and
A. E. Martin, of Fitield, have taken
contract to log 40, 900, 900 Of pine in
Clark and Eau Claire Counties. They
will have eight or ten years in which to
com lete the contract and the consider
alton for the work will be nearly
$25O,00Q.
JOHN P. JOHNSON AID j. H. Flattum,
police officers of Ashland, seem to have
no love for each other. A ter Icing re-
leved of duty by Flattum, johnson went
into saloon to get drink. When he
came out Flattum ordered him home and
elinch followed Flattum hand-cutfed
his brother officer and landed him in
Jail.
A BOY named Edward La Found was
taking an elevator down from the third
story in the establishm mt of Bailey %
| Roes, at Appleton, when the rope gave
way, the elevator falling to the bottom
floor. The wheel crashed through the
top of the elevator and was smashed to
pieces. The boz esc aped with slight
injuries.
AT Sheboygan William Heassy, who
was arrested on charge of assault and
battery upon Policeman G. George, was
sentenced to four months and fifteen
days in jail or to Fay fine of $50 and
half the costs. He went to jail, being
unable to pay his fine, but was later set
! at liberty on account of his helping to
capture two prisoners that escaped.
THE Gemlo Manufacturing Company,
| headed by G. r. GemlO, at New st.
Louis, across the bay from Superior,
took a sudden departure. The plant
was valued at $50, 900, and was equipped
with considerable valuable machinery.
Mr.. Gemlo determined to remove it, as
he was in debt and nothing was forth
coming. He commenced loading the
machinery in freight cars, and alter fill
ing seven he shipped tEem into Mime
sofa, Notwithstanding that Judge ar
shall had issued an in JUNCTION at the IN
stance O. the Chaplin Mills Hardware
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ing the plant out OF the State. Mr..
Femlo preferred the course he took as
it meant ruin to him to continue there
and only prosecution for contempt
to go.
A SPARK from locomotive set fire to
and burned ten acres Of timber belong
ing to William Klever, near Sheboygan
A MEssEN TER boy named Anton Kas-
/ TO Of I az
horse, and. it is thought, fatally in
/ jured.
THE bridge across the Sheboygan
River, at Shebo. gan, will be competed
in about two weeks TIE cost will be
/ SO, 500
Two INDIANS and a white man en-
tered the store of A. Henderson, at Rice
Lake, while the proprietor was at din
ner They threatened to kill the boy in
charge if he let an cutlery. They then
| Trocaadod To ranSack the ST re- taking