The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-26
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS
ITEMS GATHERED FROM VARI-
Gus SOURCES.


and Deaths-Aocidents and Crimes-Per-
sonal Pointers.
THE following Wisconsin pensions have
been granted: Original-William Mast
ers, George w. Moore, Jacob Mailman,
Austin r. Miller, Albert Pride, Edward
j. Mardin, Thomas McFadden, William
McMiller, Edgar l. Richard, Josiah Mat
ley, William j. McKelvey, John Nc
Cling, Ole Morrison. Henry Rice, William
Murphy, Michael O'COnnell, Henry Mar
tin, Stephen PaQuette, John W. Merrill,
John Marbis, Ira Palmer, Frederick
Pitt, Jacob Rohrer, Laurent Nicer,
Nicholas Rottier, Louis Peisker, James
Mullaly, Josiah Richardson. Increase
John w. Reynolds, Robert l.. Banter,
James II. Louthain, Charles NJ. Burt,
James Elliott Reissue-Ole L. Westby,
William H. Landolt, Adna Sawyer, NOrs
d. Bennett, Edwin Lane, William De-
sell, James McCluSkey. Original Wild
ows, etc.-Caroline f., widow of William
Shallock: Sarah E., mother of Charles
III. Killips; Julia, widow of John Mcken-
ma navy; Eleanor, widow of Charles
Armstrong.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has committed
the sentence of John Noungman, the
Odanah Indian convicted of criminal as
sault and sentenced to be hanged. I'm
der the Wisconsin law there is no CAPT
tai punishment, and the President has
modified the sentence to Imprisonment
for life in Waupun. The crime, how
ever, is said to have merited death.
WHILE Henry Sheer, of Jackson
County, was at work in his potato field
last fall, he was in some way poisoned in
the end of one of his fingers, on which
he had "run-a-rOund. This followed
up his arm, which swelled to three
| times its usual size, and it has just ter
minated his life by swelling the muscles
of the neck until he choked to death,
His sufferings were indescribabe aud
| attending physicians claim they never
knew of a similar case.
P. S. DAVIDSON, of La Crosse, has 200
men busy at work in the woods, $50 on
the Black and the remainder on the
Chippewa River. Last year the cut
amounted to $4,000, 900 feet on the first
named river, and 5, ZOO, 900 on the latter,
total of 1900, OCO feet This years
cut is expected to be about the same,
especially if the weather remains favor
able. M. B. HOlway employs 1875 men,
all on the Black River. Last year 81,
900, 900 feet of logs were hauled, but this
seasons output will be below that figure
FLAvIUs j. MILLS, who died in Cook
County Hospital, at Chicago, published
the Eau Claire NetUS, q Democratic or
gan, back in the COS, in partnership
with VIM. f. Bailey, late Democratic
candidate for Congress. FlaviuS sold
out to his son and went away years ago
Charles F. Meyers, his sOn-in-law, and
Mrs. George Mills, his sons widow, live
at Eau Claire.
REPRESENTATIVES, of vagious county
fair associations met in Portage, formed
d circuit, and elected j. 7. Smith, Bea-
yer Dam, President; E. S. Purdy, Port
age, Vice President; and " e. Brewer,
Portage, Secretary. Fairs are TO be held
this year as follows: Lodi, Sept. "a;
Portage, GIL; Westfeld, 14-16; Baraboo,
1925; Beaver Dam, Sept. 29-Oct. 2.
FIRE destroyed the drug store block
on Dunlap square, at Marinette Sew
era sewing girls were working on the
second floor and had to jump into the
street, and were somewhat injured, but
not fatally. The total loss is $50, 900,
the largest part of which falls on Lewis
Brothers.
CHARLES A. FOOTE, who died in Chi
cage the other day. was a member Of
Company G, Thirty-fifth Wisconsin Vol
unteer Infantry, and accompanied that
regiment when Grant started Old his
famous march from the Rapidan to
Petersburg.
THEY drew the line so fine at La
Crosse in fixing up the new wards that
one mans bedroom was in the First
Ward and his dining-rOOm in the Elev-
enth. The only way he can solve the
question is to vote in both wards.
JAMES KNAPP's residence, near Bar
ton, was destroyed by fire.
LA CROSSE German Metho3ists will
build So, 900 church.
DUNyING P. JONES, of Oshkosh, is at
Leipsic, Germany.
HENDERSON HARVEY, a Milton Eio-
neer, is dead.
CALUMET COUNTY now has fair asso-
citation.
BURGLARS find Eau Claire fruitful
field.
ANOTHER pleasure steamer has been
added to the Fox Lake fleet
AT OcOnomowoc, Dibble & Browns
drug store was damaged $4,000 by fire.
AT La Crosse, Joseph Schwalbe & Son
made the lowest bid for the construction
of the city hall-S35, 400.
AT Shell Lake, Joe Roberts, convicted
of assault with intent to kill, was given
one year in the State prison. Thomas
Riley and James McNally were each
given a year in Waupun for larceny.
NORTHERN lumber camps are breaking
up.
CARRIE BREWER is postmistress at
Buck Creek now.
THE Grant County Herald is forty
eight years on earth.
GUNDER BERKENsTADT, of West Sa-
lem, has reached 102 years.
THE Rev. De Ford is doing t0nsorial
work at the Wauqun prison.
PRAIRIE DU CHEN is now said to be
entirely free from the smallpox.
THE Racine trunk strikers appear to
have lost the battle with Sr. .Secor.
T. B. CHENowETH, formerly lawyer
at Madison and Green Bay, died at Hills
dale, Cal.