The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-12
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
TENS GATHERED FROM VARI-
Gus SOURCES.

and Deaths-Accidents and Crimes-Per-
sonal Pointers.
AT Thorp, Joseph Stangle became in
sane and tried to beat his sister to death
With a club. He set fire to the barn of
| John Gruber at Stanley, destroying a
lumber of horses and cattle. Officers
we're sent to arrest him. but he took
cefuge in his barn. The barn was sur
rounded, and Stange set fire TO the hay
and tried to cut his throat. Later
score of men came from Stanley to lynch
aim, but the officers assured them that
he had been removed to Neillsville, and
! his life was saved. He will probably re-
cover, but his insanity has assumed
violent form, and he requires constant
watching.
| MARTINI CARDINAL, better known as
"Genii," Pottawattamie half-breeG, died
at Eastmas, Prairie du Chen County,
aged 100. in full possession Of his eye
sight and teeth.
AT Washburn, one of the public school
buildings burned. The structure was
valued at $40, 200, with $1,000 insurance.
The fire probably started from the fur
mace.
AT Ashland John Garfield, the million
aire lumberman of Manistee, Mich, was
before the land officers to make applica-
ton for patents on nearly $500, 900 worth
of pine land purchased of the Wisconsin
Central Railroad. His application was
protested by about forty settlers, who
are also trying to obtain the same tracts.
| The Cranberry Lumber Company is also
interested in the case, as it holds a war
ranty deed for the land in question.
WILLIAM MCGREGoR, of Appleton,
was incarcerated in the Northern Hos
pital recently for the third time
THE first spring election in the State
was at Black River Falls, and resulted
in a majority for licensing saloons of 121.
Heretofore that city has been a no-license
town.
HARRISON MILLER, of Dale, Outagamie
County, says he has dehOrned 500 head
or cattle this winter
ISAAC II. SHANE was killed in a log
ging camp near Bruce, Eau Claire
County.
A FULL-BLooDED buffalo calf has been
born at Huber Brothers ranch at COch-
rane.
AT Trempealeau, the little 5-year-old
son of John Herman, was killed by being
run over by heavy team Of horses and
loaded bob-seighs. The little fellow
was a great favorite.
AT Fountain City, Rudolph AuguSt's
horses became frightened and Mr.. Au-
gust received badly broken leg by get
ting caught in the whiftletrees
AT Oshkosh, George Campbell and
Minnie Bates were married in haste, in
order that the brides mother, who was
believed to be dying, might witness the.
ceremony.
A. W. ZIEBEII, freight agent of the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western
Road at Oshkosh, died suddenly of heart
disease.
AT Eau Claire, Policeman Val Blum
was removed from the force for arrest
ing Minnie Bahlke, q SerVant-girl, with
out cause.
Mrs. GEO. HOUGHTON, daughterin-
law of Millionaire Houghton of Milwau-
kee, was captured just as she was about.
to jump into the lake.
For the month of February the State
received So, 3O8 interest on the common
wealth funds deposited in banks.
CHARLES S. KELLEY, for thirty years
a resident of ShawanO, died, aged 60
ASHLAND Scandinavians have a new
hall.
ToUGHs of Appleton and Kaukauna
have the unpleasant habit Of MAX
ing Kimberly the scene of a general
blowout, and Kimberly property owners
are preparing q petition to present to
the Town Board of Buchanan, that that
village be provided with police regula-
tions.
OSHKOSH young men have organized a
banjo club which, they think, will eclipse
the famous University Club.
w. P. FRAZIER, the young Ashland
shootist, is in jail again. having been
surrendered by his bOndsmen.
CITIZENS of Wausau have subscribed
| 81 900 to replace the instruments and
paraphernalia of the band, which were
lost in the fire.
THE Hurley Gold Mining Company
has increased it's capital from 100000
to $3.50, 600, for the purpose Of putting
in an air compressor and power drills.
The new stock is all taken.
P. S. DAVIDSON, Of La Crosse, has
sold the Davidson Lumber Company for
the sum of $50, 0O0-11, 900 acres of land
in the counties of Price, Sawyer, and
Ashland.
CHARGES of bribery are being freely
made against the Aldermen of Stevens
Point in conn ection with the letting Of
the contract for lighting the city.
ANDREW KIRsCH, of Milwaukee, re-
ported to the police q thrilling expert
ence he had with two masked robbers.
Kirsch lives alone. Recently he sold
piece of property, receiving $1,000 in
cash. About midnight, he was awakened
| by two masked men in his room. AS
both leveled their revolvers at him they
demanded the money he had received for
| the nrOnertV He told them that he had
placed the money in the bank, but they
did not believe him. They bound him
hand and foot and tied him to the bed,
after which they thoroughly searched
the house. Finding nothing they re-
leased Kirsch and took their departure.
The money, Kirsch says, was actually in
| the bank. While he is satisfied, he says,
that the robbers were persons who knew
of the sale, he can form no suspicion Of
the guilty ones.
Miss HICKOx, a favorite in Milwaukee