The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-05-28
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS
ITEMS GATHERED FROM VARI-
Gus SOURCES.

and Deaths-Accidonts and Crimes-Per-
sonas Pointers.
A LARGE sum of money was sent by
express on the Northern Pacific from
Chippewa Falls, consigned to d bank at
Phillips At Abbottsford the safe was
taken out of the car and delivered to the
agent for transfer to the agent running
north OH the Ashland line, Phillips being
about half way between Abbottsford
and Ashland When the agent went to
check it out so the receiving messenger
package containing $12, 900 in currency
was missing. The safe had not been
tempered with, indicating that it had
been opened by some one that had key.
TIE Rev and Mrs. M. Himebaugh
celebrated the fftieth anniversary of
their marriage at the home of thRr SON
in Oshkosh. Mr.. Himebaugh is one Of,
the best known Methodist preachers i'm
Wisconsin His ministry, which com
menced in Pennsylvania, has covered
period of flfty-twO years, during which
time he has lost but one Sunday on ac-
count of sickness.
THE Mansion House in Stevens Point
was destroyed by fire, together with,
nearly all the contents. The loss was,
over ST, 900, with an insurance of So, 500.
The origin of che fire is unknown, but
incendiariSm is suspected. The house
belonged to Mrs Sarah Perkins, and w.
M. Burns of Marinette had just taken
possession.
A PARTY of boys found complete
human skeleton within the village limits
of Peshtigo. A silver watch, some
money, and clay pipe were found with
the bones which had become partly
covered with soil When the bones and
pipe were handled they crumbled to
pieces The watch bore evidence of
burning and it is supposed that the
skeleton ard effects belonged to a victim
of the great PeShtigo fire twenty years
ago. The bones have been noticed often,
but no attention was given to them. The
identity of the remains cannot be fixed,
as about a thousand persons lost their
lives in the great fire of 1871.
OFFICERS of the Grand Temple of the
Patriarchal Circle of Wisconsin were
elected at Milwaukee as follows: Grand
Oracle, f. G. Voltz, Milwaukee; Vice.
Grand Oracle, A. j. Smith, Waukesha;
Grand Marshal, c. E. Rudolph, Sheboy-
gan; Grand Secretary, j. l.. Neddersen,
Milwaukee; Grand Treasurer, G. w.
Price, Evansville; Grand Commander V.
E. Bremen, Portage 1t was decided to
hold the next grand session at Sheboy-
gan on the third Wednesday in May
1892
JENNIE BRADSHAW. Is years old, OF
Eau Claire, was kidnapped about two
weeks ago by notorious woman named.
May Templeton, and taken to Minneapo-
lis The little girl has been recovered,
and the Sheriff of Eau Claire County has
gone to Minneapolis TO bring back the
Templeton woman.
ASHLAND is without chief of police
owing to q row between the Mayor and
Council. Chief Hayes has resigned and
the Council refuses to confirm Tim Har-~
rington, the Mayors appointee.
LIEUT.. EDWIN P. ANDRES, of the Fifth
United Stetes Cavalry, has reported to
the Governor under orders from the
Fed,sal War Department. He will re-
main III this State until Nov. / for the
purpose Of bringing into closer relations
the United States War Department and
the State National Guards DR.. Arthur
j. Burgess, of Milwaukee, mas been APP
pointed assistant surgeon of the Fourth
battalion
OLE HANSEN. of Chetek, in a fit of
temporary insanity attempted to commit
suicide by hanging. at Chippewa Falls
The demented man had procured small
rope, fastened it to a bridge crossing on
Duncan Creek, and with the moose
properly adjusted made the leap. The.
rope broke.
MRS. MARION V. DUDLEY, of MiIwau-
kee, visited the State capital for the
purpose of interesting Madison literary
people in the reorganization of the State
Authors Club Mrs. Dudley went from
Milwaukee with the Endorsement of the
Hon John A. Johnston and other
prominent people of the Cream City.
THE day of the old time country
Schoolhouse, with it's barren grounds,
shabby buildings, broken fences. and ans
tque relics Of former woodpiles, is % +,
thing of the past in Wisconsin. Some !.
time ago John Johnston, the weIl-knOwn.
banker of Milwaukee, authorized Cow
Peck to offer $1,000 in prizes for the
schools which would show the most inn
provement in the school grounds during
the year. Gov Peck issued prOclama-
ton calling the attention of the school
children to Mr.. JOhnston'S generous Offer
From reports already received by State
SUI erintendent Wells it is learned thate
the offer has caused great deal Of ex-
element among the children in the
country districts. There will be hardly
q SCnOOl IN the state InaG w III nOG onJcT
the compel tion. The money is to be.
vided among the different count 'es.
The county superintendent are to visit
each school twice One visit has already
been paid. The other will be made Sept
30. From the reports sent in to Super
intendent Wells the prize will be award
ed. From all appearances more popu-
lar prize, or one that would excite keenek
rivalry, could not have be II offered
The beauty of the compel ton is that
every hool can enter the race, no mat
ter how poor the district may be-. 1t is;
the greatest Improvement that wins.
AT Gle al accident occurred at Sec
ton 33 mine in which Olaf Ellison lost
his life. He was coming to the surface
in the skip, and was looking down, and
fell distance of 300 feet down the
shaft The body was frightfully man
glcd
SURVEYS are completed for the extern
sive canal for furnishing water power
for the mammoth paper-miH plant to be-
built at Marinette this season 1t Will