The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-29

him for employment. He hired him, but
he could not stand the field work, and,
as he proved to be handy around the
house, he was put to work there. The
wife of the farmer discovered. week
ago, that their empioye was girl, mas
querading in male attire The latter
suspected that her sex was known to the
farmers wife and fed, taking the $50
with her She gave the name of Robert
Johnson, of Pine River.
APPLETON's new city direct tory con-
tains 1886 names
JOHN PAFLEY, OF Superior, had tive
ribs fractured from fall.
EAU CLAIRE is having a new system
of tire-alarm boxes put in.
THE Superior wooden mills consume
1000 pounds OF wool daily.
SUPERIOR has 15s gaslights, 159 arc
lights and $50 public hydrants
GEORGE NoTwARE, OF Superior, was
placed under $500 bonds for threatening
his wife.
II was reported at Eau Claire that
Frank Alber while fishing at Chain
Lake, was drowned.
ALL the boats at Oshkosh have been
laid up for the winter, owing to the low
water at that point
Mas. w. l.. PRETTYMAN, the wife of
the insolvent lumberman, of Ashland,
was allowed personal claim of $12, 600
at Chicago.
M. r. BARTEAU, OF Appleton, traded
city property valued at SIS, 90 with Mr..
Curtis, of Shiocton, for 400 acres of Gull
tivated land.
A YOUNG girl at Omro has made a
wager OF $25 with young man of Csh-
kosh that she can walk from OmrO to
Oshkosh in two hours.
FIVE toughs made an assault upon
Officer Carroll at Ashland. He secured
the assistance of two other officers and
landed the FIVE in jail
II. w. EARLY, of Chippewa Falls, and
Capt Henog, of Eau Claire, were the
only bidders for the fallen pine on the
Flambeai Indian reservation.
w. W. HARRIS & Co. of Chicago, will
take the 100000 worth of bonds at
per cent issued to fund the railway
bond Indebtedness Of Portage County
IF present plans are carried out a
monster full cream cheese weighing
1900 pounds, will be manufactured at
the factory Of Dassow Sc Wilder, at
Sheboygan Falls. The milk from four
factories will be required. This giant
cheese is ordered by st. Louis house.
Gov PECK has been asked to Join the
county Of Washburn in Offering a reward
for the apprehension of George Warden.
the Chippewa Indian murderer, who Is
still at large The county offers $500,
and it is believed the Governor will issue
a proclamation promising the same
amount to the captor of the murderer.
THE Rev. P. S. Bennett, who at times
ministered in Milwaukee, and who now
resides at Appleton, discovered last
week that he had lost his pocketbook
containing $50 and an insurance policy
for $500 He is also mourning the loss
of his valuable library, having not so
much as Bible left, his collections Of
over seventy years having all been
burned while he was away at confer
ence.
A SENSATION has been caused at Eau
Claire by the discovery of Mrs. S. A.
Quale, the widow of the deceased mill
ionaire, who has just returned from
Norway. The house was filled with
valuable paintings and other works of
art Mrs Quale discovered on her re-
turn that all the paintings had been de-
stroycd by fire, and the family silver
and other valuables stolen. No trace
of the guilty parties has been discovered
yet.
IN the Fay Hotel, situated on Vine,
street, at La Crosse, and run by Prof.
Ourat, is chair which has a remarkable
history. 1t is kept at the same table,
and it has been noticed that every man
who has made it permanent seat while
boarding at the hotel has soon after
;u1 In chnr
space of time have faIien under its pecu-
liar power, and are now married. The
fifth one to take the chair will be mar
ried in December.
A PRACTICA AL joker at Ash and caused
a sensation Dv procuring basket OF
sandwiches and taking his stand in
front of the land office window. A re-
port that the Omaha grants had been
thrown open to settlers was circulated,
and scores of land seekers from all
directions hurried to the spot. The line
quickly formed and all one night the
men stood at their pests. Ono man re-
fused $500 for his position. The next
day the joke was told and the Disguised
victims of the affair went home.
FRANK SoRLEY. of Neenah, died at
Spanish Forks, Utah
FRED CARLSON, of Black River Falls,
while hunting, accidentally shot himself
The saw mills at Superior have turned
out SIS, 600, 900 feet of lumber this season.
A NEW military company has been
formed at Wausau. to be known as the
Peck Guards.
CASPER SYLyERsoN, a merchant OF
Eau Claire, assigned. Liabilities, $1,000;
assets, $4,000.
ARCHBISHOP KATZER confirmed $50
persons at the ST Vincent de Paul
Church at Oshkosh.
:. OSHKOSH iumbermen are contemplate
ing having their lumber shipped from
the woods already cut
THE park commission at Ashland will
recommend that $500, 900 be expended
for boulevard and park system. 1t is
expected to be second to none in the
country.
WILLIAM MITTLEsTED, workman at
the Ashland mine, near Hurley, died