The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-09
WISCONSIN BRIEFLETS.
ITEMS GATHERED FROM VARI-s
Gus SOURCES.

What Our Neighbors Are Doins-BIatters
of General and Local Marriages
and Deaths-Accidents and Crimos-Per-
sonal Pointers
PHYSICIANS at Fond du Lac failed to
resuScitate r. Cold, of Ripon, who
went to bed at the Lewis House, and
doused the gas without turning off the
flow.
SHERIFF IRVINE. of Portage, was
forced to order the release of the three
tramps arrested at Columbus on Suspi-
cion of being the parties wanted for
looting a Kilbourn store of $500 worth
goods.
THE city of Columbus is to have new
81, 0C0 schoolhouse for the accommoda-
tion of the grammar and high-school
departments.
SPAULDNG's extensive wagon and
blacksmith shops at Black River Falls,
closed recently by the failure of the pro-
Nrietor have started up again.
FROM Black River Falls delegation
of the Wisconsin Winnebago Indians
started for Washington. An effort will
be made to have the Government pay 10
per cent. of the trust fund belonging to
the Wisconsin WinnebagoeS, together
with the interest on the $500, 0C0 which
constitutes the trust fund, at the next
annual payment. They hope to get out
of debt in case they secure the 10 per
cent. interest.
AT Oshkosh Louis Prime expired very
suddenly from heart disease. Mr. Prime
was born Seventy-iive years ago. At the
same place John KunS!er died aged 81
years. He was the first color bearer of
the Second Wisconsin.
THoUGH Martin Rowe has been APP
pointed Sheriff of Crawford County to
succeed John M. Rowe, says the Prairie
du Chen Courier, the understanding is
that the late sheriff's widow is to receive
most of the profits of the Office.
Mrs. MARIA KoPLETN, of Lost Lake,
has sued the city of Columbus for $1,000
damages for injuries received by being
thrown from a buggy, which she claims
was upset by running into a stone pile
left in the public highway.
OFFICERS of the Northeastern Wis
consn Teachers Association were elect
ed as follows: President, r. G. Halsey,
Oshkosh; Vice President, Miss Carrie
Harris, Appleton; Secretary, Miss Agnes
Raft, Stevens Point; Treasurer, G. E.
Patser, Manitowoc; Reporter, III j.
Evans, Menasha; Executive Committee,
L N. Mitchell, Fond du Lac, three
years; Prof. L. w. Briggs, Oshkosh,
two years; 0. E. Larson, Fort Howard,
one year; j. E. Riordon, retiring Presi-
dent, one year
AT Milwaukee, Elliott Leaburn, 70
years old, hung himself to a 5edpost
Old age and dependency caused It.
Mrs. Sophia Toepfelt, farmers wife
living near the city, jumped down an
embankment and broke her neck. She
was crazy. William Praeska, of the
city, also demented, hung himself. This
was his fourth attempt at suicide.
The thirty-eight miles of road cOnsti-
tuting the Sault Ste. Marie and South
western, from FairchiId to Mondovi,
passed into the possession OF the Chicago,
ST. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha Com
pany. Consideration, $500, 900.
SEVERAL months ago an Appleton
man named William Alvord BECAME en-
tangled in some transactions of a shady
nature, which forced his fight from the
city Shortly afterward it was reported
that William Allen had died Of small
poX in the peSt-hOuse at East Portland,
Oregon who had confessed that his real
name was William AlVord, and that he
came from Appleton. Appleton people
wrote to c. L. Fay, and he looked into the
Alvord had no doubt Of her husbands
demise, and accordingly married the late
Charles Belts Nobody had any doubt
that Mr.. Alvord was dead until a few
days ago, when man claimed to have
recognized him on the streets Of Chicago,
and Mrs. Sykes, daughter Of William
Barnum, is equally positive that she
met and talked with him at the depot in
Neenah about two weeks ago. The pre-
ponderance Of evidence so far is on the
side of the death of William AlvOrd as
first reported, and he will be considered
dead until he is more cOnClusively proven
alive.
THE Appleton Kermiss will be thing
of beauty and art.
A LARGE new hotel is being built at
MinoQua.
APPLETON now has 1,500 cases of
grippe.
JUDGE KEYEs of Milwaukee, suggests
the whipping post or the treadmill Of
old as an antidote for tramps
LODGING camps on CheQuamegon Bay
are breaking up, and the drive will soon
be down
PATEIcK KINNEY, of Door County, died
of exposure and intoXioation at Rapid
River Mich.
PENSIONS have been granted to the
following Wisconsin people: Original
Michael Adrian, Orange Snail, John AM
bacher, Philip Banfeld, Charles Schultz,
Frank Pasternaski, John Stahl, John
misunderstanding, Karl Schmidt, VIM,
Van Stel, John Morrison, Alonzo
Magill, Joseph Rupert, Joseph Harri-
son, Benz. Russell. Jos. VOllmer, CephaS
L. Sturtevant, Phillip Santer, Dennis
Kelsey. James Glenny, Thos. Kin, Thos.
Mcknight Chas. A. Tyler Richard
Liver, Leander Sherman, VIM. TietZ,
Herman Morrison, John Palupitzki, Geo.
Wilkinson, Benz. B. Jones, Tim Nc
Mahon, Rudolph J. Wesbrod. ADJ
ditional-Henry Link. Increased-Robt
Gillette. Samuel S. Mills, Geo. w. Gay
lord, Chas A. Wilson, Samuel A. Heth-
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