The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-25

The steamer City of Oshkosh burned
to the waters edge on Lake Poygan,
about five miles northwest from Omro.
George G. Conrad, the oldest hard
ware dealer in Racine, has assigned.
No statement of assets or liabilities is
to be had.
The central canal project will I'M
doudtedly be vigorously opposed by
Superior people. They are of the opln-
ion that the closing of the Duluth and
Superior canals and the making of a
new one across the center of Minnesota
point, would be detrimental to the in
terests of both places. The main OBJ
lection advanced is that the currents of
the st. Louis and the Nemadii rivers
would become so diverted that the bay
would become one big cesspool, but
the real objection is that West Superior
might be helped and the east end hurt
by the plan. The matter is likely to
fan to vigorous flame the fight between
the east end and West Superior
Only few rails of the Central Wis
consn Electric Railway company came
up to Oshkosh, and these were taken
up by man sent there by Loss, who
has the $4,000 judgment against the
road. Marshall Pratt stopped the
work, as the man had no authority to
act. The marshall deputized A. A.
Human to organize crew for the
purpose and says the work of taking
up the rails will begin Saturday.
Farmers from the town of Stevens
Point and Eau Pleine in Portage Co.
state that great damage was done to
to growing crops, particularly rye, in
their localities by the recent storm. In
some places the hail was so heavy that
quantities of hailstones were picked up
on the morning after the storm.
The store building owned by S. W.
Straight burned at Monticello. The
building was occupied by S. W.
Straight, dentist; E. Allen, harness
goods; O. Ponto, boots and shoes, and
a stock Of flour and feed, also.owned by
E. Allen, all of which was a total loss.
The damage suit of Oliver Stokes, of
Altoona, against the Omaha Railway
company for $4,000, which has been
on trial at Wausau for several days,
came to termination on a comprO-
mise. The company agreed to pay the
plaintiff So, 800 and give him life po
sitiOn.
w. M. McNerney, of Iron Mountain,
Mich, broke his shoulder while riding
down a hill at Little Chute on his
wheel. Directly at the foot of the hill
is the drawbridge of the canal, and the
draw was open, which he did not see
until almost into the opening.
Albert Hall, arrested few days ago
ON charge of burglary, was arraigned
at Wausau and on plea of guilty was
sentenced by Judge Bardeen to term
of three years at Waupun.
Andrew Anderson, Dane IS years
old, committed suicide at Racine by
shooting. A warrant had been issued
charging him with abusing his family.
Theron Cutter was caught in a cave
in at Fairfield, Rock county, and re-
ceived injuries from which he died
shortly afterwards.
Mrs. MalIotte and her 19-year-old
child were drowned in Meshawequet
lake, near Keshena reservation.
Robert Brown fell off a railroad
bridge at Big Suamico, near Green Bay
and was probably fatally hurt.
The man found drowned at Long
Tail point, Brown county, has been
identified as Otis johnson.
Benjamin Silverman, of Marinette,
was fatally injured in street car acct
dent at Decatur, Ill.
Frank Nix, a Chippewa Falls young
man, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed.
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