The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-02
The board of state university regents


succeed Prof. G.. L. Hendrickson, who
has resigned to take charge of the de-
partment, Of Latin at the University of
Chicago.
While wandering across the Red
path farm on the bay shore, near Mar
inette, Louis Iverson ran across a por-
ton of a petrifed tree which had been
hardened in some way.
Jack Cleary, Of Marinette, was
drowned at Sandy City, Mich.
The largest receipt of mail ever han
died at Baraboo has just been disposed
of. There was over one ton, the most
of which was public documents for A.
P. Cheek to be used in the campaign.
Mr.. Cheek is the chairman of the re-
publican county committee.
The regatta to be held by the Green
Bay Yacht club on the bay on the
Fourth of July will be a much bigger
affair than was at first anticipated. All
the local yachts and several from out
side places have been entered to take
part in the races.
The first train to arrive at Mantle
woo over the new road was the Wiscon-
sin Central construction train which
finished the laying of the main track to
the new depot in that city. The Off
Gals of the road expect to have 1T in
full running operation within two
weeks.
The suit brought against the city of
Green Bay for damages before Judge
Seaman in the United States court at
Oshkosh by Carney Bros, paving con-
tractors, resulted in damages being
awarded the plaintiffs in the sum of
ST, 900.
Mrs. Mary Madigan, Of Marinette,
has received word that she has fallen
heir to half an estate worth 100000,
left by jeremiah O'Connell, her brother.
The estate has been in dispute for some
time.
A case involving the validity of the
fish and game act of 1895 was tried be-
fore Judge Cleveland of the county court
for Winnebago county at Oshkosh.
Hume and Oellerich appeared for de-
PENDANT fishermen and attacked the
law, on the ground that it never passed
the legislature and for the further
reason that it's being twice published
made it uncertain and therefore void.
Judge Cleveland said he was in doubt
upon the question, but overruled mo-
ton by the defendants to quash the
proceedings under the act, saying he
would rather the Supreme court would
take the responsibility of overturnlng
the act if it was valid. This will prob
ably send the law to the Supreme court
again for review upon this question.
The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
railroad, to boom the town OF Match
wood, Mich, and it's immediate vicin-
ity offers forty acres of Stand free to
every settler who will remove to that
place and clear and farm the land.
Half rates are offered for those who
wish to go there for the purpose OF ex-
amining the land, and should the pro-
spective settler decide to avail himself
of the offer, the fare will be refunded.
The settler, his family and household
effects will then be transported at half
rates The lands offered free are stu
ated between the Gogebic Iron range
and the numbering towns of Sidnaw,
Kitchi and Even. They are devoid of
timber, having been burnt over by the
recent forest fires, and are said to be
available for farming.
During an electric storm at Prairie
du Chen the residence of Rev. A. Kief-
ner was struck by lightning bolt and
damaged to the extent of $3.50. The
reverend father was absent at the time.
Several holes were made in the sides
of the building, portion Of the roof
torn off and the plaster of three rooms
knocked Off.
The barn on Mrs. T. P. Stevens
place near Brodhead was struck by
and consumed with all its
contents, including quantity of to-
bacco and several harnesses. The
flames spread to the hennery and forty
or fifty fowls were burned. There is a
light insurance.
S. W. Thomas, the insurance agent
charged with enlightenment at Eau
Claire, who had been out of Jail a day
or two on bail of $1,000, has lost his
bondsmen. He will be placed in Jail
again.
John McCammant, former resident
of Monroe, committed suicide at Chap
in, Neb, by shooting. A month ago
his barn burned, together with four
valuable horses. He became despond-
ent over his loss.
Great damage was done to crops and
vegetation by the heavy rainfall at
Palmyra. Three COWS in a pasture
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