The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-30
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Items of Interest From all Parts of This
Great S 5ate

William f. Slater, The travelling man
who, in July, 1895, disappeared from
tho Athearn hotel in Oshkosh, has
tnrned up in Chicago, after a years
disappearance. His baggage remained
at The depot IN Oshkosh until reclaimed
by the firm be was employed by
Slater's employers had his accounts
Bxbaustively examined, but they were
found correct in every detail, and the
cause of his disappearance remains I'M
solved.
William Brennan and John Albaum,
two young miners, had narrow escape
from death on IL farm four miles south
Of Berlin. A stick Of dynamite, placed
IN a stove in their shanty by parties
unknown, exploded when fire was
started, blowing the stove to pieces
and practically wrecking the shack.
A piece of flying stovepipe struck
Albaum in the shoulder, making bad
wound.
Ex-senator Adam Apple of the town
of Norway, Racine county, states that
she farmers in the vicinity of Wind
lake canal are up in arms. They have
formed vigilance committee, and
have all the ola guns to be found, and
will give any Milwaukee sports IA warm
reception if they venture out that way
TO fill up the canal.
Elliott Carter, an Eau Claire young
man, was jailed some time ago at Chip.
peWa Falls on a siXty-dayS sentence
for shooting cattle. He and two other
prisoners broke out recently and Elliot
went to Eau Claire. He was caught
and adiudged insane, and he is now in
Mendoza asylum.
The necessary documents are being
prepared at Green Bay for an applica-
3icn to be made to Gov, Upham for a
pardon for Henry Hensel, who was sent
from Brown county January II, 1891,
10 state prison for a term OF fourteen
years for the murder of his wife.
Twelve MenOmonie children, rang
ng in age from 10 to l6 years, took the
Brain at ShawanO for Philadelphia,
where they will attend a government
training school for series of years.
They were in charge of Y. s. Hellis, an
agent for the school.
Edward G. Linck, son of the late
George Linck. and Miss Harriet Lewis,
grand daughter of eX-GOv. and Mrs.
]. 7. Lewis, we're married at the home
~ loO lof iJ1E InI
rector of the Episcopal church at
WatertOwn, officiating.
The Consolidated Milling, Elevator
and Power company of Chippewa Falls
has crew of men and teams at work
tearing out the old and putting in the
new dam at the Star mills, 1t will re-
9uire abOIt a months work.
Lester Bates, a. young farmer resid-
ing five miles northwest of Piainfield,
captured a badger and has the animal
confined in cage. 1t is the first bad
ger captured there in many years.
Mrs. Charles Mullen, Il bride of
year, took an overdose Of chlorai at
Fond du Lac. Prompt action by
physician saved her life.
The coronerS jury in the case Of
John J. BOrowski, who was run over
by a st. Paul freight at GAINESVILLE,
brought in verdict of accidental death
and eXOnerated the railroad.
Arnold, the ID year old son of Fred
enCk Schultz, of Gilmahton, was run
over by a self binder and instantly
killed.
W. W. Wright, of Eau Claire, mail
agent between Ashland and Eau Claire,
has disappeared.
Anthony Hedrington was thrown
srom buggy at Chippewa Falls and
BADLY injured
The Abe Lincoln Mining company Of
which Arnold Bros. of Marinette and
other we'll known citizens are the
stockholders, has just begun suit
against the Lone Star Mining company.
The latter's claim runs across the Abe
Li:cOln's and the fight is over rich
rein of gold. The mining law reads
shat where claims cross one another a
vein of gold running lengthwise of the
claim, though going through another's
claim, belongs to the persons or cor
pOratiOns on whose territory it first
starts. The Lone Star vein, recently
discovered, and said to be the richest
find ever made in the Cripple Creek
country is reported to run crosswise Of
the claim and into the Abe Lincoln
claim lengthwise, thus becoming the
property Of the latter company.
The Winnebago county Jail shelters
a man who is serving what in effect is
a life sentence, yet whose only crime is
contempt of court. On December %,
1895, William Hoppe was committed
TO jail because he refused ur was un-
able to pay $40 suit money and alimony
ordered by the court, his wife having
obtained divorce. Hoppe was de-
6lared in civil contempt, and SO long