The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-20
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF !.
Items of interest From all Parts of This
Great State

Deputy Sheriff Block, of Water
town, located the man who shot Mrs.
John Knaak, on the Pennington road.
His name is Frank Lewis, the l7-year-
old son Of a prominent farmer of Piper
vile. He admitted his guilt and was
taken before Justice Henze of Water
town and placed under 500 bonds till
August 26. He claims the shooting
was accidental, and that he fired at a
dog OH the premises, while he was
passing in a buggy. The woman is
out of danger.
The residences of A. G.. Maertz, j.
Bornefeldt, A. F. Kiehl, Fred Blum
and Mrs. Zahn were robbed Reeds
burg, entrance beng effected through
windows and screen doors. At A. G.
Maertz's the thieves secured about $50
and gold watch. At Mrs. Zahn's So.
At j. Bornefeldt's they were disturbed
by the cries of Mrs. Bornefeldt, an in
valid, and left, only taking a revolver
which lay upon a desk in the dining
room.
An inquest on the death of Peter
Sheen reported to have died as the re-
suit of sunstroke near Millston, isun-
der way. 1t is now said that Mr..
Sheen was struck by one of the hand
bars of the hand car on which he and
several other Workmen were riding;
that his neck was broken, and that
the men who knew the truth were
afraid to tell it and gave out the story
that he had been overcome by the heat.
Peter Jacobs and wife, while max
ing hay on the banks of Dutchman's
creek, near the old abandoned Boudoin
lumber camp about seven miles east of
Superior, noticed two bicycles left
against the bank of the stream. A
search failed to reveal the whereabouts
of the owners. 1t is believed the riders
committed suicide.
A fast mail train on the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul road, near West
ern Union Junction, ran into a horse
and buggy, the horse being killed, the
buggy wrecked, and Mrs. James
Smith, farmers wife, who was driv-
ing home, seriously injured. Several
ribs were broken and her face and
head badly cut.
Clancy Bros, one of the largest dry
goods houses in Racine, made an as
signment to Thomas Clancy of Berlin.
SIringency of the money market and
depression of business are assigned as
the cause. The assets given at $685.,
900, but the liabilities are not stated.
The mill, dry sheds and lumber be-
longing to the Green Bay Planning Mill
company were destroyed by fire. No
detailed estimate of the loss can be
given By the members of the firm at
present, but it will be about 0,O00,
with only $4,000 insurance.
A serious and probably fatal acct
dent occurred at Manitowoc at the
home of Mrs. Rose. She was prepar-
ing the noon meal on an oil stove,
when it exploded, frightfully burning
her in the face and body. She is 80
years old and an old resident.
Mrs. +. Groerich, the wife of Ger
man farmer living near Racine, was
kicked on the head by colt. Her in
juries are serious, but she will probably
recover.
Frank Fl. Cole, of Chippewa Falls,
was shot and killed by a jealous hus-
band at Butte, Mont.
Harvey Fitch, young man living
at Osseo, drowned in the Eau Claire
river while bathing.
Mrs. Berry, aged II years, fell down
a cellar stairway at Marshall and
broke her leg.
James Peterson, of Racine, was
beaten and robbed of $50 in Chicago.
James Harrison, of Edgerton, had an
experience in crossing Rock river a few
nights ago by the primitive method
employed just now at Indian Ford
while the new bridge is building
that of fording the river-which he will
not care to repeat. He drove to James
Vile and was held there until after the
storm, so that it was past midnight be-
fore he reached Indian Ford on his re-
turn but thought he could keep in the
track laid out in fording the river and
plunged into the stream. But one of
the wires stretched across the river to
mark out the driveway had gone down
and in the darkness wandered out of
the way until his horse and buggy was
into deep water. He stood up in the
buggy seat until the water came up to
neck when the buggy went out from
under him and left him struggling in
mid stream. He next struck out for
the shore to save himself, leaving the
rig. With considerable exertion he
finally reached the bank behind the
mill, after some lusty yelling brought
some assistance to the scene, but his
borco in tho meantime had drowned