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

| Willie Dennison, the Swear old sol
of O. f. Dennison of Verona, was
struck by lightning during thunder
storm and instantly killed. The
boy was visiting at the home of bis
uncle, John Jacket, near West Madi-
son. He was playing under tree
with & son Of the latter when the bolt
strncH him on the head, passing down
the spinal column and tearing the
clothing completely off his body. The
little Jacket boy was stunned, but re-
covered.
" Rough on Rats" was likewise rough
on William Flemming, farmer living
in Bloomfield, Walworth county. He
had but lately been released from the
insane asylum as a convalescent, and
went home apparently with his mind
restored, but last week he sought Sc :
Guided place and swallowed a dose of
the poison. The family missed him
and instituted a search, and after three
hours he was found, so far gone that
Forest fires are sweeping over a
large area in the northwestern part of
Marinette county, :about the Eagle,
oneG the main branches of the Peshti-
goa tits estimated that over four town.
ships have been burned over, the fires
being chiefly confined to old slashings,
though some valuable standing cedar
has been destroyed. The smoke from
the fire-swept area can be seen for
miles and with a strong wind serious
results would be apprehended.
The other day Mrs. John Young, of
Lake Geneva, was nearly scared out of
her senses. She had been sweeping
the house and dumped the dust and
sweeping into the stove. 1t was not
long before there was an explosion and
the top of the stove went up to the
ceiling. The suppostion is that she
swept up a cartridge which was soon
exploded by the heat.
Ant Marsoleck and his son Frank
while coming down a grade in the road
about two miles northwest of Indepen-
dence, were thrown from the wagon
and the father was killed instantly and
the son was unconscious for about
twelve hours.
Joe TreWeek received a severe wound
in the fore part of his leg by piece of
steel flying from sledge with which
his brother George was striking piece
of iron at Mineral Point.
The Chicago IL North Western freight
depot and contents were nearly totally
destroyed by fire at Amigo. The fire
is supposed to have originated from
sparks from an engine.
C. A. SwartwOod is under arrest at
Tomah charged with obtaining goods
under false pretenses.
Thieves stole $1,000 from Mr. Ra-
benstorf of Stanley, which belonged 10
the school district.
A trunk owned by a Swede exploded
at the depot in Superior and burned
Baggageman Dolan.
John Calhoon was struck by train
at Wausaukee and had his right foot
crushed
Edgar McNutt, aged years, was
drowned in the river at New London.
The Nutting hotel, at Midway,
Trempealeau county, was DESTROYED by
fire.
William Gage, a La Crosse fireman,
was badly hurt at a fire.
Linden is soon to have a new system
of Waterworks.
Raymond Schlemmer, years of age
was probably fatally burned at Amigo.
He procured some matches, unobseryed
by the servant girl. The matches ig-
nited while he was playing with them,
and set fire to the bedclothes and his
own.
Herbert Clute, who has an apiary
of 200 swarms of bees, shipped to mar
ket car load of sixty barrels of bass
wood honey. Bee-keepers report a
very successful season around Green
wood.
Mrs. Frank Brudk of Alton, five
miles from GAINESVILLE, was seriously
burned by the explosion of vitriol and
turpentine which she had mixed in a
bottle.
A new depot will be built at Clinton
to take the place of the one recently
burned.
The army worm is causing consider
able destruction to crops around Two
Rivers.
A. E. Tullett's residence at Oshkosh
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
about 5000.
Albert De Young, an Appleton youth
fell from a wagon and broke his arm.
Atty.-Gen. w. 81. Mylrea filed de-
murrer at Madison in the Supreme
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