The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-06
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Items of Interest From all Parts of This
Great State.

Great State.
John Dory, of Marinette, had piece
of wood an inch long and quarter of
an inch thick removed from his foot at
st. Vincent's hospital. Five years ago
while walking through the woods over
which forest fires had passed he stepped
on something and as he thought in
jured his foot. A physician performed
an operation, but the foot did not heal
The operation few days ago revealed
a we'll preserved piece of charred wood
an inch long by quarter of an inch
thick.
! The army worm is disappearing is
Peshtigo and the worst fears are over.
Paris green has been successfully used
to eXterminate the pest. In fields of
corn attacked by them a furrow is
plowed, and stalks are cut and placed
in it, these are sprinkled with the
poison and thousands of the worms are
killed. While the stalks remain fresh
the worms are as fond of them as Of
the standing corn. Ashes and salt
have also been used with fair results.
E. E. Granger, a wealthy farmer,
was found dead in his home four miles
north of Chiffon. At the inquest ply
sicians found large quantity of Paris
green in his stomach. 1t is the general
| impression that he committed suicide.
His body, when found, was smeared
with tar and feathers, and was either
done by himself, to create the impress
sion he was murdered, or by unknown
parties, for whipping his wife.
Theodore Olson, charged with steal
ing buggy from Barney Burns, of Blue
Mounds, and selling the same in Black
Earth, pleaded guilty in the municipal
court Wednesday afternoon. His at
torney asked for the clemency of the
court and six months in the Dane
county jail was the sentence. During
the hearing the defendant and his wife
both were in tears.
Philip Hubert, one of the prominent
men of Chippewa county twenty years
ago and county clerk for four years,
has been adjudged insane and is Inow
confined in hospital near Washing
ton, D. c. Mr.. Hubert, through the
influence of 7. C. Pound, was appoint
ed to clerkship in the treasury de-
partmept some ten years ago.
w. II. Williams, the ex- convict
who, it is alleged, cashed worthless
check at Rhinelander, was captured by
Sheriff Smith at Woodboro, eight miles
west on the 500. Williams had just
finished serving an eight-year sentence
at Waupun for assault with attempt to
kill at Hurley in 1888.
Leonard Goetz, while driving near
the village of Menomonee Falls, met a
threshing engine. He got out of the
buggy to hold his horse, but not being
strong enough, was dragged three wire
fences. He sustained serious cuts
about the throat, head and arms. His
recovery is doubtful.
Lewis F. Grant, who was sentenced
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jail for shortage in his accounts as
agent of the Prudential Insurance COM
pany, at the instance of his bondsmen,
the American Surety company, has
been paTdoned by Gov. Upham.
Otto Clements, who went to Rhine
lander from Michigan, few weeks ago,
accompanied by his wife's sister,
pleaded guilty to desertion before the
county judge and received a sentence
of one year in state prison.
Edward Anderson, of GAINESVILLE, has
been adjudged insane and was taken to
Mendoza. He is "a years old and un-
married. His mania is religion and a
desire to die.
Peter Skogstad, of Chimney Rock,
lost his large barn and forty five tons
Of hay by fire. 1t was set on fire by
his little girl who was playing with
matches.
E. c. Scott's hardware store was
robbed at Poynette. The thieves Sc
cured about $75 worth of razors, knives
and revolvers.
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