The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-12-31
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Brief Points from Various Sections of the
Great Badger State.

Great Badger State.
The GAINESVILLE Street Hallway COM
Ipany's power house was totally de-
stroyed by fire together with the con-
tents, including two cars. The fire
was caused by defective wires in the
engine room. The cylinder head of
the engine blew out, striking Fred
Schaller and breaking his arm in two
places. The building cost 5000; the
generator $1,000; engine, $4,000. There
was other property valued at $4,000.
The total loss is $4,000, with an in
surance of $4,000. Supt. Cnmmins and
Engineer Charles Reeder were burned
in trying to save the property. The
road will not be operated this winter
as result of the fire. The road is
owned by George W. Blabon, of Phila-
delphia.
The state board of arbitration is en-
gagged in preparing its annual report.
The report will give a detailed state
ment of the work accomplished in the
last TWO years and will recommend
several important changes IN the pres
ent law. The members of the board
want the law so amended as to give
them power to offer to arbitrate when
ever there is strike and to give them
power to offer to mediate whenever
there is talk of strike.
| A Jail delivery occurred at Hurley
On the opening of the door leading into
the corridor a rush was made by the
prisoners for liberty A man by the
name of McGilvary, held for forgery,
made good his escape. The jail is so
crowded that there was not room for
all the prisoners in the cells and some
were confined in the corridor. McGil-
vary, however, was in cell, but had
made his escape from the cell into the
corridor by saving the bars.
! An Ozaukee county order for over
5000 in favor of Waukesha county for
the costs in the Landolt case, which
was tried in the latter county under
change of venue, has been allowed to
, remain in the order book uncalled for
until the statute of limitations has
run and Waukesha county loses the
amount.
The mounted collection of rare birds
and animals, which was donated to the
high school of Baraboo by the late John
Dieninger, of Sank City, was received
and is being placed in position. The
collection is the life work of the Sank
City taxidermist and is valued at many
thousands of dollars.
The house on the O. Bacon farm, six
miles east of Milton, in the township of
Lima, was burned together with it's
contents. The house was occupied by
George Fuller and the loss is severe
one to him. The building was insured.
Marinette is to have a large whole
sale grocery house. 1t will be built by
a stock company, of which Isaac
Stephenson will be at the head, and G.
S. Brown, of the Marinette Soap COM
pany, will be interested in it.
Mons. Natalie. who is spending the
winter at Baraboo with the Ringing
Bros show, undertook to saw off the
tusks from pig. The pig objected
and bit off one of Mons. Natalie's
thumbs.
Louis Kalb, a butcher of Green Bay,
and Peter Hansen, a storekeeper at
Pittsfeld, pleaded guilty and were
fined $50 each and costs, for having
cartridges in their possession out of
season.
Nolan Bros grocery was entered by
burglars at GAINESVILLE. They rif1ed
the money drawer, but 5000 in the safe
was not taken. The thieves made
their escape.
A. II. Mitchell, of La Crosse, is not
an expert shot. He fired three times
at burglar and missed him.