The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-09-10
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Items of interest From all Parts of This
Great State

Great State.
At the Bailey grocery and hardware
store in Appleton, two crooks attempt
ed holdup. All the statesmen were
busy when Mr.. Rose detected man at
the cash drawer in an Office in the rear
of the store, and separated therefrom
| by a glass partition. When detected
the fellow fought his way out of the
place with loaded cane, and when he
passed the front door his pal blocked
the doorway so as prevent pursuit until
the till-tapper was lost in the crowd.
In the confusion the second man also
slipped into the crowd and both made
their escape.
| The special train in charge of Con-
ductor L. H. Searle and Engineer A.
Jorns, which left Milwaukee at 1915
in the morning, arrived at Portage at
1887 p. M, having made the run IN
one hour and fifty two minutes, includ-
ing a stop of seven minutes at Water
town Junction. The train consisted of
baggage car, three coaches, dining car
and two Wagner sleepers. This is
considered the latest time ever made
over the route with that number of
cars.
OrfordYille farmers reported to Chief
of Police Acheson, of GAINESVILLE, that
Officer Nels Thorston of that village
had been roughly handled while trying
to break up " beer key party" Of
fcer Thorston discovered the party in
vacant barn, and while stealing a
march" on them he was captured by
the crowd, who took his stick" away
and finally amused themselves by
pouring the contents of the keg over
him.
A man named Hedwig, employed as
hostler in a stable at Sheboygan, was
kicked in the face by horse while at
tending to his duties. His jaw was
fractured and a severe cash cut in his
face. He was taken to st. Nicholas
hospital, where a physician sewed up
the wound and set the jaWbone.
Fred Hartsworm, farmer of Center,
pleaded guilty to the charge of selling
adulterated milk to cheese factory of
that town, and paid fine and cost
amounting to $36. This is the fourth
conviction within a few months of farm
ers in Outagamie county for selling
adulterated milk.
Joseph Martelle and John IZenoff
were pumping out a scow in the river
at Marinette, when the pump broke
and both fell into the river. Izenotf
was rescued, but Martelle did not rise
to the surface. He was about so years
of age and an employe of the Stephen
sons.
While threshing grain at Brillion,
sparks from the threshing engine set a
strawstack on Dennis Caitling's farm
on fire. A high wind carried the
flames to the barns and other build
ings, which were destroyed. The in
surance is small.
The alleged thief who robbed the
liewelry store of Howard Oates, at Oar
lington, was arrested in Dubuque and
taken to Darlington. He waived ex-
animation and will be held to the De-
cember term of the circuit court.
Frederick Hubacheck, Racine mer-
chant and deacon of the Baptist
church, charged with smearing saloon
with whitewash, had an examination
before Justice and was found guilty
and fined $25 and costs.
John Hollenstein, while working
around the engine in his carriage fac
tory at Mayville, was struck by the fly
wheel and thrown against the wall Of
the building. One arm was broken
and his head severely injured.
Fred Cess, an old man who has been
making his home with Fred Knener,
farmer living on the OcontO road five
miles south of Peshitgo, attempted sui
eide by cutting his throat with razor.
He will probably recover.
B. T. Howard, a farmer residing
near Evansville, found pearl few
days since in the creek below the mill
at Alton, which he sold to j. Young, OF
Brodhead, for $3.50. Mr.. Young now
values it at $500.
A man giving the name of j. Fl.
Heidegger pleaded guilty in the NUM-
cipal court at Madison to the charge OF
burglary and was sentenced by Judge
Donovan to a year and a half in the
state prison.
The third incendiary fire of the past
week occurred at GAINESVILLE. A barn