The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-10-22
The checkered career Of ev-Postmas-

ter Louis j. Bachand was brought to
sudden termination at Bayfield,, by
his being bound over to the United
States court for embezzlement. He
could not give the necessary 500 bonds
and was committed to Jail at Madison
until December.
Berlin people, or at least portion of
them, are considerably exercised over
a recent action of the volunteer fire de-
partment. At the last meeting it was
decided to divide the funds now in the
treasury, amounting to $4,000, among
the members. An effort was made to
have the division according to the
length of service of each member, but
this was defeated and pro rata dis
tribution was agreed upon. Part of
this money was the annual percentage
paid by insurance companies doing
business in the city, while the remainder
was the proceeds of dances and other
benefits. Those who object to the
action taken by the department say no
question could be raised as to the dis
tribution of the money raised by enter
taiments, etc., but that the department
had no right to divide the insurance
premiums. The reason for the depart
ment's distribution of the funds, it is
alleged, is that the volunteer depart
ment will soon be a thing of the past
and the members thought it a case of
now or never" so far as the funds are
concerned. The waterworks system
is almost finished and it is expected
tho paid fire department will be in
ST. led before long. In extenuation of
the action of the volunteers their de-
il, ..lers say the men have served the
CITY long and faithfully without pay
and it IS no more than right they
should have a little reward for their
labor.
The freshmen and sophomore classe
of the university made their rush at
Madison the other day. Many students
were severely injured, and several were
knocked out completely. The struggle
lasted about half an hour, and ended
by several sophomores. who were
worsted in the battle, being ducked in
Lake Mendoza. Several rushed to the
fray from practice in the gymnasium,
clad only in light Jersey athletic suits,
which were quickly torn from them.
Rev. A. j. Kempton, of the Baptist
church, who was a spectator, was
roughly handled, having been caught
in the crowd. President Adams and
several other members of the faculty
were witnesses of the affair. After the
| fight had lasted for about half an hour
someone telephoned for the police.
The officers were threatened with
ducking in the lake if they attempted
any arrests. The faculty will take
some steps to punish the ringleaders.
Clannie King, son of Engineer Levi
King, met with very painful accident
at La Crosse while engaged in cutting
wood. In some way the axe was
diverted from it's course as it was de-
scending, and the blade struck the
back of the left hand, cutting it clear
to the bone. Only the fact that the
axe was dull saved the hand from be-
ing cut IN two.
Two sons of E. A. Wandry, aged l.
and Is years respectively, were slight
| ly injured while out hunting near
Wautoma. The gun they were using
could not be discharged by means of
the hammer, and SO an axe was used.
A blow from the axe discharged the
piece, the shot struck the axe and
glanced, striking one boy in the side
and the other in the face.
Mike Milkowski, from near MOsinee,
is at a Wausau hospital with hole
through his finger. He was out hunt
ing and while carrying his gun over
his shoulder, muzzle down, with his
hand over the muzzle, it was acciden
tally discharged in climbing fence,
and the load went through finger.
Mary SIMPLY was fearfully burned at
New Lisbon by her clothing taking fire
from a kerosene lamp.
The last report Of the warden of the
state penitentiary at Waupun shows
that there are $40 male and - female
prisoners.
A lad answering to the description of
the Wettleson boy, who ran away from
his home near Stoughton after having
accidentally shot his brother, was seen
at Edgerton. To person from whom
he begged 10 cents to buy something
to eat, he said that he was on his way
to Milwaukee, where he had relatives,
that his mother was dead and not be-
ing able to agree with his father he
had decided to leave home.
The remains of carpenter named
Henry Nolle, who had been missing for
about three weeks, were found III one
of the Kirby Carpenter lode pockets at
Menominee, Mich. No marks of vio-
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