The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-11
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Items of Interest From all Parts of This
Great State

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cago to erect the big Ashland brown
stone monolith, in that city, as a SOL
diers' and sailors monument. Among
those who favored the project were
Senator Cullom, nearly al! of the
| Illinois congressman, state officials,
prominent sculptors, leading men like
Judge Tuiey, Lyman j. Gage and
Lambert Tree, Architect Burnham, of
worlds fair fame, etc. The shaft is OF
solid stone and is over 100 feet long,
and would make the finest and tallest
obelisk of a solid piece of stone in the
world. On the lake shore it was quar-
ried from rock below the lake level.
This was done by damming back the
water. The great block was cut for a
worlds fair exhibit from Wisconsin, but
the scheme fell through, the great
obelisk was abandoned and the water
flowed back over it once more and
buried it from sight. Gen. Black was
in Ashland with Senator Mitchell last
fall and he will probably push the
matter along.
| Work on the observatory at Lake
Geneva was commenced again last
week, although but little has been done
vet for want of materials. The public
will be glad to learn that all the diff
culties that have lately existed, which
have prevented a resumption of work
before, haye all been settled. and
nothing is in the way now to prevent
the completion of the great structure
early next tall.
James K. Tilletson, whos for the last
two or three years has been scheming
to promote an electric railway, first be-
| tween Oshkosh and Kaukauna, and
afterwards in the city of Oshkosh alone,
has finally entirely withdrawn from the
contest, and is out of it for good. 1t is
said that he has spent $50, 900 from first
to last in his fruitless effort.
A verdict for Sc, 900 damages in favor
of the plaintiff was returned by cir
cult court jury at Superior in the case
of r. w. Schimmel, an administrator of
the estate of William Shoopman, de-
ceased, VS.. the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha railway Shoopman
was killed at Hawthorn last fall while
employed as brakeman.
Orrin Rayome, of Merrill, was ar
raigned before Circuit Judge Bardeen
on charge of grand larceny. He stole
bicycle, last fall, at Merrill, secreted
| it at Tomahawk, and recently, believ-
ing it would not be identified; used it
on the streets of Merrill. He pleaded
guilty and got a year at Waupun.
Ole Everson was struck on the head
by the bursting of an emery wheel at
Chetek and fatally injured.
3-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Resch was drowned in cistern
at Menasha.
Eliza Mcnamara, Is years old, and
we'll connected, committed suicide at
Menominee by taking strychnine.
Grief over the death of a favorite sister
is the only cause assigned. She was
we'll known in Marinette.
Jane Waterpole, aged 60 years, who
left her home in Colby few days ago,
was found hanging to tree, just south
of the city limits. The verdict of the
jury was suicide.
| A town site on the new railroad
north from Gillett, near the forks of the
Oconto river, has been plated and is to
be called Upham.
The house of Henry Rohrdanz at
Kewaunee was struck by lightning.
The chimney and roof were damaged.
Fully insured.
A cloudburst occurred at Baldwin,
St. Croix county, on the line of the
Omaha, but did no serious damage.
Fred Stanley, a former Chippewa
boy, was elected member of the Ore
gon legislature last week.
The books and records Of the city of
Eu Claire that have been in the hands
of the experts of the bondsmen since
last August, have been transferred to
the vaults in T. F. Frawley's law office.
It is understood that only the city's
representatives will have access to the
books and records until the case comes
up for trial at Ellsworth, Pierce county.
The city is all prepared to try the case
either before referee, or the circuits
court. This is the suit of the City OF
Eu Claire against the bondsmen of eX-
Treasurer Greene, who defaulted in the
sum of 10000 and who is now serving
a term in the state prison.
Five hundred pioneers of Winnebago
county gathered at Omro. Addresses
were delivered by Judge Cleveland and
Judge Gary of Oshkosh and Assembly
man Kruger of Menasha. The music
was in charge of Father Bradish, So
years old, and the first singing school
conductor the county knew.
Mrs. New, wife of John G. New, of