The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-06-18
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Items of Interest From all Parts of This
Great state.

Reports from Rice Lake and por-
tons of the Yellow river above Cadott,
state that residents in those vicinities
are using dynamite for the purpose of
catching fish, and that thousands of
dead fish may be seen floating on the
lake and in the river. The attention
of the game warden has been called to
this alleged wanton violation of the
game law
The main river drive will start next
week on the Menominee. The Boom
company will send up big crew of
men to the headwaters. The tributar-
les have all been cleared of logs and
the main river drive will consist of
100000 feet. 1t is the most import
ant event in numbering in the Men
ominee, for upon it's successful COM
pletion depends the operation of the
mills at Marinette. An early start has
been made this year and the condi-
tions are the most favorable known for
years.
In his annual report the Fond du Lac
county superintendent of schools gives
out the following statistics: The
schoolhouses of the county combined
have a seating capacity of $500 and
are valued at $116,793. Four new
school buildings were built during the
year. The entire cost of maintaining
the schools for the year was $59, 1878,
of which sum $40, 130.55 was paid
teachers. The whole number of school
children in the county was 10,461.
Ex-Town Treasurer P. j. Peterson
was arrested at Washburn upon war
rant sworn out by the present treasur-
er, Michael Anderson, charging Peder-
son with the embezzlement of $21, 900
of town funds. Peterson deposited the
money in the Bank of Washburn, which
has discontinued business and the
funds are tied up in that institution.
Although Peterson holds securities for
the funds, he has been unable to real
ize upon them.
Fred gilbert, who left Kewaunee
about a month ago to make tour of
the world on foot, has been heard from
at Mankato, MINI. He will grid the
globe, moving westward. He intends
to reach San Francisco late in the fall
and sail from there to China and spend
two years in crossing Asia and Europe.
Nose Oshinsky, a former Marinette
boy, is evidently still wearing his rid
ing clothes. At bicycle meet in De-
catur, ILL.,, last week, he won the quar-
ter-mile open and took three other Sec
ond prizes.
William Lacey was sentenced to four
years at Waupun by Judge Seaman, of
the United States court, for robbing the
postoffice at Kingston, Fond du Lac
county. He pleaded guilty. The jury
disagreed.
While shoeing horse at his shop in
Green Bay John Degroot received a
kick on the breast from the animal
which injured him so badly that he has
been unable to work since.
The Rhinelander Gun club will have
a shooting tournament in that city on
July 4.
Since the warm weather of the past
two weeks has set in, myriads of grass
hoppers have made their appearance
around Peshtigo, Marinette county, and
crops are being destroyed by the pests
to an alarming extent. Oat fields es-
pecially are furnishing food for them,
and whole fields near old pasture lands
are being destroyed. To stop their
ravages and if possible save the crops,
farmers are using Paris green. In a
few places strawberries, now in full
fruit, have been attacked and the vines
stripped of their leaves.
Sentiment in the neighborhood of the
Howe murder at Darien has undergone
change. At the time public opinion
seemed to be unanimous as to the in
nocence of Leroy Howe. Rich farmers
voluntarily offered to go on his bail
bonds if necessary, to the full amount
of their possessions. Now it is doubt
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fact shows how people change their
minds 1t is said that his parents be-
lieve. he is innocent, and the grief
stricken father will make every effort
within reason to clear him from the
charge.
W. 81. Hepburn, former superintend-
ent of agencies of the National Premium
Life Insurance company, of Madison,
recently arrested at the instance of that
corporation on the charge of embezzle-
ment and released on bail, was rear
rested on a warrant issued at the re-
quest of the officers Of the Stoughton
State bank, charging him with forgery
and having gained money under false
pretenses.
John Fingal, superintendent of the
Turkish bathrooms at Eau Claire, tried
to drown himself in the Chippewa river.