The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-06
Edward Howard is under arrest at


valuable dog in Menasha.
w. FL. Irish was elected mayor to fill
the vacancy caused by the sentence to
states prison of A. G. Probert, who was
recently convicted of embezzlement at
Washburn. Mr.. Irish is one of the old
est residents of the city.
William Thompson, sWitchman en-
ployed in the st. Paul yards in Green
Bay, was quite badly crushed between
a telephone pole and a box car to
which he was clinging near the Green
Bay planning mill.
United States Marshall MeehaD of
Madison arrested Alvah Bush at Shell
Lake on the charge Of selling liquor to
Indians in the blueberry bush.
The attempt of six tramps to kill
Conductor Gavin on the Wisconsin
Central passenger train at Chippewa
Falls, was regarded by the passengers
at first as a genuine train robbery and
there was lively scramble to collect
valuables and hide them under seats
and elsewhere The scene for a time
was one of wild excitement. Fifteen
minutes after the shooting Deputy
Sheriff Lyttle, of Stanley, was on the
ground with posse of citizens. Three
of the men were captured before reach
ing the dense woods half a mile away,
and the balance of the gang were taken
All hour later. They were lodged in
jail The train dispatcher at Stevens
Point, who was on the train, narrowly
missed being hit by one of the bullets.
He Identifies all six. The Wisconsin
Central company will use every means
to convict them.
Patrick Welsh, one of the industrious
grangers residing in the town of Glen
more, Brown county, had a thrilling
experience with uasps. He was driv-
ing team from the field into the barn
with a load of grain when be accident
" drove over a small bush containing
a nest of these aggressive insects.
They resented the attack with their
usual impulsiveness land before Mr..
Welsh realized what had happened
several of the wasps had landed knock
out blows on exposed portions OF his
anatomy. The horses were maddened
by the singing they received and ran
away, throwing Mr., Welsh off the
wagon. Before they stopped the
wagon and harness we're completely
demolished and the load of grain was
scattered all over the field.
1t is said that the assay of copper
shipped from the France mine near
Boscobel has proved to be extremely
valuable. A lease of the property, and
that contiguous thereto, has been taken
by company of capitalists who will at
once proceed to prove up the claim and
ascertain whether the specimens taken
out are float mineral or whether there
is large body of the ore near by.
Noah Phelps, who was injured fall
ing from the porch of his residence a
week ago, died at Monroe. He was 50
years of age and had been resident
of Green county ffty-fve years. He
was a member of the territorial House
of Representatives in 1914, and mem
Der of the constitutional convention
two years later. He had held many
local and county offices.
As the steamer Lion reached Trem-
pealea, Charles Holmburg.a deckhand,
was missing. His body was found
floating in the river few miles below,
He either committed suicide or fell off
the boat. He resided at Wabasha,
Mimi.
The Swear old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Rattan, of Cartright, fell
into pail of boiling water and was
scalded to death.
Thieves broke into George Salzer's
residence at La Crosse and stole two
diamond pins.