The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-27
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Items of interest From all Parts of This
Great State.

Items of interest From all Parts of This
Great State.
George Ritter, the man who murder
ously assaulted his wife with knife
and chair at Racine, was before a JUS
tice on charge of assault with intent to
murder. Although Mrs. Ritter's throat
was cut at the time, the knife blade
penetrated her brain and twenty cuts
inflicted on her head and body, she
was able to be in court and tell OF the
assault. 1t is believed that she will
recover Ritter was held to the circuit
court in bonds of $4,000
Anna Schmidt, widow of the late j.
P. C. Schmidt, of Green Bay, who died
leaving no will, has been appointed adj
ministratrix of the estate by II. j.
Huntington, judge of the probate court,
bond of $1O,O 900 having been required.
The Schmidt estate is valued at sever
al thousand dollars and consists of real
and personal property in this and other
cities. The famous Salvador mineral
springs of Green Bay is part of the
estate.
John Van Laanen, member OF the
Salvation army of Madison, decided a
week ago that the Lord had called him
to 90 South and preach among the ne
groes. His first intention was to take
his wife and four small children, and
their household furniture was disposed
of. Then he made up his mind to go
alone and started out on foot without a
cent Of money.
Frank Miller, of Milwaukee, arrested
some days ago at Madison, charged
with living with Mrs. August Schuette
as her husband, changed bis plea OF
not guilty to guilty. Judge Donovan
sentenced him to one years imprison-
ment in the state prison. Mrs.
Schuette was sentenced to four months
in the Dane county Jail.
Deputy United States Marshal Buck
ley was in Neenah and with the aid OF
Chief Watts arrested Daniel Mericle
and took him to Green Bay to answer
to the charge of selling liquor to In
dams while he ran saloon in Depere.
One of Horace Wilkins best horses,
near Fairfield, succumbed TO the ex-
IRENE heat and died in few moments
while 81. Bowdish, his neighbor, lost
five fat hogs from the same cause.
Lightning struck a tree near the
house of Henry Julisen, in Linn, dur
ING storm and the shock upset Mrs.
Julisen and her son, rendering them
both unconscious for time.
Mrs. R. A. Nugent made a misstep
while at tie cottage of j. G. Blake, at
Glenwood Springs, Lake Geneva, and
fell down long flight of stairs, receiv-
ing painful injuries.
James Baker, farmer living four
miles northeast of Cambria, fell
through an air shaft in his barn to the
basement, a distance of thirty feet
No bones were broken.
Burt Spence was thrown from a
horse at GAINESVILLE and broke his arm.
John Larson had his arm badly cut
by circular saw at Shell Lake.
The coroner's jury which viewed the
remains of Editor David M. Schoyen,
who died at Madison, was not satisfied
with the evidence produced at the IN
quest and adjourned until later. 1t is
clear that Schoyen was not killed by
the train on which he attempted to
ride. At the inquest Conductor
Charles Kinsey, of Milwaukee, who
was in charge of the train, testified
that he put Schoyen off about mile
south of the city. Conductor Kinsey
said he also put off two tramps about
half mile from where he put Schoyen
off. There were a number OF scalp
wounds on the back of the head, which
appear to have been made with some
instrument. These might have made
him unconscious, but would not have
killed him.
DR.. Fred Ruffner, a physician, was
arrested at Chicago by Detectives
Stible and Spain of the central station
at 1915 Wabash avenue, on a requisi-
ton issued by Gov. Upham of Wiscon-
sin. Ruffner is wanted at WATERFOWL.
Last May, it is said, he hired team
from a local livery stable proprietor for
a short drive, as he claimed. He
drovo tho horses so hard that one of
them died from the effects of it and in
stead of returning to the livery stable
with the rig it is claimed he abandoned
it and left the state.
The home of August Sutor of Marsh
field, was entered by unknown parties
during the absence of family. Sew
era1 articles of clothing and silverWare
were stolen. It is supposed to be the