The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-08-27

A block Of frame buildings at Light
and Pearl streets was destroyed or
badly damaged by fire at Oshkosh.
They are as follows: The Oshkosh
Broom factory, loss $4,000, no insur-
ance; three small stores, belonging to
the P. S. Levy estate, loss $4,000, no
insurance; Commercial house barn and
sheds, loss $1,000, insurance $3.50.
City Attorney Cuttings, who went to
Boston to see about the city bonds
which were bid in some weeks since by
firm of Boston brokers, has returned
to Racine. The firm will take the en-
tire issue, but will only agree to take
$4,000, waiting to take the rest after
the election.
Miss Eta Davis was knocked down
by a street car at Madison,and serious
" injured.
The state board of control will meet
next week, and it is very likely that
before it's session is ended Gov. Upham
will appoint new member of the board
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Hans B. Warner. There is posi-
bility, however, that the governor may
wait for some time before making a
selection, as there is an unusually large
number of applicants for the position.
Mr.. Warmers term was for five years,
and he had served about year and a
half. The salary is $4,000 a year.
The application for the pardon of
Rose Zoldoski, now serving life SEN
tence in the state prison for the muir
der of Ella Maley, which has been
pending for several months, will be
argued before Gov. Upham August %.
L. 81. Bancroft, of Richmond Center,
will make the appeal for executive
clemency and John F. Burnham, who
was district attorney of Richland coun-
ty when the case was tried, will repre-
sent the state.
The burglars who entered the store
of Joseph Deniger, at Beaver Dam,
have not yet been discovered, but a
great relief has come to Mr.. Deniger
by the finding of the drawer contain
ing the notes. checks and other valu-
able papers to the amount of $1,000.
A small boy found them in the weeds
near the outskirts of the city.
Lumber dealers of Superior are hav-
ing at this time practical illustration
of the effect of the Wilson tariff law
This law allows the free Importation Of
Canadian lumber and the outside stuff
is being imported to Superior to build
the new bridge between that city and
Duluth. The bridge is within a few
rods of some of the largest numbering
interests of the Lake Superior district
and the cargoes of Georgian Bay tim
Der are being unloaded at their very
doors and being laid down at a price
for which the head of the lake mills
cannot manufacture it.
The prospect is now that the city of
Marinette will have no money to dis
pense to it's employees before the middle
of December. The city is at present
without cent and there is no prospect
of any money until tax time. A loan
of SIC, 900 it is thought can be negoti-
ated with the banks, but this money
will be needed to pay for the bridge.
Even if the council did vote bonds un-
der the new charter law they could not
be sold to outside bond firms.
At the meeting of the state board of
control at Madison James E. Heg, Of
Lake Geneva, was, on motion of Rich
ard Guenther, of Oshkosh, elected
president of the board to succeed the
late Hans B. Warner. On motion of
Mr.. Ellsworth Mr.. Guenther was
elected vice president in Mr.. Heg's
place. Lengthy resolutions, calling at
tention to the public services of Mr..
Warner, and extolling his work on the
board, were passed by rising vote.
H. P. Anderson fell from the roof
of house at Racine and received
severe injuries.