The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-11
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Brief Points from Various Sections of the
Great Badger State.

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probably fatally injured at Marinette.
He was standing on the high trolley
wagon repairing a live wire, when he
received the shock. 1t rendered him
unconscious and he tumbled off the
wagon. He struck wheel and landed
on his head breaking his collar bone
and crushing his skull.
The total catch of fish in the waters
of Green Bay ard Lake Michigan south
as far as Kewaunee and north to Me-
nomonee, including the entire Door
county peninsula, for the season just
ended, aggregated 1917 900 pounds
of fresh fish and So, 200 packages of salt
fish. These figures are the result of a
careful compilation made by L. c.
Schilling of Green Bay, vice president
of the Wisconsin Fishermen's associa-
| ton.
Charles Surrey and Frank Duquet,
who robbed and beat old man Oppelt
at Columbus several weeks ago, were
taken before Judge j. B. Taylor at
Portage and entered plea of guilty to
the charge of assault with intent to rob.
Surrey was sentenced to fifteen months
in prison at Waupun. Duquet was
given eighteen months in the same
institution.
August Dempke, baker over 90
years old, was assaulted in his store at
Stevens Point by. an unknown tramp,
who came into the store and lay down
before the fire. Dempke ordered him
to leave the place, and the fellow
jumped up and brutally beat the old
man.
| John Whitford, sawyer in small
mill west of Menominee, attempted TO
take chip away from the saw. His
hand was caught and he was drawn
upon the saw and his hand terribly
mangled, necessitating amputation.
His nose also was split.
! Word was received at Portage that
the body of Michael Mahon, who left
Portage about eight years ago, was
found floating in the river near Astoria,
Or, on the morning of January "a.
The body was badly decomposed, but
was identified by the clothing and
| from letters found on his person.
The Deissner grist and sawmills and
residence situated few miles east of
Wauk esha were burned The loss>is
probably about $4,000. The property
was owned by ex-Sheriff Charles G.
Deissner. The insurance is said to
have been $4,000.
William Theby, an employe in the
Neenah Paper mill, had his right. hand
badly smashed by getting it in the
calendars.
Simon Thompson, an old resident of
StOughton, committed suicide by hang
ing himself to a bedpost with hand
kerchief while visiting at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Halvor Hangar, in
the town of Pleasant Springs.
John Meceau, charged with stealing
livery rig from Cramer & Merry, Of
Neenah, on January 10, was bound
over to the municipal court at Oshkosh.
His trial is set for February %.
A dwelling owned by Adolph Wahle
and occupied by John Lengofski was
destroyed by fire at Menasha. Loss
$1,000, partly insured.
The city council of Marinette took
up the matter of establishing a big
county poor farm. The plan provides
for the colonization of all the paupers
within the county on tract of land
near the city. Numerous cottages are
to be built, and the poor families will
occupy them. The scheme carries with
it the construction of a schoolhouse,
where the children will receive proper
education.
AS the turnkey at the county Jail at
Mansion was taking the prisoners their
supper, William Kuinear, who is await
ing trial on the charge of assault with
intent to kill, made an attempt to
escape He was overtaken.
The intermediate department OF the
Stevens Point normal school had to be
closed on account of a stencil. When |
the floor was taken up the janitor found |
the decayed carcass of an opossum be- |
tween the jOists.
The general store of Wright Bros. at
Wausaukee was destroyed by fire. The
fire was due to a defective chimney.
The loss is about $4,000, and the insur-
ance $1,000.
Peter Mayer, of the town of Farm
ington, Washington county, residing on
tbo Ctnnh TanU farm was Instantly |
killed while cutting down trees in his
woods.
The state board of normal school
regents met in semi-annual session at
Madison. An additional appropriation
of about $4,000 for Improvements
during the coming two years will be
asked. Regent Charles Pittelkow of
Milwaukee secured the approval of the
board to ask for an, appropriation Of