The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-25
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Brief Points from Various Sections of the
Great Badger State.

Great Badger State.
The Milwaukee lodge of the Inter
national Association of Machinists has
passed resolutions denouncing the
mayor of the city for vetoing an ordi
nance providing that eight hours shall
be considered days work on all con-
tracts let by the city.
The cooking school department of
the Milwaukee public school system is
threatened, and at meeting held in
the school board rooms it was the YER
dict of the women that the cooking
school had been great success, and
that to abolish it now on the ground of
economy was mistake on the part of
the school board
Henry Huber, cattle buyer of Alma,
received a verdict of $500 against
the United States Express company in
the federal court at Madison,
for an injury inflicted by one of the
company's wagons in Chicago. The
injury was received on the corner of
Market and Adams streets, in Deem
Der, 1895. The injury affected the
plaintiffs spine, and he alleged that he
has been crippled ever since.
The fifth annual state convention of
the Wisconsin Epworth league opened
in the First Methodist church in Osh
kosh last night, and will continue
through Sunday. The attendance will
reach 1000. A song service by choir
of $50 voices, under Prof. Harry Heard
of Appleton, was held last night. The
opening address was delivered by DR..
D. A. Hayes Of the Carrot Biblical
institute, Evanston, Ill.
Andrew Call, aged 70 years, and a
resident of Strum, Eau Claire county,
met with a strange death while feeding
his cattle. A prize Holstein which the
old gentleman was fondling, caught
Mr.. Call under the chin with it's horn
and penetrated to the jugular vein. He
was carried into his home, but only
| lived few hours. Mr.. Call had re-
sided in Eau Claire county thirty years.
The trial of Leroy Howe, aged 10,
charged with the murder of his brother
Charles Howe, near Darien on May %
last, will begin on February %. The
two brothers attended meeting of the
Modern Woodmen and were last seen
starting for home together. Later
Charles was found in the road dead
and a note saying g am glad it hap
pened. have lived long enough Roy
can have all [ got" Each of the
brothers carried $4,000 insurance in
the Modern Woodmen association.
Charles was three years older than
Leroy Later suspicion pointed to the
brother and he was arrested, the tes-
timony at the inquest showing that no
pencil or pistol was found near the
body. Leroy said he left his brother
three miles from town with a stranger.
The 6-year- old son of Mr.. Sewat,
who resides near Sussex, Waukesha
county, was taken violently i'll and in
few hours to all appearance died. The
| funeral was announced and prepare
| tions were made for interment. When
the time set for burial arrived the
child showed signs of life, and at last
reports was lowering between life and
death, with the chances of recovery
rather doubtful.
| Frank L. Steadwell, justice of the
peace and postmaster at Shopiere,
Rock county, complained to District
Attorney W. A. Jackson at GAINESVILLE,
that a woman of that village attempted
to murder him. He claims he was
talking with friend near DR.. Manley's
residence, when the woman tried to
shoot him, but the revolver failed to
go off.
| Mrs. Theodore Retke, wife of we'll
known farmer living near Marinette,
was seriously and probably fatally in
jured. She slipped and fell while car
rying two pals OF water.
Mayor Powell, Of La Crosse, fell at
~St. Paul and broke rib.
Racine Citizens will make another
effort to raise $4,000 and establish a
public library. William Horlick, the
Erskine estate and G. FL. Lee, who
agreed to give $4,000 if citizens would
subscribe similar amount, have ex-
tended the time of their proposition to
| March 81.
Michael Geary, teamster in the
employ of Fence River Logging COM
pany, was taken to Marinette in Il dy-
ing condition. He was on a landing
unloading logs when one Of them rolled
over him.
At a special meeting Of the Ashland
& st. Paul railroad directors, it was
decided to begin at once the construc-
ton of the rest of the road and it is in
tended to complete the track between
Ashland and Hayward before 1898.
Application for a receiver has been
made for the firm of F. A. Plummer &