The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-28
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
Brief Points from Various Sections of the
Great Badger State

GREAT Badger State.
i Very few people outside of the to-
bacco- growing district of Wisconsin
realize the extent of this business and
the amount of money being paid for its
labor by warehouse men this winter.
The three principal points in the state
where tobacco is handled are Edgerton,
GAINESVILLE and Stoughton, and at the
first named place 1000 persons are now
employed. From 1000 to 5000 persons
are working in the warehouses in those
places and in the numerous small towns
and villages in the tobacco growing
region, and the total disbursement a
day for labor aggregates $4,000.
| A special term OF the Jefferson coun-
ty court was held to allow Judge Ben
nett to take up the divorce case of
Henry Graves against Dora Graves of
GAINESVILLE. Mrs. Graves insists on Wis
iting her husband at his store, saying
sharp things and damaging the store
windows. Judge Bennett granted an
injunction restraining Mrs. Graves from
making luftu6r IFuuUlo.
Ole Halverson, farmer of a neigh
boring town, has sued the Rev j. G.
Reinerston, q German Lutheran minis
ter Of Sturgeon Bay, for damages on
the ground that he has caused him
great uneasiness Of MAD by having en-
tered the premises of the plaintiff dur
ing his absence and christened his baby
name Objectionable to him and con-
trary to his wishes.
The Log Cabin inn, an old landmark
in the town of Forest, in Fond du Lac
county, with its contents, was totally
destroyed by fire. Loss $2500; no in
surance The hotel was constructed
on the Fond du -Sheboygan stage
road in 1852 by Newton Kellogg.
In the matter of the estate of John
Nelson, an estate valued at $4,000, of
which w. t. Rambusch was the execu-
tor, came up for hearing before Judge
| Charles A. Christensen at Juneau.
After the examination Of all the mort
cages and notes, etc, in his possession
at the time of his absconding, it was
found that he was short about $11 900.
Stpulations were filed, signed by all
parties concerned that the bOndsmen
pay to said estate the sum Of SILL 900.
The bondsmen are: TheO. P. Hemmy,
John c. Nehls, Mark Lowell, W. E.
Hallock, j. F. Lees, Sol Rudolph, Eli
Hawks, John Leslie.
Frank J. Petrie and William Dickie,
part of the Golfer gang, were found
guilty of burglary at Marinette. 1t is
thought that they will get the full pen
atty of the law, five years. John Golfer,
the old man, and his son, Hugh, will
be tried next week. Mrs. Golfer, the
old lady, will not be tried because the
county judge declared her mentally
unbalanced.
A young man named Burdick had
narrow escape at Milton. He attempted
to board a train as it pulled into the
station and went down between the
platforms of the coaches. When the
train came to full stop his body was
less than six inches from the wheel.
William I. Carpenter died at Racine
of heart disease. He was father OF
Charles Carpenter, cashier of the Com
mercial and Savings bank. He was
| born in New York state in 1887.
Mike Lynch was bound over to the
circuit court at Washburn by Judge
Warden on the charge of larceny from
the person of Patrick Mcdonald of
Mason, in June, 1895.
At meeting of the board of educa-
ton in Racine, the resignation of Prof
M. S. Walker was accepted and j. A
Mcdowell of Columbus, O., was elected
in his place.
Prof. E. E. Barnard of the Yerkes
observatory has been awarded the gold
medal of the Royal Astronomical So
cety, which met recently in London,
England.
The grocery store of A. Kerski at
Berlin was badly damaged by fire, the
stock being ruined. There was insur-
ance of $500 on contents and, $500 on
the building.
Theodore Bode, employed as sec
ton hand by the Chicago & North
Western railway, was struck by an
engine at Watertown and his left leg
fractured.
j. Fl. Clifford, formerly of Green Bay,
has received notice that fortune oil
$50, 900 has been left him by the death
of an uncle in New York state.
While making jump on skates at
Gaesvile Oscar Klanrud fell and broke
his thigh.
Miss Al ma Hansen fell and broke her
wrist while skating at Green Bay.
Edward Kelly was struck by street
car at La Crosse and badly hurt.
La Crosse men are in favor of cur
few ordinance.
DON'T WANT TO MEET HIM.