The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-02-18
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Brief Points from Various Sections of the
Great Badger State.

Brief Points from Various Sections of the
Great Badger State.
At every point in the state where
tobacco is handled there is activity in
the market, and buyers are busily en-
gagged in picking up, at advanced
prices, both old and new goods re-
naming in the hands of growers and
dealers. who put up small packings on
their own account. This boom in to-
bacco is having its effect on the farm
ers, and there is every indication that
there will be largely increased acre
age the coming season, as at even the
present values they can grow no crop
that will pay as much per acre as
tobacco.
DR.. Fircner, of Norwalk, La Crosse
county, who is 68 years of age, started
to walk to La Crosse in twelve hours,
the distance being about forty miles.
He had made a wager of $50 that he
could do this. The day was buster
ing, and he had the wind more or less
against him all the way. He arrived
an hour and half late, and pretty
we'll worn out.
Prof John William Stearns, LII. D.,
professor Of philosophy and pedagogy
in the State university, visited Grafton
hall at Fond du Lac and examined the
school. Before his departure he stated
that Grafton hall would be placed on
the accredited list of schools of the
university for all courses.
c. d. Wight Marsh, professor of BIZ
ology in Ripon college, headed a party
which made soundings of Green lake.
The trip was a success, resulting in the
finding of PIT feet, 68 rods southwest of
Sugar Loaf At eight different sound
ings in the vicinity 215 feet of water
was found
James Thorp, a young man living a
short distance east of Darien, had his
right arm cut off about three inches be-
low the elbow in feed cutter He was
trying to pull out an ear of corn from
the machine, when the mitten he wore
was caught in the rollers and his arm
was drawn in.
Fred Schale, owner of the Schale
block, died at Menominee. He was 48
years of age and had been a resident of
Menominee for twenty five years. Mr..
Schale was formerly member of Gus
ter's cavalry. He was we'll known in,
Marinette.
James DoWney, located near Quinne-
sec, reports three packs of wolves to be
ranging along the Pembine river. and
they are killing more deer than all the
hunters of the season combined.
Wolves are unusually numerous in
Marinette county this winter.
The first honor in the oratorical con
test at Beloit has been awarded to
Harry p Hinckley, Chicago. The an
nouncement giving first place to Frank
B. McCusky, Volga City, Ia, was the
result of an error in footing up the
judges figures.
George Washington Root celebrated
his ninetieth birthday at his home in
Sparta. Mr. Root was born in New
York state February II, 1907, and is
member of the Sons of the Revolution,
belonging to the Milwaukee division
A movement will be started through
the Annals, of St. Joseph, the organ of
the Archon fraterntp of st. Joseph, ee-
tablished by the late Rev. Father Durin
to erect some kind of a monument at
St. Joseph's church in Depere in his
honor.
E. j. Lilly, charged with taking lib
critics with a six-year-old child, was
bound over to the circuit court at SUI
perior in $4,000 bail.