The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-10
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Brief Points from Various Sections of the
Great Badger state.

GreaJ Badger State.
Mayor Starkweather, of Superior,
has reached the conclusion that he will
appoint a full police force, making the
statement that he has authority for the
act under the city charter. In doing
this he ignores the Pattison police
commission and his own commission.
Ed. Laduke. Mike Pepper, George
Dobbins and Thomas Durgan were be-
fore County Judge Holgate at Marin
cite. The three first named were
charged with assault with intent to
commit highway robbery. Pepper and
Laduke received a year each in Wau-
pun. Dobbins got off with three
months in the countyjaiI. Durgan was
given two months for assault and bat
terry or fine of 500 and costs.
Supt, Hart, of the Waukesha reform
school, was in GAINESVILLE to take back
Herbert GarYin, a colored boy who was
sent up from that city two years ago
and who was out on parole. He was
serving five days in jail for jumping on
moving trains. While going to the de.
pot the boy gave Mr.. Hart the slip.
Frank Plocek, of Racine, aged 50
years, purchased a revolver with which
he said he was going to kill himself
The chief of police disarmed the man
after hard fight and locked him up.
On his person was found half a pound
of paris green and pint of whisky.
Olaf Nelson, Of Onalaska, is under
arrest on q charge of assaulting Mrs.
Wallace Mulder and cutting Mr.. Null
der with knife. The latter gave
Nelson terrible beating before turn
ing him over to the police.
The sixteen members Of the Racine
police force did not receive their
months salary, Mayor Graham refusing
to sign the pay roll for the reason that
the police fund is overdrawn about $36.
Henry Beckman brought suit against
julius Cousins, a farmer of the town of
Newark, for damages in the sum of
$40, 100 for biting off his ear. The
jury found for the defendant.
P c. Murphy, charged with assault
by Emil Kelbs, of Chester, father Of IL
year old Emma Kelbs, was bound over
to the next term of the Fond du Lac
court in bonds Of 5000
While giving directions for the prep
aration Of the MONDAY meal, Mrs An
drew MoIlstead, aged 46, the mother of
nine children, fell dead from heart dis
ease at BelOit.
John Carroll, of La Crosse, sued the
street railway company for the loss of
half a finger in an accident. He was
awarded $500.
Joseph Gale was struck by pile
driver at La Crosse and badly injured.
The International Christian Endeav-
or convention, to be held in San Fran
cisco July 7-12, is claiming increased
attention among Wisconsin people.
State President j. w. Cochran, of
Madison says that the transportation
managers are flooded with inquiries
from all parts of the state for informa-
ton as to the Wisconsin special, the
arrangements for which are now prac-
tically completed. 1t is expected that
about 200 Wisconsin people will go.
Residents of the town of Thomas,
Douglas county, are petitioning the
postoffce department to find a name
for their settlement. This is the place
where the county workhouse is located
The Omaha railroad calls it Amnicon,
and the South Shore line calls it Holms
Mill, while the postofice department
calls it Thomas. So much confusion
has resulted that the residents have
been driven to ask relief of the govern
ment.
The heavy frost destroyed a large
per cent. of the berries in the vicinity
of Sparta. Supt. Tobey of the Thayer
fruit farm estimates that strawberries
were damaged one third; red raspber-
ries one-half; blackberries four fifths;
gooseberries one-sixtb; currants one
fifth; grapes all cut. Estimates gath
cred from other fruit farms agree with
this estimate. The damage to Sparta
is estimated at from $50, 900 to SIS, 900.
kilograms say that it is feared that
the Wisconsin strawberry crop has been
wiped out by the cold weather and
fro8ts of the last few days. Advices
received are gloomy, but they hardly
hold good in Racine county. Inquiry
reveals that last year about 10000
crates were gathered and shipped from
Racine. This year it is confidently
expected that the crop will reach from
40, 900 to $4,000 crates.
News has been received at Ashland
that the secretary of the interior has
passed favorably upon the application
of Capt. Scott, of Lapointe IndiPn
agency, for permission to erect saw
mill on Redcliff reservation, near Bay
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