The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-08-23
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gone to Paris for an extended Euro
pean tour. Mrs. McHie will be re-
membered as Miss Minnie Conley
formerly Of this city.
Louis Yeoman formerly of this city
rescued two men from drowning at
Fourth Lake in Lake County, ILL.,,
few days ago The men had gone out
in yacht which capsized
The Green Bay Historical society
will probably make pilgrimage the
last the month to visit the old home
of Governor Doty at Neenah and other
historical points in the vicinity.
A vein of gold has been discovered
near Genoa, town on the Mississippi
River Some samples assayed were
found to yield $50 to ton. The ex-
tent of the deposit has not been de-
termined.
DR.. Walter Petrie, of this city, who
has been spending his vacation in
Turing the fish from their nests in Lake
Minocqua sent home large box of
fish. The NEWS force extends thanks
for splendid fish dinner.
Miss Bessie Stebbins, Kenosha's
best and well known lady pianist is
a purchaser of a handsome new Bauer
piano, sold by C. G. Schulze of this
city. Miss Stebbins can be congratu-
lated on her wise selection.
A Menominee lumber firm his sent
the largest raft of lumber down the
Mississippi River ever foated on that
stream. 1t contained 100000 feet of
lumber and sixty carloads of lath and
shingles, consigned to ST. Louis
firm.
A franchise ordinance has been pre-
scented to the City Council Of Two
Rivers for a right of way to construct
an electric railway between that plant
and Manitowoc. The Council is said
to favor the passage of the ordinance,
and the railroad will probably be con-
structed within two years.
A democratic congressional conven-
ton for the first congressional district
of the state of Wisconsin will be held
at the city of Whitewater on Friday,
August "a, 1900, at O'Clock p. M, for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for member of congress, to be voted
for at the general election in Novem-
Der.
A picture dealer at Appleton has
started new enterprise IN the shape
of travelling pictures, for the public
Libraries of the state. He has put his
plan in operation by giving set of
carefully selected works of art and
famous views to the libraries of Apple
ton, Kaukauna and Menasha, which
will be intcrchanged and renewed after
public exhibitions.
Attorney John A. Daniels, of La
Crosse, has discovered that he is a
1inea1 descendant of Sir Francis Drake,
and claims to be one of the many who
have rightfu1 title to the immense
fortune of Sir Francis now held in
trust in England Court Of Chancery.
Mr.. Daniels is at work proving his
heirship. His grandmother was a
Drake before her marriage
Two men, representing themselves
as authorized subscription canvassers
of Philadelphia publishing company,
are travelling around the country swim
ding people. They always promise
some inducement to prospective sub
scribers, the premium promised being
in the form of a set of dishes. The
subribers never get either the paper
or dishes.
The agents for schools in the differ
ent parts of the country, the pupils of
which are Indian boys and girls, are
beginning to arrive at the Oneida res
ervation to secure pupils to be taken
to their various schools, where they
will receive training for the coming
year. Superintendent Hart, of the
Oneida school says, that the fact that
: the Indians on the Oneida reservation
are fairly well civilized, makes it easy
: for agents of schools to induce the
children to go with them.
Complaint has been made to this of
: fee, that some illegal shooting is go
ing on in Kenosha county This
morning young golden plover, rid
t died with bird shot, was picked up or
west EId1Ile avenue dHu young
E grass p1over was found in the street
i Just east of this office. The season fol
/ the killing of game will not open fol
e many weeks yet, and the game warder
a is urged to take some action to locate
e the people who are thus violating the
S law by killing game out of season
0 Most Kenosha sportsmen abide by the
: law, but it is evident that someone has
i become entirely too anxious and has
: killed the young birds during the