The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-29
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
lions of Wisconsin

lions OF WISCONSIN,
Chippewa Fails spring water has
been awarded the grand prize at the
Worlds fair.
While on his way to mass with his
wife, Michael H. Harden Of La Crosse
dropped dead at her side.
Ne1s Torke1son was killed at Ellis
worth Monday while lying on the Mil
waukee railway tracks in stupor.
The Chippewa Falls beet sugar fac
tory will close its season next week,
after paying $15O,OO0 to farmers for
beets. Three excursions for growers
we're run to that city during the last
ten days.
Six head of cattle belonging to a
herd owned by Fred Dochern of the
town of Bradford, near GAINESVILLE,
we're examined and killed by State
Veterinarian Roberts Tuesday morn
ing. They were suffering from tuber-
cu1osis.
Representing that he was without
funds to get to his dying wife, it is all
legged Edward M. Edwards, son of an
Episcopal minister at Chippewa Falls
secured money from one of his faith
er's close friends. Edwards has been
arrested.
James Harris, the year old son of
Arthur Harris, secretary of the Har-
ris works of GAINESVILLE, was nearly
strang1ed on Tuesday by swallowing
bit of nut shell. 1t was necessary
to remove the shell from his throat in
pieces.
On the seventy-se cond- ballot last
night the GAINESVILLE city council cleo
ted J. ]. Comstock as marshall to fill
the va cancy caused by the death of
John Hogan. William App1eby of
Be1oit was his most formidable OPP
ponent.
State Banking Commissioner M. c.
Bergh has granted charter to the
First Wisconsin bank of North Fond
du Lac. It's capital is SIS, 900 and it's
incorporation are c. A. Galloway, S.
d. Wyatt, G. A. Knapp, F. M. Givens,
J. A. Merryman, and c.. r. Harrison.
City Attorney er of Racine
has caused warrant to be issued for
the arrest of former Mayor M. M.
Secor Of that city, charging him with
building and maintaining barbed
wire fence adjoining. his home, con-
trary to the city ordinances.
The Northern Grain company's
elevator at Eleva was destroyed by
fire Friday night.
Foster Harvey, the negro charged
with beating Miss Clara Center at
Oshkosh Tuesday night, was SEN
fenced on Friday to year and half
in the state prison by Judge Goss.
After wandering six days and
nights over half frozen swamps and
through painless forests George
Lewis Of Pratt, was discovered by the
employees of cedar camp on Friday
and taken to Ashland, with both feet,
one hand, and his knees and elbows
frozen.
Slot machines are to be cleaned out
in all towns of Racine county when
the new sheriff, A. E. Emmett, takes
Office. It is said that half dozen re-
sorts will close, as they depend upon
the proceeds of the machines for their
profits.
The thaw ofs Thursday and Friday
caused tons of earth to cave down the
lake bank at Racine and the large
brick residence purchased by that
citysas pesthouse is within six feet
of the edge. The structure is said to
be doomed and the loss to the city
may be So, OOO
Henry Norm of Cumberland, has
been arrested for killing deer out of
season, Game Warden Stone claiming
to have found six deer in his possess
sion.
| Hiring carriage to attend the fun
era1 of friend, two La Crosse men,
James Dugan and John Mathews,
went astray and 'shot up" the saloon
of Aid. Peter.
Seven Racine sa1oonkeepers, who
have been violating the liquor laws
by selling beer in larger quantities
than FIVE gallons, without a govern
ment license, have been fined SIS each
by the government inspectors.
Governor aFo1lette has been asked
to pardon Harry Dunn, who is serving
life sentence il Waupun for the
murder of Milwaukee sa1oonkeeper.
Nearly 100 stockholders have joined
in suit against the. Milwaukee coop
lerative department store to compel a
return of mone- made for stock sub
descriptions.