The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-12-22
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions Of wisconsin

tons Of Wisconsin
William Kamensky, an aged farmer
of Freedom, was killed by a falling
tree on Tuesday.
At mass meeting of Masons in
Fond du Lac it has been decided to
organize Masonic Temple associa-
ton with capital stock Of $4,000.
In windstorm Monday night many
small buildings in the outskirts of
Lacrosse were blown over, windows
in houses broken and fences laid low.
Harry Krech, Is years old, of Chip
pewa Falls, was accidentally shot by
his brother while hunting rabbits.
The charge entered the thigh, but the
result of the wound is doubtful.
Organization of military company
to be known as the Hibernian rifles,
among young men in the ST. Steph-
ems club, connected with the st. Pat
rick's church at Racine, is projected.
| When William Meinecke opened the
front door of Yahn's butcher shop at
| GAINESVILLE on Tuesday morning rob-
Der made his escape. Extra patrol
men have been installed until after
the holidays.
The Eau Claire common council has
provided for the construction of a
new concrete steel arch bridge over
the Eau Claire river to cost 1874, 167.
A new court house will be built at
Ellsworth during the year, at a cost
of $50, 900, $4,000 being raised by tax
alton and the remainder by bond is
sue.
Final settlement has been reached
in the George A. Gilmore will case at
Chippewa Falls, the heirs agreeing
out Of court. Litigation has been go
ing. on in Probate, Circuit and SUI
preme courts since the death of Gil
more, on Dec. %, 1900
runaway team, owned by Nicholas
S1agel of Menasha, racing mad1y
down the Neenah-App1eton interur-
ban tracks, co11ided with a car Sun
day afternoon, derailing the car and
killing one of the horses on a trest1e
just outside of Menasha.
In the divorce suit at Racine Of
Emma Lehman against George w.
Lehman, on grounds of cruel and in
human treatment, $40, 900 was at stake
but the husbands proposed contest
on the division of the property was
withdrawn, the divorce granted, and
the property interests settled pri-
vately.
Edward Ryan, aged Is years, of
Lost Lake, was shot and killed by the
accidental discharge of his gun Sun
day afternoon while rabbit hunting.
He was an orphan adopted by the
Ryan family about nine years ago.
Of the men in the government pos
tai service who collected the greatest
number of registered letters during
the last fiscal year, Henry Britte11,
Marquette mail carrier, stands fourth
in the list, with record of 1928. A
providence, r. l., man is at the head,
With 1914 letters collected.
Reports of the condition of the new
crop of tobacco are not encouraging,
but there is good demand for the old
crop. Zero weather has arrived with
the tobacco still hanging dry in the
curing sheds and no immediate pros
pect for either stripping or warehouse
handling in sight.
Frank B. Bacon, Of Sparta, has sold
his mill and water rights to George
Bunne11, who will erect a modern
Touring mill.
Letters received from Matt Latchat,
a Racine boy, dated at Norfolk, Va,
state that he and the whole crew of
a United States cruiser have been ar
rested on a charge of smuggling
goods out of China.
During quarrel at North Freedom
John Handaler stabbed J. Carp, the
knife blade entering between the ribs
and piercing the right lung. The
wounded man cannot live. Handa1er
was arrested. Both men are Finland
miners.
Bert Morgan, of Evansville, who
has killed more crows than any other
man in Southern Wisconsin, brought
to GAINESVILLE 1877 heads of slaughtered
birds on Monday and received the
county bounty of 10c per head.