The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-10-19
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
short Items of Interest From All Sec
tons Of Wisconsin.

Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions Of Wisconsin.
Joseph Feir, ST., aged As years, was
killed near Mi11adore on Sunday morn
ing by a Wisconsin Central train.
Fred Jarnes, a switchman, was IA
tally injured in the Milwaukee road
yards at Portage Saturday afternoon.
Miss Van A1stine was voted queen
of the Beloit carnival on Friday, and
crowned in the presence of large
crowd in the evening.
A barn owned by Lewis Stienke,
living near Baraboo, was destroyed
by fire Monday, together with hay,
grain and six horses.
William Pa1metier, former paint
er and decorator of Racine, died from
the effects of a fall from a ladder in
Mobile. Ala, on Saturday.
Three locomotives met in the yards
Fof the Milwaukee road at GAINESVILLE
and all were damaged. Traffic was
delayed for several hours.
Truant Officer Burnham at James
vile has begun crusade on parents
who do not send their children to
school. Twenty-one warrants were
issued late Saturday afternoon.
Christ Toilette committed suicide
at Oconto Friday night by shooting
himself with shotgun. He was IS
years old and had become respondent
over his wife's death three months
ago.
Fire in the warehouse of the Hotel
Marinette Friday morning caused a
panic among the guests, who fed to
the street. The loss principally was
confined to the contents of the ware
house.
Emil Prom, Ineman in the en-
ploy of the Winnebago Traction COM
pany at Oshkosh, received severe
shock and burns from a live wire
Saturday afternoon, but it is believed
he will recover.
Henry Cornelius, whose disappear
ance from Beloit several days ago
caused his wife and relatives anxiety,
is at Rogers, Ark, where he shipped
his goods. 1t was feared that he had
met with foul play.
The large farm barn of Charles H.
Stevens, near P1ainfe1d, burned to-
gether with sixty tons of hay, two
cows, wagon, two bVggies, cutter,
s1eighs, and harnesses. The total
loss is 81, 200, with $500 insurance.
]. L. Heud1ey and his family have
sold their interest, a majority of the
stock, in the Beloit Gas company.
The company was Incorporated in
1856. Large extensions have been
made in the business of late.
Preliminary steps have been taken
to incorporate the town of Waterford,
one of the largest and most progress
sive lam1ets of Racine county. One
hundred influential property owners
have signed a petition in favor of a
special election to vote on the ques-
ton.
Members of the Lincoln club at Ra-
cine have taken up the question of
municipal ownership of the Racine
waterworks plant. A committee has
been appointed to secure statistics
from cities of the state owning their
own waterworks concerning the cost
of operation.
In accordance with the wishes of
Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee
the Rev. Francis E. Murphy of Ra-
cine will go to Innsbruck, Austria, to
take up the postgraduate course in
moral theology and sociology in the
university of that place.
President Charles r. Van Hise of
the University of Wisconsin and
Charles p. Cary, state superintend-
ent of schools, have been engaged as
the principal speakers for the dedi-
catory exercises of the new 500, 600
High school at Appleton, which will
take place on Friday, Oct. n.
w. S. Stephenson of Ladysmith,
has been appointed coroner of Rusk
county to succeed W. F. O'Conner,
who resigned. The appointment was
mace by Lieutenant Governor David
son, acting governor. It is under
stood that Governor La Toilette wilt
conclude his present lecturing tour
the latter part of this month.