The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-03-23
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF !.
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions Of Wisconsin.


Kewaunee, committed suicide b,
hanging on Tuesday.
The business men of Tomah hav'
organized club for the advancement
of the city with A. L. Butts as presi
dent.
Farmers in the vicinity of Midtown
have purchased the creamery at tina
place owned by Ell. ;. Hjor1 Of Luck
Wis: for 1000, and will run it on tn.
cooperative plan.
The first fatal accident Of the new
superior and Southeastern railroad
was the death of Bert Cochran
employee of the Chicago Lumber ant
Coal company, run down near Pratt
The rain of yesterday brought the
stage of Rock river above the dam al
Be1oit to a foodtide, until the water
power company opened the s1uice.
way.
While attempting to cross the tracks
in front of freight engine at the
stock yards IN Chicago Henry Arno OF
Neenah was run down and instantly
killed.
For the Fourth time within seven
months the Lowell Hardware and
GroceryScompany's store at James,
vile wassentered and the cash drawer
looted Friday night.
A1vid.. Is years old, has
disappeared from his home at Racine.
His cap was found near the river, but
it is not believed that he was drowned.
He has relatives at Holland, Mich.
Theodore zunke, IS years old. &C
cupies cell in the Racine county
jail. During the last six months he
is said to have robbed his parents of
$225 and pawned his fathers watch in
Milwaukee.
Members of the Racine police de-
partment imagined they had found an
internal machine on Saturday. Open
ing it large bolt Of black crepe was
brought forth. It is thought the cloth
was stolen.
Mrs. Fl. H. Hoard, wife of one of
the leading merchants and politicians
of Waupun city, committed suicide by
hanging herself at her home Sunday
noon. Mrs. Hoard leaves husband
and three children.
George Douglas of Superior may
have to serve long prison sentence
for only penny. He is charged with
highway robbery by Joseph hotter.
The former got every cent that the
latter had in his pockets. The total
was / cent.
The Milwaukee and, Wisconsin
Central roads will comply with the
Menasha ordinance for watchmen at
crossings, othe operation of trains
through the,city at speed not to ex-
coed ten miles an hour and prohibit
ing the blocking of crossings longer
than five minutes.
An order will be issued by the
mayor of Fondsdu Lac to saloonkeep-
ers commanding all who have stalls
in heir places Of business to take
them out Immediately, and warning
them if theyspermit girls under age to
frequent their places of business their
licenses will be revoked.
Miss Matilda Koch, of Chiffon, Wis. !,
was one of the novices to receive the
silver crufix from Archbishop Glen
non at the Econvent Of the Sisters of
St. Joseph at Caronda1et, a suburb of
st. Louis. Monday. She will be known
as Sister Stheta.
Robert Rowstch, a junk dealer at
Racine, was arrested on Monday,
charged with buying iron, lead, brass
and other property alleged to have
been stolen by boys and young men
from buildings, cars, vessels, and
other places.
The Hadfe1d stone quarries, near
Waukesea, considered one of the best
limestone quarries in the northwest,
have been sold by the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal company to John
O'Laug h1in,of Racine, the considera-
ton being $4,000.
A. H. Harris, vice president of the
J. /. Case pillow works at Racine and
connected with that corporation for
more than twenty years, has resigned.
A successor has not been named. G.
M. Chaplin of Evansville, ILL.,, has
been named as factory manager Of
the works.
DR.. Joseph Bel1amy Whiting, the
dean of the medical profession OF
southern Wisconsin, is lying critical
1y i'll at the Palmer Memorial hospital
at Evansville. He was born at Bark
hamsted, Conn, on Dec. 10, 1922, and
in 1860 married the widow of the late
! Chief Justice Edward v. Wilton and
removed to GAINESVILLE, where he ha:
since made his home.
THE WHITE RIBBONS.
The farewell reception and white
ribbon tea given by the local w. c.. T.