The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-13
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions of Wisconsin,.

lids uCCAuCu " Uul1I a OOSl1J ACSA0SAOS
I at Los Angeles.
st. Francis church at Depere was
broken into Monday night, but the
burglars were unable to get at the
church vessels. Thea sacristy was
ransacked but nothing of value taken.
The latest step in the conflict OF
the Wisconsin Telephone company
and the Citizens company at Racine
is the issuance of a circular by the
Citizens company appealing to sub
scribers to continue the service.
August Arndt Of Markeson and
Sue1 Sergeant of Marquette, Wis,
were arrested and each fined $40 and
costs for shooting ducks on Sunday,
the day before the open season.
About fifty boys will help pay the
fines.
August Brieske, proprietor of the
Exchange hotel at La Crosse, was
bound over to the circuit court on
Monday under So, 600 bail for shooting
at William Miller, who was singing a
popular song in front of the hotel.
Veda Voss, aged 5 years, died at
North Freedom on Saturday from
burns sustained eight weeks ago,
when her clothes caught fire at her
home.
Edward Dickinson of Suamico was
on Saturday given the minimum sen
tence for assau1ting Olive C1evemiaux
of Milwaukee at his home. The SEN
tence is indeterminate, from five to
seven years in the reformatory.
Capt. C. B. Hart and his son,
Eugene, until recently of the Hart
Steamboat company, have purchased
the steamer Sailor Boy of the Arnold
Transportation company, and will
navigate it in the freight and excur-
sion business out of Green Bay.
At meeting of the Racine board of
public works final estimate Of $15,-
436, due the Modern Steel Structural
company of Waukesha, was disa1low-
ed, Mayor Nelson claiming the com
pany failed to complete West Sixth
street in the time specified in the con-
tract.
Arthur Shilling and John Marks,
who are alleged to have attempted to
evade Justice by enlisting in the
United States army at Escanab a,
were taken to Green Bay on Saturday
-
charge of assault with intent to MAIN
which may be changed to murder.
Intense excitement prevails in
Tomahawk city among dog owners, as
about ten animals have died of poison
ing within the last forty-eight hours.
Several pieces of meat have been
found on the streets containing
strychnine and pounded glass. Efforts
are being made to apprehend the cu1-
prit.
Miss Angie King, attorney for Mrs.
Cecilia Goodman Meyer, alleges that
Mrs. Meyers reported illness is ruse
on the part of her husbands at
torneys to keep her from appearing
at his trial for bigamy as Keokuk
next week. DR.. Merit, the city
health officer announces that Mrs.
Meyer is II with diphtheria.
John jacobson, aged 80 years, a
well known Racine jewe1er, has
mysteriously disappeared and his
relatives believe that he has been
murdered.
Wilbert Paskey, IS year old boy,
was instantly killed near Waterloo
yesterday by the charge from shot
gun in the hands of little girl. The
coroner's sjury rendered verdict of
Acknowledgment.
ThelRev. ]. L. Smith, pastor of St.
Rose Catholic church, Brodhead, was
taken dangerously Ill Saturday even
ing with congestion of the brain.
Sunday afternoon a change for the
better came, and he is now improving.
Leslie Fowler, appointed clerk of
the Municipal court at Racine last
week, has declined the place for the
reason that he intends to enter other
business. Judge Shielding has ap-
pointed George Keh1, formerly a
newspaper reporter.
Racine was visited by a severe
electric storm Monday morning, the
house of John Houston being struck
and damaged; barn of Louis Hanson
wrecked and two horses probably
fatally injured, and fifteen telephones
disabled.
Fire was discovered in the stocking
dryroom of the state prison at Wau-
pun yesterday. Richard Drake dis
covered the fire and batt1ed with it
alone while the guards we're busy with
the convicts who were lined up for
dinner. The less was not large, al
though there was large blaze for
some time.
The police have discovered musty
wallet in the clothes of Kickapoo
Shopdosc, the Indian who was muir
dered near Wittenberg. The pocket
book is said to contain three checks
aggregating 500. It bears out the
statement of John B1owsnake, in jail