The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-07-20
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions of Wisconsin.

$500 u AHtCHSst + rom All sec
tions of Wisconsin.
According to the assessed valuation
of the city, Marinette is worth this
year in the neighborhood of between
So, 600, 900 to S., 900, 900.
Alexander G1adofski. section
hand, was struck by Wisconsin Cen
trail passenger train No. near Am
herst Junction and instantly killed.
Contracts have been awarded for
the erection of the largest apartment
building ever planned in Racine. The
structure will cost $4,000.
A force of sixty men is employed at
the Rock county sugar factory m a king
ready for the years run of beets.
which will begin in October.
Mrs. J. F. Wenk, of Marinette, re-
ceived an electric shock while she
was turning on light in the base
ment of her home which nearly caused
her death. She is still suffering from
the effects.
Henry Walker, painter in Fort
Atkinson, fell from 90 foot ladder,
breaking an arm, leg, his iawbone
in six places, and fracturing his ribs
and sustaining internal injuries. He
is not expected to live.
From returns received by the GEN.
sus enumerators it is estimated that
the population of Fond du Lac and its
suburb, North Fond du Lac, will run
past the 20, 0OO1mark. Fond du Lac
had $4,000 inhabitants in 1900.
The main river drive with its 100,-
100000 feet of logs is expected to.
reach Grand Rapids Monday morn
ing, and it is thought that the whole
Of the work of carrying over the i'm
mense amount of timber through.
these rapids will be finished in about
three days.
Lille Johnson, aged 10, of Waupun,
who has been working in Madison as
domestic for six months, has disap-
peared. She left on Saturday and
has not been seen since. Thesmother
her search in Milwaukee.
Men are at work on the Menom.
inee side of the river at Marinette
dragging for the body of Dunca Nc
Gregor, the Peshtigo 1umberman.
According to the best information he
he was seen last in Menominee, and
if he fell in the river it is believed his,
remains will be found in the vicinity
of the Kirby Carpenter cocks.
William Rogers, of De Funiak
Springs. Fla, was nearly strang1ed to
death by boy whom he was carrying
ON his back while swimming at Brod-
head. The boy chung so tightly to
Mr.. Rogers neck that he was una BILE
to call for help. Timely discovery of
his plight by some boys in boat near
by saved their lives.
The hay croppin portions of Brown
county is a failure because of excess
sive rains.
Arthur Smith, aged II years, of
Chicago, was drowned in Rock river
dC y duCSV114G on MOuOdys
The body of John Fahy, who was.
drowned at Mud creek, near Fond du
Lac, has been recovered.
Fishermen found drowned man at
the mouth of the Wisconsin river.
who was about 40 or so years old, we'll
dressed, with a book in his pocket
with German writing and the name
Emil Hoos.
DR.. Henry Faville, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of La
Crosse, and his son, Theodore Favi11e
who has been appointed professor
in Roberts college at Constantinop1e,
left for Europe on Monday.
Josephine, the II year old daughter
of John Liptak of Marinette, left her
home Thursday afternoon and in
company with a friend went over to.
the Menominee side of the river.
where she disappeared, and her par
ents have been unable to find her.
While driving his horse into the
river at Kaukauna for the purpose of
washing the buggy, the rapid current
incident to the exceptionally high
water swept the animal off its feet
and A. C. Langdon narrowly escaped
losing his life. He and the horse
we're rescued after having been car
ried distance of nearly block down
stream.
Nearly 500 people, who went to Ra-
cine by boat on w. c. T. U. excur-
sion from Milwaukee on Saturday,
were highly excited on account of
Frank Bresee, Racine boy, who tum-
b1ed into the river between the boat
and the dock. The boy proved the
coolest one of all, swimming to the
dock and hanging on until men pulled
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