The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-29
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions of Wisconsin.


tions of Wisconsin.
Burglars secured number of his
torical works and some money Thurs
day night at the Neenah public
library.
Fire on Friday destroyed the Wau-
nakee creamery, icehouses and all
machinery. The loss is $4,000.
Though drinking lemonade left
standing over night in tin water
tank at the Neenah City hall, eight
persons were made violently i'll.
The Wisconsin supreme court held
a meeting on Friday and admitted to
practice forty-seven graduates of the
university law school. The court will
meet again today to hand down de-
cisions in pending cases.
Fire at Racine nearly destroyed the
handsome fatbui1ding of Mrs. Martha
Williams, occupied by the families of
VIM. Stanley and Harry Roth. Dam
age to the building will amount to
$1,000 Loss on furniture is 100.
The corner stone of Pierce county's
new $50, 900 courthouse in Ellsworth
was laid with impressive ceremony by
the grand lodge F. and A. M. of Wis
consin, Deputy Grand Master E. J.
Farr of Eau Claire officiating as grand
master.
Louis Echrich, travelling collector
for a wholesale tea and coffee house,
has mysteriously disappeared leaving
a wife who is nearly crazed with grief
at Neenah, and young son. Echrich
always carried large sum of money
on his trips, and fears are expressed
that he may have met with foul play.
Frank Stepke, a South Milwaukee
man who has wife in Minnesota, but
lived with another woman twenty
years, seven children being born, and
when confronted with the facts in
court last week fed from the room hat
less did not commit suicide as be-
1ieved. He has made an effort to get
possession of the children instead.
The annual convention of the Ep-
worth league of the Milwaukee dis
trict, opened at the First Methodist
Episcopal church, Racine, Friday
night with nearly 100 delegates pres
ent. The address of welcome was de-
1ivered by A. S. Barker of Racine,
and the response was made by the
Rev. r. S. Williams of South Milwau-
kee, president of the district.
For the first time in their history
the big Sheboygan woodworking es-
adjustments will close down at noon
on SaturdaysVfor the balance of the
summer The new rule was decided
on at a meeting of the Sheboygan
Manufacturers association, result
of discussion on the betterment of
the working class at the Contem-
porary club.
Town Chairman R. L. Thomas of
Wausaukee has vetoed the app1ica-
tons of'Efour sa1oonkeepers for a
license theresnext year. Mr.. Thomas
says there are too many saloons there
and that IN refusing to grant these
licenses he is carrying out pledge
made to thespeople at the time of his
election. Since he was elected slot
machines have been abolished and
the saloons are closed on Sunday.
Four hundred delegates, including
ministers and teachers, are assem-
b1ed at Manitowoc in the annual con-
vention of the Observation-Disclosures
Evangelical Lutheran synod. The
most important question that will
come before the convention is that of
establishing another seminary for
ministers in addition to those. now
within the scope of the synod-North-
western college at Watertown, and
those of Wauwatosa and New U1m,
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