The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-12
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
Short Items of Interest From All Sec.
tions of wisconsin

century, on New Years morn. The
church was closed by the bishop,
having been erected without his con-
sent. The ropes had rotted away, but
m:schievous boys climbed into the
belfry and made the musical brass
speak once more. Inquisitive persons
were frightened away by groans.
Tabin A1berts, former trusty, has
escaped from the county jail at APP
pleton. He was granted leave to ioin
the snow shoveling squad, upon ask
ing for fresh air and walked away. He
feared a penitentiary sentence for
having assisted other prisoners in an
attempt to escape.
Jacob Walrath and wife, pioneer
residents of Rock county, have cele-
brated their golden wedding on their
farm IN Fulton, where they nave lived
since their marriage.
A fire loss of about 81, 600 was carsed
at Green Bay on Tuesday afternoon
in the livery stables of M. OGDEN
heimer. The water mains were frozen
by the cold weather prevailing there
and this seriously hampered the work
of the fire department..
The Durand Light & Power flour
and grist mill at Eau Claire has been
burned. The structure was erected in
the summer of 1899 at cost of nearly
$4,000. The loss is partly covered by
insurance.
Tod Percy and Urso1 Downing are
held at GAINESVILLE charged with hav-
ing so frightened a colt by tying a
basket to its tail, that it ran into a
barb wire fence and was fatally in
jured. The charge is torturing a
dumb beast.
A hard wood sawmiu for the cutting
of plain and finishing lumber is to be
established at Arena under the man
agement of w. A. McCutchin and Ed
ward Lloyd, who have purchased 200
acres of heavy timber land along the
Wisconsin river.
Another cold wave accompanied by
snow struck Rhine1ander Tuesday.
All trains were late, the north-bound
Northwestern train for Ashland be-
ing delayed for nearly FIVE hours.
John S. Maxwell has been appointed
referee in bankruptcy to succeed the
late D. Lloyd Jones.
The Residence of Frank K. Bull.
president of the ]. 1. Case Thrashing
Machine company, was damaged to
the extentsof $4,000 by fire Saturday
night. Mr.. Bull and family are win
tering at.Camden, S. c., and only the
servants were in the house. The loss
is fully covered by insurance.
Former Mayor Joseph Villas, Of
Manitowoc, committed suicide Satur-
day by firing bullet into his brain.
Mr.. Villas was 70 years old and the act
was due to dependency caused by
poor health.
A commercial museum is to be es-
tab1ished at the University of Wis
consin in connection with the COM
mercia1 course.
Ihe directors of the Kosci1sko
Monument association have set the
date for the unwilling of the Kosciusko
statue for Sunday Jan. 10.
The Milwaukee House of Correction
now holds more prisoners than ever
before in its history, 400 men and II
women being confined there.
Congressman Charles Weisse has
introduced bill in the house for the
location of a fish hatchery at Sheboy-
gan.
While a1ighting from a moving
train at Madison George Pfster Of
Waunakee, a young man employed at
the Badger state shoe factory, fell be-
meath the car wheels and lost both
feet.
Assemblyman-e1ect P. A. C1eary, of
Elroy, was given banquet before his
departure for Madison to assume his
duties in the assembly.
Mary Bieh1er, of Arlington, near
Portage, has sued Charles Eiseman,
of Blooming Grove, for SIS, 900 damages
for alleged breach of promise.
Three residents of the west side at
Green Bay have been arrested by a
Northwestern railroad detective, on
charge of stealing coal from the
yards.
It is publicly declared by the min
listers of Racine that from so to 100
children rush the GROWER in that city.
The ministers will soon commence a
crusade against saloon men who sell
the children liquor.
Christmas trimmings left in the
jewe1ry store display window of John
Fector, of Kaukauna, caught fire on
Monday and $1,000 damage was done
to the $10,O stock near by. The loss
is fully covered by insurance.
Archie Randall, employed by the
Wisconsin Telephone company, while
climbing pole 90 feet high at Racine
on Monday, became benumbed by the