The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-04-27
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tons of Wisconsin.

John Rummelfnger aged IS years
was crushed to death beneath several
loads of gravel at the Sheboygan lime
works on Thursday.
A clever Chicago shoplifter raided
the silk departments of four La
Crosse stores and left the city before
she could be arrested.
| The Belvidere hotel, one of the
largest hotel in Racine, was sold on
| Friday to J. W. Cook Of Quincy, Ill,
and L. H. Paine Of Peoria, Ill.
/ Miss Minnie Bennett of Lacrosse,
who deserted her husband and eloped
to Davenport, Ia, with another man,
is in jail on a charge of shop1ifting.
| Two motor cycles, stolen from the
Mitchell Motor Car company, at Ra-
cine, were found in box car at Lake
side stripped of their brass trimmings.
/ The body of man believed to be
Joseph Popelka was found in an open
car at Pebline, crushed by the steel
rails with which the,car was partially
loaded.
The Stone & Son drug store at Ra-
cine, which has been conducted by H.
Stone.for more than forty-nine years,
has been sold to the Kradwel1-T hiesen
Drug company.
William F. Memhard, an old resi-
dent and soldier, is missing from his
home in Racine, and his wife fears he
has met death. He left home on April
9th for Appleton.
Prof. Karl Mathie, superintendent
of the Wausau public schools, has re-
signed to assume the general manage
ment of the Water Power and Paper
company's mill at Sank Rapids, Mimi.
! Ten horticultural buildings, the
most complete set West of the
Alleg mountains, to cost over
/ 10000, are in process of erection on
the property of L. F. Easton at La
| Crosse.
James Hickox and Jay Hurlbut were
arrested, pleaded guilty, were SEN
fenced and removed to the state re-
formatory all within two hours at
Green Bay, having stolen liquor and
cigars from saloon.
At the oratorica1 contest between
the Oakheld and Brandon high schools
at Oakheld Friday evening Bert Wells
of Oalfeld took first place, Lulu Arm
strong of Brandon second, and Grace
Lamb of Oakfie1d third.
Miss Margaret Carson of Milwaukee
has won first place and Charles Pearce
second place in the Dodgevi1le high
schoo1.sd ec1amatory contest. They
will represent the school in the league
contest at Fennimore next Tuesday.
A man supposed to be A. w. Richie
of Houghton, Mich, has been arrest
ed at Green Bay and held on charge
, of grand larceny at the instance of
the Houghton police. He was taken
from a train on the Milwaukee road.
The interscho1astic debate between
/ representative of the Waukesha and
GAINESVILLE high schools will be held
in Waukesha next Friday evening.
The question is: SIS the closed shop
policy of the labor unions justifab1e?"
The mystery surrounding the shoot
ing of Frank Edwards at Neenah has
been cleared up, Harry Jordan hav-
ing confessed and placed himself in
the hands of the police. Edwards re-
fused to prosecute and small fine
was assessed.
1 The spring meeting of the western
division of the American Physical so
ciety will be held in the Ryerson ply
steal laboratory of the University of
Chicago today friday and Saturday.
The University of Wisconsin will be
represented.
Bert G. Escott of New York, has
relieved Frank Carswe11 as manager
of the Green Bay exchange of the
Wisconsin Telephone company, the
latter going to Milwaukee to take a
responsible position in the construc-
ton department.
The oratorica1 contest at the Racine
high school on Friday for the purpose
of selecting four to take part in the
big contest to be held at Kenosha re-
suited in William Reukauf, Clarence
Hubbard, Ethel Hansen and Ethel
Mainland being awarded the places.
Ibsen Egotsm.