The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-01-19
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions of Wisconsin


The University of Wisconsin ex-
pertinent station has secured four
choice Poland-C China pigs for the i'm
provement of the herd.
AT the annual meeting Of the Milton
and Milton Junction Telephone COM
pany, held at Milton Junction, the old
officers were all reelected.
The Marinette and Menominee
Light and Traction company has
passed its dividend and decided to re-
built its gas plant at Ma-inette at a
cost of $4,000.
Owing to the rapid growth Of the
Racine public library the directors
will ask the city council for addi-
tional funds.
The Rock county board will petition
the legislature to amend the bonding
law to permit counties to pay all the
costs Of the bonds of their officers.
The Twilight club, of GAINESVILLE,
has discussed the tree school book
question and decided that the proposed
bill for free books should pass the
Legislature.
Owners Of the Belle City opera
house at Racine have been offered
$4,000 for their property by each of
half dozen opera house managers
from Chicago, New York and other
cities.
Former Sheriff N. r. Nelson, of La
Crosse, is suing the Northwestern
road for $40, 900 damages for carrying
him past his station, the shock of the
discovery having caused stroke of
paralysis.
After making three unsuccessful
attempts to commit suicide G. N.
Abbott, an agent for Saunders &
Co. s publications, has been taken in
charge by the Ripon police pending
an examination as to his sanity.
It is announced that Andrew Car
negie is to give Lawrence university
at Appleton $4,000 for a new library
OuAAuAAS3 dnu lAdl 1CSluC1l < 1dulA
has accepted the gift on behalf Of the
university.
Martin Paulson, of GAINESVILLE, was
badly burned and his horses severely
injured through driving into pile of
lime that had become Stacked from
contact with the snow. The horses
fell down in the lime, and he was in
jured trying to save them.
Archbishop Messmer has announced
that the ST. Mary's Polish catholic
church at Manitowoc will remain
closed until the congregation decides
to obey the orders of the bishop.
The Methodist parsonage at Ono
has been destroyed by fire, with a
loss of $4,000 and insurance of $14O0.
The Racine Garment company has
been organized with capital of $40,
600 to manufacture women's wear.
The Rock county board has decided
to continue the two distinct districts
for county supervision of schools, re
jecting the consolidation plan urged
by State Superintendent Cary.
Discomfort is expressed at Wauke-
sha and through Waukesha county
over the bills presented by the JUS
tees for the holding of inquests, their
charges averaging $81.40 a case.
The Rev. Allen Bell, of the East
Moravian church of Green Bay, has
resigned his pastorate to accept a call
from large congregation at EN-
maus, Pa.
Er. Rede1ings and the Hamilton &
Morgman company, of Marinette, are
in court over the location of the line
between sections 31-22 and 1928, near
Marinette.
President Charles r. Van Hise, Of
the University of Wisconsin, has ac-
copied the invitation Of the recently
organized University club of Green
Bay to be present at it's first banquet
on Jan. %.
The opening of the new Green Bay
theater by the Wisconsin circuit may
be Indefinitely postponed by the ac-
ton of Mayor Minahan, who insists
that an asbestos curtain and other fit
tings for protection against the spread
of fire be installed.