The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-06-22
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions of Wisconsin.

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tions of Wisconsin.
Sixteen received diplomas at the
commencement exercises of the Sun
Prairie High school
The barn of Henry Fisher of Fox
Lake was destroyed by a bolt of
lightning, seven cattle being killed
Herbert Patterson of Trempealeau,
lost both legs in railroad accident at
Clintonville. He will probably die.
Leo zelewski of Stevens Point, was
struck in the abdomen by a plank
thrown from saw and instantly
killed.
A convention of the Wisconsin
synod Of Welsh Presbyterian
churches of Wisconsin is in progress
at Racine.
An epidemic of measles prevails in
Racine, and it is believed there are
200 or 500 cases. Some of the public
schools may be closed.
Anton Ringis .of Sheboygan, was
found dead on Thursday on the North
Western railroad al Evanston, III. A
number of bruises were on the body.
Racine will have twenty saloons
less this year than last. Some of the
saloon men say that the barring of
children with pals will cut down the
revenues nearly half.
The Chiffon electric light plant,
owned by Nicholas Blink of that city,
has been sold to the American
Electric Light, Heat, and Cold
Storage company for $4,000.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
era1 Degraw says that an appoint
ment will soon be made to fill the
vacancy in the Delevan postoffice
created by the removal of Mrs. Adele
Barnes.
It is reported that John F. Dietz,
the defender of Cameron dam, pro-
poses to install a sawmi11 and saw
enough of the logs held by him above
the dam to meet his claim against the
owners of the timber.
Harlow F. Pease, of WATERFOWL,
Wis, member of the Junior class of
Georgetown university, Washington,
D. c., won the John ]. Murphy medal
for the best metrica1 translation of
three odes of Horace.
The Wisconsin river rose four
inches at Prairie du Chen Friday,
and the Mississippi is at standstill.
Traffic has been resumed on the Mil
waukee road on the four miles of
track which had been washed out and
weakened.
Mrs. Charles Myers, bride of two
weeks, who was driven from her home
by the alleged cruelty of her father,
Julius Neiring of Whitcomb, was de-
serted at Appleton by her husband.
The young woman is II years of age
and is penni1ess.
A third case of smallpox has de-
ve1oped at the Northern. Hospital for.
Insane. Like the former two, the
patient is a woman and halls from
Fond du Lac. She has not been
home, however since April 8. Five
physicians are at work vaccinatiug
the patients. Supt. Gordon believes
that the incubation was through
visitors or presents.
A sensation was sprung at a meet
ing of the big Lincoln club of Racine
when Charles Epstein, supervisor of
assessments, charged that one of the
officers of the ]. I. Case company was
wholly forgotten on personal taxes
last year while many of the poorer
people of the .city were taxed two
and three times as much as their
property was really worth.
W. M. Kline, a Douglas, Arizona,
merchant, ordered some trunks in
1902 from Racine manufactures, but
refused the goods on arrival. The
Wisconsin shippers fought the case
and established the justice of their
claim in court. So Kline will be conf
PEELED to pay for the trunks, interest,
and three years storage charges at
the station, and then receive ancient
goods.
The closing session of the Milwau-
kee Baptist association and Milwau-
kee Baptist ministers conference was
held at the First Baptist church, Ra-
cine. One of the most important
things accomplished atthe convention
was the endorsement of the plan to
establish new mission in the north
western part of the city of Milwaukee
and the initial steps toward raising
81, 900 for the purchase of a lot and a
small chapel were taken.