The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-02-02
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions of Wisconsin


Be1oit business men have formed a
loan and building association.
The pa1atia1 home of Col. F. A.
Copeland of Lacrosse was destroyed
by fire of an incendiary origin early
Tuesday morning, entailing a loss of
about SIS, 900.
The coroner's jury investigating
the death of Mrs John O'Nei11 at
Be1oit, caused by ch1oroform, gave a
verdict not suggesting any RESPONSE
bi1ity on the physicians part.
! Anna Schwartz, formerly of Green
Bay, was found dead in her apart
ments in Chicago with gas escaping
from stove near her bed. No ex-
plantations have been offered. The
body has been taken to Green Bay.
Prof. S. E. Sparkling of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin has been granted a
leave of absence that he may carry on
series of studies in the methods of
federal administration. DR.. Sparkling
| will spend most of his time at Wash
ington.
Harry Lockhart, famous elephant
trainer, is dead at the City of Mexico
Of pneumonia. He came to America
with herd of trained elephants for
Ringing Bros, with whom he travel
ed several years. The remains will
| be taken to Baraboo.
| The Menominee Electrical company
whose plant at Menominee, Mich,
| burned last week, has leased the
building formerly occupied by the
Smith, Thorndyke & Brown company
of Marinette, and will erect a per-
manent plant again in Menominee.
The body Of George Wagner of Ra-
cine, aged Is, half brother of ex-
Assemb1yman John Wagner, was
found Tuesday in a shed. He had
tried to hang himself by shawl
strap, which broke, and he fell, strik-
ing his head and was stunned and
died. aHe
To paint their way around the
world is the aim of E. e. Moe and c.
Carstead, two we'll known young men
of La Crosse, who began their journey
with but $27 in cash. Both are Iex-
pert sign painters and intend to pay
their expenses by painting. r
A new state bank will be established
at Stockbridge, Calumet county, at an
early date.
Mrs. Charles Gramke, of James
vile, while temporarily deranged,
walked out on to the river where ice
cutting was going on and narrowly
escaped drowning.
Col. w. J. Bartlett, Of Rockford,
ILL.,, is to bring suit for damages for
being twice forcib1y elected from the
cars of the Rockford, Beloit and
GAINESVILLE interurban line.
Racine High school is too small to
accommodate the rapidly increasing
number of graduates from the ward
schools. On this account thirty-six
of them are to be given room in a dis
trict school.
The Racine board of education has
appointed a Legislative committee to
oppose bill introduced in the legisla-
ture by Mr.. Fridd, which, if it be-
came a law, would make the mayor of
every second, third and fourth rate
city an ex-oficio member and give
veto power over all measures pertain
ing to liabilities.
So much objection has been raised
by GAINESVILLE citizens against grant
ing the Rockford anesvil1e Interur-
ban company the proposed package
and express clause that the common
council has invited the public. to an
open discussion of the question next
Monday evening. The interurban
company promises to erect a costly
station in the city if the franchise is
granted.
/ The body of Mrs. D. F. Foley, who
was murdered at Burlington Saturday
evening has been taken to Albert Lea,
Mimi, for interment by brother and
sister who live there. The wife of
Arthur Howe, who murdered her, is
in Milwaukee. Howe's body is still
IN buried, awaiting news from re1a-
tives.
George Hewitt, a lawyer, was rob-
bed by professional ho1dup men near
the Chicago, Milwa ukee and ST. Paul
freight depot in Pewaukee, of his
watch and So.
The farm residence of Walter Gard,
eight miles west of Be1oit, was burned
on Monday, the loss being $1,000.
i The question can farmer mortgage
his sugar beet crop standing in the
soil, or can he dispose of it to third
party, or can it be seized for debt after
bring contracted for by sugar beet
company, is to be decided in the
GAINESVILLE courts this week.
i Mrs. James P.sSullivan Of Chippewa
Falls, widow of. the editor of the
Catholic Sentinel and Chippewa
Herald, sand Dr. William Scanne11,
who recently: e1oped to Misson1a,
Mont, have beennmarried. Relatives