The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-05-11
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions of Wisconsin.

tions of Wisconsin.
Gov. La Toilette of Wisconsin and.
William J. Bryan will speak from the
same platform at Nebraska City on
July 4.
The annual state convention of the
United Commercial Travellers of the
state of Wisconsin will be held at Osh-
kosh on June 9-1O.
Notices have been issued for the an
nual reunion of the society of the
Fourteenth Wisconsin Veteran Vol
unteer Infantry to be held at Depere
on June z, s and 9.
Herman jain, a farmer living near
Rockville, was struck and instantly
killed near the Wisconsin Central sta.
ton at Marshfeld by the limited pas
senger train on Monday.
E. A. Williams of Neenah, supreme
president of the Equitable Fraterna1
union, has issued copy of the pro-
gram for the state convention to be
held at Madison on May q and "a.
Prof. Charles O. Merica, financial
agent for Lawrence university, and
formerly head of the state industrial
school at Waukesha, has declined the
SUPPLEMENTARY of schools at Wausau
in succession to Karl Mathie.
Mrs. Johannah Held of Racine,
routed two painters and house own
er with a garden hose, rake and ak,
because John Gemmell, the owner, de-
sired to paint his house Mrs. Held
refused to permit ladders to rest on
her property.
DR.. Kitto of Racine, will sue Mayor
Nelson for $50, 600 damages for barring
him from practice at ST. Mary's hos
pital, of which Mayor Nelson is the
head of the executive board. DIR.
Kitto says the mayor made reflections
on his ability as surgeon.
Twelve Racine automobile owners
have refused to pay license fee of
81 or place numbers on their machines
as provided by an ordinance passed
by the city council. The law is claim
ed to be unconstitutional, because
buggies and carriages are not COM
PEELED to pay licenses or be numbered.
The council has decided to test the
question in the courts.
The town of GAINESVILLE Grange hall,
located near GAINESVILLE, was set on
fire, and burned Saturday morning.
Kerosene was used.
The First Presbyterian church of
Kansasvi1le is celebrating its golden
anniversary with services in which
many of it's former pastors are taking
part.
Charles Tasker, well known farm
er Fountain Prairie, was killed almost
instantly on Saturday, having been
struck on the head by the lever of a
stump pulling machine.
The Oconto High school defeated
the C1intonville High school in de-
bate on the question, Resolved, That
the signs of the times indicate the de-
cay of this nation" defending the
negative.
The city of Appleton has again
been enjoined by the Water Works
company from using $3.50, 900 recently
raised on it's issue of bonds for the
purpose of constructing a new water
system.
The decision in the third Hadden-
Rodee case against Miss Walker of
Pardeevi11e was decided at Portage in
favor of the company on Saturday.
The court held that Elmer Green, as
trustee, was entitled to recover judg-
ment for the reason that the dividends
had been declared and paid before the
capital stock had been paid in.
The county school superintendents
of Wisconsin will hold their annual
convention. in Madison today and to-
morrow. State Supt. C. P. Cary will
preside.
The executive board of Lawrence
university has decided to accept the
plans submitted by Architects Van
Ryan & De Ge11eke of Milwaukee for
the new 5000 Carnegie library.
Harry Goldberg, president OF The
JEWISH SOAS CS dlAOus LII Liz NdN1AN
Municipal court today was found not
guilty of ASSEMBLING Meyer Raftberg,
Icripp1e. The trouble grew out of a
free for all fight on May 80, when
spittoons, stove pokers, and chairs
were used as weapons.
Nine year old Jimmie Hinton of APP
p1eton, with two p1aymates of the
same age, Monday entered contest
to determine which could throw a
fatiron the highest. After the lads
had thrown the iron several times
Jimmie Hinton was caught off guard
and the heavy weight dropped onto
his head, inficting dangerous in
jury.
The striking High school students
of Superior are back at work, and I'M
der Principal James, for the dismissal
of whom they struck. They went
back after the school board had
rescinded its suspension of the leaders
and after Supt. Jackson had personal