The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-11-02
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Short Items of Interest From All Sec
tions of Wisconsin.

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tions of Wisconsin.
The IA year old son of M. Broncotti,
an Italian farmer, living two miles
north of Phillips, had his right arm
shot off while hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. w. Dingee, of
Racine, celebrated their golden wed
ding on Saturday at the family resi-
dence, 1924 Main street.
The Rev. Dr.. Edward Eaton, who
recently resigned the presidency Of
Be1oit college, will go to the pastorate
of the North Congregational church
of St. Johnsbury, VT, in January.
Henry Kiefer, constable, horseman,
and reformer, is again on the war
path against Sheboygan gamblers,
ard has secured warrant for Harry
Gilmore, charging him with operating
a gambling device,
/ The Menominee River Sugar con4$
/ pany and the railroads have COM
bined forces to stop thefts of sugar
beets from cars which are Of neces-
sity sometimes left standing loaded
on the sidetracks over night.
The employees of the horseshoe de-
| partment of the La Crosse Rubber
mills, walked out on a strike. Their
/ grievance was foreman's refusal to
allow the windows open. The COM
pany is endeavoring to secure nom
union men.
Mrs. Irving Pray, of Fond du- Lac,
had a narrow escape from being
crushed to death beneath the wheels
of large Fond du Lac-Oshkosh inter
urban car. She was dragged a dis
lance of ten or fifteen feet before the
car was stopped.
Negotiations are pending for TIE
isle of the Myers opera house, James
vile, to syndicate of Chicago CAPT
talists, backed by Hannah & Hogg,
who are purchasing chain of thea
tiers throughout the country in their
fight against the trust.
George Lambries, undersherlf {
Manitowoc county, has identified
Steve Chaek and Peter Steidle, two
men arrested on a North Western
passenger train, near Racine, as being
the men suspected of a highway rob-
berry in Manitowoc, they having, it is
charged, held up citizen and Sc
curing $50 one month ago.
Mrs. w. H. Parks, who was arrested
in Chicago Saturday on the charge of
shoplifting, and gave her residence as
Madison, is seemingly not known
there. Her name does not appear in
the city directory, and the police can
not identify her.
Mrs. S. Nelson, of Racine, swa1-
lowed half bottle of chloroform in
the presence of her young son, then
she prevented him from using the
telephone to call physician, but the
boy escaped and alarmed neighbors.
She is considered out of danger.
Franksvi11e, Racine county, is in
tested with gang of sneak thieves
and burglars, sand residents are arm
ing themselves and watching nights.
Thus far the thieves have stolen two
wagon loads of oats, entered two res
licences, and made four other at
tempts.
Forty-two years have passed since
John Dey, one of Outagamie county's
Oldest residents, wrote love letters
that won bride for his army COM
rade, O. E. Lutz, who then was con-
lined to a Nashville army hospital. It
was not until last week that Mr.. Lutz
/ learned of his whereabouts, Dey's
name being printed in newspaper
4 that had circulation at Leona, Wis,
the home city of Lutz. A reunion is
now in progress at the Lutz home.
! City Marshall William App1eby. of
GAINESVILLE and his officers, after
securing that city for burglars who
broke into the Offices of the Fife1d
Lumber company and the Badger
Coal company, and, falling to secure
money, tore up insurance policies and
other valuable papers, have captured
a tramp, giving his name as John Mil
Ter. The fingers of his right hand
were QdSuGu al SGVCAdA PAdSS09 oPPdA-
emily by broken glass, and the fresh
cuts exactly fitted the blood stains on
a stone which had been used to break
the window.
The contract for supplying the
nine state.charitable and penal insti-
tutions with meat for the ensuring
three months has been awarded by
the state board of control to Libby,
Mcneil &sLibby of Chicago. The sue
cessful.bidswas 81, $40, the lowest of
six submitted. Swift & Co., of Chi
cago furnished the meat during the
last three months, receiving $4, 500 for
it. Under the new contract the price
to be paid for carcasses of prime na-
tive fed steers, the largest item in the
list, delivered at the different institu-
tons is S5.75 per 10opounds.