Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-27
WISCONSIN NEWS BRIEFS.


GAINESVILLE. Funeral services over
the body of Benjamin Courtney Kim
lin, famous race horse owner and train
er, who died here, we're held from his
home on Main street. Mr.. KimIin was
member of the Modern Woodmen
and Tribe of Ben Hur and is widely
known throughout the middle western
states. Mr.. imlin owned Don Labor,
with record of 2:05N, and trained
Ernest Axtell. 2:08A, the horse which
broke the track record here a year
ago. He also brought to the front of
the horse world, Bird Grafton, 2:O9M,
and Bertha c., 2:09N.
Kenosha.-S Stephen Corr, prominent
Kenosha man. was held in bonds of
$500 in the Municipal court pending
the hearing of charges brought against
him by Mrs. Matte Lightfoot of Wau-
kegan. The woman claims that Carr
brought her to Kenosha last January
with promise to make her his wife and
that since that time they have lived
together in Kenosha hotels. Corr de-
clined an invitation to marry the
woman made in court, and declared
that he would fight the case
Kenosha-John w. Willis, the Ital-
ian consul at St. Paul, Mimi, is max
ing an effort to get possession of the
estate of the late Constantine Cos
tanzo. who was murdered here two
years ago. The estate is sought for
a son who resides in st. Paul Co.'S
tanzo was murdered here on Sept. z,
1913. Leonardo De Carlo is now serv-
ing life term in the state prison for
the alleged offense.
Marinette.-Mrs. Agnes Pinkowski
and William Duvall rode less than a
mile on street car, but both now face
charges under the Mann act. Accord
ing to the confession of the woman,
she and the man met in Menominee,
Mich, just across the river. They came
to Marinette on a street car and spent
the night here she says. The man is
held under a bond of $500 and she
under $50.
Madison.-Charles Holman, director
of the university press bureau, who
has been investigating land and agri-
cultural conditions in Ireland for the
last four months, returned to Madison.
Mr.. Holman made his Investigations
for Sir Horace Plunkett and his asso-
ciates with view of applying the
Irish methods of handling the land ten
ure and agricultural cooperation prob
lens in the United States.
Racine.-Alexander Jouat, % years
old, of Chicago, who was injured about
six weeks ago in a collision with an
other motorcycle rider. who was in
stantly killed, died here. He came to
Racine to recuperate after being dis
charged from a Chicago hospital as
having recovered from his injuries, and
his case is puzzling to physicians.
Madison-During July Wisconsin's
fire losses totaled 1897. 100. covered by
insurance amounting to $520,9S0, ac-
cording to state report. This is a re.
duction of nearly 100000 over the
July record of 1914.
Depere.-The work of building a six.
| teen foot concrete highway four miles
long between this city and Green Bay
| through the town of Allouez will be
begun shortly. The sum of $1,000 was
raised among Depere, Green Bay and
| Allouez business men. The township
voted an additional $500 and the
county and state will appropriate s14,.
600 more each.
Srperior-When the funeral was
held one coffin contained all that could
| be found of the bodies of two sons of
Pearl Phelps. farmer near Solon
Springs, who were blown to bits by a
dynamite exDio~