Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-13
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


Duncan. He was lodged in JAIL
James Hansen accidentally shot himself at
Green Bay on the afternoon OF the 3D. He
was cleaning a gun which he supposed was
not loaded when it was discharged, the con-
tents lodging in his right leg above the knee,
necessitating amputation.
Xavier Martins dwelling house, at Green
4, Bay, was burned on the morning of the, 4th.
Loss $4,000.
The body of a newly born infant was found
floating in the river at Fort Howard few
days ago. The head was severed from the
body Some unfortunate creature took this
means ofhiding her shame
Mrs. Smell, of Fond du Lac, ON the 9th
rescued her daughter from disreputable
house in Green Bay, whittier she had been
enticed for shameful purposes.
Columbia County.
Work has been suspended for the season on
the Fox River improvement.
AT Wyocena, the other evening, six-year-
Id daughter of Edwin Fisk had her skull
fractured by the kick of a horse. a
Clark County.
A fourteen year-old son of VIM. Mass, of
Augusta recently had his left thigh and leg
. broken by the rearing and falling of colt he
. was riding.
Chippewa Falls has home minstrel
troupe.
Dane County.
Madison caterers gather mushrooms in the
Capitol Park.
Dodge County.
The Wisconsin Granger office has been re-
moved from, Juneau to Madison.
William Rusch thus suicided at Lowell re-
Gently: He started out for hunt and when
nc reached a belt of timber south of the vii
lag6 he tied the stock of the gun to shrub
and to the trigger fastened string. Placing
the muzzle of the gun to his left cheek, he
pulled the string, discharging the gun, the
charge entering his cheek and coming out
near theright temple, killing him almost in
stant1y
Douglas County.
The recent gale on Lake Superior did a
great deal of damage at Superior. The water
in the bay raised three feet, washing away
large portions of the bay-front and injuring
the north pier of the Duluth Canal, driving
the stone ballasting for 200 feet or more and
wrecking the ib-work for long distance,
andsso displacing it as to leave it looking like
a long S. The damage is of such a character
that it cannot be repaired this fall, and an
other:such storm, following soon, would
niakeit nearly impossible to repair it,
Green County.
Joseph Schank dropped dead at Clarno the
other day from over excitement.
Jefferson County. -
- Mr.. j. M. Edwards, of Sullivan, has done a
BIG thing this season in the sorghum manu-
racture having made 2,727 gallons in just
thirty days. (.
Several attempts at burglary have recently
been made in Fort Atkinson. The Union
thinks certain residents of the village have
had a hand in the job
Gay Hayden, of Jefferson, recently acct
dentally shot himself, sustaining such in
iuries, that he died.
La Crosse County.
On the night of the 18th, as the ferry-boat
was crossing the river from La Crescent to La
Crosse, She ran over a sliff containing man
named Christopher, who was drowned"
Lafayette County.
The boot and shoe shop of J.'B. Leland, of
Darlington, was recently burglarized to the
Z tune of $500.
The large wagon shop of j. II. Gregory, of
Shullsburg was burned the other night Loss
on building and stock 81, 100.
y Lincoln County. '
- This is Il new county recently organized
out of Marathon, of which Jenny is the county
seat The following are the officers: Clerk
H. Space Treasurer, Thomas p Matthews
Register of Deeds, V. R. Willard; .Superin-
stendent, David Flint; Surveyor, D. A. Kline
BTanitOwOc County.
Two BOYS at Two Rivers lately took an old
tar barrel into the lake and set fire to it. Per.
sons on shore thinking a~vesse1was burning
manned several boats and went to the rescue
They found out their mistake.
milwaukee County.
c. Harris has resigned the superintendent
4 of the Wisconsin Central Railroad to assume
: akImilars position on. the Chicago, Dubuque
e Minnesota Railroad. A few evenings ago
he was presented with silver set of twelve
pieces by the employees of the former road.
On the morning of the I'd the grocery store
on the corner of Detroit and Jefferson streets
was burned.
The total losses by fire in Milwaukee during
October'did not exceed 1881.
While number of men were employed
about apple of timber on the dock near the
ST. Paul elevator, recently, one of the sections
fell and covered three of the workmen One
of the unfortunates died in twenty minutes
after he was rescued; another suffered an am
putation of one of his legs below the knee,
and the other escaped without serious injury
Notlong ago the Fuss Brothers purchased
the old Stolz brewery property for $4,000, but
they have not yet been able to get ossession
gOneYday lately, while attempting to enter the
jbuildingy young Stolz and Fuss got into a
fight, during which the former nearly bit the
latter's thumb off, The authorities have been
,aeompelled to bottle up both contestants.
MIR. Fuelleman, of Milwaukee, had a mar
row escape from drowning the other day. He
< was out in boat hunting for ducks, and, by
an awkward movement, upset the skif1
and Spilled himself out into the
murky depths After padding about for
some time he regained his hold on the boat
and retained it until he was rescued. -Fuele-
Imam had been in the water over two hours
when he was discovered and brought to land
The other evening the barn of Mr. John
Zimmerman, in the town of Wauwatosa,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at $500.
Green e Langworthy, Milwaukee sher
men, caught a thirty eight pound trout the
other day. On dressing it, a stone weighing
over pound was found inside.
There were 2O2 deaths in Milwaukee during