Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-12-24
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Brown County,

ctlLlN totally destroyed Dy IRE. Loss SO,Oo0.
\ defective fue caused the trouble.
The large saw-min Of a. Weed q Co, at SUI
AMIGO, was recently burned. Loss $4,000.
Insurance $1,000.
c. R. Rolf, of Depere. recently fell and broke
his leg while at work on the tramway con-
Meeting Reid & Co.'S factory and warehouse.
Calumet County.
The assessed valuation of the county is
81, 1885, and the tax levy $15,37S.
Clark County.
Formal notice has been given that an appli-
cation VIII be made to the Legislature, at its
next session, TO organize q new county out of
portions of this, Marathon and Lincoln Coun-
ties.
Columbia County.
The widow of VIM. H Spain, of Portage
City, who was lynched few years ago, has
gone crazy.
Dane County.
John Sullivan, an employee at the depot at
Madison, recently caught his toe on rail and
fell with his face on the opposite rail, driving
several teeth of the upper jaw through the
face near the nose. The teeth were extracted
and the mans countenance patched up.
John Rodemond, a Madison brewer, has
bankrupted for $4,000.
a reaper factory is about to be established
at Mazomanie, to manufacture the Appleby
reaper, by the State Grange of the Patrons of
Husbandry.
The other day Prentice Sanborn, a fifteen
year-old son of Hon. A S. Sanborn, broke
through the ice in Lake Mendoza, Madison,
and was drowned. His body was recovered
with graphing hooks.
B. Bardeen, an old resident Of Albion. re
Gently fell under a lumber wagon, the wheels
of which passed over him, inficting injuries
which will doubtless prove fatal.
Dodge County.
boy named John Morrison, eight years
old, was playing on the ice below the mill at
Fox Lake, the other day, when he accident
ally fell into the hole between the waste-gates
| and was drowned
A little daughter of Henry Myers, of Wood
land, was recently fatally scalded by the acct
dental tipping Of a kettle of hot water upon
her
Door County.
The stage en- route for Green Bay, while
| crossing Sturgeon Bay the other morning,
broke through the ice. All the passengers.
were drowned.
Eau Claire County.
The equalized valuation of Eau Claire city
and county is $, 100000. The taxes for the
| county aggregate $50, 1886.
A report has reached Eau Claire that B. B.
Logan, one of party of twelve men who left
secretly last fall for the Black Hills country,
has been killed in skirmish with Indians
and the whole party scattered, and no traces
of them since been discovered.
Fond du Lac County.
The residence of Hon. Lyman H. Phillips,
near Fond du Lac, was lately destroyed by
| fire. Loss $4,000.
Grant County.
Four miles south of Lancaster two young
men have struck big lode" and are hoist
ing out the mineral in paying quantities.
Muscoda has new and attractive hotel
structure. 1t is to be opened on Christmas
Day.
Miss Abbott, of BoscobeI, recently sued
Samuel Cole, of the firm of Hamilton 81 Cole,
for breach of promise. The lady is a music
| teacher, and claims she has been injured
$4,000 worth.
iowa County.
A boy named Daniels while trifing with
gun at Arena, recently, accidentally shot his
twin sister, killing her instantly
Mrs Pascoe, of Dodgeville, recently dressed
! a chicken that had three well-developed, full
sized hearts.
o. c. Smith, of Dodgeville, requests all per-
sons in Wisconsin who served in the Black
Hawk war to communicate to him on or be-
fore March 4, 1875, their names, age and post
office address, and name of the immediate
commander under whom they served with a
view of obtaining pensions.
Jackson County.
In Black River Falls, the State, county,
municipal and school taxes foot up twenty
seven mills on the dollar valuation.
Jefferson County.
The depot on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railroad at Watertown was lately burned
to the ground. The total loss was about
$4,000, including a quantity of hops ard some
other freight and baggage. The fire origi-
mated from a defective tlue.
The old settlers will meet at Fort Atkinson
on the 18th of January.
La Crosse County.
During a drunken ARRAY at the Eagle
brewery, La Crosse, the other evening, Henry
Smith, q farmer from Bostwick Valley,
stabbed German named Meyer inficting "a
serious and probably fatal wound
Lafayette County.
James Copeland, man seventy years old,
recently committed suicide at Shullsburg.
The southern bound passenger-train on the
Mineral Point Railroad lately had one pas
senger and the baggage car thrown from the
track, near Darlington, by a broken rail
The passengers were considerably shaken up
but none were seriously injured
ManitOHoc County
The tannery of Guttman d Co., of Mani
fowoc, was recently burned with all its con-
tents. Loss $4,000
Milwaukee County.
Two dru ken tailors recently assaulted W.
c. Carlton, formerly city editor OF the Miwau-
kee Eoenirg Times, and very seriously cut
him about the face and head.
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