Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-25
State News.

IHE Omr0 Journal comes out with
new heading, which greatly improves
its appearance.
RIPoS is purchasing a new FIRE en-
CINE.
The station agent at Stoughton,
q. NJ. Turner, lately arrested for sell
ing railroad tickets for more than the
law allows. was fined $50 and costs.
An appeal is taken and the end is not
yet.
THERE were 81 deaths in Milwau-
kee last week.
STEWART & Co. of Milwaukee, sold
four thousand quarts of Strawberries
Saturday last.
The first pleasure excursion to the
Lake Superior region went from Nil,
waukee the 54th inst.
A BALLOON ascension is among the
entertainments at Eau Claire the
Fourth.
ONE of the Town Treasures of La
Fayette Co. Clown not named) will be
worked up as defaulter.
A LUNATIC, claiming to be son
of Bismark is parading the streets Of
Sheboygan.
AT EVANSVILLE, Wednesday even
ing, Miss Lavinia Goodnell was admit
ted by Judge Conger to practice law
into the courts Of the state. This is
the first INSTANCE in which fem ale
has been recognized in Wisconsin as
eligible to the profession of law Miss
Cfoodnell is a daughter of Rev. VIM.
Goodnell, the champion of abolition
ism and temperance. She possesses a
pleasing and modest address, and suffi-
cient intellectual vigor to rank among
the foremost of her profession.
A FIRE at Fort Howard on Wed
nesday, destroyed brick block owned
by Hugh Flatley, and occupied by
Geo. Franks, matchmaker, and Han
son & Sohlman, tailors. Loss ST.
500.
TnE REV. Dexter Clary, one of
the oldest citizens of Beloit, died on
Thursday afternoon, at the age of II,
of hemorrhage of the lungs. Father
Clary, as he was Familiarity known, was
for many years pastor of the First
Congregational Church in Beloit, and
was greatly revered and respected by
all.
A YOUNG man named Sam Wallace
was killed by colt near Green Bay on
Thursday.
THOMAS STREATER, of Lafayette
county, was convicted in the United
States court, at Madison, on Thursday,
of issuing counterfeit money. A new
trial is asked but will probably not be
granted.
AT FOND du Lac, Wednesday even
ing, four-ycar-old child Of Peter
Kelly, while playing with matches, set
fire to his clothes, and, before assist
ance could be rendered, was so badly
burned that he died Thursday morn
ing.
THE MAUsToN Star has entered up
On It's eighteenth year.
Miss CARRIE Odds, aged q, was
found dead in bed at Wautoma on the
18th. She had been subject to fits.
JOHN GUST, Is years of age, is un-
der arrest in Vernon county for steal
ing horse.
In LA Crosse, on Thursday, a Mrs.
Hughes was drawing a bucket Of water
from the we'll on her premises, when
the bucket broke aud she fell to the
bottom Of the we'll, distance of forty
FIVE feet. While falling Mrs. Hughes
had the presence of mind to grasp the
rope, which, in all probability, saved
her life. She was rescued uninjured.
ONE B, Hanlin pleaded guilty to the
charge of horse stealing, at Mineral
Point, on Monday.
THURSDAY morning a farmer named
Patrick Gordon, residing three miles
south Of Potosi, was instantly killed
by his team running away. His body
when found, was horribly mangled,
He leaves a wife and two children.
A MAN named Rottonback was xiii
ed at Jewitt's mills, at Red Cedar, by
being caught in the betting.
A YOUNG man named Charles Hin
dermeister was drowned in the mil