Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-20
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Brown County.

Brown County.
William Rule, Cornishman, was knocked
down near the Northwestern depot, in Green
Bay, on the 8th and robbed OF sou.
A young man from Escanaba fell IN with a
gambler at Green Bay the other day, to whom
he lost his watch and money on foolish bet.
The verdant youth handed over the property
in manful way, when the gamblers better
nature arose, and, taking the victim aside,
he lectured him sounsly on the folly of gamb-
ling and drinking, returned the watch and
money and babe him good-by.
Morrill, & Dohony's barber shop in Green
Bay was burned the other night. Loss $1,000.
woman claims to have been robbed on the
18th of 1862 at the Northwestern depot in
Fort Howard
A Green Bay boarding house keeper named
Merchant while seated at his table in the
house counting his money the other afternoon,
was robbed of $4O0 by man who entered,
and, coolly pointing revolver at Merchants
head grasped the pile of money and immedi-
ately fed.
Chippewa County.
Joseph Booker was recently drowned at
Pattit's mill, on O'Neil's Creek. He was re-
pairing the water-wheel when the headgates
of the t1ume gave way.
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.
Columbia County.
A divorce suit was tried at Portage City
last winter. Since that time the plaintiff and
her attorney and the counsel for the defendant
have all died. Moral: Don't bring divorce
suits.
Dane County.
The Trustees of the Soldiers Orphans
Home have decided to close that institution
in accordance with the law passed last win
ter. There are at present only thirty -four
children in the Home.
Fond du Lac County.
A few days ago at Ripon, Fred Conrad,
while practicing at turning somersaults, burst
a blOod-vessel and died.
few nights ago six steers were stolen
from the farm of Mr.. Pinkerton, in Spring
vale, and sold to Fond du Lac butcher.
The survey for a narrow gauge railroad be-
tween PEORIA Ill., and Fond du Lac has been
completed.
in the county Jail upon the charge of horse
stealing, recently escaped. They broke up
their iron bedstead and with the pieces
punched hole through eighteen inches of
stone wall and then dropped out into the wide
world.
Green Lake County.
s. F. Page, one of the pioneer settlers of the
county, was killed few days ago by his team
running away with him.
There is an Indian near Princeton that
needs killing. The other day he got drunk
and caught little girl by the leg, and, after
swinging her around his head as he would
club, threw her upon the ground. The girls
father got after him with shotgun, but he
escaped before he could open fire.
Jefferson County.
William Donaths barn, in Pennington, was
burned the other night, with five or six head
of cattle and several hogs.
Juneau County.
Adam Heath, of New Lisbon, lately fell
from the roof of building, twenty-seven
feet, to the ground and sustained fatal in
juries
kenOsha County.
Jerry Richtmeyer, of Kenosha, was very
badly injured the other day by being thrown
from his wagon, his horse having been fright
ened at an approaching railway train.
Kewaunee County.
In consequence of the almost total failure of
the crops in Red River, sixty-two families
have applied to the town authorities for relief.
The same condition of affairs to greater or
less degree exists in Brussels, Gardner, Union
and other towns in the county.
La Crosse County.
The body of John B. Hall was found in the
woods near La Crosse the other day. An
empty eight-ounce morphine bottle found be-
side him indicated pretty clearly the cause of
his death.
While Mrs. Thomas Davis, of La Crosse,
was riding out with some ladies, the other
afternoon, she overturned the buggy. The
horses started to run, but Mrs. D. held on to
the lines and was dragged fifty rods before
the animals were stopped. An inventory of
results showed asmashed buggy, and broken
thigh, arm and several ribs for Mrs. Davis.
ManitONvOc County.
son of IL. Willis, of Manitowoc, lost two
ofhis fingers the other day while ooling with
reaper.
An insane woman named Noonan ran away
from Manitowoc the other day, taking her
four children with her. She smashed things
i'll her house before leaving
Marathon County.
Carl Messing, an old resident of Milwaukee,
was waylaid, robbed and severely injured by
several ruflians near Wausau the other even
ing.
milwaukee County.
Seventeen Catholic societies of Milwaukee,
with six bands, extending twelve blocks,
marched in procession on the Sth to st.
Anthony's Church to celebrate the blessing of
new banner just received from Europe.
Mrs Stieren, of Milwaukee, recently killed
her son by administering strychnine, and then
committed suicide by drowning herself in
cistern.
beer-cooler in Schlitz' brewery, Milwau-
kee, containing 300 barrels of beer, gave way
the other evening and came down with
crash. Loss $4,000.
An Omaha boy, seven years of age, travelled
alone from Omaha to Milwaukee and took
care of a carpet-bag that, weighed fourteen
pounds. John Stuart Mill fortunately, is too
dead to realize how far short of this the feats
of his remarkable babyhood fall.
The State tax levied in the county this year
is $70S6205. The apportionment of school
money is 13,S00.1S.
Charles Neusel, the keeper of the hotel at
Ha1a,S Corners accidenta1lv shot opd l-;Ilod