Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-11-27
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,
Brown County.

of County Treasurer Van Stralen. He had
not been seen for seven or eight days, ana
there were all sorts of rumors as to the cause.
A man was murdered on the Green Bay 81
Minnesota Railroad west of Green Bay, on
the night of the 18th. The section-men left
their tools where they had been repairing the
track, and when they returned in the morning
they found the unfortunate man, his head
and body badly cut, and the spike hammer
buried in his skull.
The mill and wagon shop of Ell. K. Cowles
81 Bro, in Scott, about nine miles from Green
Bay, were burned the other night Loss
$4,000.
Chippewa County.
A few evenings ago the stable of Mr..
Gould, on Catholic Hill, Chippewa Falls,
caught fire, and before they could be got out
a horse and COW were burned.
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 boy named Michael Kavaney recently
killed an eagle near Mud Lake. The bird had
lit on a large goose and was about to carry it
away when the boy and his dog attacked him.
The eagle drove the dog and was about to
carry off the goose when the plucky little fell
low hit him over the head and killed him.
Dane County.
The barn of Henry Bryant, of Madison,
was burned a few nights ago. Loss about
$4,000.
Dodge County.
A fine herd of cattle belonging to Barber
Randall, of Hutisford, were maliciously poi
soned lately.
Door County.
Seven dogs, which were taken to Door
County for the purpose of running deer into
the lake, have been poisoned by residents
along the lake shore.
Extensive deposits of kaolin have been dis
covered on the Green Bay shore, north of Me-
nomonee.
Eau Claire County.
Eau Claire has cut about 275, OO0, 900 feet of
lumber this year.
Fond du Lac County.
Martin j. Veneer, Waterman for G. J. L.
Myer, of Fond du Lac, dropped dead recently
just as he entered his house.
Green Lake County.
A weak attempt was recently made to in
augurate the Crusade" business at Prince
ton
Jefferson County.
Chris. johnson, Jas. Flynn and Robert
Johnson, of Jefferson, got into a miscella-
neous scrimmage the other day over a horse
trade. In the course of the melee Chris.
Johnson's thumb found its way into Robert
Johnson's mouth. Robert shut down on it
and nearly severed that useful member
KenOsha County.
Miss Minnie Erl1e, of Wheatland, while
taking care Of family afflicted with typhoid
fever recently, drank concentrated I've, mis-
taking it for vinegar She has since died from
the effects of her mistake.
About midnight on the night of the 18th the
double store on Main street, Kenosha, occu-
pied by S. G. johnson and Fl. Miller was en-
tered by burglars, by prying open the back
window. They blew open the safe and stole
the greater part of Millers stock of watches
and jewelry and all of Johnson's new stock
of gold pens which were in the SAFE John
sons loss was about $500 and Miller's about
$1,000.
Lafayette County.
John Gibson, an itinerant and dissipated
shoemaker, was killed a few evenings ago by
falling from the balcony of the Blallely
House, in Darlington, a distance of twelve
feet, to the sidewalk. He fell upon his head
breaking his skull, and died almost instantly.
Marathon County.
The Central Wisconsin says a large lot of
l,or Nv fro,,,
Wausau as soon as the Valley Road is COM
pleted-One mill having a pile of 100000
feet
Milwaukee County.
The other morning Patrick Brady, while
under the influence of liquor, walked off the
docks of the Western Transportation Com
pany at Milwaukee and was drowned.
The widowed mother of John Leppack who
was recently killed by the Milwaukee & st.
Paul cars, died on the 18th. She took to her
bed Immediately after her sons funeral, say
ing she wished to die, and literally mourned
herself to death.
Some vandals recently broke into Imman-
uel Church, Milwaukee, and damaged the
frescoes and carvings.
Reuben Debarre, keeper of clothing store
on East Water street, Milwaukee, has been
arrested for receiving $3.50 worth of the post
age stamps recently stolen from the Union
town (Mo.) Postoffice.
The family of Mrs Rilke, of Milwaukee,
consisting of five persons, were nearly suffo-
Gated by the escaping gas of a coal stove the
other night. A nerhew visiting them early
in the morning found them all insensible.
Hon. VIM. Pitt Lynde, Member of Congress-
elect from the Milwaukee district, has sued
the Sentinel for libel, laying his damages at
100000. The Sentinel had charged that Lynde
had paid Sam Rindskopf $4,000 to withdraw.
During the month of October 1857, rs ci-
gars were manufactured in Milwaukee.
The shipments of grain from Milwaukee
from Jan. to Nov. IA, inclusive, show /, AGO.
TIA bushels less than at the corresponding
period last year.
The revenue from the Milwaukee water
works last year was $25, 900. The new en-
gines pump 100000 gallons every twenty
four hours
OcOnto County.
There is a suspicion that the skeleton of
the supposed murdered man found in the
WOODS near Oconto some weeks ago was that
of Louis White, who lived in Oconto He
was married to q squaw. He left her about
two years ago, saying that he was going to
Minnesota, but has never been heard from
since %s
Pierce County.
Diphtheria prevails extensively in the coun-
ty, being particularly fatal to children.
Joseph Burke, of Ellsworth, broke his arm
he Ho, NV, foil; e.