Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-10-16


and continue two days.
The hen that can lay an egg with carpet
tack in the yolk deserves to be made Presi-
dent of the Poultry Association. lady resi-
dent on Wisconsin street was cutting hard
boiled egg the other day for her canary bird;
the knife grated against hard substance,
which, upon investigation, proved to be
carpet-tack imbedded in the yolk. Fact The
lady looked for the carpet but it wasn't there.
The hen that laid the egg is middle-aged
fowl of respectable parentage and hitherto
spotless reputation; in fact, a reputation
which has never been attacked.
Harvey Russell, prominent member of the
Board of Trade, died of quick consumption on
the 9th.
Nos. 81, 63, 65 and 81 Third street were
burned OH the morning Of the 18th. Loss,
$4,000.
The consolidated morning report of the Ma
TO- shows that the asylum at present contains
an aggregate force of CAT men. At this date
last year the Home contained 542 inmates.
A couple of low-lived fellows lately girdled
the trees before Peter Flagg's residence and
killed nine pet rabbits belonging to the
family.
Monroe County.
The crop of hops in the vicinity of Sparta
has been secured in good order. The yield is
light but the quality is superior, and prices
range from thirty to thirty-f five cents pound,
Oconto County.
A little child of Mr.. Mcdonald, of Peshtigo,
fell into pail of hot water, the other day,
and was scalded to death.
Outagamfe County.
Most of the stock of the Wolf River Tele-
graph Company has been taken and the sue
cess of the enterprise is assured.
Polk County.
Capt. Knapp, of Luck, has found valua-
BILE bed of yellow ocher on his farm.
RichIand County.
A two-year-old child of Mr.. Hammond, OF
Rich1and Center, was burned to death a few
mornings ago. While its mother was out for a
few moments another older child got some
| shavings and set them on fire on the floor,
and the little ones clothes caught therefrom
Rock County.
| On the night of the 5th thieves entered the
store of Mr.. Mewen, of Milton, and carried
out about $500 worth of goods. This is the
| fourth or fifth time the same place has been
| burglarized.
| The Rock County Reformers have made
the following nominations: State Senator,
| Thomas Earle town of Union; Sheriff, N. P
| Bump, of GAINESVILLE; Treasurer, E. j. Carpen-
| ter, of Turtle; Register, Mr.. Sawn, of Beloit;
| County Clerk, Amaziah Sherman, of La
Prairie; Attorney, J. P. Towne, of Fulton;
John Needham, of Magnolia; Surveyor,
Hiram Taylor, of GAINESVILLE.
Sank County.
Hop statistics show that nearly 100000
was paid at Reedsburg for hops during the
month of September, and over 1000 bales
| shipped. A good many hops are still held by
growers, waiting for rise in prices.
Sheboygan County.
| At Moselle, the other night, the floor of the
second story of Mr. Sachlter's house, upon
which was stored quantity of wheat, gave
way, and Mr.. Sachlter was smothered to
death by the grain. His wife and son, who
without injury.
| vernon County.
William Hubbell, carpenter, fell from a
scatfold on the new church at Liberty Pole, a
| distance of twenty-four feet, the other day
| His feet struck the ground first, and the jar
was such that two of his teeth were shaken
out, although no bones were broken.
WalwOrth County.
Whitewater is seriously considering thegas-
works question.
Waupaca County.
Gordon Robertson, of New London, died a
few days ago in consequence of wound in
the throat inflicted by himself some days be-
fore.
George Pope, of Lind, has raised 700 bush
els of buckwheat this season. A large guam
tity has been raised in the county, and it is
worth more than wheat.
WinnebagO County.
wild deer strayed into Oshkosh the other
evening. Deer are said to be quite plenty
this season, and good sport is anticipated the
coming winter.
L. s. Chase has been nominated for the
Assembly by the Reformers of the Third AS
sembly District of Winnebago
wood County.
Edwin Vaughn, of Wood, in attempting to
vomit, the other day, threw up live streaked
snake, seven or eight inches long! He had
felt at times for several weeks, as though
something alive was in his stomach, and is
very grateful
On the 9th the newsboy on the Wiscon-
sin Central Railway got off for few hours
hunt. at junction City and had not been
heard from two days afterward. Fifteen men
secured the woods for him and found note
saying that he was lost At last accounts
large party was engaged in a search for
| the missing man.