Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-01-07
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Brown County.

was broken and he was internally injured.
Two men were lately arrested in Green
Bay for passing counterfeit ten-dollar note
upon observation-disclosures.
Burnett County.
Marion Wescott is about To establish the
Burnett County Republican.
Columbia County.
Patrick Quinn, who was charged with an
outrageous assault upon Miss Bauchmann, at
Columbus, last fall, has been recently SEN
fenced 10 two years Imprisonment in the
State Prison.
A new cheese factory has Just been organ
lied at Arlington with capacity for manu-
featuring the milk of 500 COWS during the
coming summer.
Dane County.
John Miller and the hired man of DR.. VIM.
II. Fox, both of Fitchburg, were recently
kicked by vicious equines. In the latter case
it is thought the injury is fatal.
Charles Pierstorf, of Middleton, his wife.
five daughters and one son recently narrowly
escaped death by drinking coffee in which one
of the girls had accidentally put the seeds of
stramonium Jamestown weed).
The team of Paul De Bower, of Dane Sta
ton, ran away the other morning. throwing
him out of his sleigh and breaking his leg.
Dodge County.
The Beaver Dam Citizen says a good story
is being circulated at the expense of a mem
ber-elect of Congress, whose home is near
Beaver Dam He read in the paper that Con-
gress was to assemble Dec. Z, so he packed
UP his clean linen, and with his wife and one
or two children started for the national cap
ital in time to claim his seat in the House of
Representatives at the opening session.
After his arrival there it did not take him
great while to learn that school would not
begin for him until the 4th of March. He
returned home after an absence of about
three weeks, and finds it mighty hard work
to convince his friends that he has only just
been visiting in Missouri.
Eau Claire County.
The freight receipts at Eau Claire for 1874
have wonderfully increased. They amounted
to 100000 pounds in 1872; q, PAS, $50 pounds
in 1878, and about 3S 000, 900 pounds in 1874
Fond du Lac County.
Thos. Halligan, assistant yard-master in
the Chicago Il Northwestern yard at Fond
du Lac, while lately attempting to make a
coupling, was caught between the switch-e en-
CINE and lumber-car, crushing his left leg
near the knee in a shocking manner.
young man in Lamartine, named Bruen,
whom everybody in town supposed was good
member of society, recently plead guilty to
stealing horse.
Grant County.
The mines in the vicinity of WingviIle are
hai Tod nd
considerable mineral is being raised
The County Jail is said to be empty, and
the Sheriff is alone in his $25, 900 Jail. The
population of the county is in the neighbor
hood of 90, 900, and the absence of crime is
remarkable.
Green Lake County.
D. Williams, printer and formerly one of
the proprietors of the Berlin Journal, COM
mitted suicide at Berlin the other night by
shooting himself through the heart. The
cause Of the rash act is said to have been
family troubles.
Jackson County.
Tom Smith, who was arrested and brought
to Black River Falls on suspicion that he was
the murderer of James Sern, had his exam
nation few days ago, and was discharged,
way connected with the homicide.
It is estimated that the cut of logs on
Black River and tributaries during the winter
will not exceed 10000, 600 feet, against $50,
100000 in 1878 and 24O,OOO,OCO in 1874.
Considerable excitement prevails in Black
River Falls, growing out Of the fact that
child resembling Charlie Ross has been left
by strangers with family resident there.
Jefferson County.
d. W. Kellogg, prominent citizen of JEFF
ferson, died very suddenly the other after
noon. He was out in his stable, attending to
his horses, when he was taken suddenly i'll.
In his endeavors to reach the house he at
tracted his wife's attention. When she came
to his assistance he had reached the steps
leading to the house, where his strength
failed, and he fell back into his wife's arms
and expired.
Juneau County.
The Northern Light lodge of Masons at
Mansion have elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Gaines Phillips, W. NJ;
Martin Craig, s. w; Francis Startling, J. w;
John c. Wetherby, s.; Chester Lyon, T.
Kenosha County.
A man named William Van Patton, living
near Kenosha, was recently very suddenly
killed by the caving in of a clay-bank in
brick-yard. He leaves wife and six chill
dren to mourn his untimely taking off.
La Crosse County.
James Langdon, an Alderman and prom
inent business man of La Crosse, died very
suddenly few days ago from rupture of
the cranial blood vessels. Twenty minutes
before his death he had been enjoying ex-
cellent health.
Lafayette County.
Capt. j. G. Knight editor of the Lafayette
County Democrat, has been appointed Super
intendent of Public Property.
Marquette County.
The barn belonging to Mr.. Ed McCaffery,
of Packwaukee, one of the largest and best
in the county, was burned, with all its con-
tents, the other night. Loss about $4,000.
Milwaukee County.
Some days ago thieves entered the MILL |
merry store of Mrs. Burt, corner of Milwaukee |
and Mason streets, Milwaukee, and stole a
roll of money containing from $3.50 to $500.