Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-08-13
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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THE worms have been making sad havoc
among the cranberry vines ON some OF the
marshes around Berlin.
- THE Jubilee to celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary of the Milwaukee Musi-
cal Society will be celebrated on Sept 20.
THERE is a report in Montello that the
contractors who are to build the locks on
the Fox River will import Chinese labor
ers.t iva 4s ~ v 4 4-
BURR KNEELAND's discarded wife and
his relatives are having nice little fight
at Milwaukee over the probating of an
instrument alleged to be the will of the
deceased.
THE minnow shad placed in Fox River
above Appleton year ago last spring are
being caught at Menasha and other points
about Little Lake Butts DIES Morris, many
of them weighing three pounds.
THE union hands in the Milwaukee
Sentinel office refused to work at thirty
five cents per thousand the other day and
threw up their cases. Non-union men
were set to work and the paper came out
as usual.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT FEARING has
given official notice that the Fourth State
Normal School at River Falls will be
opened Sept. 7, under charge of President
w. D. Parker, to whom all inquiries may
be addressed
A TAXPAYERS union has been formed
in Milwaukee, the objects of which are
not yet made public. 1t is limited that a
general raid is to be made upon the city
authorities to compel efficient and eco
nomical city government.
MR.. HoTcHKIss, one of the Commits
sioners of the Poor in Winnebago County,
recently captured hayward son in Osh-
kosh. The lad had stolen his fathers
pocketbook, containing $780, and started
out for jolly time with the money.
ABOUT $4,000 is soon to be distributed
equally among the orphans who have been
inmates of the Soldiers Orphans Home
and honorably discharged therefrom. This
will give each person about forty-fve dol
lars. The money comes from the Ward
and Smith requests.
AFEw days ago an alternative writ of
mandamus was served upon the officers of
the towns of Hancock and P]ainfield, to
compel them to deposit the amount of
bonds voted to be issued to the Wisconsin
Central Railroad Company, in the Nation
al Exchange Bank, at Boston, Mass, or
show cause why they do not.
THE following is summary of the prin-
cipal items in the semi-annual reports to
the State Treasurer of twenty-three banks
doing business in the State under the
State laws Capital, 81, 113, 231; clrcula-
ton 81 ,404; deposits, 5000, 214; specie,
$2S,322; cash items, $1S6,262; public Sc
curities, S., 400; bills Of solvent banks,
1886, 1856
FISHING operations on Green Bay have
been discontinued for the present AL
though great many fish have been taken
in the aggregate, the individual catches
have been small. A greater number than
formerly have been engaged in fishing,
but the majority barely paid expenses. The
fishermen are getting ready for the fall
catch, commencing in September.
SUPERIOR Cry was recently in danger
of destruction by forest fires, but the
flames were kept away by fortunate
change in the wind, allowing back fires to
be set, and only one house and barn were
burned During the time of danger the
people had their goods packed ready for
removal, and merchandise was taken
across the bay to Minnesota Point.
THE following were elected as officers
of the Wisconsin State Dental Association
at the recent session of that body in Mil
waukee: DR.. r. G.. Wells, of Sparta,
President; DR.. J. G. Lukes, of Racine,
First Vice-President; DR.. Albert Golliday,
of Watertown, Second Vice-President;
DR.. M. T. Moore, of La Crosse, Secretary;
DR.. S. G. judi, of Beloit, Treasurer.
THE loan of 100000 which the city of
Milwaukee had negotiated falls through by
reason of an adverse opinion as to the con-
stitutionality of such loan. The indebt-
edness of the city is already within $780,
900 of the constitutional limit of per
cent. of the assessed valuation. The citi-
zens of Milwaukee have the unpleasant
fact of largely-increased taxation staring
them in the face.
THE arrangements for the approaching
exhibition Of the State Agricultural Socie-
ty at Milwaukee are being completed. Elk
tensive Improvements are to be made in
the grounds and buildings, and the man.
ayers hope to be able to give the best eXhi-
bition this fall that has yet taken place.
The water-mains will be extended to Cold
Springs and pure lake water will be intro
duced in the grounds Particular atten-
ton will be paid this yearto thepremiums
for horses, which will be substantially in
creased.
THE following postal changes were made
in the State during the week ending July
"a: Established-C Christie, Clark County,
Miss Minta Christie, Postmistress. Post
masters appointed-Badger. Portage Coun-
ty, Timothy Starks; Decora Prairie, Trem-
pealeau County, Stark Butman; Dodge,
Trempealeau County, Douglas Arnold;
Grand Prairie, Green Lake County, AL
bert A. Lee; Horizon, Dodge County,
VIM. HI. Butterfeld; Little Sturgeon, Door
County, John Burritt; Lost Creek, Pierce
County, Mrs. Elizabeth Harshman Men,
dota, Dane County, VIM, j. Smith; Symco,
Waupaca County, Oscar f. Baldwin;
Westborough, Taylor County, Calvin G.
Palmer.
ANDREAs RoEDER, Milwaukee baker,
while laboring under fit of insanity re
Gently wandered into carpenter-shop in