Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-07-02


ago.
EVERY town of any size in the State is
preparing in some degree for Fourth OF
July celebration.
AN old man named Matz, living at Mil
yankee. recently shot himself ON account
of family difficulties.
THE Milwaukee C0nmercial Times has
been selected TO do the county printing in
the English language.
THE census of Prairie du Chen has
been completed. 1t shows the population
of the place to be 2,072.
THE Racine County Agricultural So
ciety's annual fair and stock show is to be
held at Burlington, Sept. Is, 16 and II.
DIR. STEPHENS, of Madison, has Sc
cured the contract for the erection of the
new University Science Hall, for $69,975.
THE crops of the State are not being
damaged materially by the heavy rains,
but the cool weather has quite impeded
the growth.
THE Alma Express states that about 100
Cookies trout pond, in Dover, by party
of fishermen recently. The trout were
confined in fish-box.
A FEW days ago Patrick Dean, steam
sboat hand belonging on the steamer
James Watson, lying at the La Crosse
leyee, committed suicide by swallowing
two ounces Of laudanum.
MAYOR PINNEY, of Madison, received
letter from Boston, recently, making in
quiricS about man who was said to have
jumped into the Ohio River at that place.
The Mayor replied respectfully, stating
that he had heard nothing Of the report;
but he added that if the man jumped into
the Ohio River at Madison, Wis, there
was no possibility of his making an ap-
pearance alive.
THE Regents of the university have es-
tablished the Chair Of Scandinavian Lam
guages and elected Prof r. B. Anderson
TO fill it, The professor studied in Luther
College, Iowa, took his degree at Alfred
University, New York, and taught three
years at Albion Academy. He was ap-
pointed instructor in the university by
President Chadbourne, and has held the
position ever since.
JOHN THOMAS has been brought to
Racine and lodged in Jail upon the charge
of burning his brothers. house, in York
vile. He was previously under bail of
$4,000 for burning barn and contents
This is his third arson out of revenge,
and he is only safe from lynching where
he is The family barely escaped with
their lives, and that through a cat that
happened to have kittens in the house,
which awoke the family by jumping on
the beds in her hope to save her own
family.
NINETEEN years ago number of the
farmers Of this county and the business
men of this city executed notes, secured by
mortgages upon real estate, to aid in the
extension of the Milwaukee 81 Horizon
Railroad to this place. The instruments
were deposited in the safe of Hon.
r. B. Scott for delivery to the company
when the road should be completed &C.
ording to contract. Upon the pretext of
wanting to examine the title TO the lands
morUgageu, one Ewing, as agent OF the
railroad company, sought and obtained
possession of the parchments, and imme-
diately lit out for Milwaukee and soon
after disposed of them to innocent (?)
purchasers. Not rod of the road was
ever built and no other equivalent rem
dered. Suits at law were commenced by
different parties to enforce the payment OF
these notes thus fraudulently obtained
and have been carried through the differ
ent courts to that of final resort The SUI
preme Courtlast week decided in the case
Of w. G. Roberts as. James McGrath and
of Roberts gs. O. w. Norton and others
that the notes and mortgages were invalid
for want Of proper delivery to the railroad
company. Thus, after nineteen years Of
anxiety and litigation, justice is accorded
our citizens. The rejoicing here over the
verdict is universal and heartfelt. 1t lifts
big load from the shoulders of many
who have been restrained from branching
out into business from fear of disastrous
results that might have been pronounced
by the constellation Journal.
THE following degrees were conferred
at the recent university Commencement
Bachelor of Arts-W. G.. Clough, Port
age; Kate D. Dewey, Cassville; Alfred S.
Frank, Madison; Charles F. Harding,
Springfield; Fred. S. Luhman, Howard Is
Grove; Jared w. Mills, Lancaster; Jo-
seph NJ. Mills, Lancaster; William S.
holland Madison. Charles T. p;olvord
Madison; Percy F. Stone, Oconomowoc
Joseph E. Wildish, Sussex; F. w. Win
chester, Whitewater Bachelor of Letters
Hiram Allen Odell, McGregor, Iowa.
Bachelor of Science-Hattie E. Bacon,
Manitowoc; Carrie A. Barber, Lancaster
Isaac S. Bradley, Madison; Alice A.
Crawford, Baraboo; Mary G. Draper,
Baraboo; Thomas F. Frawley, Black
Earth; Fred. S. Huntingdon Marshall
George S. Martin, Springfield Juliet d.
Meyer, Lancaster; Clara Moore, Ian
caster; William III. Rogers, Portland
George G. Synon, Fitchburg; Caleb G
Thomas, Darlington; Fannie West, Mil
waukee; Clinton HI. Lewis, Madison.
Bachelor of Engineering-James Mel.
vile, Oregon Bernard G. Wolter, Wake
feld Adolph G. Schulz, Tomah. Bach.
elor of Law-Lemuel j. Arthur, Waite,
H. Butler, Thomas Coleman, Charles s.
Fuller, Edmund G. Hursh, Thomas Lynch
John Mcmahon, Allen d. Pratt, John c.
Sherwin, Jr., Edward H. Smalley, Geo
A. Underwood, John B. Winslow, Chas
w. Bum, John III. Bottenseck, Ezra r.