Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-03-26
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Brown County.
The fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of
Mr.. Nathan Goodell, one OF he pioneers of
Green Bay, occurred few days ago, and his
friends presented him with purse of $1,000
Crawford County.
"A switch-engine OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul Road, at Prairie du Chen, blew
up the other afternoon, badly injuring the
fireman, Frank Phillips, by 'sssing his
shoulder and bruising his hest. Tie cause
is unknown.
Dane County.
"A Madison doctor recently fshed for and
obtained two young lizards in patients
& The Madison fire department is internally
rent and on the verge of disruption.
Eau Claire County.
A, Chicago baby was recently left at Eau
Claire station by woman who was seen to
go behind a wood pile for the purpose, just
before the western train left. 1t was girl,
about five months old, wrapped up warmly
and provided with a nursing bottle. A de-
scription of the woman was telegraphed to
Menomonee and Hudson. At Menomonee she
was recognized, but as her ticket was from
Chicago to Baldwin the authorities did not
feel justified in stopping her. The baby is in
the care of the city and has been placed in
the family of Ole Schellow, Norwegian.
The house of Postmaster Chase at Eau
Claire, was damaged by fire the other after
noon to the extent Of 81 800.
The Black Hills fever prevails to an alarm
ing extent in Eau Claire, whereupon the Free
Press reads lecture upon the vanity of ex-
pecting to pick up nuggets of gold by the
barrel in any country, and least of all in the
Dakota hills.
| An Eau Claire boy had one of his eyes put
out with a SNOWFALL, the other day.
Green County.
A little child of Mr.. Mussleman, living on
Skinner Creek, was choked to death, the
other day, by getting a screw in its throat.
Green Lake County.
Kunde, the Markesan saloon-keeper, has
been arrested for. completely in the burning
of the Rogers Block in January last. A
man had been arrested who told the Sheriff
that Kunde had paid him $25 for starting
the fire. @s %
La Crosse County. ~
;Scharpf & Pfund, hardware and stove
dealers at La Crosse, have recently failed.
Milwaukee County.
During recent saloon brawl in Milwaukee
John Driscoll was fatally stabbed in the
abdomen and so badly cut that his bowels
protruded. A man nared Walsh has been
arrested for doing the stabbing.
The clothing store of Joseph Freudenfeld,
on West Water street, Milwaukee,, was en-
tered by burglars a few nights ago and
robbed of $4OO worth of goods. e
Walter Deberny was recently arrested at
Milwaukee on charge of embezzling $1,000
worth of railway tickets while in the employ
of the Wisconsin Central Railway Company.
A couple of men from the country took
lodgings at the Kirby House, in Milwaukee,
the other night, and on retiring blew out the
gas instead Of turning it off. The strong
smell which pervaded the house led to an in
vestigation, and when the door was opened
both of the lod gers were in the last stages of
asphyxiation. Fresh air and medical attend
ance brought them out of their trouble.
Bishop Henni, owing to the continued dis
turbances among members of the st. Stanis-
laus Polish Catholic Church, has ordered the
church to be closed until further orders.
John Dooley, an old man living alone at the
foot of Eighteenth street, Milwaukee, was
found dead in his chair the other morning. p
Monroe County,. a
Mr.. Delaney, of Tomah, is in Jail for argu
ingwith his wife with the, butt end of mus
ket for what he conceived to be her improper
religious tendencies.
Racine County. - &.
Racine boasts of family Of seven, all Of
whom are left handed. 0 Ff19 4
Rock County.
The farmhouse of Joseph Carr, near Milton,
was burned few nights ago. Loss about
So, 900.
: The Rock County House, situated near the
Chicago 81 Northwestern freight depot, at
GAINESVILLE, was burned the other night. The
wind was blowing a gale at the time and it
was impossible to save the building, which
was totally destroyed, with most OF its con-
tents. The building was owned by DIR. John
Mitchell and occupied as hotel by Thomas
Burns. Loss about $4,500. s. a9l
The Methodist Church and school-house at
Footyille were destroyed by fire few morn
ings ago. Loss about $4,000.
Sauk County.
It Is reported that the hop vines in the old
yards at and near BaraDoo have been killed
by the severe cold weather this winter. The
new yards are supposed to be all right.
ShebOygan County.
The Sheboygan Herald of recent date
says: Several young men walked out
eight miles on the ice east of this city on
Sunday, and report that no water was visible
even from that point. This is a feat that
probably was never accomplished before"
Shawano County.
Shawano is happy because pine tree was
cut there the other day that scaled 1879
feet of lumber. The butt log. scaled 1,S49
feet. H
st. Croix County.
! Having heard that frozen potatoes can be
cured by soaking in water three days before
cooking, the editor of the Hudson Star wants
some one to loan him some till he tries it.
Wisconsin Postal Changes.