Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1876-01-07

stealing, have been bound over at Green
Bay to the Circuit Court for trial. r.
The motion for a new trial in the case
of Henry Roman, the Oshkosh murderer,
g has been denied, and the, prisoner has
been sentenced to the Penitentlary for life.
Mr.. w. A. SUToR, President of the
First National Bank of La Crosse, has
sold his interest to George M. Wheeler, of
Chicago, and the capital is to be increased
e@a Gov. TAYLOR has appointed John, X.
& Williams, Esq, of Shullsburg, Wis, a
Regent Of the University Of Wisconsin, in
place of p. A. Orion, of Darlington, who
resigned several weeks ago. Fv4
AT Appleton, on the goth, Henry Web
ley, while skating on the river justsbelow
the cemetery, broke through and was
drowned before assistance could reach
him. He was eleven years old. s'''''@
-. 4, WoRK on the, Grand River lock near
MontelloI is being pushed forward as
rapidly as circumstances and the weather
will permit and it Is generally understood
that operations will be kept up during the
: entire winter. E8 c.
. THE Game laws being RICHLY enforced
in Brown County, mainly through the in
strumentalityo of the Green Bay Sportsmen's
Association. The other day a provision
dealer who qpwittingly purchased venison
was fined $50.
A FEW days since eleven cars were
Ii III II.
with oil cake Containing 232 tons), which
cake was Shipped directly through to-
Liverpool, England, the through freight
on which was 81, 500 in gold.
THE Oshkosh Times tells Of black fox
recently shot, by Rufus Benedict, of
Battle dies Morris, The pelt the Times
says is the handsomest piece of fur it ever
saw and is valued at 800, while that of
common fox is worth only $3.50.
A FEW nights ago the wholesale house
of Coll q Frank, at Milwaukee, was
robbed of $4,000 worth of silks. The
burglars effected an entrance by way of
the roof, and managed to escape with
their plumber. An attempt to break open
the safe proved unsuccessful
On the afternoon of the 9th the temple
erected by Oshkosh Masons, and contain
ing one of the best and finest halls for the
fraternity in the State, was dedicated with
the full ceremonies. of the. order Grand
Master J. P G. Cottrill, of Milwaukee,
and majority of the Grand officers were
present. ,&$t %F1 HfEtf
n
man, was instantly killed the other nj CHIT
by walking into an open trap-way in front
of Storm IL Hills wholesale dry goods
store, corner of Michigan street and
Broadway. He was on his way home
from wake but is believed to have been
sober, as he was man of good habits.
The State. Poultry Association, at its
annual meeting held in Milwaukee on the
3d. elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, J. L. Mitchell Vice President, Hor-
ace Enos Treasurer, s. III. Seamans !;
Secretary, G, H. Spear; Executive Com
mittee, Peter Schoen, John d. Allcott and
S. A. Philbrook. The exhibition of the
society closed on the evening of the 23ds
5 after avery successful season. -------
WIsCoNsINawass under the French Cow
eminent ninety three. years; under Vir-
gina one year under the Territory of
Ohio six years, and under the Indian Ter
ritory for eighteen years. Then becoming
a Territory under its present name, it re-
~ manned such for twelve years, when, on
the 18th day Of March, 1913, it became
the thirtieth State of the Union. Hence,
as State, it will be twenty-eght years
old on the 18th day of March next.
~. The Chicago s., Northwestern Railroad
were lately mulcted in the sum of $4,000
by a Milwaukee jury for causing the death
of boy named William Loake, who was
run over by tram while crossing the
track on his way home from school. 1t
g wac proven on the part of the plaintiff
that the company had no flagman at the
crossing where the boy was killed, and
that the train was running faster than the
rate of speed fixed By law.
HENRY CARO-, engineer at Mitchell
Walker S Co.'S sash and door factory, in
Menasha, was instantly killed the other
sday--by being caught in the shafting,
while engaged in oiling. Before the ma
q cchinery could be stopped his clothing was
entirely stripped off and his body shock
ingly torn and mutiated, both arms being
broken, his chest crushed in, both legs
broken and crushed in shapeless mass,
and one of them completely torn off below
the knee. 1t was horrible sight. He
s. was about forty-five years of age. ~
Hon. NORTH ScHoEFFLER died at his
residenceiin Milwaukee on the both of
/ & consumption, agea sixty three. He was
20 native OF Bavaria; emigrated to the
United States in 1912, and went to Mis-
souri, Coming from there to Milwaukee
In 1914 he Immediately established the
Bc,nner, printed in the German language,
and a few years afterward it was united
with the VeMsffeund, under its present
~ name. In 1874 pecuniary difficulties
caused him to sell out the establishment
to its present publisher. Mr. Schoeffier
was a prominent and active Democrat;
served in the Constitutional Convention
in 1S48, and has held other honorary po-
sitions, political and official. His sick
ness has been of about years duration
He was good citizen and most highly
respected by all,