Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-01-18
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,

THE other evening, Annie Leke, of
Kenosha, slipped on an icy sidewalk and
broke her leg.
THE Lacrosse National Bank began bust.
ness on the Sd with a paid-up capital of
100000.
AT Chaintron's dyc-housc, in Milwaukee,
on the Sd, a can of bcnzine exploded, throw
ing the burning liquid over Mr.. anG Mrs.
Chaintron, burning them so badly that Mrs.
Chaintron died in an hour, and the other
victim cannot recover. The room where the
explosion occurred is the cleaning room, and
number of people were employed there
cleaning clothes with benzine, 1t can of
which was placed on the floor within about
six feet of the stove, where the heat caused
the explosion. The victims were burned
nearly to a crisp, and presented a horrible
appearance.
FRISKY dog was the cause of a confiagra-
ton at the residence of John McDonough
of Green Bay, the other evening. In the eff
fort of some of the members of the family
to put the dog out of doors kerosene lamp
on the table tipped over, and the house was
set on fire.
ALBERT ROEsER committed suicide at Mil.
waukee, the other day, by shooting him elf
through the body with revolver. He had
lost his place as bartender at the Republi-
can House, and despaired of finding another
SOME of the oldest conductors on the G. &
NV. Railroad, running north of Green
Bay, had their official heads taken off on
New Years day.
THE Waupun prison contained 800 convcts
on the 1st of January.
THE annual meeting of the State Historical
Society was held at Madison on the Sd. Hon.
Alexander Mitchell, of Milwaukee, was elect
ed President, with a large number of Vice and
honorary Vice -Prcsidents; Corresponding Sec
rotary, Lyman c. Draper; Librarian, D. S.
Durrie. The Society is in a very prosperous
condition.
WIssINGER, the man who assassinated DIR.
Chamberlain, at Lacrosse, the other day. is
likely to recover, after all. The gates of the
Waupun Prison are yawning to receive him.
THE telegraph wires have been extended
TO Clayton, on the North Wisconsin Rail-
way.
Nor prisoner has been confined in Green
Lake County Jail for over two months.
IT is said that the Green Bay and West
Wisconsin Railroads will unite in rebuild
ing the Blair House at Mcmillan, which was
recently destroyed by fire.
THE matter of the awards for the overflow
caused by the dams and locks at the lower
end of Lake Winnebago has come almost to
a deadlock. The Commissioners appointed
to examine cases in that vicinity are doing
nothing.
THE total number of deaths in Milwaukee
for the month of December was POS, of which
number ia were males and 81 females
THE residence and barn of Alexander
Bakotz, at Oshkosh, was burned on the
morning of the Sth. Loss about $1,000 In
sured for s., $50.
THE contract for building the works of
the Dells improvement has been let to J. Fl.
Mcintyre & Co., of New York city
H. A. PH1NNEr, an Appleton clothing
merchant failed, the other day. Liabilities
and assets not stated.
THE latest reports from Milwaukee give
the following as the current prices for lead
ing staples: Flour-Choice Winter Extra,
S6.O0@675; Choice Spring, S5.5oa5. rs;
Wheat-No. l, s1.321S01.33; No 2, s1.27&
@1.2S; Corn-No. ,, 440441sc; Oats-No
2,33@ $3.50; Barley-No. 2, SO@S1c; Rye-73
@74c; Pork, S16.25@1675.