Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-30
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Jefferson county employs 17s teachers in
the common schools.
The Indians are holding temperance
convention at Brothertown.
Tramps are focking nightly to the Jail in
Racine. It is too cold for them 10 sleep out
at present.
Pierce county has more pledged temper
ance men and women than any other county
in the State.
The local authorities of Marquette county
have succeeded in failing couple of alleged
counterfeiters.
The sisters of the Go ID Shepherd in Mil
waukee, among other donations from kind
hearted ladies, received q gift of 300.
The petition for the amendment to the
constitution, in the interest of temperance, is
being signed by a large mum Der of drinking
men.
Another child Of Peter Befel, of Racine,
died Dec. 26th of diphtheria, and !hird one
is lying at the point of death. The disease
is still raging among the children, and
almost every day death occurs.
Fourteen tramps of every age, size, repu-
tation, trade and profession were presented
at the police court in Milwaukee the morn
ing after Christmas and sentenced to the
house of correction for ninety day. This
seemed to crafty the gang, as they seemed
anxious to establish themselves in winter
residence.
Officer Pringle found drunken tramp on
ire 10 closet of the Union depot at MiIwau-
kee, at 5 o clock on the morning after Christ
mas The fellow had lighted his pipe, as
.urneo afecumnent position, and passed into
dreamland forgetful of the consequences. On
Q statement Of the case before the municipal
court, the careless chap was sent to the
house of correction for ninety days.
On late evening an attempt was made to
burglar1ze the store of Albert Becker, in
Fond du Lac, but was foiled. The would-be
thieves broke the hinges from the outer of
the two back doors which protected the rear
of his concern, but the inner door was too
stout for them. Herr Becker is of the opin-
ion that if they had got in they would have
been sorry for it. His notorious dog, 'Jack
Becker was on watch, but he never growls
or barks-his business comes in when the
band begins to play.
Supervisor Fullar, of Neenah, who has
slowly recovering. The death Of his daugh-
ter, which occurred a short time afler the
death OF his son, has been kept from him,
W Cno esuN1Co VI LILO dltenQlnS physician,
who fears that the sad news, if told to him,
will have serious if not fatal effect An
other boy is also very low. The fever from
which the family has suffered SO severely,
was contracted by the Oldest son who came
home from the Rocky Mountains to die.
The remaining members of the family
caught the infection, and at one time it was
feared it would be fatal to all of them.
Will A. Eldridge, son of the we'll known
and prominent Congressman, Hon.
Charles A. Eldridge, was married on Christ
mas night at st. Paul's cathedral in Fond
du Lac, to Miss Annie Mason, daughter of
Mr.. William Mason, prominent merchant
of that city. The bride has slong been an
ornament to Fond du Lac society, and MIR.
Eldridgelis of the firm of Butterfeld & Ed
ridge, Leading clothiers. Presents to the
bride were rare, elegant, and some of them
costly. No reception was held after the
wedding. Instead of the stereotyped swed-
ding tour the married pair retired at once
to the residence prepared for them on Har-
ney street, and settled down to immediate
housekeeping.