The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-19
WISCONSIN NEWS.


Diphtheria in an epidemic form prevails in
Oconomowoc.
The epizootic prevails at Chippews Falls,
but 80 far without fatal results. -...
A paper mill in Marinette has commenced
making paper from pine edgings.
In the construction of new elevator at Mil
waukee LEO kegs of nails were required.
The ground has been purchased for the
erection of a new postoffice building at La
Crosse. .l- - r.---..-- -
In the vicinity of Mansion, during the past
season, from $35, 600 to $4,000 have been paid
out for hops. III -.-s ,.---.-..f
In the neighborhood of Arcadia, last week,
600 sheep were bought and shipped eastward to
be slaughtered. ~
The new elevator now in process Of erection
at Milwaukee, will have storage capacity of
SOC, 900 bushels of wheat. =.
George Livermore, of Augusta, was struck
by . log chain while pulling stumps last week
and almost instantly killed. ~
Samuel Cutting fell into vat of hot dye at
Slocum's hat factory in Milwaukee a few days
since and was scalded to death.
At Alma Center, the other day. the store of
j. l. Buckley was destroyed by fire. 1t was the
only store of general merchandise in the vii
lage. ----l -
A lad in the town of Allonez. handling an
old-fashioned pistol carelessly, the same was
discharged, the contents passing through one
of his hands.
The Chippewa river steamboats, have gone
into winter quarters At Reeds Landing and
navigation on that river has been suspended
for the season.
The sawmill season on the Black river is
closed for the winter, and the men employed
are preparing for operations in the woods, cut
ting logs for the next season.
A man, named Jordan, hunting squirrels, a
short distance from Wonewoc, accidentally
discharged the contents of his gun into his
abdomen. he died in six hours.
Hog cholera has broken ont among the swine
in the vicinity of Oconomowoc. Large num-
bers are dying and the fsrmers are very much
alarmed at the prospect before them.
DePere is just now excited over the marriage
OF woman OF ~ and young man of 20 wears,
and the fact increases the sensation by stat
ing that living issue shortly followed.
Fred Brown, who was shot last week at
River Falls by Will Dale, is reported to be
gradually failing. His body is paralyzed be-
low the wound, and but little hope of his re-
covery is entertained. -. r-.-...
The parents of Miss Hattie Won Allen sent
her to the High school, in Ocont mowoc, in
order to separate her from her lover, who was
questionable to them. In . few days she dis
appeared. and it transpired that she went to
married
her lover, Mr.. Goodspeed, of North Geneva
The affair produced no little local excitement
The daughter of German citizen of De
Pere, aged IA years, returning from the house
of friend to her own home recently, at about
8 P. H.. in crossing lot, was encountered by
burly ruftian, who sprang upon her and at
tempted to force her to the ground.
wooden pail in her hand. She succeeded in
breaking from the grasp of the villain, and
dealt = blow upon his head with the pail which
sent him bowling away, and she escaped.
A large quantity of potatoes were frozen
in Westfeld during the recent cold snap.
% Recently some one set fire to the club
house on Willow creek, owned BY Omro
sportsmen, and it was totally destroyed.
Susie Damron, of La Crosse, fell into q
dry well forty-fve feet deep the other day.
She was terribly bruised but not fatally in
jured.
Six years ago John Lamb robbed the safe
of Col. Butt, of Viroqua, of $35, and has
just been arrested in Iowa for the crime, and
is in prison. -=--2 1@
An effort is being made By the mill owners
on the Chippewa river, to have the dam on
Paint creek raised higher. for the purpose of
holding logs. " #flzs -
Sylvester Boston, of Harrington, ACCT
dentally shot himself in the head few DAYS
since by striking the hammer of his gun
against stump. He will recover. -
Burglars broke into the store of Van
Handel, of Little Chute, the other night,
and blew open the safe, from which they
took $l6O in cash, draft and valuable pa
spers. No clue. sss4
Conversation by telephone can now be
distinctly carried on between Madison and
Eau Claire, q distance of 200 miles. Voices
can be recognized, and infections of tone
noticed as easily as between stations in the
same city.
The civil engineers who have been sur
veylng for the proposed new air line of the
Chicago d Northwestern railway, from Mad
ison to Milwaukee, via Waukeshs, have dis
banded for the season; intending to resume
operations in the spring.
Henry Christlanson has plead guilty to
the charge of numbering Edward Fogarty, in
Rock Island county, and has been SEN
fenced to the State penitentiary at Waupon
for life. The wife of Fogarty plead not
guilty, and is TO be tried.
Mr.. Post, of Fond du Lac, heard burglars
about his house. Officer Sawyer also per-
ceived them, and began an inspection of the
premises. The burglars fed, and Mr.. Post,
installing the policeman for burglar, fired
at him, but fortunately missed him