Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-02
WISCONSIN NEWS.

lH0 cOntraCC is let Tor building the Valley
road to Marshall Hill.
Oshkosh has voted $4,000 to the Mil
waukee & Western railway.
Another mad dog scare in Racine the other
day resulted in the death of the canine.
The State fish hatchers the other day
placed $4,000 small trout in Lake Winnie
bago.
The brewery of Twinkle & Schough, at
Mazomanie, was burned to the ground on
June 81.
| William Kreblin, q clerk in the employ of
Frlsch q Bierbach, Milwaukee, has been ar
rested for embezzlement.
A girl named Miles, living near Sparta.
eloped with Leon Sturdevant, married
man, the other day.
An insane man named Wanzel Wiscznek
hung himself at the Milwaukee county poor
house the other night.
Rev. 0. S. Bennett, one of the pioneers of
Juneau, died at his residence in that city
June rs, aged 81 years. :.
Mrs. Liscom, of Delevan, who was SO Sc
verely injured at the old settlers reunion at
Whitewater, died June 81.
| A number of dredges are at work between
Berlin and Portage straighten ing, widening
and deepening the Fox river.
Chief Justice Ryan's health is steadily
though slowly improving. His friends are
now confident of his recovery.
Horse racing will be one of the attractions
at Duncan, Dodge county, on the 4th. They
mot the horses) will also crate.
Miss Martha Peet, of Beloit, we'll known
in Wisconsin as q temperance lecturer, COM
mitted suicide by hanging June "a.
large number of ladies and gentlemen
in Racine devo,e portion of each day to
the healthy pastime of horseback riding.
David Vaughn, an Elkhorn farmer, was
cheated to the amount of $3.50 the other dav
by some adroit three card monte swindlers.
Miss Lavinia Goodell, after a persistent
struggle for two years, has been admitted to
practice in the supreme court of Wisconsin.
Influenced by whisky julius B. Murray,
of Shawan0, attempted to commit suicide
with small revolver. He Inflicted a pain
full, but not fatal wound.
The Northwestern district Lutheran synod
of Wisconsin, in its annual session at Mil
men, Is teachers and IS laymen.
The other night house in Fond du Lac
was burRlarized, the inmates chloroformed,
innumerable property stolen, in the shape
jewelry, watches, money, clothing, etc.,
On Sunday, June ~, there were no less
than 5000 persons present at the camp
meeting in the town of Byron, Fond du Lac
county, though the day was not a pleasant
one; $500 people went out from the city
of Fond du Lac.
The other day while Robert Burns, of
Waupaca, was blowing the pillow struck
stump I'd the handle hit him with great
force about the head. He now lies in a
critical condition, with little hope of his re-
covery.
During the last year, in order to better
their condition, some $50 Fond du Lac peo-
pie went to Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Dakota,
and it may be to other points, but it is be
lieved that fully one half have returned, to
rejoice in their old homes.
R. Forsyth, aged about IS years, on his
way with car of goods from Fond du Lac
to Exeter, Neb., on trying to get out of the
end window of car while the train was in
motion, three miles east of Burlington, the
other night, fell under the train and was
killed instantly.
The crops in Dane county are promising
in all respects. Winter wheat has long.
full head, as have also barley and rye: spring
wheat, oats and corn are coming forward
rapidly, and the prospect for an abundant
harvest of all kinds of cereals was never
better.
The house of a Mr.. Devereaux, of Evans
vile, was recently struck by lightning in
the night time, setting the house on fire.
The flames were speedily extinguished. The
bed on which Mr.. and Mrs. Devereaux wore
sleeping was shattered, but they were not
injured beyond being badly shaken.
The clipping couple, Leonard Sturdevant
and Miss Miles, were arrested by Sheriff
Mcmillan at Waupun last week and brought
back to Sparta. They were brought into
Esquire Allis' court, on complaint of adul-
terry, and their examination set for july 9th.
Bail was fixed at 5000 for Sturdevant and
300 for the girl.
The other day J. Ennis, of Lind, called on
German farmer by the name of Kenoble.
to collect bill. The German ordered him
away, and rushed into the house, seized a
gun, and as he was in the act of firing his
wife struck his arm, and the contents Of the
gun just missed the mother of Ennis, who
was sitting in the buggy. Kenoble was ar
rested.
The county judge of Waupaca county, G.
S. Ogden, is under arrest on complaint of
Maria Luno, Who is an inmate of the county
poor house, charged with being the father of
her unborn child. Ogden is 60 years old
and has resided in Waupaca county twenty
five years, and there is no evidence that any
thing of this kind ever happened to him be-
fore. Mr.. Ogden claims that it is a stput up
job by Waupaca and New London editors.
Senator Matt 81. Carpenter has been in
vited to deliver the Fourth of July oratien
at the Rock county annual fair at GAINESVILLE,
held from July Sd to 9Th inclusive. Gov
ernor Smith, General Bragg, Charles G.
Williams, Gabe Bouck and others will also
be on hand with speeches. There is to be
rifle contest for prizes of 800 and 800 Of
fered to the two best drilled companies of
Wisconsin. The Oshkosh and GAINESVILLE
Guards and GAINESVILLE Veterans have entered
for the contest.
One night last week .Frary's Touring
mill at Modena, was badly damagedaby
four-dust explosion. After Mr.. Frary had
retired for the night he was awakened by the
running to the door he saw the heavens liz
up and what appeared to him to be his mill
on fire. He went out, and as he stepped out
of the house the light had disappeared and
at the same time he heard the mill fall in.
It appears that one side of the mill was
blown out, completely destroying the walls
and machinery on that side.
From the Stevens Point PSnery it is
learned that at Phillips, in Price county, the
grave of Ryan, who was shot last fall, was
broken open on Sunday night of last week,
and the head and neck cut from the body.
Subsequent developments indicated Profess
or Morris, the phrenologist, as the perpetra-
tor of the deed, and he was forthwith placed
under arrest and taken before Justice Whit
lock, who fined him fifty dollars and costs.
The amount was promptly paid by tho pro-