Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-11
WISCONSIN NEWS.

other day by a runaway team.
The prairie chickens are reported to be on the
wing, owing to the cool weather.
George DIN, of Ludington, had leg broken
tho other day by runaway team.
A manuscript bible, six hundred years old,
attracted some attention at Madison.
Henry Stadler, OF Manitowoc, fell from q
wagon, the other day, and broke one of his
arms. .. D..
A street car driver in La Crosse had his feet
frost bitten Nov. 5, and was obliged to leave
his work.
Miss Kelleber, of Green Bay, has been elect
ed county superintendent Of schools, by 1000
majority.
J. Croft, of stouzhton, had between twenty
and thirty sheep killed or injured by dogs the
other day. ..
The diphtheria is painfully prevalent in
Milwaukee and Oshkosh. The number of IA
| tai cases in last place is large.
The Eau Claire Tribune says one Prof. An
tome Dutten has organized theatrical troupe
composed OF six Chippewa Indians.
The GAINESVILLE clergymen are discussing the
question OF capital punishment. The weigh
OF argument seems to be in favor of hanging.
T. Connolly. brakeman on the Racine &
Southwestern railroad, fell from a train the
other night at Union Grove and was instantly
killed.
Between the 4th of April and the LIST of No.
vember. 1879. II, 526 emigrants passed through
Milwaukee, of whom 8 1857 remained in Wis
consin.
Hon. Daniel johnson and wife, of Evans
vile, recently celebrated the fortieth annivsr-
sary of their marriage. There were about $50
guests present.
Michael O'Hara. in the employ of the c., NJ.
d st.. 2. railroad at Milwaukee, was run over bv
train the other day, and badly injured. A
| leg had to be amputated.
BY runaway team at Middleton the other
day, Zieglar was thrown from his wagon. and
had shoulder broken. The surgeon found q
| number of broken bones.
recent smash-up on the Green Bay railrosd
between Mcmillan and Hatfield, demolished a
freight car, and damaged the tender of the en-
CINE, but nobody was hurt.
market will be literally flooded with logs in
another year, and many mills that have not
run for years past, will start up.
warrant has been issued in Beaver Dam
Tor the arrest of Joseph Crook, charged with
seduoing his niece, young girl sixteen years
OF age, who has given birth to q child.
Will Dale, bartender at the fremont house
! in River Falls, recently shot and dangerously
wounded Fred. Brown, also an employee of the
hotel, on account Of an old quarrel. Dale is
| under arrest.
The other day at Viroqua, John Linden.
while coupling cars, by some means fell on the
| track, and tho cars passed over his body at the
hips crushing him in terrible manner. He
survived his injuries about two hours.
In the star match works of Oshkosh 800 per-
sons were employedilast year, and 100000
feet of lumber converted into matches $780,
GOO was paid for internal revenue stamps. and
| 4'ooo,9UO,OOo matches were manufactured.
! Two children, aged respectively six and eight
years, who had travelled alone from Poland to
meet their father in this country, arrived at
milwaukee the other day, and were conducted
- their father, who resides on the South side.
Last May, Mrs. Charles E. Brass of Madison,
the plant in the house, removed it to the outer
ground, where, owing to the unusually favor
able season, it grew into full-hedged plant
with we'll matured hollis.
| A lady guest at the Robbins House, La
Crosse, blew out the gas in her room
on retiring and narrowly escaped
death, the circumstance being discovered -,
time to save her life by the merest accident.
1t was at first thought by those who discovered
| the accident that she was dead, but she WAS
finally revived and saved.
In Green Bay, at daybreak on recent morn
ing, the insensible body of an unknown man
was discovered lying on the platform of the
G VI Bay q Minnesota railroad depot, by some
| OF the employees of the road. When found the
man was entirely helpless; he could neither
! stand, sit nor speak. Cuts aud bruises indI-
Gated foul play. He was cared for.
On recent morning, during heavy though
dtfnl gale, small sail boat on Fourth lake.
Madison. containing ex.county treasurer Der.
| nard Minch, his little son of four years, a
young you a.n man named Mabel, Who works for him,
ana one Anton Gramm, was capsized off the
Robbins place. The occupants of the boat
were rescued by the1Nannie, but not until thew
nao suffered severely from the cold.
Ayoung man named Albert Fairchild, of the
town OF Washing .on, met with serious acct
claent few days ago, by the results of a
entangling one Of his feet in q stirrup. AZ
ter being dragged quite q distance the animal
kicked him violently on the side, and the un-
fortunate boys shoe came off, thereby releas-
ing him from what might have been an acct
dent fatal in its consequences.
The saloon at Embarrass of Dan Dixon. the
young man who shot accidentally Miss Mary
Swlnton, was burned to the ground the other
night, together with the residence of his sister
MRS. Mosler, where the shooting occurred. It
| Is not known whether the shooting is account
aole Tor the latter occurrence, but feeling has
sprung up against Dixon, who is now said not
TO nave been engaged to Miss Swinton, the lat
ter having discarded the young man. MANY
DO not believe that the shooting was accidental.
Lodi Valley News: Mr.. M. L. Boyce tells us
that on Thursday night, about sunset he saw
four large wolves crossing his pasture. His
shepherd dog took after them, and he nm
chained hound he had recently purchased and
set him after them also. One little taste of
wolf. however, or taste of dog by the wolves.
we don't know which, convinced the dogs that
their further acquaintance was not desirable.
and they could not be induced to go near the
wolves again.
disastrous loss occurred to Mr.. NJ. Y. B.
Morse, of Bush Prairie, in the town of Lafa-
yette, on Friday morning. At 80 o'clock the
hay in his large barn, which had already
showed signs of heating suddenly burst into a
fame, and speedily enveloped tho whole struc-
ture. spreading to, and destroying also, his
sheep barn, horse barn, hog pen and wood
house, destroying 20 Merino sheep, other ami |
mails, and large quantity of grain, imple-
ments, etc. The loss will aggregate, it is esti-
mated, upwards of $4,000, on none of which !
was there any insurance.
Waupun Times: Uncle Jimmy, States |
prisoner for life, the other day tried to escape |
shutting off this mortal coil, but he was unsuc-
cessful. His name is Edward Walsh, and he |
was sent from Waushars county for life. He |
is the Oldest inmate of the prison, having been |
there for % years. Gov. Fairchild offered him |
pardon, but he refused to accept one, saying
that his friends were ali dead. and he did not |
know what to do outside. Two years ago Dep
uty Warden Rich offered to keep him on hia |
farm a. long as he lived, but he refused tn
make application for . pardon. He has been
La - ~ -