Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-09
WISCONSIN NEWS.

large attendance and successful meeting are
very probable. The horses from the Cincin-i
natl meeting will arrive this morning.
WISCONSIN NEWS.
Fire in the pine woods around Swomico
has been very destructive.
The farmers of Oconomowoc have COM
menced cultiyating their corn.
acter is prevailing in Milwaukee.
The town hall in Mazomanie was struck
BY lightning and was totally consumed.
Recently man by the name OF Wiese, in
Fond du Lac, was kicked to death by
horse. 4s is
The First National bank, Elkhart, has re-
Gently been swindled out of $4OO by forged
notes.
Extensive preparations are being made in
Palmyra, for a superb celebration on the 4th
of July.
The fire which destroyed Porter & Grit
tfth's mill at Oshkosh, is reported to have
been started by children, r.
A brakeman had one of his hands badly
crushed at Ripon, on late morning, while
coupling cars at the depot.
It is unlawful to spear fish in any inland
lake or stream in Wisconsin, and the pen :
atty for violation of the Jaw is q fine from
$5 to 300.
Wards carriage shop and livery stable, at
Beaver Dam, were destroyed by fire June l.
ALI the horses and most of the carriages
were saved. y. b. rs 4as5 as
Judge Pulling, of Oshkosh; has been
obliged to suspend court on account of i'll
health. Softening of the brain is supposed
to be his malady.
Thompson Beach died recently in Milton.
He was an old time abolitionist and great
admirer of Gerrit Smith, upon whose lands
he used to live. s..I
1t is estimated that there is decrease Of
rs Der cent. in Wisconsin in the average of
spring wheat, and an increase OF 30 per
cent. in winter wheat. 9} H<i5A
A. few days since Austin Cole, a wealthy
farmer Of Broadhead, hung himself to q
beam in his barn, With harness strap. He
leaves q wife and two children.
The Chippewa river is down to ~ feet,
and gradually receding. Logs, at the rate
of O,OO0,OOO to II, OOO, 600 per day, are be-
ing turned out of the Dells boom.
A woman, in Lloyd, Richland county,
swallowed q dose of strychnine, paper and
all, the other day. The dose was too large
and counteracted itself and the woman will
live. y 5+' ''-sf Is
Con. Wilton, the man who fell into the
hold of the schooner Nevada, at Racine, the
other day, and was seriously injured, is still
alive, and the probabilities are that he will
recover. sl..i.s. s@57tf r
Sabine Barney, Esq, of Waukesha, who
had his right foot amputated several days
ago, died at his residence Friday. Mr.. Bar
ney was in his 18th year, a. highly infiuen-
tial and respected citizen.
On Sunday morning, June lst, George G.
Dousman, one of the pioneers of Milwaukee,
| once prominent in connection with several
public trusts, died, after long and painful
illness. His age was go years.
The artesian we'll at Prairie du Chen, 96(
feet in depth, is reported to be producing
wonderful in rheumatism and deafness
/ It is alleged that sailor was cured of deaf
ness of forty years standing.
| w. G. Scott, a farmer of the town of Ii
Prairie, was thrown from q load of hay b,
/ the upsetting of the, wagon, the other day
and struck the ground with great violence
His injuries are supposed to be fatal.
Sheriff Fielding Of Racine, who was
knocked down by sand bag in the hands o
j a prisoner in the Jail, who made his escape
has pursued the fleeing criminal untiringl,
| since, and the other day captured him il
/ Iowa. and the rascal is now safe in darl
cell Of the Racine jail.
1 Hon. Thomas w. Pill, of Geneva Lake
/ died. suddenly Monday evening, frou
1 heart disease. The deceased was at work OF
his farm, few miles from town, when b.
4 fell down and almost instantly expired. Mr.
Hill was prominent man in Walwortl
county affairs, having settled there in 1888
4 An old lady at Whitewater is said to b
i 1Ol years old. At the time the Frencl
came to Ireland in 1898, she is said to hav
4 been 20 years Of age. Her maiden name wa
4 Hannah Lenigen, and her husbands nam
i was Matt McGowen. She was born in Cal
lorah, county Of Mayo, province Of Con
} naught. Her health is still very good.
At Racine, the other day, three youn!
scoundrels lighted bunch of fre-cracker
land threw them into q school room fllet
with children. The room was on the uppe
floor of building. A wild panic was cause
among the children, and but for the firmnes
and self possession of the teacher the chill
dren would have rushed for the stairs AM
, serious injury to many of them must hay
been caused. The young rascals are known
and will be arrested, and the end of thei
I mischief will not be as pleasant to then
perhaps, as the beginning.
Prof Knights intended appearance be
fore a very large audience at Oshkosh fe
t evenings since, that was present on his con
3 Elementary benefit, was interrupted by
!. female fight behind the scenes. A woma
g Of some society prominence who felt tn
her daughter had been suppianted in tt
: honorsiof acertain tableau1, slapped b.
: alleged rival, in the face, and the mother
9 the slapped child made things lively for
) few moments, and the whole company can
q near being involved in Q general melee, b.
for the orchestra,w which kept up alivelytove
ture, the audience would have been ente
d tanned by scene not laid down in the bill
.e It is related that one day last week the
4 died in the town of Vernon, Waukes
u county, an aged farmer named Carpent,
v who left will bequeathing to his son an Q
!, chest that had been an heirloom in t
family. On opening the chest, the son "
n surprised and incensed to find that it CO
a tanned nothing Of value. BE so reported
!. the remaining members of the family, VIII
!. they persuaded him to make further invt
= - LEGATIONS, which he did in taking the CHI
g. apart. In doing 80 two cleats, each half
n inch thick and perforated with auger hol
he were discovered. Tearing off these clea
e the young man found that they were hollo
. and that the space between the lid and b
:. : tom Of the cleats had been filled with &
5. coins by the thoughtful parent. How 10
E, they had been stored in such q singu
9 manner in that old chest is q mystery.
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