Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-02
WISCONSIN NEWS,

Alrs. AODy sage HlClardsOn delivered her
lecture recently in Waupaca, entitled "a
Trio of Poets" to fair audience.
Tho Jefferson county board of supervisors
have resolved to build new court house at
cost not to exceed $4,000.
John Mason, young man of Beloit, oom-
mitted suicide the other day by cutting bis
throat with razor. Supposed to be insane.
David Durand's brewery, at Sheboygan
Falls, was seized by government officers last
week. He is charged with making false en-
tries.
The Dells canal, Eau Claire, to be a mile
and quarter long, with tunnel through a
rock and sand 1000 feet long, will occupy
Eau Claire laborers through the winter.
Local improvements in Eau Claire give
employment to hundreds of men who other
wise would be idle between the closing of
the mills and the winter campaign in the
pineries.
Frank Whitaker, of GAINESVILLE, was near
~ smothered to death by fire in his sleep.
ing apartment the other night. He was
dragged from the room in an unconscious
condition.
One day last week, Eller Eleson, an aged
man, Of the town of Fountain, fell from q
injuries, which caused his death in, two days
after the accident.
The staging at the new Methodist church,
in Plain6eld, gave way, the other day, pre-
cipitating three men distance of fourteen
feet to the ground, one ofsswhonl was seri-
ously injured.
Five children belonging to Samuel Orr's
family at Nickimi, near Oshkosh, died of
diphtheria in as many days. At one time the
entire family. Of eight, father, mother and
six children, we're down with the disease.
Mrs. Angel, of Foud du Lac, slipped and
fell, the other day, and broke her right
wrist. The injury is quite painful, and
causes Mrs. Angel, who IS an elderly lady,
much inconvenience and pain.
Robert Wharton, the so-called defaulting
bank cashier. who left Fond du Lac on short
notice year and half ago and for whose
arrest a reward of $500 was offered, is now
enjoying himself in that city, ard there is no
show of any proceedings against him.
ga team belonging to farmer by the name
of Colkins, of Waupaca, ran away, the other
day, and the horses and wagon passed over
4-year old girl, breaking both legs, one at
the thigh, and causing internal injuries. 1t
was not thought she could long survive.
The little child of Charles Willard, of
Black River Falls, that accidentally shot it.
self in the eye with revolver, is in fair
way to recover. The ball has not been ex-
tracted, but the child seems to be getting
along all right.
La Crosse Democrat Walter Lukoski, @
Bohemian, engaged in shoveling gravel for
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road, in
the pit near La Crescent, had his leg broken
the other afternoon, by the caving in of the
bank. He was brought to this city.
Beaver Dam Argus: The little daughter
of Thomas Hughes, of the Citizen, last week
swallowed glass breast pin set, about as
large as spectacle glass. The parents at
first were somewhat alarmed, but no serions
results have followed, and it is hoped that
all danger is now passed.
One day last week Mike Schender and
wife, WHO had been to La Crosse, we're re
turning home, and when just over the line
in Vernon county the wheel of the buggy
dropped into rut ana both were thrown
out. The woman struck on her head, her
neck was broken and she died in few min
utes.
Waupaca Republican: A shawano dog shot
his master. A strange thing for dog to
W, OUT 10 ulo IL py Jumping against his
master while the breach of the gun was on
the ground, and the dogs paw raked the
hammer as he slid down from his upright
position. Tho ball lodged under the collar
bone.
"A man named Philip Steele, 60 years old,
employed in David Stephens brick yard, in
the town of Madison, was crushed to death
by the falling in Of bank of frozen clay,
which he was undermining with his pick
and shovel. The mass of clay weighed six
| or seven tons, and broke one of the mans
legs, his collar bone, back, neck and skull,
from which he doubtless died instantane-
neously.