Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-11
WISCONSIN NEWS.
A brother of the Cardiff giant has been I'M
earthed near Madison

WISCONSIN NEWS.
Abrother of the Cardiff giant has been I'M.
earthed near Madison.
A government life boat crew are to operate
at Racine.
The Oshkosh fire department. was called out
thirteen times in July.
It is intlmated that the Wisconsin corn cron
this year will be the largest for many years.
The potato rot is reported to have made its
appearance in Eau Claire county.
A Kentucky horse dealer last week bought in
Beloit thirteen Shetland ponies.
The Thirteenth Wisconsin volun teers will
hold reunion at Clear Lake, September3.
Willis Peacock, we'll known in Dodge county.
died last week, aged 80 years.
It is alleged that Wisconsin spends Sl9. OOO.-
600 annually for Intoxicating drinks. n
There are three thousand summer visitors at
the Bethesda lth-giviug springs, at Wau-
kesha. f}
IS Josiah Blass. of Oshkosh, aged 81 wears. died
last week. He was one of the Oldest Masons in
Wisconsin.
The First Baptist church editice, of Mil
waukee, was considerably damaged by fire the
other day.
The Fond du Lac school board are consider
ing the subject of establishing free ungraded
evening school.
William Casar, of GAINESVILLE, prominent
grain dealer, died last week after an illness of
two years duration.
E. N. Pusher, prominent merchant of
Racine, is lying at the point of death with
consumption.
During the late month of July $4,000 chairs
were manufactured in the Milwaukee, honse of
correction.
The wife Of Senator Carpenter denies that
his health is failing. He has gained ten pounds
in weight and will be home in few DAYS.
Knapp, Stout & Go. have bought of the North
Wisconsin railroad %, 345 acres of pine land in
Barron, Burnett and Chippewa counties, for
$1l5,000.
Seventy per cent. of all the deaths in Mil
waukee last week, were of children. under one
year of age. The disease chiefly fatal was chol-
era infantum.
Last week Hon. J. I. Case, of Racine was
thrown from carriage by his frightened team
running away, and was SO seriously injured
that he had to be carried to his home.
Never since the first settlement of Oshkosh
have there been SO many persons encamped on
the shores of Winnebago and the points adj
iacent, as at the present time.
The other night the ticket office of the juno
ton depot of the Northwestern railroad. at
Racine, was entered by burglars, the safe
forced, and $50 in money taken.
It is reported that Berlin and vicinity are
greatly in Iced of rain. The hot dry weather
has already affected the corn and potato crops;
and made the stacking of small grain more
laborious than usual.
Rev. Robt. Boyd, of Waukesha died July 81.
He was prominent Baptist minister, and on
account of spinal disease, which caused his
DEATH he was compelled to sit in chair while
preaching and conducting religious services.
The other day George McClay, farmer of
Waupaca, was thrown from his wagon while
hauling graiu, and had his neck broken diving
almost instantly. He leaves wife and six
children.
went to Neenah last Sunday, and while there
was assaulted by roughs and a general fight en-
sued. A brass band accompanying the excur-
sionists received the brunt of the assault, and
their instruments were injured beyond repair.
The secretary Of the State board of immigra-
ton reports the arrival in Milwaukee, during
last week, of $50 immigrants. Of the entire
mum Der ffty-nine announced their purpose to
make new homes in WISCONSIN,. The others
were to settle in Minnesota, Iowa and Michigan.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth: The grasshop-
pers are doing and have done more damage to
grass and grain than all the chinch bugs in this
vicinity. The hoppers are running the pastures
and the aftermath of meadows, as we'll as
cutting the heads from oats. In some locali-
ties they have almost destroyed late oats.
Waupun Leader: Recently, Dr. O. Brien was
on Horizon Marsh, and when near Green's
Island his dog came upon an animal which,
after hard tussel, it killed. Upon examina-
ton, the doctor Yves somewhat surprised to find
l. to be young badger. As this historic ami
NAL is nearly extinct in the State the killing Of
this one has created considerable comment.
Milwaukee liveryman hired horse and
buggy to a stranger and it not being returned
on time he became nervous and secured the
country in search of his property and the sup
posed thief. After travelling several hundred
miles the property was found in another Mil
waukee stable, whittier it had been placed to
avoid payment of the livery BILL.
Some weeks since several stores were bur-
glarized at Milton Junction, and last week the
goods that were stolen were unearthed. The
burglar who was shot by a clerk in store at
Johnson's Greek was thought to be concerned
in other similar affairs, and the sheriff at JEFF
ferson put a man in the cell where the burglar
cation of the properly stolen at the junction
was ascertained. The sheriff put in an APP
pearance and found the goods secreted under
the railroad switch house.
Miss Eta Getchell and Miss Ada Keueger.
of the usually quiet little village of HORIZON
INDUCED in stand up and knock down few
evenings ago, which resulted in Miss Getchell
coming out victorious, though neither of the
fair contestants We're very badly injured. As
near as could be learned, the quarrel
arose from an expressed opinion on the part of
both young ladies ''that the other possessed
the blacklist skim The affair was Witnessed
by large number of small boys and curious
women, and has been the topic of conversation
ever since.
Five years ago boy named Alexander Nc
Donald, living at Cumberland, Chippewa
county, swallowed, as he supposed, the thimble
of an umbrella. Since that time he has en-
joyed good health up to about five weeks ago,
when he was taken down with lung fever. Two
weeks ago, while having severe spell of
coughing, he cOughed up the thimble, followed
by nearly PITT of pus. A physician was
sent for, and upon examination he found the
left side Of the chest contained fluid. He
pus in very decomposed state. The doctor
had but very little hope Of the patients re-
cOvery.
Appleton Post: A curious plant has kiqn
discovered in Wisconsin which produces q ened
of cotton and fax from the same stalk. IT has
already been woven into fabrics, and al any
article that will makeas good cloth as can be
made from this plant will make good paper, it
has been called the paper plant. It can be
planted IN the spring, and cut in the fall and
winter. It bleaches itself white as it stands,
and will yield at least three or four tons to the
acre. From single root that was transplanted
last spring grew twenty large stalks, with 3O5
pods Containing the cotton, with at least sixty
seeds in each. From this root we've obtained
seven ounces of pure cotton and over half a
pound of fax.
Returns to Rome.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Ophilus Vandemoortel.
the Jesuit priest who recently created sensa-
ton by publicly renouncing Catholicism in
favor of the Episcopal form of orthodox relig.
lon, VII! tomorrow renew that sensation by
publishing the follawing card: The sympathy