The Wahpeton times., 1890-07-24
WISCONSIN,.

Mrs. Becker, OF Watertown, dropped dead
OF heart disease. She was s6 years old.
The population of Portage is 5,145, gain
of 100 in ten years.
Fred. Hurlbut, of Green Boy, has petition
ed the city Council of Green Bay for a fran.
chise to construct and maintain street
railway in that city. He agrees to have a
part of the line in operation in sixty days.
Star mail service has been ordered put on
from Milberg to Maiden Rook, six and one
half miles, and back, six times week, by a
schedule not to exceed one and three quarters
hours running time each way.
Beloit Parties who attended the prize fight
across the Illinois line from that city are un.
easy because of the fact that Illinois officials
are looking up the names of parties who
were present at the match. 1t is expected
that Il number of arrests will be made
Report has been made to the Racine DO.
lice that an unknown man engaged an ex-
press wagon and, driving to the barn OF ex-
Mayor Mitchell, stole nchest O. tools belong
ing to Josiah Hooking and his men, They
were carted to pawnshop and sold for $1O
although they were easily worth 800.
E. J. Turner, of Pitts burg has obtained q
requisition from Gov. Hoard for Michael
Callahan, alias Dougherty, who is wanted by
the Pennsylvania authorities for burglariz-
ing freight cars at Newcastle, Pa. Detective
Turner followed his man from Newcastle to
Ashland, Wis, where he arrested him, but
Callahan refused to return without the neces-
sary papers. Turner says the prisoner was
one of the principal members OF a gang of
car robbers which has been operating on the
Pennsylvania lines for some months.
IOWA.
There is brick kiln at Dawson, Dallas
county, that uses natural gas for the burn.
ing of it's brick. The company has four gas
wells south of town.
While swimming in Skunk river, near Bur.
lington, young man named Edward Hardy
was attacked with cramps and drowned be-
fore assistance could reach him.
David Weld, a negro over 112 years old.
died at Newton the other day. He was q
slave in Virginia and after the war located
near Newton with his relatives.
Dan Ford, a watchman in the state treas.
urer's Office at Des Moines, was severely bit
ten by dog supposed to bo suffering from
rabies. The animal was killed. and no ser.
1OuS results are expected.
The Wellman original package case at
Shenandoah is turning out rather disas-
trously for the defendant, the jury returning
a verdict OF guilty on twenty four counts,
the fine of which cannot be less than $1,000.
Frank Sonkeys, q wealthy farmer of Gree.
ley township, Audubon county, went down
into an old well on his farm t, remove the
carcas of rabbit. When lie was at the bot
tom the well caved in, burrying him beneath
twenty-five feet OF soil and rock. He leaves
a wiz and four children.
The Clinton Herald tells of a farmer near
Comanche, whose truth and veracity has
never been questioned, who some time ago
set hen on twelve doublc-yolked eggs. In
due time twenty-four healthy chickens an.
peared. Twenty. three of them now arc alive
and doing we'll, the twenty fourth having
died after an existence Of several days.
Aqueer thing was witnessed in Ellis town.
ship, Hardin county the other day. A young
man named Carpenter was working in field
when he noticed what at first appeared az
merely small speck in the sky, no larger
than sparrow, but which rapidly increased
in size as it cam" nearer. The object fell in
an adjoining field and was found to be q
piece Of hardwood timber, several feet in
length and weighing about 100 pounda It
10 supposed it was picked up by tornado.
which occurred the day previous several
miles distant, and was sustained by the air
currents until 1t reached the place where IL
fell.