Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-29
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Ashland County.

ashland County.
Several residences in Bay City were bur-
glarized the other night. Money and goods
OF value were taken.
Brown County.
Mrs. Hart, wife of Depere butcher, on the
10th gave birth to five well-developed chill
dren-four boys and one girl One Of the
boys was born Dead and another died shortly
after. Mother and remaining children doing
we'll
James Martin, of Rockland, is the cham
! pion potato grower of the county. Out of
| load recently sold at De Pere there could not
| be sorted half peck which would not weigh
| a half pound each, while most of them would
weigh from one to one and half pounds,
and frequently one could be sorted out which
weighed three and half pounds. They
were of the Chilli variety, and on two acres of
land he grew the enormous amount of 6S7
bushels-all of them as sound as a nut, and
| fully as large as above stated.
Crawford County.
A young boy named Ernest Hall was
drowned in the Mississippi River, twelve
| miles above Prairie du Chen, on the 18th
| inst 1t seems that he was in boat and
had a large dog with him, when the dog in
| playing capsized the boat, precipitatng both
into the river, drowning the lad
Dane County.
The thirty fourth annual convention of the
| Congregationalists and Presbyterians of Wis
| consin closed its labors on the night of the
! 18th, The convention was attended by $50
persons from abroad, including ministers and
delegates, with wives, daughters and sisters.
The sessions were Of great interest and highly
enjoyed.
| Martin O'Connel, of Madison, had On eye
put out recently by stone from sling in
the hands OF a careless boy.
Dodge County.
| J. c. Brown has been appointed Postmas
ter at Juneau, uice Mrs Parmaee, resigned
Door County.
| Typhoid fever has been raging with fatal
effect at Bailey's Harbor. The dredging of
| the harbor has been commenced under the
direction of the United States Engineers De.
! partment
Douglas County.
/ Burglars have recently made their APP.
pearance at Superior. Several stores have
! been visited.
Dunn County.
A new Episcopal Church is building in
| Menomouee.
Eau Claire County.
| The Reformers have nominated the fol.
lowing ticket: For Assembly, Levi M. Villas
for Sheriff, Merioni Moses; for County Treas
urer, Henry Schlegelmich; for County Clerk,
| ~ Il r., ~, E. -
the Court, II. r. Plumber, of Augusta; for
| Coroner, Simon Randall, of Fall Creek for
| Surveyor, VIM. Wessenfels, OF Eau Claire.
| The Eau Claire Lumber Company have sent
their last raft down the river for the season
All lumber cut this season after this will be
tied up at Eau Claire
William Shepherd, an old resident of Ottel
Creek, was recently found dead in the road
way. He is supposed to have fallen out of his
wagon while intoxicated.
Fond du Lac County.
The Republican County Convention met at
| Fond du Lac on the Goth and nominated the
following ticket Register of Deeds, G. L.
Pierce; Treasurer, O. u Akin; County Clerk,
II. J. Davidson; District Attorney, s. L.
Breasted; Circuit Court Clerk, p. A. Maloney
Surveyor, f. d. Radford; Coroner T. d.
| Steele.
| Grant County.
| The postoffice at Liberty Ridge has been
discontinued and another established near
the Rock Church, with Louis Heberline as
Postmaster
| Green Lake County.
| The following ticket was placed in nomina-
| ton by the Republican Convention recently
held at hartford; Assembly, w. H. Dakin, of
Green Lake; Sheriff, Samuel Sherman, of
hartford; Clerk of the Court, Scott p Rog-
| ers, of Markcsan District-Attorney, e. S.
Knight Of Markesan County Clerk, 0. F.
Silver, of Berlin; Register of Deeds, Henry B.
Lowe, of Princeton; Treasurer, A. G. Hop
kins, Of Princeton; Surveyor, d. p. Black
stone of Berlin; Coroner, H. p. Merriam, OF
Berlin.
Jefferson County.
| G. W. Rounds, of Palmyra, recently gath
cred 1926 pounds Of hops from LILO hills
The horse Rob Roy, owned by Henry Whip
| Pile, of Waterloo, recently died from infam.
nation OF the bowels. He was valued at
| $1,000.
Juneau County
| The following are the nominations made by
| the Republican Convention, which met at
Mansion on the nth: Assembly, Riley d
Moulton, Of Fountain; Sheriff. Ira II. Stewart,
Of Lindina; Register of Deeds, T. j. Hinton,
Of New Lisbon; Treasurer, B. B. Thompson,
of Wonewoc; Clerk Of the Court, c. W. Fos
| binder, Of Seven Mile Creek County Sur
veyor, H. V. Beebe; Coroner, G.. Burritt.
kenosha County.
The store OF NJ Granny e. Son, dry goods
dealers, was burgarizcd on the night Of the