Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-11-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
brown County.

not loaded, when it was discharged, the con-
tents lodging in his right leg above the knee
aecessitating amputation.
Xavier Martins dwelling house, at Green
Bay. was burned on the morning of the 4th.
Loss $4,000.
The body of a newly-born infant was found
floating in the river at Fort Howard a few
DAYS ago. The head was severed from the
body. Some unfortunate creature took this
means of hiding her shame.
Mrs. Smell, of Fond du Lac, on the 9th
rescued her daughter from a disreputable
house in Green Bay whittier she had been
enticed for shameful purposes.
William Rule, a Cornishman, was Knocked
down near the Northwestern depot, in Green
Bay, on the Sth and robbed of $3.50
young man from Escanaba fell in with
gambler at Green Bay the other day, to whom
he lost his watch and money on foolish bet.
The verdant youth handed over the property
in manful way, when the gamblers better
nature arose, and, taking the victim aside,
he lectured him soundly on the folly of gamb-
ling and drinking returned the watch and
money and bade him good-by
Clark County.
A fourteen year-old son of VIM. Mass, of
Augusta, recently had his left thigh and leg
broken by the rearing and falling of a colt he
was riding.
Columbia County.
A divorce suit was tried at Portage City
last winter Since that time the plaintiff and
her attorney and the counsel for the defendant
have all died Moral: Don't bring divorce
suits.
Madison caterers gather mushrooms in the
Capitol Park.
The Trustees of the Soldiers Orphans
Home have decided to close that institution
in accordance with the law passed last win
ter There are at present only thirty-four
shildren in the Home.
Dodge County.
The Wisconsin Granger Office has been re-
moved from Juneau to Madison.
William Rusch thus suicided at Lowell re-
Gently: He started out for hunt and when
he reached belt of timber south OF the vii
| lage he tied the stock of the gun to shrub
and to the trigger fastened string Placing
the muzzle of the gun to his left cheek, he
| pulled the string, discharging the gun, the
charge entering his cheek and coming out
near the right temple, killing him almost in
stantly.
Douglas County.
The recent gale on Lake Superior did a
great deal of damage at Superior. The water
in the bay raised three feet, washing away
large portions of the bay front and injuring
the north pier of the Duluth Canal driving
the stone ballasting for POO feet or more and
and so displacing if as to leave it looking like
long S. The damage is Of such a character
that it cannot be repaired this fall, and an
other such storm, following soon, would
make it nearly impossible to repair it,
Fond du Lac County.
few days ago at Ripon, Fred Conrad,
while practicing at turning somersaults, burst
blood vessel and died
few nights ago six steers were stolen
i from the farm OF Mr.. Pinkerton, in Spring
vale and sold to a Fond du Lac butcher.
Green County.
Joseph schank dropped dead at Clarno the
4 other day from over-exctement.
Jefferson County.
Mr.. j. NJ Edwards of Sullivan, has done
y big thing this season in the sorghum manu.
facture, having made 2,727 gallons in just
thirty days.
Several attempts at burglary have recently
been made in Fort Atkinson. The Union
thinks certain residents of the village have
had hand in the job.
Gay Hayden of Jefferson, recently acct
dentaly shot himself, sustaining such in
Il jures that he died.
Juneau County.
Adam Heath, of New Lisbon, lately fell
Il from the roof of a building, twenty-seven
feet to the ground and sustained fatal ill.,
II jures.
kenOsha County.
Jerry Richtmeyer, of Kenosha, was very
badly injured the other day by being thrown
from his wagon, his horse having been fright
ened at an approaching railway train.
kewaunee County.
In consequence Of the almost total failure of
ID the crops in Red River, sixty-two families
have applied to the town authorities for relief.
The same condition of affairs to greater or
less degree exists in Brussels, Gardner, Union
and other towns in the county.
La Crosse County.
II On the night of the 18th, as the ferry-boat
Il was crossing the river from La Crescent to La
n Crosse, she ran over skif containing man
81 named Chris TOPPER, who was drowned.
Al The boiy oi John B. Haul was found in the
81 woods near La Crosse the other day. An
empty eight-ounce morphine bottle found be-
Il SIDE him indicated pretty clearly the cause OF
81 his death
While Mrs. Thomas Davis, of La Crosse,