Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-07
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Brown, County.

A"o IHeH we're ldtcty arrested IN UreeH
Bay for passing counterfeit ten-dollar note
upon restaurantkeeper.
Burnett County.
Marion Wescott is about to establish the
Burnett County Republican.
Columbia County.
Patrick Quinn, who was charged with an
outrageous assault upon Miss Bauchmarn, at
Columbus, last fall has been recently SEN
fenced TO two years Imprisonment in the
State Prison.
new cheese factory has just been organ
lied at Arlington. with capacity for mani
featuring the milk of 500 cows during tile
coming summer.
Dane County.
John Miller and the hired man of DR.. VIM.
II. Fox, both of Fitchburg, were recently
kicked by vicious equines In the latter case
il is thought the injury is fatal.
Charles Pierstorf, of Middleton, his wife,
five daughters and one son recently narrowly
escaped death by drinking coffee in which one
of the girls had accidentally put the seeds of
stramonium Jamestown weed
The team of Paul De Bower, of Dane Sta
ton, ran away the other morning, throwing
him out Of his sleigh and breaking his leg
Dodge County.
The Beaver Dam citizen says good story
is being circulated at the expense of a men,
ber-elect of Congress, whose home is near
Beaver Dam. He read in the paper that Con.
gress was to assemble Dec. Z, so he packed
up his clean linen, and with his wife and one
or two children started for the national cap
ital in time to claim his seat in the House of
Representatives at the opening session
After his arrival there it did not take him
great while to learn that school would not
begin for him until the 4th of March. He
returned home after an absence Of about
to convince his friends that he has only just
been visiting in Missouri.
Eau Claire County.
The freight receipts at Eau Claire for 1874
have wonderfully increased. They amounted
to 20,0OO,000 pounds in 1872; 81, 24S $50 pounds
in 1878, and about $4,000, 900 pounds in 1874
Fond du Lac County.
Thos. Halligan, assistant yard-maste in
the Chicago & Northwestern yard at Fond
du Lac, while lately attempting to make "a
coupling, was caught between the switch en-
CINE and lumber-car, crushing his left leg
near the knee in shocking manner.
young man in Lamartine named Bruen.
whom everybody in town supposed was good
member of society, recently plead guilty to
stealing horse.
Grant County.
The mines in the vicinity of Wingville are
being thoroughly worked this winter, and
considerable mineral is being raised.
The County Jail is said to be empty, and
The Sheriff is alone in his $25 600 jail. The
population of the county is in the neighbor
hood of 10000, and the absence of crime is
Green Lake County.
ID. Williams, a printer and formerly one OF
,he proprictors Of the Berlin Journal, com
nitted suicide at Berlin the other night by
shooting himself through the heart. The |
,ause Of the rash act is said to have been
amily troubles.
County.
Tom Smith, who was arrested and brought |
% Black River Falls on suspicion that he was |
he murderer Of James Sern, had his exam
nation few days ago, and was discharged, |
here being no evidence that he was in any |
way connected with the homicide.
1t Is estimated that the cut of logs on
Slack River and tributaries during the winter
viii not exceed 10000, 600 feet, against 350,-
'0o, 600 in 1878 and 24O, 1000 900 in 1874
Considerable excitement prevails in Black
aiver Falls, growing out of the fact that a
hid resembling Charlie Ross has been left
" strangers with family resident there.
j tfersOn County.
ID. W. Kellogg, prominent citizen of JEFF
erson, died very suddenly the other after
oon. He was out in his stable, attending to
lis horses when he was taken suddenly i'll.
n his endeavors to reach the house he at
racted his wite's attention. When she came
0 his assistance he had reached the steps
eading to the house, where his strength
allied, and he fell back into his wifes arms
nd expired
Juneau County
The Northern Light lodge of Masons at
iauston have elected the following officers
'r the ensuing year: Gaines Phillips, W. NJ;
lartin Craig, s. W. Francis Starting, J. W;
ohm I. Wetherby, s.. Chester Lyon, T.
Ienosha County.
A man named William Van Patten, living
ear kenosha, was recently very suddenly
HE'D by the caving in of a clay bank in a
ricE-yard. He leaves wife and six chill.
rem to mourn his untimely taking off
n Crosse County.
James Langdon, an Alderman and a prom
ent business man of La Crosse died very
lddenly a few days ago from rupture Of
he cranial blood vessels. Twenty minutes
sfore his death he had been enjoying ex-
llent health.
IarQuettc County.
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