Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-08
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

. gain since 1870 of 3,349.
THE increase Of taxable property in
Racine over last year is about 100000.
THE Racine County Agricultural So
ciety's annual fair and stock show is to be
held at Burlington, Sept Is, 16 and II.
REV J. l.. DUDLEY, pastor OF Plymouth
Church, Milwaukee, has again rendered
his resignation of the pAstorate Of the So
ciety.
Miss PRATT was recently fatally burned
at Oshkosh by her dress taking fire from
the kitchen stove She lived only eight
hours, and there was scarcely a spot on her
body that was not burned.
AT Milwaukee, the other day, two lads
returning home from school, wanted to see
who could cross the railway track closest
to an approaching switch engine. One of
them was caught by the engine and ir
stantly crushed to death
THE proposition of Eastern capitalists
to take half Of the stock in tho Milwaukee
Il Dubuque Narrow gauge Railroad, and
buy its bonds at the rate of $4,000 per
mile, has been accepted and cars will un.
doubtedly run over a portion of the read
by fall.
Tx Wisconsin homeopathists at their
late convention at Milwaukee elected the
following officers; President, L. E. Ober;
Vice-President, Ii. L. Bradley; Secretary,
Lewis Sherman; Treasurer, o. w. Carl.
son; Censors, S. J. Martin, L. A. Bishop,
G. NJ. Dixon.
In a suit in the United States Circuit
Court brought by The creditors of the de
funct Bank of Madison against Simeon
Wells and j. L. Hills, President and
Cashier, respectively, verdict has recent
ly been rendered for the plaintiffs for
about $4,000
AN aged grandfather in Berlin, moi
pleased with the attentions of a'young man
to his grand daughter, let fly at HIM with .
shot gun Being slrcsted, the old man
claimed it was only loaded with powder
He was fined one dollar for wasting powder
inside the city limits.
A MELANCHOLY accident occurred on 3
recent Sunday afternoon at Council Bay
in the town Of Holland, sixteen miles from
Swenson, boy aged fifteen years and two
girls aged thirteen and seven years, were
drowned while bathing in the bay.
THE bodies Of four unknown men have
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ler's Station, in Kenosha County, during
the last six weeks. One OF the bodies was
quite naked, two we're attired in sailors
garments, and the fourth and last found
was well dressed, but no papers of any kind
were found.
TIE census returns of Milwaukee show
the following result; First Ward, $50
Second Ward, 1870; Third Ward, 7,00C
(estimatcd); Fouyth Ward, 1866; Fifth
Ward, $500; Sixth Ward 1924; Seventh
Ward, 7,l12; Eighth Ward, 6G6S; Ninth
Ward, $685. Tenth Ward, 100; Eleventh
Ward, 6,641; Twelfth Ward, 4,0l4 Thir
tenth Ward, 3,44s. Total, about 100000
THE following postal changes were
made in Wisconsin during the week end
ing June 10, 1915; observation-disclosures
Corners, Ozaukee County Herman Schcl
lenberg Postmaster. PostmaSters ap
pointed-Brookfeld Center, Waukcsha
County, John w. Hancock; Castle Rock.
Grant County, Charles G. Van Buren,
Flintville, Brown County, Charles Z
Kanute, Forest Junction, Calumet Coun
ty, John Schertl.
The Postotfiee Department has ordered
the establishment of the following adj
tional postal money order offices in Wis
consiu The order goes into effect July 5,
1875; Ahnepee, Kewaunee County; Ash
land. Ashland Baldwin, St Croix; Elroy,
Juneau Hazel Green, Grant kewaskum,
Washington; Marinettc, Oconto; New
Richmond. st. Croix; Plover, Portage;
Rio, Columbia, Rosendale, Fond du Lac.
Snulsburg, Lafayette; Spring Green,
Sank; Wonewoc, Juneau.
THE Supreme Court has just decided
| that under the statute (Sec. 10, Chap $50
Laws of 1869 Assessors in listing lands
for taxation are required TO make the valu
alton from actual view, and to exercise
their judgment with reference to each
tract, its advantages or disadvantages OF
location, the quality of the soil, the guam
tity and qualify of the standing timber
and all the elements which enter into it
value; and an arbitrary classification OF
lands by rules which disregard these prin-
ciples will render the tax invalid.
AT the meeting of the State Editorial
Association recently held at Milwaukee
IL. s.Il,..-tr, - nt,innrs MORO alecinl Inr the