Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-10-07
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

PETER MUMM, farmer in the town OF
Schlesing, drowned himself in barrel Of
water lately. . a
d. w. BALL. the nominee of the Pro
hibitionists for State Treasurer, has de-
cined the nomination.
COUNTERFEIT ten-dollar bills are in cir
culation in various portions OF the State
on the Marine National Bank of New
York. n,,u.s
The failure Of Tyler's Bank, at Wauke-
sha, Will occasion loss to the Agricultural
and Carroll Colleges, both institutions be-
ing depositors
The new county of Taylor, created last
winter, has been divided up into four
towns called Medford, Westboro, Chelsea
and Little Black
TIE Northern State Fair opened at
Oshkosh on the 9th The entries large
/ ly exceeded last years list, and the fair
was largely attended.
THE latest Milwaukee sensation is the
reported elopement of DR.. Thomas Hatch
ard, physician of twenty-seven years
standing, with Mrs. Cummings
The Capitol City was somewhat excited
on the 10Th, because on the preceding
night eight houses had been entered by
burglars and about $500 worth of proper
ty taken.
THE unfavorable weather reduced the
receipts Of the State Fair materially
about $1,000 less than last year. Some
dissatisfaction was expressed with the
management
A NINE-MoNTHs-oLD daughter of D.
Soper, while sitting at the tea-table at his
residence in Green Bay, the other night,
pulled over an urn full of hot tea, scalding
herself SO severely that she died twenty
four hours after
The Milwaukee Neus has changed
hands, Col. Calkins having sold his inter
est to A. l.. Kane for $34 900, which is
majority of the stock. Forty per cent of
this amount was paid in cash and so per
cent. in real estate.
THE town Of Fayette has been sued for
SlO4 damages by traveller whose car
riage was caught by the branch of tree
while travelling along regular road, caus-
ing his horses to run away and smashing
up things generally.
THE most successful county fair ever
held in Northern Wisconsin closed at
Fond du Lac on the 25th. Over 10000
people were present There were more
blooded stock, carriages, etc, exhibited
than at the State Fair.
AUGUST WAscH, sewing machine
agent, shot one Spoilledder, at Wauwa.
tosa the other day. Wasch went to Spoil
ledder's house to obtain a machine on
which payments had ceased. He was re-
sisted, and as he claims, in self-defense
drew revolver and fired. Wasch was
arrested and is held to await results.
A TEN MoNTHs.oLD child OF William
Finnegan, living at Duck Creek, was ia.
tally burned few days ago. 1t was tied
in high-chair near the cooking-stove
and, while its mother was out of the room
for a few minutes, fell upon the hot stove,
| where it roasted until she returned, its face
and hands being burned to crisp.
By close observation for nineteen years
past Squire Patton of Hudson, has no.
ticed that during that time it has rained
each day on the nth of September, with
only two exceptions. Once about eight
or nine years ago, and again on Friday
last, the 18th. On both occasions when
it did not rain on the nth it rained on the
10th and 18th.
E. r. HENDRY, the lessee and manager
ofthe Bethesda Springs, at Waukesha, has
absconded, leaving large amount of in
debtedness. His principal victim was
Tyler & Co.'s bank, which had advanced
him s. 900 or $4,000 on apparently value
less collaterals. A run upon the bank
was caused by rumors of this fact and it
was forced TO suspend.
J. G. WHITE, employed in the Winneba-
go paper-mill at Neenah, met with terri
bic accident the other morning. He was
at work on rag-cutting machine, and
while attempting to remove the belt was
caught by the arm, and instantly whirled
around the pulley, breaking his arm and
cutting and bruising his head and face in
a terrible manner He lay unconscious
until the time of his death, which occurred
about six hours afterward.
A TELEGRAM was received in Milwau
kee the other afternoon from Washington,
announcing that the Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue had given orders that the
whisky cases, the trial of which will be
Gin before the United States Circuit