Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

LoGGERs are beginning to grumble a
good deal on account of the absence Of a
sufficient snow to enable them to proftably
put in logs.
ONE of the children of "a Milwaukee
family named Biz was fatally burned the
other day while playing with matches in
the absence OF the parents.
THE annual meeting of the Northwest
ern Dairymen's Association will be held
at Fort Atkinson on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Feb. 8, 8 and 10, 1876.
The examination of George Robinson,
former proprietor of the Fox River House,
Green Bay, for arson, was concluded there
on the Goth and resulted in his discharge
,I AT Oshkosh, on the Goth, Judge Pulling
suspended sentence in the case of Roman,
lately convicted of murder in the first de-
gree, for the reason that bottle of liquor
had been struggled into the jury-room.
HENRY RoMANU was convicted recently
at Oshkosh of numbering Magill last Octo
Der The jury found that the killing was
premeditated and without Justification,
and the Judge sentenced him to State
Prison for life
A NORWEGIAN, put in Jail few days
ago at Racine for ill-treating his family,
had his Tearing next day, was committed
for thirty days, and on the day following
hung himself in his cell with a small cord
used for drying clothes on.
EDWARD DoUGHERTY, an old farmer
living in the vicinity of Tess Corners,
Waukesha County, was recently found
dead by the roadside by children on their
way to school, Drink and exposure are
said to have caused his death.
The Congregationaists of the Madison
District have recently met in that city to
discuss topics Of UNCONVENTIONAL interest
Letters on the subject of foreign missions
were read, and religious services held
The convention adjourned to meet at Oak
Grove next June.
THE State has just succeeded in settling
at st. Paul suits for some time pending in
the United States Courts for trespass by
Minnesota lumbermen on lands granted to
the State for the st. Croix & Superior
Railway. The lumbermen who had once
refused to settle for $1,000 now agree to
pay 1000, and it is believed some $4O,-
000 will be realized
THE city authorities Of Green Bay are
making it warm for sundry violators OF
the law prohibiting the sale of liquor to
minors. Jack Brinnan was fined 500
and had his license revoked on the 18th
Theodore Lawrence and Joseph Lesage
are also charged with the same offense,
and thirty -sevRp youngsters stand ready to
swear that they obtained liquor of them
THE annual sale of the State trust. fund
lands, forfeited by holders for non pay
ment of interest, took place under dlrec-
ton Of the State Land Commissioners at
the Capitol on the 18TH There were some
10000 acres offered, of which there were
1850 acres sold of school, university and
Agricultural College land. The largest
amount offered was in Polk County. The
largest sold was in Marathon.
THE twenty-siyth annual report of the
Board Of Trustees of the Wisconsin Insti-
tuition for the Blind, just published,
shows the institution to be in good condi-
ton. The south wing of the new build
ing has been completed and is in every
way far superior to the one burned last
year. During the past year the attend
ance has averaged sixty six The esti-
mates of expenses for the year 1876 are
$4,000
A STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION
will be held at Madison under the auspices
of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society
commencing with an address on Tuesday
evening, Feb s, 1876, at Z 70 O'Clock The
convention will continue for three days.
Papers upon important, practical subjects
pertaining to agriculture, horticulture,
dairving and other leading branches of in
dustry will be read and discussed. Essays
will also be given upon social science and
political economy.
THE following were the postal changes
in Wisconsin during the two weeks end
ing Dec. IL, 1915: Established Nation
al Home, Milwaukee County, George w.
Barber, Postmaster; Woodville, St. Croix
County. j. S. Anderson, Postmaster
Discontinued-St Augustine Washing
ton County; York, Dane County. Post
masters Notwithstanding Iowa
County, Joel Whitman; Johnson, Racine
County, Henry NJ. Fitzgerald; Johns
town, Polk County, F. d. Mcintyre; Ma
pie Ridge, Crawford County, James Posey;