Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-02-11
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Barron County.

crimson or mahogany color, exceedingly fine
grain, susceptible Of high polish, and when
first taken from the quarry is so chalky and
soft as to be easily cut with knife; yet after
few days exposure TO the air 1t assumes a
fint-like tenacity and hardness which resists
the action Of moisture, heat and cold.
Brown COUNTY. a n
Green BY boasts that she has among her
people one Joseph Haule, who is 100 years
old. lie is hardy old veteran and enjoys
the best OF health.
Green Bay has organized Board Of Trade
Calumet County.
Nothnagcl's chicory factory at New Hol-
stein was burned not long ago.
Douglas County.
A week or so ago some fishermen from
Superior were caught in foe Of ice Off the
town aud carried out to sea. They were res
cued by Indians in birch bark canoes.
Eau Claire County.
A colier-dam is being built around the
piers Of the Upper Eau Claire bridge for the
purpose Of repairing the foundations.
kenosha County.
thief walked into Mic Ehles' stable, at
Kcnosha, the other morning and coolly
walked off with valuable black stallion.
The thief and horse were subsequently cap
turcd by the Sheriff Of Lake County, III.
La Crosse County.
Young son Of Peter Foss, OF La Crosse,
was run over and killed in the street few
nights ago by some reckless driver.
Milwaukee County.
Messrs. Austin and Runkcl, the two Mil
waukce attorneys for the man Kindling who
was lately held in the sum of $4,000 for EN-.
bczzling $4,000 in Germany, and who es-
capped almost out Of the hands OF the Sheriff
The other day, have been arrested upon the
charge Of conniying at his escape.
Herman Kindling, the embezzler, was
brought back irom Iowa on the Goth by
couple Of Milwaukee detectives
George Edwards. Milwaukee lad, was
arrested The other day for systematically pur-
Joining the clothing of the scholars attending
the Fourth Ward School He is thought to
have pursued his thefts for long time, and
until now has escaped detection.
FE. Humid has served papers in a suit
calling for $4,000 damages from the Milwau-
assaulted by brakeman on the La Crosse
Division, Dec. %, for entering the ladies' ear,
the other ears being full
John Knceland, of Milwaukee, had his hand
taken of few days ago while coupling ears
for the Milwaukee Il st. Paul Railroad
A year ago George Kawales, Polish me-
chan.c, left Milwaukee, his wife and three
obi ~ 10,
he said OF HIS wife's uiidelity The other
night he returned to Milwaukee and kid.
mapped his eldest child and took him to Chi
cago with him.
The prisoners confined In the County jail
made an almost successful attempt to escape
a few days ago They had removed one row
OF bricks from the side of the building and
we're progressing finely when the turnkey In
trlded himself among them.
The Commercial Times, OF Milwaukee, has
got into trouble with its compositors on ac-
count OF an attempted reduction In the price
OF composition from IS to 25 cents per 1000
ems. All hands, including the foreman,
struck day or two ago, and the paper is be
ing got up by girls, man having been
secured TO make up the forms
George Patterson, transfer conductor in
the yards of the Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail.
road, at Milwaukee, fell from u moving train,
a few days ago, and was terribly crushed
by the ears that his death was almost in
Simultaneous.
A stupid Milwaukee drug clerk gave sui
phate of choral TO George Ehring instead Of
strip of bromide choral. The consequence
was that George hung over an open grave for
several days. and now that he has recovered
somewhat he Is "going" for that druggist
lively.
A street car and locomotive colidcd in
Milwaukee few days ago, The driver OF the
former was fatally injured.
Andrew H. Finuow, n merchant of C6noycr.
Iowa. has been brought ~ Milwaukee upon
the charge of having obtained under false
pretenscs 81 ,21a worth of goods from Coll &
Frank last September.
The printers In the Srntinsl ncws.room
struck on the night of the Sd against the as
sistant foreman.
Ousagn mIs County.
wel-known aud popular Appleton physi,
clan was the victim o: an ole.tashioned horse.
whipping the other evening, the assailants
being two prominent business men, who al.
lcge In Justification of their action that the
doctor was the originator OF certain scandals
concerning them.
Edward Finnegan, Of Appleton, was fatally
injured the other night because lie did not
get out of the way of an incoming freight
train.
Pcpin County.
Mrs. William Steele, Of Arkansaw, met with
quite a singular accident recently While
mopring the door she slipped in some man
ner and fell, breaking four OF her ribs.