Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-07-15
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The population Of Fort Howard foots
up $3.50.
THE grain crop will come TO harvest
little late this year
THE Common Council of Madison has
decided that there shall be no more pigeon.
matches in that city.
THE Racine University has called Rev.
s. w. Sutton, of New York. Salary, ST.
500. The call has been accepted.
THE surroundings and foliage of the sum-
mer watering places in the State are
unusually fresh and attractive this year
THH store of Messrs Petley s. Carey, at
Milwaukee, was recently visited by burglars
and robbed of goods valued at from 500 to
$500.
THOMAS CARROLL, who went from Mil
waukee to repair the boiler at the asylum,
was recently drowned in the boys Of the
Catfish near Madison.
A SON of John Helm, seven years old.
living at Greenleaf, Brown County, was
kicked in the forehead by a vicious colt
the other afternoon, and fatally injured.
AN enterprising stranger undertook to
mend umbrellas in La Crosse, Wis, and
the thrifty citizens gave him 917 of those
articles to cobble. This is just the number
he took away On the boat one night.
The following postal changes occurred
in the State during the week ending June
26, 1875: Established Hampton, Co
lumba County, Halver Halverson, Post
master; Maple Ridge, Crawford County,
John Posey, Postmaster; ST. Joseph, La
Crosse County, John Hammes, Post
master Name Evangelist. Rose, Grant
County, to Cuba City. Postmasters APP
pointed-Anderson, Burnett County, Arne
Higdum; Lamar, Green County, George
l.. Shattuck; Martin, Green County, Wat
son w. Wright; Strong's Prairie, Adams
County, John Feigle.
DURING recent severe storm the house
of Hon William Frazier, of Jefferson,
Vernon County, was blown to pieces, and
two Of his children so badly injured that
they have since died One Of the children,
little girl, was blown twenty rods from
the house and was not found for an hour
after. In the vicinity of the same city two
men were drowned by the rushing waters,
which came down upon them in wall
twelve feet high. The two unfortunate
men were on a load of wheat for De Soto
when the waters came down and over
whelmed them. All the bridges and cul-
verts on the stream were washed out.
THE following Is a statement Of the ap-
portionment of State school money by coun-
ties: Adams, 81 ,033.20 Ashland, 1888;
Barron, $314Ss; Bayfield,, Sn, Brown,
IS, 1869; Buffalo, $2,142.6G; Burnett,
$t49.24, Columbia, $4,536. 65; Crawford,
$o,3l6.91; Calumet, 50 ,3SG61; Chippewa,
S1,27l.S2; Clark, $763.42; Dane SIS, 1873
As; Dodge, S7,7SO9S; Door, sl,00s. rs;
Douglas, $16a.s4; Dunn, 81 ,S2l. Al; Eau
Claire, 81, 76S 33; Fond du Lac, SS,O01.-
IS; Grant, $6,36607 Green, S., AS.92;
Green Lake, S2,17095; Iowa, 81, 143 AS;
Jackson, Si,51413; Jefferson, S5,6G1 %;
Juneau, S2,342 IA; Kenosha, S2,l30.79;
Kewanee, So, 1i7.10; La Crosse, 3,3365S;
Lafayette, S3,77S15; Manitowoc, $6,5S0,-
81 Marathon, 81, POI 90 Milwaukee, ST.
020 SO; Monroe, So, 1865; Oconto, ST.
$500; Outagamie, $685. S4; Ozaukee,
$3,01s0 Of; Pepin, $S4S, rs; Pierce, $2,211-
95; Polk, sS13.30; Portage, 81 ,924,1 10; Ra-
cine, 81 100 So Richand, SO, 742 40 i; Rock,
$500. Is; St Croix, S2,1l6.S2; Sank, s4,-
06l S6; Shawano, S690.44; Sheboygan,
S5,615.63; Trempcaleau, 81, 9SS %, Yer
non, S3,465,32; Walworth, 1888. so;
Washington, S4,216.s5; Waukesha, 81
500 is; Waupaca, S2,S06.04 Waushara,
$1,911.42; Winnebago, S6,2S4.01; Wood,
S69S.23. Total, 1874 624,64.
FATHER KRAUTBAUER, Chaplain Of the
Milwaukee Convent, was recently conse-
Grated Bishop of Green Bay Ivy Arch
bishop Henri, at Milwaukee, with impos-
ing ceremonies. About 00clergy ana 200
pupils OF the convent were present A
sermon was preached by Bishop McGrade,
of Rochester, n. Y, who made signifi-
cant declaration of the mission of the
Catholic Church in America. After the
conservation the clergy proceeded in pro-
cession 10 the convent, where addresses of
Generalization were delivered TO the new
Bishop When he reached Green Bay on
the 2d he was formally received by his
flock At the city limits Mayor Crane
made a welcoming address, after which he
was received by deputation of clergy
and "a large procession. The demonstra-
ZION was an imposing one large num-
Der of societies from various parts of the