Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-06-24
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

LA CROSSE hasn't had big celebration
on the Fourth of July in seven years. Now
she wants one.
The rains have done much good to the
crops all over the State. In some plaoesi it
was rather too plenty.
The farmers say that ten days ago
thousands of chinch- bugs could be seen
in all the fields, but since the rain scarcely
one can be found.
Two HUNDRED AND TEN barrels Of
crooked whisky were captured in an old
malt house on Chestnut street, Milwaukee,
a few afternoons ago
c. c. BARBER & Son have contracted to
construct lock near White River on the
Fox and Wisconsin River improvement.
The contract price is $23, 392.
A BOY named Wolfnton, aged fourteen,
while bathing in Kneeland's slip, North
Nenomonee, at Milwaukee, the other even
ing, got into the deep water and was
drowned.
MAYOR LuDrNGToN, of Milwaukee, was
married on the evening of the 18th inst, to
Mrs. 4. M. Tobey, late Of New York.
Presentations were made by the city Off
GERS, police and the Fire Department.
THE Oshkosh Northwestern announces
that 1t has now become settled matter
that the next Northern Fair will be held
at Oshkosh and the premium list is al
ready out and being distributed by the
Secretary, r. D. Torrey.
THE postal changes in the State for the
week ending June 5, 1915, were: E.tab-
lished-Big River, Pierce County, Mat
thias Seivart, Postmaster; Lorettobugh,
Sank County; Lorenzo Spitzlberger, Post
master. Postmasters ppointed-Fitch-
burgh, Dane County, ID. F. Salisbury;
Waucosta, Fond du Lac County, John II.
Trentlage; Weelaunee, Winnebago Coun-
ty, James S. kibby.
The examination of candidates for State
teachers certificates will he held at Mad
ison, commencing at the time prescribed
by law namely, the second Wednesday Of
August (the 1lth), 1873, at nine o'clock a.
M. The Board of Examiners for the cur
rent year consists Of Prof. S. S. Rock
wood, of Whitewater. Prof George Beck,
of Plattevile. and Prof c. F. Viebahn, of
Manitowoc.
THE three counterfeiters, Ellis, Robin
son and Brown, arrested at Boscobcl some
months since, lately pleaded guil.y before
the United States Court at Madison, and
were sentenced to the Pcnitcntiary, Ellis
for five years each W. f. Baily, mail
robber on the Milwaukee 81 La Crosse
Railroad, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced for one year in the State Prison.
On the afternoon of the 9th, at Mil
waukee, the Wisconsin Grand Lodge of
Masons elected j. p. c. Cattrill, Grand
Master; Z. S. Miner, S. G. NJ Chas. ].
Pardee, of Pardeville, j. G. NJ. +; VIM. VI,
Hines, of Fond du Lac, G.. r.; John W.
Woodruff, of Berlin G. S. The Trustees
elected are +. Z. Chaplin, of Columbus,
for three years; Z, S Miner, Of Neenah,
two years, and d. II. Wright, of Madison,
for one year
4 BRIDGE across the La Crosse River in
the town of Campbell gave way on the
evening Of the 9th, just as Henry Fritze
and William Murphy were in the middle
of it, and both together with the horses
and carriage they were in, were precipi-
tated into the stream, twenty feet below.
The horses were drowned and the car
riage broken to pieces, but the young men
managed to swim ashore, badly battered
and bruised, and have gone into dry-doc
for repairs.
A FEW evenings ago, as a passenger
train on the Northwestern Railway was
going north near the city limits of Osh.
kosh. the engineer discovered a man
walking on the track, and though the
whistle was sharply blown he paid no at
| tenton to it. The engine struck him
breaking both his legs and injuring him
| internally TO such an extent that he died
in few hours. The man proved to be
known by the name OF Poney, and was
! partially idiotic.
JOHN SEEeAR, a compositor in the en-.
| ploy OF the Milwaukee Columbia Office.
while standing on the river dock the Other
morning back ofand below the composing
room, received a quantity of water in the
face, thrown in sport by a cllow-laborei
above, and in endeavoring to dodge it lost
| mis- balance and fell into the water. Ed Mel
lon. an employe of the IiHdicator Office
dove for him several times and the police
dragged the river for three hours before