Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-06-10
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

having camp-meeting
WOLVES are abundant in the northwest
ern portion of the State.
THE Berlin cranberry men expect to
ship 10000 bushels this season.
The Wisconsin Catholic Temperance
Union meets at Green Bay June and 8.
AN eel forty-two inches long was caught
in Lake Mendoza, at Madison, recently.
THE annual meeting of the Turnverein
Society of the State will be held in July at
Appleton.
GRANVILLE, in Milwaukee County,
ranks second in valuation among Wiscon-
sin townships.
THE Boscobel Dial says the winter
wheat crop never looked better at this sea-
son Of the year than it does at present.
THE members of the firm of Rindskopf
Bros, Milwaukee distillers, have been ar
rested upon the charge of violating the
Revenue laws.
G. P. KIEwERT, of the firm of Kiewert
Bros, Milwaukee, distillers, has been ar
rested for the alleged violation of internal
revenue regulations.
ACCORDING to the New Richmond Re
publican, at least 1000 trees have been
planted at that place this spring, and still
the work goes bravely on.
LOUIS KNULL, a young man employed
in a Milwaukee woodward, had his neck
broken the other day by the fall of wood
splitter he was placing in position.
A FEW days ago, at Bay Settlement,
near Green Bay, Mitchell st. Pier, who
arrived from Chicago the day before, was
knocked down and robbed OF 5000.
On the 29th Of June Father F. X.
Krautbauer will be consecrated Bishop of
the Diocese of Green Bay by Archbishop
Henri, at the Milwaukee Cathedral.
WILLIAM YOUNG was instantly killed the
other day while engaged in digging a well
near West Salem. The bucket fell from
the top of the well, crushing his skull.
THE Milwaukee Sentinel says scarcely a
train arrives from up-country that does
not bring a newly-married couple, bound
20 spend the honeymoon in the metropo-
lis
TIE Berlin City Touring mill was bad
ly damaged by fire the other night. TWAS
only preserved from entire destruction
through the efforts of the tiremen and citi-
zens.
THE house of Rev. Father Matthews, of
St Patrick's Church, in Racine, was en-
tered by burglars few nights ago, and
money to the amount of 800 and valua-
BILE watch taken.
Tue Journal says that drunken Indians
have been plenty on the streets of Berlin
during portion of the past week, not
the law against selling or
liquor to Indians.
THE war of Mitchell rs Sage for the
control of the Milwaukee Il st. Paul Road
will he decided on the 18th of June. In
the meantime it is generally conceded that
Mitchell is ahead, and sure to win.
Mrs ROYAL BARSUM, of Durand, was
burned to death few nights ago. Her
clothes caught fire from a :" smudge' which
had been built to keep off mosquitoes,
and before help could reach her she was
wholly enveloped in flames.
THE Alma Express says; "The company
are doing a smashing business at Beef
Slough. They are turning out about
l 800, 900 feet of logs per day, and are en-
ploying about $40 men. The water is at a
splendid stage for operation"
OSHKOSH barely escaped another de
structiye fire on the 2Sth. Fires caught
in about dozen places and for time it
seemed as if, owing to the high wind, the
city was doomed again. Chapman's mill
and lumber yard were burned, involving a
loss of about $4,000.
THE Appleton Times says 1--WE IN
1erstand that Col. ID. G. Houston has his
plans for his work on the Fox River about
perfected and ready for submission for
bids from contractors. The amount to be
expended on the Fox River this season is |
$500, 000 Work will be commenced in
A very short time
THE Wisconsin River has been Il great
source of speculation among engineers, as
to how to secure the bottom against the
constant shifting OF the sands. The As
sistant General Manager of the ST. Paul
Railway has hit upon an eXpedient that
would do credit to LesSeps, "or any other
nan'-it is to latA and plaster tie 5o.t01a,-
EraiRg Wisconsin.
THE Wautoma .irg'ts Says: Mr.. Bude
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