Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-08-12
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


THE yield Of hay in the Montello
marshes is immense.
The census Of Shawano County CON-
plete gives total population of 6,515,
against 3,140 in 1870
The worms have been making sad havoc
among the cranberry vines on some of the
marshes around Berlin.
IHERE is report in Montello that the
contractors who are to build the locks on
the Fox River will import Chinese labor
erS.
LITTLE more than a quarter of the
census returns had been received in due
form at the Office of the Secretary OF State
up to the 22d
BURR kNERLAND's discarded wife and
his relatives are having nice little fight
at Milwaukee over the probating OF an
instrument alleged to be the will Of the
deceased
Col. RICHARD H. MAsooN, Captain in
the Black Hawk war and afterward an
army Paymaster, died at Darlington a few
days ago. He was the father of Hon. II
S. Magoon, M. c.
The minnow shad placed in Fox River
above Appleton year ago last spring are
being caught at Menasha and other points
about Little Lake Butts DIES Morris, many
OF them weighing three pounds
STATE SUPERINTENDENT FEARING has
given official notice that the Fourth State
Normal School at River Falls will be
opened Sept. 7, under charge of President
w. ID. Parker, to whom all inquiries may
be addressed.
BLUEBERRIEs are being brought to
Shawano by the Indians in large quaint
ties, and sold at present for about four
cents quart. The plains around Lake
Shawano are said to be blue with the Der.
ries, and people can look for an unlimited
supply this year.
ABOUT 5000 is soon to be distributed
equally among the orphans who have been
inmates ofthe Soldiers Orphans Home
and honorably discharged therefrom. This
Will give each person about forty-tive dol
lars. The money comes from the Ward
and Smith requests.
THE Wisconsin State Poultry Associa-
ton has decided to hold the next exhibit
ton in Milwaukee, commencing on the
10th Of December, and lasting one week
The idea is to have the exhibition this
year bring out all kinds of pets. The pre-.
MUM list will exceed that Of last year by
a liberal amount.
MIR. FRED BERTscHy is prominent
Milwaukee grain operator who has been
unfortunate enough to lose about $780,
600 in the recent ups and downs of the
wheat-dealing business The other day
he went crazy over it, and attempted to
shoot two of his employees A warningto
6 bulls and bears"
FISHING operations on Green Bay have
been discontinued for the present. AL.
though great many fish have been taken
in the aggregate, the individual catches
have been small. A greater number than
have been engaged in fishing,
but the majority barely paid expenses. The
fishermen are getting ready for the fall
catch, commencing in September.
SUPERIOR City was recently in danger
Of destruction by forest fires, but the
iames were kept away by fortunate
change in the wind, allowing back fires to
be set, and only one house and barn were
Nm a.. e
people had their goods packed ready for
and merchandise was taken |,
across the bay to Minnesota Point.
THE following were elected as officers
If the Wisconsin State Dental Association |
1t the recent session of that body in Mil |
yaukee DR.. II. G. Wells, OF Sparta, |
President; DR.. j. c. Lukes, of Racine, |
First Nlce-President DR.. Albert Gollday, |
If Waterfowl, Second Vice Presidents; |
Dr.. NJ. T. Moore, of La Crosse, Secretary;
Dr.. 5. c. judi, of Beloit, Treasurer.
TIE loan of $500 900 which the city of
Milwaukee had negotiated falls through by |
cason of an adverse opinion as to the con-
of such loan The indebt-
dncss of the city is already within SEQ
400 of the constitutional limit of per
ent. of the assessed valuation The citi-
ems of Milwaukee have the unpleasant
act OF largely-increased taxation staring
hem in the face.
\ Mrs. Rush, an Iowa woman who had
'cen boarding at the Mendel House, in
'rairie du Chen, was boldly kidnapped
rom her boarding place, the other day
nd carried across the river into Iowa