Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-06-14

Green ....... 10 ;flD(OS Taylor ......... H1.
Green Lake. 80. 542s SIT T. empealeau, 2,143219
Iowa. -. $50. 1873 Y ernon 5s4'.5.9
jackson ....... 2l23.SI WalwOrth, Il !, $50 500
Jeiiers on IL Sl5. 1S6 Washington. 1uB.SJ
Juneau ........ 2, y. 16i Waukesha -. 10 Isl Viz
keno>h 49,. 6.S2t.3i9 Waupaca. 41ho,T3
kewaunee $50. 9I3, l5i Wuu,hara 49,. 2,lS 100
La Crosse. 6.s17,o,6 Winnebago 1910 2iS
La Fayette. -. s.l36,28 Wood ,...... $50 BIG
MICHAEL NICHOLS attempted to pass be-
twccn the cars in the yard Of the st. Paul
Railway at Milwaukee, on the Sd, and was
so badly crushed that he died two hours
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Mrs. CHRISTIAN HANSEN, living two miles
south of Fond du Lac, fell into mill pond
on the evening of the Sd and was drowned
A PROPOSITION has been made To Judge
Burton, Receiver of the First National Bank
of La Crosse, by Messrs. Wheeler and SUIT
Ter, the former Presidents of the bank, to pay
or furnish security for the payment of fifty
per cent. Of the amount due to creditors.
Mr.. Burton claims to have control of the
real estate assets of the defendants, and es-
Inmates 100000 more would pay the fifty per
cent which he decided to accept if put in
proper form and satisfactory security fur
nished.
\ CIRCUMSTANCE showing an almost I'M
parallcled degree of depravty and heartless
ness transpired in Brown County, a few days
ago. 1t seems that woman, with a babe
about two weeks old, got off the train at
Wrightstown, and, after going some distance
into the woods, deliberately placed the child
in an empty handbook, and left it to die of
starvation and exposure. This was in the
forenoon. AT nghta farmer in the vicinity,
while searching the woods for his cows,
heard the child crying, and found it aud
took it to his house, where it was well cared
for
&. L. ARNDT, ex-Sheriff of Washington
County recently committed suicide by hang
ing himself in his barn at Richfcd. He
had lately had financial troubles and been
compelled to mortgage his farm. This and
his Incorporate habits are supposed to have
induced the act.
RICHARD SAENGER bookkcepcr for Messrs.
Trostcl IL Gallun, Milwaukee tanners, has
been locked up in the County Jail on
charge of enlightenment preferred by his
employers. His embellishments are said to
reach the sum of $500. Sacnger lived
too fast for his means, and is said to have
'gamboled on the green" till he stumbled
and fell
GROUND was broken few days ago for
the railroad extension from Appleton TO
New London. 1t is estimated that the work
will be completed In about ninety days.
The potaio-bug has made its appearance
in Green County, and numerous groups are
watching for the plants to show their heads
above ground.
80 n.ll
err, having recently criticised the cowardly
conduct of police officer, was violently as
saultcd by that functionary the following
dav
BIDS have been opened by the Milwaukee
4 St Paul Railroad Company for the con-
struction of the railroad bridge across the
Mississippi at La Crosse. They ranged from
sol ,5+9 to Sl37,500. The bridge Is to con-
sist of five spans of las feet each, two spans
of lf4 feet each one span of 80 feet and
draw of $50 feet, making ,6.S feet as its en-
tire length.
THE Democratic State Convention met at
the upcra-Eouse in Milwaukee on the eth.
Hou. Nose. VI. Strong was chosen tempo
rary Chairman and afterward made perma-
ncnt The usual committees were appoint
dinner the following were elected delegates
10 the National Convention. First District,
~ ID. tratt, T. W Lyman; Second District,
W. +. Villas, W u. Bird; Third District, J.
H. Ernest, J, I. Carr; Fourth District, J. A.
Hinsey, Albert Sender; Fifth District, 10
scph Rankin, f. c. Lewis; Sixth District,
James Robinson, Myron Reed; seventh Dis
trict, H. II. Hoydcn, 5. NJ. Dickinson:
Eighth District, VIM. Wilson. John
q. Clark. At Large, Theodore Rudolf, Jas.
h, Doolittle, Geo. b. Smith, Alexander
Mitchell. The following were chosen as
Electors; First District -; Second Dis
irict, W. W. Corning; Third District. W E.
Rowe; Fourth District, John Black Fifth
District, Conrad krez. Sixth District, Sam
Appleton; Seventh District, Moses Ander-
soo: Eighth District, Herman Nahcr. At
Large John Lawler, Edward 5 Bragg. \ res
oluiioR 10 instruct the delegates To vote as
unit Was lost The Convention then voted
10 adjourn siss die with waiting for the re-
port OF the Committee on Resolutions, and
IL WAS 80 ordered
The latest reports from Milwaukee give
The following as the current prices for lead
Ing staples; Flour-Choiee Winter Extras.