Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-05
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

J. L. WEIsE. a farmer living near Osh-
kosh, has lately fallen heir to $500, 900 in
Prussia.
THE building statistics of La Crosse for
the year 1915 reach the grand total Of
$29S, 3G5.
IT cost exactly s2o,25a 4s to run the
county Of Racine tor the year ending
Nov A.
THE residence of ]. McAllister, in Grant
County, was recently destroyed by fire.
Loss not stated
WILLIAM kLoTcu, a prominent citizen
of Oshkosh, died suddenly on the after
noon of the 22d, of apoplexy
THE iron works in West Depere are in
operation again with limited force, turn
ing out agricultural implements
THE first regiment of Wisconsin uni
formed militia has been organized COM
prised mainly of Milwaukee companies.
THE people of Oshkosh are making
liberal offers to induce Bishop Brown to
make that city the see-clty OF the diocese
The quarter centennial celebration of
the existence Of the Appleton Congrega-
tional Church and society was celebrated
few days ago.
The hub and spoke factory of w. S.
Barteau, at Little Chute, five miles east
OF Appleton, was burned a few nights ago,
involving a loss of about $4,000
THE Wisconsin Reform School for boys
has 412 inmates. The total running ex
penses during the last fiscal year were
SAB %, or 40 cents per capita daily.
MIR w. A. SUToR, President Of the
First National Bank of La Crosse, has
sold his interest to George NJ. Wheeler, of
Chicago, and the capital is to be increased
to 800 900.
Gov. TAYLOR has appointed John X.
Williams, Esq, of Shulsburg, Wis, a
Regent of the University of Wisconsin, in
place of p. A. Orton, OF Darlington who
resigned several weeks ago.
The body OF saloon-keeper named
Christian Remganz, who was once men,
Der Of the Milwaukee Fire Department,
was fished out of the canal, near Cherry
street. on the afternoon of the 21st.
AT Oshkosh, on the Goth, Judge Pulling
suspended sentence in the case of Roman,
lately convicted of murder in the first de.
gree, for the reason that bottle of liquor
had been struggled into the iury-room.
JERRY LYON a member of the Soldiers
Home in Milwaukee, recently had both
his legs taken off below the knees, by
railroad train, near the Western Union
Junction, in Racine He died subse-
quently.
Work on the Grand River lock near
Montello is being pushed forward as
rapidly as circumstances and the weather
will permit, and ii Is generally understood
that operations will be kept up during the
entire winter.
THE Game law is being rigidly enforced
in Brown County, mainly through the in,
strumentality Of the Green Bay Sportsmens
Association. The other day provision
dealer who unwittingly purchased venison
was fined $50.
A FEW days since eleven cars were
loaded at the Racine linsecd oil works
with oil cake Containing 1872 tons), which
cake was shipped directly through to
Liverpool, England, the through freight
on which was S., 800 in gold
THE Oshkosh Times tells OF a black fox
recently shot by Rufus Benedict, Of
Battle DIES Morris. The pelt the lines
says is the handsomest piece OF fur it ever
saw and is valued at 800, while that of
common toX'is worth only $3.50
THE following have been elected officers
of the Wisconsin Unitarian Conference:
President, Edward Ilsley, OF Milwaukee,;
Vice. Presidents, w II. Spencer, OF Sparta,
and G.. W. Cooke, OF Sharon; Treasurer,
G, +. Gordon, of Milwaukee; Secretary,
JudSon Fisher, of Whitewater.
WISCONSIN was under the French Gov
eminent nincy-three years; under Vir-
gina one year, under the Territory Of
Ohio six years, and under the Indian Ter
ritory for eighteen years. Then becoming
Territory under its present name, it re-
manned such for twelve years, when, on
the 18Th day of March, 1913, IL became
the thirteth State Of the Union. Hence,