Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-01-26
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

James Collins, a atoker on the steamer
Minneapolis, fell from the gang plank into
the river and drowned
DIR. o. W. WIGHT has rendered his
resignation as Chief of the Geological
Survey, TO take effect Feb. IS, one year
from the date of his appointment.
THE Wisconsin Reform School for boys
has All inmates. The total running ex-
penses during the last fiscal year were
$43, 1929, or forty cents per capita daily.
AUGUST SUHR, the well known Milwau-
kee barber, died on the night of the 18th
from an overdose Of morphine. His life
was insured for $1,000, and ii is believed
he took the drug with suicidal intent.
TIN women of Green Bay have organ.
lied TO engage actively in the Centennial
movement Mrs. c. y. Robinson has
been elected Chairman for Brown County.
and full complement Of officers chosen.
THR body Of an unknown man was
found about . milo northwest of Racine
the other morning, with = bullet hole
through the back OF his head. There was
nothing to indicate his name or residence.
He is supposed to have shot himself.
placing the muzzle Of his pistol in his
mouth.
PREsIDENT BAscoM, Of the State Uni.
versity indignantly. denies the statement
OF the Presbyterian Synod, that q consid.
cradle number of instructors in the insti.
tuition are either infidels or opposed To
evangelical religion. He says tho state
ment is false, so completely false a. to
be without cxtenuation."
GAIT. A. j. RICHARDSON, one of Col
lector Beans Office deputies, has been
removed, and John Forbes, OF Waukcsha,
appointed to fill tho vacancy. Richard
sons removal was based upon information
produced before the Grand Jury rejecting
upon his character rs an officer while
serving in the capacity of deputy under
| Col. Goodwin.
A SHOCKING accident occurred at the
Cherry street railroad crossing in Milwau-
Aee on the evening Of the 10th A loco
motive drawing caboose filled with
laborers was passing up the track toward
the round-house when man named
August Kemp attempted to get on board
In doing so, however, his feet slipped, and
he fell beneath the cars in such manner
that his head was Cut completely Off
THK annual meeting of the Northern
Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechanical
Society was held In Oshkosh on tho llth
The attendance was large and the interest
in the affairs of the society unabated Tho
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, J. NJ, Smith, of
Green Bay; Vice Presidents, d. c. Lamb,
Fond du Lac; X. NJ. Hutchinson, Osh-
kosh A. A. Lopez, Ripon; d. Huntlcy,
Appleton; J. Stoddard, Green Bush; Sat
Clark, Horizon; j. H. Fetch, Amherst:
II. K, Seilly, Chiffon; Secretary, II. ID.
Terry, Oshkosh Treasurer, Chester Hozen,
Roserdalc.
THE Governor has announced his mill
tary staff, rs follows Adjutant- General,
George A. Hannaford, Of Milwaukee;
Qaartermaster- General, George 4, Bry-
ant, Of Madison Surgeon General, DIR.
+. B. Wolco,t, Of Milwaukee; Aide. de
Camp and Military Secretary, Frank II.
Putncy, of Waukcsha; additional Aide
de.Csmps, Thomas S. Allen, Oshkosh;
Frederick G.. Winckler, Milwaukee, w.
Stone, Racine; Nathan Cole, Sheboygan
Falls; George Wilson, La Crosse; George
w. Carter, Fond du Lac e. M. Rogers,
viroqua; EDWARD F. Pratt, Milwaukee;
John Killy, Eau Claire; Aided Camp to
Adjutant-General, Capt. +. G. Llndeman.
Of Manitowoc.
The following postal changes were
made in Wisconsin, exclusive OF Presiden-
tlal appointments, during the week ending
Jan. =, 1876: Established Greek.
Chippewa County, Daniel Kennedy, Post
master. Discontinued - Arlington, Co
lunbn County: Westport, Dane County.
Postmasters appointed Addison, Wash.
ng'on County, William Rusch; Arcadia,
Trempealeau County, Jamey Gavenay;
Flambcau, Chippewa County, Gilbert
Swenson; Franklin, Sheboygan County,
Adam Gerber; Grafton, Ozaukcs Coun-
ty, +. l.. Harness; Humburd, Clark
County, David b. Travis; Newton. Yer
non County, John NJ Bennett, Jr.; Rox-
bury, Polk County, Andrew J. Nutting;
Wagon Landing, Polk County. Paul
Turner.
The following Is list OF the officers
and employees OF the Assembly
Chief Clerk-R. N. Strong, OF Sank.
Assistant Clerk--C. ID. Long, OF Wawor'h.
Book keeper w. N. Togo. Of the Richand Re-
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