Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-10-11
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

NSi'So ShNH PhiAOuS lIViil w oAN
shortly after walked gut of the jail with
elastic step and happy countei anees.
THE Northwestern Railroad Company have
laid fifty miles Of steel rails in the State SO
far this season.
A FEW days ago John Bdhannan, Of the
town OF Paris, in KenoshJ County, was
stabbed byhi own son in a domestic fracas.
The father died on the 24ai, and the muir
dercr has lied the country
A BURGLARY was recently committed in
Milwaukee of rather singular character
Parties broke into the Office Of the Milwaukee
u Detroit Railway on Erie street, and stole
the safe and contents. No trace can be
found OK the safe. 1t was probably put into
boat, as the Office is mar the river, and
taken off. No wagon tracks were visible
near the building. The contents of the safe
are not worth five cents to the thieves, as
they are nothing but books Of account and
old papers placed there to protect them
against fire.
had filed bill for divorce on the ground
of cruelty, and marital incompatibiitv, COM
mitted suicide by h,nging few days ago.
His wife has thus found surcease Of connu-
bal broils without the aid of the law.
REV. FATHER w. b. DoUGHERTY, of Ke-
nosha, distinguished temperance worker
in mat section Of the State, and for the last
six years pastor of the st. Marks Catholic
Church, died on the Goth ult
THEODORE BUsoHERT's grocery store in
Oshkosh was burned on the Goth ult Loss
1880.
PROF. T. G. CHAMBERLAIN, Chief Geolo-
gist of the State of Wisconsin, in surveys
during the summer on the Wisconsin shore
of the st. Croix River has come to the opu-
Ion that the copper-bearing rock extends
south into Polk, Burnett, Barron and st.
Croix Counties, and probably that the iron
range, instead of bearing over into Mime
sofa tends southwark in Wisconsin toward
the Black River range.
A GIRL named Mary Wendlandt, employed
as a servant in the family of X. Henderson,
in Fort Howard, was severely and probably
fatally burned on tie evening Of the Both
ult, while trying to remove from the stove a
pan containing mixture of paint that was
being melted. The compound took fire, and
as she was endeavorlng to take it outdoors
the flame communicated with her clothing.
HENRY BoERTH, fifty years old, was dis
covered hanging to = tee on the farm OF
VIM. Dousman, in Wauwatosa on the morn
ing of the 30th ult. 1t was a case Of suicide
provoked by family troubles.
THERE were POO arrests in Milwaukee dur
ing the month Of September.
GEORGE NJ. WHEELER late President Of the
First National Bank of La Crosse, was ar
rested in Chicago the other day. On the 5th
of last June it WIS discovered that Wheeler
had misapplied the funds of the bank, and
was indicted therefore He was arrested,
but on his promise to appear in La Crosse
Sept, 10, was set atiarge. He failed 20 APP
pear, and, on warrant lately reissued, was
rearrested and taken to Madison.
SECRET meeting of the creditors OF the
Milwaukee Iron Company was held in that
city on the 4th. They resolved that the
company could make an arrangement by
which all debts could be paid without pro-
ceedings in bankruptcy, and appointed a
committee to so inform the Directors. They
also appointed committee to throw the
company into bankruptcy If the Directors
attempted to avoid their debts. The com
mittcc waited on the Directors, but got no
satisfaction. A quarrel ensued, and the
committee were Informed that they were
meddling with business not their own The
creditors then appointed committee to in
vestigate the accounts of the company, and
adjourned to the 18th inst. The property
Is worth about 81 ,000, 900, and this seems TO
be fight for possession.
THERE was a slight furry Of snow at La
Crosse on the 4th
THE Wisconsin Commandery Of Knights
Templars closed its eighteenth annual ses-
sion in Milwaukee on the morning of the
4th. The following are the newly-elected
officers: Grand Commander, John W. Wood
hull, Milwaukee,; Deputy Grand Command
er, Myron w Reed, Milwaukee,; Grand Gen
eralsimo, Fred King, Jr., Lacrosse; Grand
tain-Goueral, j. Watts, Racine: Grand
Prelate, Rev. James j, Pryor, Dodgeyine;
Grand Recorder Charles p. Utley, Milwau-
kee.
The store and stock of Lambert & Larson
at Independence were burned on the night
of the Sd. An incendiary forced an entrance
through back window, saturated the 1an-
mel goods and clothing with Kerosene and
then set hre TO them. Loss, 5000.
\ FIRE at Kilbourne City, on the morning
Of the 4th, burned shoe-shop, printing
Office, -four and feed store, millinery shop,
meat market and furniture store, involving
loss of about $4,000
\ SISTER OF CHARITY from Fond du Lac
has died at Savannah OF yellow -fevcr, while
in attendance on the sick in the hospital
burned . few mornings ago, causing loss
of about 5000.
AT Milwaukee, on the Sd, two-story
brick building, owned by Mr.. Trealedge,
situated at the conner OF Mineral and Grove