Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-07-26
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

HE oldest pair OF twins II the United
States reside IN Plattesville, in the persons
OF Messrs. John and Michael stephens. They
are over seventy-nine years Of age and are
still hale and hearty, with the prospect Of
living many years.
AT Ait. Shiocton, on the 10th, an old gen
tleman, aged seventy named c. Bauman, u
prominent business man and old settler,
fell dead while sitting at the dinner table
He had been enjoying his usual good health
up to the time of death, Cause unknown,
but supposed to be heart disease,
ALBERT BLACK, an inmate of the Hospital
for the Indians at Madison, was drowned in
the lake, while bathing, on The 10th.
The Secretary of the Appleton Iron Com
pany has filed petition in bankruptcy.
Hopes are entertained that the creditors OF
the concern may agree upon policy by
which work may be resumed at an early
date. large number of hands are thrown
out of employment.
The State Medical Society, recently in ses-
sion Mt Milwaukee, elected the following Of
fccrs: Dr. j. X. Bartlett, of Milwaukee,
President; Cody of Wntertown, and T. z.
Russell, of Oshkosh, Vice Presidents; J. T.
Reeve, Of Fond du Lac Secretary and Treas
urer, and {. Ii. G.. Meachem, of Milwaukee,
and n. M. Dodson, of Berlin, Censors for
three years.
MAN named Wells, living at Pensaukee,
was, on the 18th, found in Pcnsaukec
river drowned. He left his home two weeks
ago to visit some relatives ut Brookside a
small village four miles from Pcnsaukce
He left Brookside three days ago for his
home, afoot. On his way he was taken with
MT, to which he had been subject the past
| two years, making him for the time insane
He threw Oft his coat and hat, and wandered
| around the country from house to house.
The people, thinking him tramp, paid no
attention to him. He was last seen going into
marsh about mile from Pcnsaukec, His
sons hearing of his being missing came
from Brooksidc to hunt him up, telling the
people he was crazy. A band OF men
started from Pensaukce, tracked Wells
through the swamp to the rivey, and there
found his body floating in the water. He
was iifty.iye years old, and leaves u large
family.
| TIE extensive hub and spoke factory Of
Messrs. Wcbster& Lawson, at Mcnasha was
entirely destroyed a few days ago About
| $50 men are thrown out of employment,
| TERRIBLE runaway accident recently oc-
cured in Madison, in which boy lost his
! life and little child had his ley broken.
The horse was frightened by The yclp Of
| puppy.
The Normal School Regents at their re-
cent session voted $4,000 for the enlarge
ment of the Oshkosh Normal School, and
adopted resolution directing an inquiry In
regard to the propr.ety of an early location
Of u fifth Normal School in the central part
Of Northern Wisconsin. They also elected
President for the Whitewater Normal
| School, but refuse to divulge his name TIL
notice OF his acceptance Is received.
AT Milwaukee, on the 18th, Henry Kocr-
ner, walking on n railroad track, stepped
aside to let n gravel train pass, and then
stepped back again, not seeing that freight
| train followed closely after. He was run
over, terribly maugled and instantly killed.
| On the 10TH Louis June and wife, living at
Cataract, went to visit aneighbora half mile
distant, leaving their two little girls aged
respectively five and two years, alone in the
house. About eleven o'clock they observed
dense smoke in the direction Of their
house, and started back to ascertain the
cause On the brow Of an intervening hill
they met their Oldest girl, who told them
the house was burned up, and that her little
sister was in it. Hurrying on they found it
| true; the house was already in ruins and
! their child was missing.
FINEcANE CLEVER, a dissipatcd old man,
committed suicide at Milwaukee, on the
18th, by taking stryehnine.
OK the 18Th Bishop Brown paid pastoral
| visit to the Episcopal Mission on the Oneida
| Reservation. He was accompanied by three
cler, ymcn. The church was throngcd by he
| Indians, and about twenty visitors from
| towns in that section were present. After
| the reading OF the service in Indian by the
| missionary in charge, Rev. T.. Goodenough,
| the Bishop, united In marriage an Indian
| couple the contracting parties being Jacob
Cornelius, one of the head chiefs Of the
tribe, and Mary Cornelius each OF them be-
ing apparently about sixty years old.
WAREHOUSE in Fort Howard, owned BY
j. s Fisk and occupied as a storohouse for
sail fish and iishermen's supplies, was
burned on the morning Of the 18th. Loss
not stated.
REPORTS received at Milwaukee on the
18Th from West Bend announced that Hon.
Albert Senior, County Treasurer Of Wash
iugton County for twelve years past, is de-
faul,cr. Mr. Senior denies the statement,
while admitting that his private business
affairs are disarranged, owing to losses
which he has met. The alleged dedication
Is vaFiously stated Al from 1000 to sl5, 600.
His bonds are for SIS ,000, SO that The Coun-
ty win not sustain any loss.
1IiG creditors OF John Nazro have accent
ed the offer Of thirty-thrre per cent on the