Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-07-12
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

Ar Green Bay, on the morning OF the 30th
ult the dwelling house OF H. J. Thompson
was damaged by fire to the extent Of about
81, 900.
THE dwelling house OF Henry LEI, At Osn.
kosh, was burned on the morning of the 39th
ult. The family barely escaped with their
lives.
John MAesE, Of Goose Island, together
with his wife and one child. were drowned
in shc Mississippi River, about four miles
below ia Crosse, the other afternoon. 1t
appears that the boat in which they were
rowing struck a snag and upset The bodies
had not been recovered at last accounts.
THE work of examining applicants for
State Teachers certificates has been COM
pleted by the State Board Of Examiners.
There were twenty.four applicants, of whom
| all but seven sought first grade certif-
Gates.
You've hopeful tried to defraud the
| Manufacturers National Bank at Racine on
the Isl, py presenting forged check for $500
purporting 70 have been drawn by V. Platz-
er's Sons The teller refused payment, and
the young duirer skedaddled.
LARGE number Of the leading Sheep
raisers Of the State met at Whitewater on
the night Of the tn ult and organized the
State Merno Sheep Breeders Association.
Mr. l.. Ayers, of Honey Creek, was elected
President, and G. r, Gibbs, Of Whitewater,
| Secretary. Board OF Directors and Com
mittees on Registry and Pedigree were also
| elected,
| EARLY on the morning of the 1st, at APP
pleton, fire broke out in William Gaty's
| residence, which was consumed, together
with the adjoining store of John Speaker.
| Damage $4,000.
! AT Milwaukee, on the afternoon Of the
lst., a little daughter Of Martin Pieguisly
fell into cistern and was drowned.
THE largest gristmill In the world lie soon
to be erected at Milwaukee. The name Of
the owner has not TRANSFERRED.
A LAD named George Ballard, in the EN-.
ploy Of farmer, wishing TO go 70 Mil
waukec, missed the train at Hebron, ILL.,,
aud started on Il run ter 4. He ran from
| tina place to Genoa Junction, distance Of
three miles in thirty minutes, and overlook
the Kenosha train. Who can beat thaty-
Kesosha 'yis.) Telegraph.
| Mrs EcKL the vile of the burglar recent
! ly shot at Green Bay, has been sent to jail
! for being an aecomplice OF her late hus-
! band.
THE Oshkosh Northwestern recently pub
| lished reports Of crops from all over tho
northeastern portion Of Wisconsin, which
| develop the following summary: Wheat and
oat crop much Injured by excessive wet, ex-
a ION and nh IN n
bugs are apparent in some localities. The
corn crop is very backward, and win rrove
almost failure, unless the balance of the
season is very favorable. Pota bugs are
increasing rapidly, and the potato crop will
| be cut short.
| MILWAUKEE had = narrow escape on the
evening Of the 3D., Of having the 4th Of July
turned into Il day OF mourning. In clevating
! the National colors on Market square, at the
south end Of the grand platform, the I'm.
mcnsc derrick slipped and swung around
over the heads OF thecrowd, falling upon the
platform and the telegraph wires. work.
man named Cassidy was at the top OF the
derrick when IL cam, down. He clung to 1t
until the wires were struck, when he was
thrown off, nlightng or his head on the
nearly fifty feet, ana had it not been that his
fall was broken by the wi cs he would have
been dashed to atoms. By the in crventon
OF these and the platform, he got Oft with
slight damage. BY the same means several
others who were standing around escaped
without injury.
CHARLES BURBACH, the Milwaukee jailed
distiller, has been pardoned bv the Presi-
| dent. Bnrbach had served within two
months Of the close of his time Of impris-
onmcnt The condition OF the pardon was
| the payment Of the costs and $500.
THOMAS BREMs' dwelling and one OF his
barns, in the town Of Yorkvile, Racine
| County, was burned few mornings ago, In
volving loss OF about $1,000.
| THE Wisconsin House, at Seymour, in
| Outagamic County, was burned few nights
ago, involving loss Of about 5000.
IN Marquette Comfy wheat is looking
finely in various sections, cs ecialIy upon
the highlands, and light soil, where the fire.
quent rains have tended rather to benefit
the grain than the reverse. Upon the low
clay lands the grain has suffered to quite An
extent from the cold and rainy wealth r, and
will not, In such localities, be an average
crop. Taken n whole the average amount
sown Is, perhaps, hardly 50 large as last
year, and the crop for the entire county will
likely fall below the average, unless the
weather should be most favorable from the
present time until harye-t Rye Is usually
looking well, though in various localities II
is quite badly winter. killed, and viii be thin
and a light yield. Thus far but little II any
small grain has been injured by bugs or
pests Corn is somewhat backw I'd and has
a yellow appearance from the heavy rains
aud recent cold weather, but under the ipAu-
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