Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-31
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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oN the morning of the nth, the Reyer
| House, IN Oshkosh, was discovered TO be on
| fire The night clerk walked the guests
and hurried them Into the street leaving their
ciothihg ana effects behind. Several travel
ing inen'stopping at the hotel were glad to
lose their samples and save their lives. 1t
was supposed that all the inmates escaped.
though there was rumor that partner 81
hon Gabe Bouck persisted In the flames
me loss was about $4,000; insurance, SEQ.
JOSEPH BuRGEMEIsTER Lacrosse saloon
Keeper, was fatally injured, on the 18th, by
Inc accidental aud premature explosion OF Il
revolver IN the hands Of Charles Groskopf.
A NOVEL wedding came off at Keshena,
on New Years night. Indian Agent Bridg.
man invited q few friends to be present at
| his house to witness some tableaux, char
AIDES, etc., gotten up for the evenings en-
tertainment. They passed Oft very pleas.
antly, until the last act IA tableau represent
ing the ceremony Of marriage. The couple
placed themselves in proper position, when
| up stepped the Methodist minister Of the
| city, who was in the secret, and proceeded
with the regular marriage ritual When he
| had the couple about half married. one of
The guests objected, saying that the pIay was
getting serious, and that II the minister was
allowed to proceed they would be married in
| real earnest Explanations followed, and
AFTER hearty laugh the ceremony was con-
Guided and the couple pronounced man and
WIFE fh HDilH89. 1tAE f4f 5
/ ai BIBLE.REaDING in the public schools of
! Depere has been interdicted by The School
Board and much excitement prevails thore
| in consequence.
| To MAKE the snow so that it will bear
| heavy loads, and to bear the hard work and
time usually expended in breaking" roads,
| The lumbcrmcn In the Wisconsin pineries
wet the snow copiously from sprinkling-
carts, and the frost does the rest
FRANK GRoTKE and John Hohc carelessly
toyed with loaded pistol, at Milwaukee, on
the 2lst, and the latter had an eye blown
| out. AZ
A DRIVE between Fond du Lac and Nil
waukce was recently made by DR.. +. G. Gray
and Z. Hoyt, OF the former place, to test the
merits OF their respective nags. DR.. Gray
won the race, reaching Milwaukee an hour
IN advance OF his competitor. The distance
] Travelled was about seventy miles, and was
made by the winner in little less than seven
hours. .0a .3
| THE bail OF Chas. RI. Orion, recently
charged with cou1tcrfeiting, has been de-
clared forfeited by the United States District
| Court, sitting at Milwaukee. ui
! In the cases Of Tenney and Redington,
Milwaukee whisky officials, the Government
has entered a mol pros. bod .,... ...
SOME of the Green Bay capitalists propose
building an extensive Touring mill at that
place.
| The County Superintendent OF Winnebago
| County has TO look after ll5 district schools.
A LACROSSE firm has 50 900 muskrat skins
in their warehouse.
SEaLER, the defaulting Treasurer OF Wash
ington County, offers to put up 5000 II the
county will call 1t square. .Hk fai.i q
A RESIDENT OF Madison felt SO badly be-
cause his wife had to submit 10 a surgical
/ operation, that he went up stairs and hung
himself. 1t was u singular case Of self-de-
| struction.
AT the ensuing spring election, Justice Of
| the Supreme Court will be elected to sue
| coed Judge w. p Lyon whose term expires
| on the first of June. Judge Lyon is a can
didate for reelection. rf HtIeIN
THE library OF the State Historical Society
now numbers 30, l39 volumes, with 35,017
] pamphlets and GAS aliases and maps.
BisTop KRAUTBAUER, of Green Bay, has
ordered closed the Catholic Church near
Green Bay, built by Belgian and German
| residents, and accommodated one OF the
| officers Of the church, because the congrega-
ton held services in the church without Civ
| ing a deed Of the same to the Bishop, and
turned out his Secretary, who was sent to
expostulate with them.
| AN attempt was lately made to burglarize
the store of g. Atkins in Appleton. The
safe was blown open, but the explosion
aroused the two young men who slept on the
premises, and the burglars fled empty
| handed
THE latest reports from Milwaukee give
the following as the current prices for lead
ing staples: Flour--Choice Winter Extras
81. 750q7.50 Choice Spring, s6,00ta65o;
| Wheat, No. /, 1891 1914; No. 2, sl.33Ca
1851; Corn-No. 2, 450a46c; Oats-No. .,
S44 @35c; Barley-No. 2, sl1fas1Xc; Rye
No. 1, 74975c; Pork-sl7.OoMF.25.
| FROM MADISON.