Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-18
STATE NEWS.

QerS IN the OtAte.
John Plankington has donated s9O0
and P. D. Armour 800 to the fnnS
for the payment of the debt of the Al
rican NJ. e church at milwaukee,
john Craig, leading farmer in
the town of Seymour, Eau Claire
county, may suffer amputation of MS
feet, having frozen them while driv.
ing to Eau Claire with load of bro.
duce.
Miss Anna Downey of BATAVIA, III.
nois, is conducting very successful
revival meetings in Neenah. She Is
very eloquent.
Negotiations are about completed
for the sale of the Ryan or CALEDONIA
mines. out on the Gogebic range
near Bsssemer, to Captain Samuel
Mitchell, of Negaunee.
Captain VIM. Schwartz, of Wauk.
esha, who was convicted Of forgery
ear ago, and who has since awaited
decision on some point of law in his
case, was arraigned at Elkhorn, Wed.
nesday and sentenced to prison for one
year.
V. Mishok, prominent resident Of
New London, has been arrested on
the charge of embe zzleme1.. The
complainant is III. Lenthold, and the
amount claimed somewhat over $500.
The farmers of the town of Calamus,
Dodge county, will reclaim about
1000 acres of land by improving Gel
anus creek. Engineer Livermore Of
Beaver Dam, is in charge of the work.
The Jury ia in the case of Nathan
@, Hall against the Milwaukee SENT
mel Company for libel, brought in
verdict for the defendant. The dam
age claimed by the plaintiff was $iO
600.
William Kelly was arrested ia
Chicago on charge of the theft Of
$500 while he was in the employ Of
Michael German, farmer at Pleas
ant Prairie, Wisconsin.
The Berlin granite company have
made q contract in Chicago for
all the granite paving blocks they
can get out this season, about 1000.
Preparations are to be made fos push
ing work at the quarry.
Milwaukee vessel OWE e's rave re-
ceived offers of 81 per ton on season
ore contracts from Escanaba to Lake
Erie ports. The rate is made by Erie
brokers who are believed to be re-
ceiving $40, and no contracts have
been made vessel owners holding OH
for higher rates.
The Western Fanciers' Review is the
name of new paper at Madison. II
is to be published weekly in the IN.
terests of fanciers anu breeders Of
poultry ard pet stock. This is the
second weekly of the kind in the
United States.
While cutting ice N a well at Der.
lin, a Polish boy about ten years Of
age was drowned. The water on the
ics was near the surface of the ground
SO as to enlarge the hole for getting
water. when he slipped and fell IN.
He was not discovered for about nj
teen minutes, vixen life was extinct
1t is said that there will soon be
lodge started in Milwaukee with
about 400 members of the Interns
tiohal Order l. o. o. f., as the result
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge attack
on tue Patriarchal circle; also one IN
Englewood, ILL.,, Sparta. Wis, ana
most of the principal cities lR Inc
state.
The work of perfecting the testl'
mony in the great Dwelley will case
has opened at Hudson, The Will IN
wolves 100000 worth of property, a
large portion of which the widow nas
already, it is asserted, bestowed upon
q protege by the name of John W.
Graves. The case is proving senSs
tional, but il is thought the will can
not be disturbed.
At Racine seventy-fve employees a.
| M. Sectors trunk factory quit WORE
Wednesday afternoon because inc
proprietor refused to reinstate TWO
men when he had discharged, on az
legged grounds of circulating stories
derogatory to his character. Delega.
tons from the German assemo!
Knights of Labor waited upon nj
Secor and the men were relnstsleu,
and all the employees will resume
work ON the ten hour system, receit
ing an advance of ten per cent II
wages.
The Berlin Courant says: JONI
Heavy, OF Pine River, has hulieu
/, 100 bushels of clover sinceDec. Isl
and has work enough TO keep mn n
busy till March LIST. Waushara 70;
is coming TO the front in all lines 9
produce. Sand is not TO be desplssu,
and is claiming more recognition a.
farming land every year. 49,
| II. G. Schranck, of the commute lisSs
on quarters, for those who will si ave !,
the great Saengerfest to be nelu =
Milwaukee, says that they have secu.
ed accommodations for 2. 600 personsSi
while the visitors will probably e4ceeSS
$4,000. 1t has been decided on car
to be given to visiting singers, enIl ~. !.
ling them to lodging and meals. ln .s
committee has closed its books 70 nc.
applicants and will assign all VINO ai'
admitted to quarters.