Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-03-25
STATE NEWS.

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Governor Rusk will be asked to par
don John d. Mathnev. who was sent
to prison from Fond du Lac for three
wears on conviction OF bigamy, in
December, 1884
The st. Paul Railway company has
completed an iron bridge across the
Wisconsin river at Lone Rock, and
has another under construction east
of that village, near Spring Green.
Oshkosh boatmsn predict an early
opening OF the Fox and Wolf rivers.
Several wide channels already extend
into the lake below Butte des Morris
and an open channel also extends well
up in to the lake from above Algoma.
The Evangelical churches OF Eau
Clair are arranging fora religious
revival.
The Oshkosh commandery OF
X nights Templav will make an Easter
excursion to Green Bay.
Brown county has donated twenty
four acres of land to the Business
Mems association of Green Bay.
The Milwaukee 4 Northern Railway
company will build large iron
bridge across the Menominee river be-
low Iron Mountain.
Montello is to have waterworks.
The La Cross pork market is said to
be exceedingly dull.
A scale Of wages and rules, formu-
lated by the Knights of Labor.
were signed Thursday by the cigar
manufacturers of Milwaukee. A gen
eral advance in wages is conceded,
and after May 1 eight hours shall con
sutute days work.
A report for the year ending March
10, 1886, shows that at Madison the
total loss by fire was 500, 726 so. Oar
ing the year the Madison fire depart
responded to 80 calls.
The BARRIERS of Racine will have
meeting to take some action looking to
early closing and stepping on the
necks Of those who shave on the sly
on Sunday.
The case of Mrs Schrier of Marion.
w aupaca equity who was awarded
W, 600 damages on account of the death
of her child has been affirmed by the
supreme court.
Racine is to have a bucket shop. An
office has been opened there for the
purpose of dealing in railroad stocks,
grains and provisions on the
Chicago markets, and oil in Oil City
markets.
j. M, Roberts, of Racine, who left
for a European trip short time ago,
lost all his personal effects by col
lision on the Atlantic. lie is on his
way back TO Racine.
a new iron company has been or
gained at Elkhorn-the "Old Iron
sides Mining Company Among the
directors are Frank Leland, Charles
Palmetier and w. w. Byington.
The gross earnings of the Chicago,
Milwaukee IL st. Paul railroads for
1855 were S24 413, 272 80. After pay
ing expenses for 1885 the railroad
company had on hand 49, 049, los 80
against a balance OF 1882, SSI at the
close of the previous year.
An old man named John Eggert
was found dead in his barn at Mantle
woo, his body being suspended from
a ladder by cord fastened around
his neck. 1t is thought he killed him
self during a tit of mental alteration.
He was "a years old.
The people of Geneva Lake are ex-
pecting that The Northwestern rail
way will be extended this spring TO
Williams Bay, seven miles up the lake.
There will be two depots, all for the
accommodation Of summer residents
doing business in Chicago. Thence,
it Is reported, some day, to Delavan,
five or six miles further.
Racine citizens have sent petition
to Alexander Mitchell signed by 1000
persons asking that the Chicago, Mil
waukee IL st. Paul railway company
build a new depot in Racine during
the prese Mt year
The farmers Of the town OF Norway,
Racine County, have plan to drain
about 5000 acres Of low land by dredg
ing a channel from Muskego creek TO
Wind Lake, thence 10 Nuskego lake.
The improvement will cost about s15,-
600.
From the statistics OF last years
sales it is found that the brewers OF
Milwaukee alone sold / ,sS3, SOB barrels
Of beer which sold at IS a Darrell,
would yield profit OF "a, 1923, 812 to
the nine brewers IN the Cream City,
Ii is reported from Eau Clair that
several United States agents are in
the Chippewa valley to investigate
charges that several prominent log
gers have been making inroads upon
government lands.
The massive stone piers for the
Chicago, Burlington q Northern
Railway comp9ny's new bridge at
Prairie du CHEN are completed and
also the trestle work across the bottom
land. Track-laying is TO commence
next week.
Silas Sanburn, OF Madison, Wiscon-
sin, was recently found near Castle
Rock, Colorado, sick and partly
starved, He had DESTROYED all means