Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-30
STATE NEWS.

Ripon's rate of taxation is two Der
cent.
Plum trees are now in blossom at La
| Crosse.
There are II pupils enrolled in the Om-
| ro High school.
There are five men and one woman in
the Racine county jail.
! The senior class of the State TTniver-
| sity has decided to present Prof. Aliens
portrait to the University.
The tennis courts are beino marked
out on the campus at the State Univer-
sity.
At OcOnomowoc large numbers of fish
| are being speared in violation of the law.
There are from 600 to 1000 men en-
ployed on the Wisconsin river as log driy-
er5.
1t Is claimed that according to the re-
cent vote poIled at Wausau the population
is 1O,21O.
1t is thought that the usual number of
licenses will be granted at Appleton this
year.
Base ball lovers are talking of organic
ing club in GAINESVILLE for this season.
Farmers in the region of WaUpaca are
busy plowing and seeding with the best
prospects of good year.
1t is claimed that one of the chair fac
tories of Sheboygan has a capacity of 500
dozen chairs per day.
1t is expected that seventeen saloons
will be licensed at Marshfield this wear.
The license fee is $500.
Malignant CHAMBERS are now reported
among the horses and cattle in the town
of Gibson and Rapids, Manitowoc county.
The report that the building of the
coal dock at West Superior is to be aband
oned is untrue. Work will commence at
once.
At Oshkosh a child of Mr.. Sipple fell
INTO barrel of weak lye and was almost
completely covered when rescued. As the
little one swallowed some of the fluid it is
feared that it cannot recover.
The ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN church
at Neenah netted between $500 and s4OO
at their recant fair held at the rink in that
city.
The city clock OF Neenah. which has
been dead for two years past, has been re-
paired and will now peal forth the hours
of day and night.
More than two thirds of the population
of Milwaukee lies north of Grand avenue
and Wisconsin street, or about the ratio of
100000 to $4,000
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
will hold a basket picnic at Madison on
June 18th. Delegates from all over the
state are expected to be present.
An ol -.
the Kaukauna Paper company. The ad-
dltlon Will be occupied by Il system of
screens to purify the pulp before being
manufactured into paper.
Active work has been commenced at the
Waupaca granite quarry. A force of men
Is at work constructing a dam and others
are engaged on the buildings.
William Dichtenberg was shockinglv
injured by the discharge of blast that
he was tamping on farm near Prince
ton. His eyes and face were badly
burned, and one of his hands so mutt
lated that amputation may become neces-
sary.
The prospects are now that Ashland will
soon have blast furnace. The question
is now being decided in Milwaukee and
the indications are that the industry will
be secured. The bLsiness men are thor
oughly alive to the matter and there will
be no hitch this time.
At Chippewa Falls the Chippewa Falls
Lumber & Boom company's mill is run
ming with one shift of 125 men and is
saving 100000 feet of lumber daily. Soon
another shift will be added. making en-
ployment for nearly 800 men and turning
out 100000 feet per day.
In the town of Ellenboro, Grant county.
great excitement has been caused over a
family trouble and the villagers have tax
en- sides III the quarrel. 1t appears that
Malcolm Wood resides in a house on lands
owned by his father-in-law. Manly Dean,
who elected him (Wood) for payment
of rent. Before there was time to issue
an injunction Wood secured large force
of men and removed his house upon an
other mans land. The villagers have tax
en- sides in the case and a riot is threat
ened.