Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-02-04
STATE NEWS.

1t IS said that the number OF dead
bodies shipped from Milwaukee aver
age about ten week.
Natural gas bubbles up out OF the
deep arteslan we'll in the park at
Prairie du Chen.
The new board of pension examin-
ers st Eau Claire IS composed Of Drs.
u, j. Farr, Henry Day &ad A.
Thrance.
One firm in Edeerton is daily re-
celving 10, 000 pounds Of tobacco.
b. Hopkins, of Boscobel sold two
acre crop IN that place at cents for
wrappers and binders, Or. Borden,
OF Milton, sold his crop in GAINESVILLE
ut cents in the bundle.
j. T. Marks, of Sun Prairie, reports
the average cash proceeds of each of
his cows at S4S, not including the
worth of six calves, the milk consum-
ed by his family, nor the value of the
sour milk fed 10 hogs.
Wisconsin tobacco is beginning to
move to market. John Garry. OF
Johnstown Center, received 81, 001. 90
for his seven acre crop on delivery in
Janesyille, The lot weighed 1900
pounds.
The residence of j. H. Stone, of
Omro, was destroyed by fire during
his absence Mrs. Stone narrowly es-
capped Incarceration. The flames had
made such progress that she was
obliged to crawl out of second story
window to the roof OF an adjoining
hotel.
While in New York and Boston re-
Gently Warren Gee, a Milwaukee man,
sold two silver quarters for 1910. The
coins arc dated respectively 1928 and
1927. Neither of them was ever cir
calated. One was scld TO wealthy
New York collector and the other TO q
Syracuse man. 1t is stated that there
are only about ten or dozen of these
coins left, in strictly uncirculated
condition.
1t will be remembered that some
time last summer teamster named
Pierce was killed by the csving IN Of
part of a gravel pit owned by the
city of Ripon. The bank which cav
ed in was alleged to have been loosen
cd by dynamite used by commits
sioner Tho widow of Pierce now de
mands of Ripon 50 600 damages.
A case is on trial in the Milwaukee
county court in which Mrs. Anna G..
Schwemmer alleges that on March Is.
| 1885, Frederick Kurth and Mrs. Per
ham knight conspired to injure her
health and persuaded her 10 drink
bitters which had been mixed with
croton oil or some other poisonous
substance. She drank the stuff and
became very i'll. The plaintiff now
wants $40, 600 damages.
The fifth annual convention Of the
officers of the Wisconsin National
guard opened at Madison, Wednes
day to continue two days A basi-
ness meeting was held at which il was
| voted TO form q regular officers asso-
citation which shall hold an annual
convention. la the evening four
hundred persons gathered in the
senate chamber TO witness the pro-
cee9ings. DR.. r. B Byers read a
strong paper favoring military inStruc-
| ton in state educational institutions
and requiring such instruction 20 be
|
Quartermaster General Earl M.
Rogers closed the exercises OF the
evening with an interesting paper on
the life of volunteers III camps and on
the field.
Work on the Wisconsin, Pittsville
* Superior rail way has been resumed.
Over one hundred men are at work
on the extension from Pittsville
northwest, clearing righl-of way and
making ready for grading. Fourteen
miles are expected to be completed
and in operation by July 10 next.
This will bring the line to within
eleven miles Of Marsbfeld All the
steel rails ard construction material
have been purchased and paid for.
Without doubt the line wall be ex-
tended TO Msrshfeld the coming sea
son, if the city donates reasonable
aid. The citizens express themselves
willing to grant this, but consider the
demands made last winter exorbitant.
The projected line will open up rich
timber and agricultural belt OF coun-
| try from Pittsville north.