Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06
STATE NHwS.

The Knights of Labor viii hold grand
celebration at Racine on July 4.
Racine's street railway is to be extended
about one mile in length.
Potatoes are being marketed in large
quantities at Appleton.
There are now about 80 members of the
6. A. r. Post of Madison.
Simon Henry, resident of Palmyra,
died suddenly, and coroner's jury de-
cided that he poisoned himself.
The Milwaukee Knights of Labor are
contributing each 81 toward the relief of
the southwestern strikers. 1t is expected
that the first remittance from that city
viii amount 20 $4,000.
At the recent teachers examination in
Fond du Lac county there were 2S7 APP
plicants for certificates. OF these 202
were successful.
The Depere News reports that a strange
disease has attacked cattle in the town of
Lawrence, Brown county. The malady
prostrates herds and does not rapidly
yield to the ordinary courses OF treat
ment
The knights of Labor of Brown county
will celebrate the 4th of July at Fox River
Driving Park, at Depere,
Marnette Times The extreme high
water il causing some fear and trembling
among the mill owners on the river.
The Plainheld (Waushara county sport
ing Club, has leased piece Of ground
near the mouth of Mad river, Just below
Packwaukee village, and are erecting
thereon a club house, is by "a feet, with
lean to for a boat house.
There is some talk of organizing good
base ball club at Hudson.
A Young Mems Christian Association
in Marinette is fully established fact.
1t is thought that Roberts Summer Re
sort will be crowded with visitors the
coming season,
Up to the present time from a third to
one half of the's5 tobacco crop in Wis
consin has probably been sold.
Ducks are reported not to be very
plenty in the region OF Ashland this
spring
Wolves are reported as being very
plentiful in the woods few miles form
Ashland
young son of Fred Larson who lives
near North Point, Just north of Racine,
was attacked by a bull-dog,left chained in
the barn, and was badly wounded before
assistance came. The boy is frightfully
bitten in the right arm and side but a
fatal result is not expected.
few days ago Governor Rusk issued
a requisition on the governor of,Nebraska
for Samuel Peters, of Stanton, that state,
who Is wanted in Vernon county to ans
wer 10 the charge of incest. Peters for
merly resided in the town of Fraklin in
that county. Wednesday Sheriff Il. S.
Goodel passed through Madison with his
prisoner.
The Laura May the new pleasure
steamer which was purchased by Hobe
Sackett of Berlin recently made the dis
lance from Princeton TO Berlin, 20 miles
in two hours.
The people of Clintonyille evidently
takes an interest in their city Last
spring nearly 800 shade trees were set ont
and the matter of setting out more this
! spring is now being agitated.
Within the past eighteen months a new
| impetus has been given Black River Falls
! by tho opening OF the Iron deposits that
lie in the hills that adjoin the city plat on
the east side Of river.
At Appleton Jamie Boulton, aged nine
years was playing with young cOmpan-
ion on the bank of the river Just above
one of the dams. at about seven O'Clock
Tuesday night, when he missed his foot
ing and slipped into the river, where the
swift current hurried him over the dam.
He was seen only once after getting into
the water. The body has not been re-
covered.
Az n state university freshman was re-
turning from his washerwoman' recent
ly with his weekly bundle of washing he
was captured by number of his festive
classmates and despoiled of his burden.
a convenient lamp post suggested the
idea and in less Time than it takes TO tell
it the post was decorated in flowing
spring style, and crowned with brown
felt plug hat,
Farmers who at one time profited by
the telegraph pole trade will be pleased
to learn that there is again demand for
them. The pole trade has been duh for
three years and prices have been so low
That very few poles have been gotten out
during the past two years, and the stock
Of poles in the country is now lighter
than il has been at any time for the past
fifteen years. Poles will be very scarce
before new stock can be gotten out, and
prices will undoubtedly advance consider
ably during the next six months. Ceder
telegraph poles come from northern
Michigan and Wisconsin, Michigan sup
plying about u ec fourths of the poles in
the United States.