Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-22
STATE NEWS.


new spring company with q capital
stock of 100000 will soon be organized
at Waukesha.
The Chequemegon hotel will open for
the season about June l.
George w. Sawyer has been reappoint-
ed chief of police of Neenah, and j. p
Rasmussen is city clerk.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Hammond, the
superintendent of the Milwaukee cooking
school, has resigned
In the Nekimi Welsh settlement there
are five Welsdh churches within n radius
of two miles.
/ The residence of H. n Mentor ut Kau-
kauna burned. Loss 5000; insurance
I $500.
/ The Wisconsin Industrial Association
1 has already begun 70 make preliminary
arrangements for the next Racine fair.
Last yeaa 100000 pounds Of butter
were made in Wisconsin. OF this it is
stated that only 100000 pounds were
first class.
| Next year Congressman Hudd expects
to introduce a bill for the erection of
federal building at Green Bay.
Wild pigeons are reported very plenty
/ in the vicinity of Coloma Station. Several
years ago the pigeons had a roOst there
and many people think by the appear
ance that they may rest there again this
year.
The frost in the region of Madison is
wholly out of the ground. Farmers in
that section of the country hope 60 COM
mence blowing ON uplands the beginning
of next week.
The Waukesha American Gas Company
has been incorporated. Capital stock
100000. The Waukesha board of trus-
tees has granted the new company the
exclusive right to supply gas in the
town for period of ten years.
George Carpenter of Oconomowoc, was
recently shot through the head while out
/ hunting with a small party of comrades,
one of whom accidently killed the young
man. Carpenter was about twenty years
of age.
Charles Kreuger, of GAINESVILLE, while
out hunting, some time ago, attempted
10 pull his gun out of the boat by tao
muzzle. The hammer caught ON the side
of the boat and the charge exploded en-
tering Kreuger's head and killing him
instantly.
Ludwig Dreblow, who escaped from
the Northern hospital some weeks ago,
and who froze his feet badly in the at
tempt 60 reach his home in Noenah, has
since been cared for in that city, but
will be returned 70 the hospital again,
as he begins to show signs of violent in
sanity,
At Madison the engineers are busy
4. ,,,,,.b,pnr,F in no
shops The carpenter shop is also noisy
with the hum of the machinery Brick
layers and masons are fast building up
the chemical labratory, while stone-out-
ters are preparing the material for
Science Hail. the magnificent building be-
ing erected for the students of the state
university.
Ripon tramps use the rooms of the
Business Mems Association as n lodging
house, and tear down the draperies with
which to make themselves beds.
Captain Martin Lake, of Green Bay,
claims To have been relieved of asthma
by the faith cure and remarks: ooh,
it's sheol of thing, tell you"
A rock crusher is to be put in at the
Big Heart silver mno near Eau Claire,
and it is expected that the production of
bullion will be an event of the near FLU
ture.
Peshtigo Eagle; The knights Labor
are making substantial progress here and
some of the best and most level headed
laboring, as well as business men are
members.
Depere News: The fshermon's lights
along the old dam present n pretty sight
at night, These lights answer the double
purpose of attracting the fish and enabling
the fishermen to handle their nets to adj
vantage.
The ideas Of the people Of Eau Claire
are fast assuming metropolitan shape.
/ During the coming summer about three
/ quarters of mile of cedar block pave
ment will be laid in that city.
Although Sparta is not one OF Wiscon-
sins largest cities its high school is one
of the largest in the state. Scholars 60
1 the number 26S are now receiving instruc-
! ton at the school. The high school prop
/ er has an attendance % l25.
At Prairie du Sac two year old son of
/ Herman Gottwinkle died suddenly from
| the effects Of morphine pill which he
took. The childs father had been sick
and the doctor had left him the pills 10
| take. The child opened the box and took
one of the pills with the result above
stated.
! The horse distemper is reported to bo
with considerable fatility among stock in
/ the vicinity Of GilmantOn and MOndovi,
twenty-five miles south Of Eau Claire
Ezra Cartwright a thrifty farmer near
Dover, lost three valuable blooded colts
from the contagion.
A lumberman walking along the track
of the Lake Shore Road, about twenty
miles out Of Ashland was held up by two
men, who robbed him OF 1923, bound him
hand and foot and left him in deserted
camp. He finally managed 70 free him
self and got into Ashland where he lodged
information with the police who, how
ever, have as yet no clue TO the highway
men.
Florence Mining News: Work on the
new shaft houses at the Commonwealth
mine Is progressing fayorably The work
on the new shafts which have been raised
ia the omen nit IL "A fine exhibition of