Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-15
STATE NEWS.

A large sea gull was recently shot on
Rock river.
There are nine members of the Junior
class of the Eau Claire high school.
The coal kilns at Marshield will proba-
bly, be kept running the most of the sum
mer.
Oconomowoo citizens are to have a new
city hall.
The Beloit Paper Pail Works have filed
articles of incorporation. Capital stock,
$4,000
Julius zimmerman, of Milwaukee, has
purchased the Pope House at Sheboy-
gan for $4,000,
Eau Claire has manual training
school. The boy pupils have just COM
menced carving,
A lot in the first ward of Milwaukee,,
which cost the seller 500 thirty years ago
sold tor $4,000 the other day.
The Iron Chief Mining company, of
Milwaukee, has filed articles of iucorpora-
ton. Capital stock, $i,000,OoO.
A horticultural fair is to be held at
Hpon, in September.
The drivers on the Milwaukee city rail
way are considering the matter of asking
for an increase of wages.
Henry Barretic, the defaulting treasurer
of the town of Bridgeport, Crawford
county, was persuaded to return and set
tie has shortage of 1894. The bondsmen
paid $500 and $3.50 was paid in 10y Bar
rette, leaving $842 unaccounted for.
At the Berlin quarry, 7-pound charge
of powder split up about 800 tons of
granite, throwing piece of rock that
weighed 400 tons from five To six feet.
Usually from 80 to 40 pounds of powder
are required 80 blast from 100 to 200 tons
of rock.
The entire telegraph line between
Schloisingerville and Chicago ON the new
Central line requires 1880 pounds of
wire and $3.50 posts. About fifty miles of
wire still remains to be polled along this
new line.
No wheat was sown in South Empire and
Eden; Fond du Lac county, during March
1886 In the year 1860 all farmers had
finished sowing both wheat and oats in
the month of March. II was the year Of
the big crop.
Mrs John Francis of Fond du Lac, has
fallen heir to property worth $4,000 by
the death of hor first husbands mother at
Ithaca, New York. Mr. Francis is clerk
in the house furnishing store Of G. $.
Cornwel.
Chris Cole of Marcellon recently sold
hefer a little over two and One.half years
which weighed 1900 pounds
1t is said that about a dozen private
coachmen of Milwaukee have suddenly
| left their positions and have gone to Ore
gon TO farm, tempted 10y the cheap rail
road fares to Pacific coast points.
At GAINESVILLE Everett G, Phelps stabbed
| Frank Herrick companion five times.
| The stabbing was the elimination of n
discussion which the men had regarding
the recent ftrike in the GAINESVILLE shoe
] factory. The man who was stabbed will
recover.
Collector Krez of Milwaukee has re-
ceived circular from DR.. Baldamus of
Coburg, Germany, in which he offered
\ his collection of eggs and birds nests,
containing 1867 varieties, and represent
ing every part Of the world, for sale. Col
Krez has expressed the wish that the uni
versity regents would take the matter in
hand and secure the collection for the
state university.
p. Coleman, living near Lyndon, put
poison in small kettle of beans with the
object of using the stuff to poison rats
with. During the absence Of the family
from home an 18-year-old nephew of Mr.
Coleman's, Lannon by name, visited the
housewarmed up the beans and ate por-
ton of them. He lived but a short time
nfterward.
William S. Evans chairman of the Hud-
son board of education, is charged with
having appropriated TO his own use part
of the wood purchased for school use and
he has been cited to appear before the coun-
Gil TO show cause why he should not he re-
moved from his position. Mr.. Evans de-
clares that the trouble is the result Of IN
unintentional oversight on his part