Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-04-18
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

A. " H. Carpenter, late passenger
agent for the st. Paul road, has issued
volume Of "reminiscences. Five chapters
are devoted to incid nts Of New England
life in the period of his bovhood. aud then
Mr. Carpenter tells how he cut loose from
a Vermont law office and entered upon
his railroad career, which began January
l, l849, on which day he made his first
trip as a passenger conductor, over the
Vermont Central, starting from the town
of Northheld The remaining chapters
are taken up with an account of early
railroading in the west, and the develop
ment of the st. Paul system.
Fred Brier and Fred Lamp captured a
large white swan on Horizon marsh that
mea ured feet and Z inches across the
wings, and stood 4 feet and inches high
The revival of the claims of the heirs of
Anneka Jams to the famous Trinity church
property, in New York, is of much in
terest to citizen of Ashland, Geo w.
Armstrong, who, if the claims of the heirs
are sustained, will come in for an inherit
ance Of about 1915 900.
Shocton was ain oSt totally destroyed
by fire Friday night. The following bus
mess houses were burned; Mrs. l.. Fish
er's general store; Washburn' grocery
and drug store the postoffice, meat market
and several residences. The loss exceeds
$50, 900.
A railroad wreck on the Wisconsin
Central near Muckwanago Thursday re-
suited in the death of b. A. Morse, fire.
man, and the probably fatal injury of
Dan McMullen, engineer, and Peter SIepp,
brakeman, all of Waukesha. The engine
jumped the track and went over a bridge
G. A. Nlather, the Berlin banker whose
preliminary hearing has been in progress
several days on the charge of receiving de-
posts on his bank when he knew it to be
insolyent, was held for trial Bail in the
sum of $1,000 was required and fur
nished
Louis P. Dahl, the Oconto brewer, died
yesterday from Bright's disease of the
kidneys He leaves paraly2ed
wife, two sons and one daughter. His
wealth is estimated at $4,000
Ed Scofeld & Co., have purchased TO-
900, 600 feet of logs on the Flat Rock which
will he towed to and sawed in their mills
at Marinette. 1t Is now estimated that
the cut Of logs on This river the past win
ter will amount to 600000,000 feet.
In recent experiment. at Trinity nos
pital, Milwaukee, Koch's lymph was used
to great advantage IN treating two cases
of lOcomotCr ataXia. This disease attacks
the spinal cord of otherwise healthy per-
sons and gradually destroys it.
Miss Canie Ellsworth stole a seal skin
saque, diamond earrings and other valua-
bles while acting as a nurse in the family
Ell A. J. billiard Milwaukee, and is under
arrest
DR. J. H. Kleary, of Kenosha, a brother
of Rev, Father ] NJ Cleary, Is a candi-
dat for place on the new state board Of
control Peter Doyle is said to have an
eye on the same appointment C.. r. A.
Hintze's petition, it j. understood, has re-
Ceived lite "a large number Of signatures
Both men reside in Milwaukee,
Mike EugIshardt, q fugitive from Justice
in Wisconsin. was arrested in Minneapolis
He is vented at GOraon on a charge of
stealing FIVE certified checks from a man
named Cook
Joseph Hammer, an employee IN the
SchIitz brewery. Milwaukee. Tell in vat
full % boiling hot water. and was scalded
10 death. He was 30 years of age and
leaves a wife and five small children.
Mr. and Mrs Christian Preuss, aged ID
anu Q Il llNtA- AA " aA4 hEHUus were
asphiSiated by coal gis Friday night
Owing 10 alleged irregularities in the
town of Spooner, Washburn county, sew
eral large lumber concerns refused TO pay
taxes aud their lands. many thousands Of
acres, may be sold By the pa6lic author
tiles.
Herman d S~lden. convicted Of perjury
at Fond du Lac, was sentenced to two
Years ln,the peaifeutiury Charles Allin.
ger, convicted Of larceny, was given six
months in the county Jail,
Fred Hirps vino - charged with obtain
my money under false pretenses. has been
arrested near Whitewater.
Belolt liquor dealers wisi make a streuu.
Gus effort % nqitg the recent election
there. which carried in favor 81 yJohibi.
ton They aliege tina, college students,
non-residents cast tEeIr ba,iots
Austrian soldiers VINO maze been en-
joying fgrlonzh- in Milwaukee have ben
summarily ordered home. War Is in the
arr
PauI FoIey, nephew Of Chief + Obey,
vas killed til Milwaukee - being thrown
under the cars. He was eighteen years
1ld
H Struebig i dead in Milwaukee.