Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-12-12

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Pension board, in place Of Dr. C. N Pal
mer, the Raymond physician who was sent
70 Waupun for one year. DIR. Charles
Egan was appointed president; Dr. F. r.
Garlock, secretary, and DR.. A. II. Hoy,
treasurer.
Daniel thinner, father Of the sheriff Of
Iowa county, died at Cobb, ten miles west
Of D0dgeyilie.
Capt Richtman, of Alma, Buifllo
county, has made arrangements for the
construction of sawmill on his planta-
ton at Woodviile, for which operations
have already been begun. Dressendorfer
& Liver will set up .ta machinery.
An 0mro merchant gets the pennies out
Of the village By selling them at 10 per
cent. discount to persons who are going
ont Of town and will not use the pennies
till theg get to their destination.
TIE l0-year-oid son Of Patrick Smith,
residing in the town Of Rock, near James
vile, had his leg broken by kick from a
COW.
Miss Charlotte Sandel, Of Rockville,
Grant county, was married TO Louis Hen
schel, Of Elkhart Lake.
A man named Prahl, Of Chiffon, while
in saloon was robbed Of so.
Early Thursday morning two freight
trains on the Central road collideded at
Medina Junction, caboose ana seven
cars being telescoped. Olaf Anderson, of
Waupaca, young unmarried man who
was in the FIRST car of the north bound
freight, was killed. The freight had
stopped at the Lake Shore crossing, where
south bound extra freight crashed into
it, A heavy fog prevented the engineer
from seeing the light Of the regular train.
The Rev VIM. Hagerdorn, a prom;ne
German Lutheran clergyman of Lake
Mills, died suddenly while on his way
home from q neighbor's house Tuesday
evening, His family searched for him aud
did not find his body until Wednesday
morning at 4 O'Clock Appopiexy is
assigned as the cause OF his death.
In accordance with A. L. Smith de-
sire on behalf of the world $ fair forestry
building to secure a sample white oak
log from Outagamie county, Geo. Kreiss,
of Appleton, rendered a fine sample log
and 1t has been accepted by President
Smith. Mr.. kreiss makes no charge for
the log.
Mineral Point suffered a heavy loss by
fire. the zinc works, one Z. the principal
industries Of the city, being entirely con-
sumpd The FIRE started III the bag room
and Its spread could not be checked The
loss is placed al about $50 900.
The jury in the case Of Chris Leopold, at
Milwaukee, who was charged with man
slaughter, returned 4 verdict Of not guilty,
after having been out only few minutes.
Leopold is a teamster, and on June u last
ran over and killed 7-year-old Hattie 5cis-
l0wski.
Matthias Sherer, father Of Nicholas
Sherer, who was killed by falling board
at the Cook, Brown Il Go. lime kiln, near
Clifton, has sued the company for IS, 600
damages.
Dr. Gregory has brought suit against
Dr. Coulter, of Mariuette, for criminal
libel, the charge growing out of the late
shooting atfray in which the two men par
tiCipated
Charles Smith, who sued the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company for SlO,-
900 for injuries received vt Neenah last
summer while coupling cars, settled his
case for 81 $50
The board Of appraisers of state lands
for Crawford county is about ishing its
work 4 great many tracts of land are
valuable and suitable for stock farms, az
well As affording a eoodly supply of tim
Der The board has had practical and
expert surveyor with them, ana has dis
covered a large number Of trespassers ON
said lands. In scme cases wood and hay
have been conEscated and sold for the ben
eft Of the state. All these lands will soon
be thrown upon the market and the price
will range from IS cents per acre up.
4 government drill scow has commenced
deepening out the channel below the gov
eminent dock at De Pere If the work,
which will occupy the larger part of the
winter Is completed there will be SIX feet
of water at the lowest,
G. J l.. Meyer, the big sash door and
blind manufacturer, has made final set
cement with his creditors at Fond dn Lac
Mr.. Meyer failed Dec ii, 1889.
Il is not Improbable that the appoint
ment Of successors TO Archbishop Katzer
and the late Bishop Flasch. is respective
heads of the Green Bay and la Crosse
sees, will he made during the current
month. Several persons have been men,
toned rs probable appointees, 0ut with
what accuracy remains 10 be seen,
Fire consumed a building owned 10y ex-
Senator Ives. of Prescott, together with its
contents The origin of the IRE Is
hut it is supposed to be the
work of irebug~, rs a plumber of small
buildings have been SET on FIRE mysterious
IN of hate.
The farmers institute at Viroqua was
a failure, on account OF an all
DAY rain A snow storm and high winds
prevailed
John Bucbovski, an employee at Weeds
mill, ui Amigo, fell off tramway and
broke his neck He leaves a wife and sew
eral smail children.
The Rev. William Hagedorn, pastor
of the German Lutheran church near
AXE Mills, had IA fatal stroke Of apo
plexy white on has way home from
neighbours house Tuesday evening His
body was not found until the next morn
ing. wife and seven children mourn
his loss
The Pilot association, now in session
at La Crosse, has decided TO incorporate
under the laws of Wisconsin. The fore
noon was spen. in discussing the amend.
ment. Rain has been falling all night
steadily. and quite heavy all the forenoon