Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-08-29
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The Virnqua Censor reports that the IN
bacco crop Of Vernon county is maturing
very satisfactorily.
Mai. Davis, of the United States enoi.
neering department, has decided to cufa
channel through the bar at the head 81
Lake Butte de Morris 1t will be 60 feet
wide and 6 feet deep, and it is estimated.
about 1000 feet long.
Berlin has one national bank now. the
first having been organized by the election
of George B. Docket as president, George
Fitch, vice-president, and Robert 4.
Christie, cashier.
Ashland now has a county w. C.TU.
Mrs. L. A. Shores is president, Mrs. Geo.
McAlister, Of Hurley, secretary, and Mrs.
}. NJ Chappie, treasurer.
AT Prospect, A. h. Gilbert, weIl.known
citizen, hanged himself in his barn lie
has long been a sufferer from the gip
Mr.. Gilbert was 6S years of age.
John Johnson, the saloon-keeper who
was found dead in bed at Eau Claire, left
an estate of $4,000 Herman Hanson
was appointed administrator.
The remains Of an unknown man who
threw himself in front Of a train at Ash
land have not yet been identified.
Comptroller larson has returned to Su.
peTi0r from Chicago after an unsuccessful
effort to dispose Of $4,000 worth Of
bonds.
Prof. Bechtel has withdrawn his ac-
ceptance of the appointment to the char
Of Greek in Ripon College.
Barbara Johnson, of Racine, Is year
ct age, Is not expected to survive an at
tack 10y a vicious COW.
Rose Bindley, a young Girl. attempted
to drown herself in the bay at Ashland
but was rescued.
Horned hogs are being raised BY
William Andrews, farmer near Sbulls-
burg.
Ashland will issue bonds for $50, 200 10
be used in general improvements.
Kingston's Grand Army post has new
hail
Burglars are working Appleton now.
A bell weighing ,498 pounds has
been received by the Lutheran church
at Chippewa Falls from St. Louis
foundry.
The Ashland rifles will 90 into camp,
on Madeline island, for week
A party of excursionists aboard a steam
er on Lake Winnebago was startled 5y the
explosion OF meteor, apparently only few
feet from the boat.
Norman L. Buck exhibits some yeryrich
looking specimens of ore from the Hun
ner-Ritzinger property on the Eau Claire
river. 1t has assayed ST silver to the ton
and there Is apparently plenty more OF 1t
where this came from.
William Stolp, of Fall Creek, has sued
Sheriff Fleming, Julius Harke and Louis
Levy, Of Eau Claire, for $4,000 damages
for ejecting the plaintiff with force Ind
arms from premises occupied by HIM at
Fal! Creek
The Manitowoc city council Is negotl-
ating for a system of electric detectors for
the use of night watchmen. The cost OF
the system Will only be about $500.
Assistant Chief MCGOWAN, Of the Eau
Claire fire department, still holds his ofhee'
and claims he IS entitled to life tenure IN
less removed for misbehavinr
Open air religious services are beng
held every Sunday by the prominent MIN
listers OF Eau Claire.
Labor day will be celebrated on a large
seal by Suparior sons of toll
After passing few words at Ashland
young fellow named Ross drew a pistol
and fred point blank at Adoph Susman
The bullet only tore the latter's shirt
Ross goes to an insane asylum.
The examination of Frank Johnson, the
Florence man charged with having kiiiea
Gus Charlstrom in May last, has been
postponed to August "a
Joseph O'Neill, an Eau Claire boy, tel,
off a scatfolj at Moorehead, Mimi, ana
struck the pavement, l40 feet below. de
will die.
Burglars got INTO the Chicago & North
western depot at GAINESVILLE, taking sou 10
cash and some tickets.
The Superior council has decided 70
build six new eight-rOom school houses
costing sl50000.
While pearling in the Crawtsh near
Columbus, Hugo Pieper, Is years Old was
drowned.
Four new business blocks, valued al
$3.50, 900 are pro jected al Ashland.
James B. Smitherwood, one Of Stevens
Points earliest settlers is dead,
Peter Christensen. Of Racine, had anas
horse and clrI sc stolen
Charles Olson had bi, leg crushed ID .
sawmili at PorterUle.