Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-08-22
WISCONSIN NEWS.

of Ripon is drawn has become dry, and H.
city is experiencing a water famine
Benny Witmas, aged 10 years, fell from
a wagon at Eagle and sustained som.
pound fracture of an arm.
Judge Marshall is holding court at Sp.
perior with the largest calendar since
Douglas county was created.
Charles Ruebhansen, prominent Ger
man resident of Watertown, is dead at the
age of 81 years.
The Northwestern fair and races at
Eau Claire will be held from September
Is to Is.
John Paasen is the new postmaster al
Norden.
Frank Chase, living near Palmyra. il
under arrest on a charge of selling
mortglged horse without telling John
Swan, the purchaser, of the eneum-
brance.
The 6-year-old son of John Stiles was
killed at River Falls He was thrown
from wagon, striking his head against
post. The team ran away.
Cumberland offers S., 900 as an induce
ment to the proposed Congregations
preparatory school to locate there.
While attending a circns at Oconomo-
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pun, was robbed Of $500.
Many people from the northern cities
will attend the fremens tournament at
lronwood, Augut a.
A branch OF the farmers alliance al
Stanley, Chippewa county, has lao active
members.
Fred Ellis has been held to trial at
Rice Lake on charge of assaulting a u
year,old girl.
The water in Lake Winnebago Is said
/ to be lower than it has been for many
years.
Five thousand people attended the Scotch
picnic at MIinette.
/ N. b. Smith, postmaster at Kilbourn
| City, died of heart disease, while at his
farm near Big Spring.
An eel thiTty-seven inches in length and
weighing about five pounds was captured
! by Peter Gognor, Jr., of Two Rivers,
while fishing up the Mishicott river. This
is the first eel ever caught in The neigh
borhood.
Many pastures in the northern part of
Grant county are being destroyed 10y
large white grab worm They cut off the
roots clean. A person can take hold of
the grass and turn the sod over for rods.
MIN. MhiS Ann IltCOL, VI iIpOHlCl hul-
low, Richland county, about 70 years old,
was overcome by the extreme heat and
fell and broke her arm in two places above
( the elbow
Matthias MasiIko, sentenced to three
years in Waupun Tor attempting to kill
his wife on his farm near Muscoda, hav-
ing served his term of incarceration, ls
home again at Muscoda.
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farm of Will Rand, near Tibbets, Wal
worth county One had nine and the
I other seven rattles.
1 Albert Pollen was fatally mangled in
he betting of mill at Peshtigo.
Waupaca will vote on the $500 license
/ question this fall.
/ GAINESVILLE fishermen are camoring for
6shways They say that the ways can be
/ put In at less expense now than when the
water is at higher stage.
Eighty coopers struck at Neenah be-
cause c. R Smith, the proprietor, would
not stand a cut from II to cents per
4 barrel
While scufiling in boat house at She
boygan Falls, Freddy Hunenstein broke
I the small bone Of his left ankle and cracked
the large bone.
4 Door county farmer raised eighty-four
bushels of strawberries from piece of
ground containing only 100 square rods
Carl Kobs, 20 years old, was run over
By a rain at Hilbert, and both legs wera
cut off He lived but twenty minutes.
William Andrews, resident of James
vile for forty years, died suddenly of
paralysis. be was Is years old.
The annual meeting of the Wisconsin
I Woman S Missionary Union will be held at
Fond du Lac in September
Mrs. E. Horr, of Benton Rock county,
is said to have twelve domesticated hum
ming birds.
Fire is said 20 have made sad havoc on
he hay marsh near Willow Creek, few
miles from Omro.
Samuel A. Carley, 10 years old, has been
arrested In the town OF Rushford, Green
Lake county, charged with forging his
fathers name to checks for sums aggre-
eating 5000 The checks were on Der
/ lin bank.
Chippewa Falls has made a ten-year
contract with the lighting company for
lectricity.
The Milwaukee & Northern will soon
build new passenger depot at Clinton.
Bayfield, Ashland and Washburn will
celebrate labor day together.
Chiffon has just redeemed S25 900 Of old
railroad bonds.
Mrs. Mary Jones, Of Racine, is dead,
aged II years.
George Bunker fouad what l. thought
70 be a valuable pearl In the river at Mil
ford, near Lake Mills. 1t Is about as large
as a good sized pea, is perfectly round, and
II perfect in every other way will bring
about 800 or 800.
A collection Of 5000 eggs. each hand
somely hand painted, no two being alike
in color or design, are on exhibition IN
Schubert Bros. 5 studio at Kiel They
will be sent to several county fairs.
Phil Loui, while cutting shingles az
Platteville, had the misfortune Of having
all the fingers Of his left hand cut of
Louis G. Roll, an employee at the Two
RIyers pail factory bad an arm broken by
a tub flying out Of tub truck.
Miss Minnie Stafford OF Taylor, Fond
Gu Lac county, had two ribs broken IN
runaway accident
Lewis Baker aged Is. wa drowned in