Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-03-12
WISCONSIN NEWS.

The Menomonie lodge of Odd Fellows
has sent letter to Emil Barthel who is
held to answer to the charge Of man
slaughter, on account of the railroad
wreck in Milwaukee Tuesday, assuring
him that the lodge believes him guitiess
and promising chat no honorable means
will be left unemployed to assist him at
the tr al. Bartuel is noble grand of the
lodge.
Chum jenkins, well known Oshkosh
river man, dropped dead. The cause of
his death was heart failure. He was
married man, 40 years of age, and well
known all along the Wolf river.
About 4 1000 persons we're at the Milwau-
kee exposition Sunday night to see cake
walk OF this number all but about 200
were white people. Twenty-Five couples
entered but the Judges kept picking out
the more awkward couples until the con-
test was narrowed down to three couples
Tie prizes were awarded as follows: First
prize, Spencer Butler and Miss Tillie
French; second prize, Albert Parish and
Miss Mlry Rodney; third prize, Doe
Reed and Miss Mamie Parsons.
Detective Gallagher, If Logansport,
Ind, arrested Benjamin Benson, of Nee
from merchant of Logansport by the
name of Shrayers. Benson is member
Of firm of clothiers who recently.opened
a store in Neenah.
Charles Colberth, who is wanted in Hud-
son for jumping his bail OF 81 900 eighteen
months ago, was arrested near Brainew,
Mimi, Saturday, and brought back, The
original charge against Colberth was for
10, 8,
His bondsman, Nj. A. Fuller, has expended
about $4,000 besides $500 reward in detec
tive work.
Raising skunks for the money there is
in them is a novel sort of an enterprise.
A Rock county stock company has built a
big stockade north of Milton village and
bias q herd Of skunks confined in it for
breeding purposes. They increase very
rapidly, and as their furs are valuable and
have a regular market value it will prove
"a profitable enterprise. The projectors say
the animal is not in the least troublesome.
Clear black furs are worth over $50 each,
Gus. Peterson, an Ashland painter, com
mltted suicide in "A CHASTITY manner. He
deliberately got down on all tours and
put his head under the trucks of
Slow moving freight near the depot,
His head was completely severed from
his body and the remains presented
horrible sight Deceased was unmarried.
A society has been organized to be
known as the Pioneers Of Winnebago
County. Ii includes. residents of the
county before 1850, oldest children and
widows. 10 has eighty members Officers
are; President, William Wright; score
tary, j II. Osborne; treasurer, Milan
Ford. The intention Is to get together
and make up ana preserve the early his.
tory Of the county.
j. 0. Gdrrity, the Oshkosh jockey ar
rested recently for driving an alleged
ringer, was fined for assaulting a negro
named Allen. Allen will bring civil suit
against Clarity.
the Aionze apartment house at West
Superior, IS burned and nineteen families
are homeless. Loss. Sl20 900. The build
ing was valued at Sos, 900; insurance, $40
600.
Corn Point, or Liadenwald about Eve
miles south Of Oshkosh has been
chosen as the camping grounds of the
Western Canoe association during the
meeting next summer. 1t is already
knomn that twenty clubs will be repre-
sented
Warren H Fuller, formerly OF Wauke.
sha. was arrested Thursday at Madison.
5 D., by Detective Hanson, Of the Nil.
waukee police force Fuller Is charged
with seduction. the complainant being
Miss Hattie Peabody, of Milwaukee.
The i NJ c. A If Wausau has lust
bought lot from E B. Thayer. publisher
OF the Pilot Review, III the corner of
FourtN ana Scott streets, for the site of
Its new building, which will be erected
this summer Tne lot fronts the court
house square and Is one Of the finest in the
CITY