Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-08-20
WISCONSIN STAIR NEWS

county, in which Miss Edith Lackerstea,
and George Withg, two young Cbieaoo
people, lost their lives. The place !.
tavorite summer resort of many CHICAGO.
ans. There was party of six in batbiro
at the time. Miss Lackersteen got int
swift current, and, although a pooa
swimmer, she was unable to reach The
shore. Mr. Wittig plunged in to save he,
and both were drowned.
John and James McCabe, two brother.
were arrested at Watertown by Detective
Watson, of the Chicago, Milwaukee 3
st. Paul Railway company, charged with
having smashed all the windows in a
parlor Car which was side tracked at that
place few days ago, The McCabe broth.
ers gave bonds to appear for hearing
next week.
Miss Agnes Burnside, of Ooonto had
narrow escape from drowning while
camping at Berry lake, near that place
Size fell off a raft and had gone down for
the third time, when young farror
named George Ellis, who was near bv
dived after the girl and brought her
safely to shore.
A double wedding took place at St.
Mays church at Port Washington. The
contracting parties we're Miss Kittie Helm
to DR.. Anthony Schmidt, of Oconto. and
Miss Maggie Helm to n. J. Weyker. Of
Port Washington The two brides are
sisters and reside at Port Washington.
1t is automatically stated that A NJ.
De Ford, the lately paTdoned preacher bill
raiser, has been offered the means with
which to secure a medical education, and
that he will shortly leave for Chicago to
take up his studies at college.
Many of the miners who were thrown
out of employment by the closing of some
of the mines on the Gogebic range have
started for the Mesaba range, where min.
ers are very scarce.
William Schmedeknecht, of Green Bay.
has sworn out warrant for the arrest Of
Matt Kramer, OF that place, charging him
with assault to do great bodily harm.
Enil Furrer, Mississippi river pilot,
has been offered 50 900 for a share In the
galena mine that he discovered about
twenty miles east Of Alma.
Mrs. Gustave Meyer has brought suit
against the city of Oshkosh for damages
for injuries alleged to have been received
by defective sidewalk.
The Catholic societies of Racine have
decided to celebrate the 400th anniversary
of the landing in America of Christopher
Columbus October 81
The creamery owned by Hagg'rt &
GILES, at Tiffney, Rock county, was de.
stroyed by fire. The loss is covered by
insurance.
William Splitter, resident Of La
Crosse county for the past twenty years
died at his home in La Crosse, aged s.
years.
There are hundreds of people from all
parts of the state attending the Methodist
camp meeting at Spring Lake, near Pal
myra.
During tie month of July the Wisconsin
Lead & Zlac company, of ShulIsburg
shipped 800 cons of lead and zinc ore from
that place,
John H. Tatem, aged IS years, Of
Grand Rapids, Mich, was married to
Theresa Thorne a woman of 30 years, OF
Racine.
The marriage OF Miss Teene Knoop to
August Schmidt took place at the resi-
dence Of the brides parents in Racine.
The second annual fair and exposition
of the Oshkosh Fair association will be
held at Oshkosh, September 10 to23
Mr.. Doemel prominent farmer of the
town of Oshkosh, died of paralysis, aged
70 years.
Miss Eudora Dresser, teacher in the
public school at Berlin, died Of quick con-
sumption, aged % years.
Some unknown person entered the barn
of William Goodenough, at La Crosse. ana
stole a valuable trotter
D. B. Blrnes, formerly a resident Of
Oshkosh, died at his home in Des M9ines'
la, aged 20 years.
Michael Craney, a Kenoeha pioneer
passed away at the age of u wears.
A Young Mems Sunday Evening cue
will be formed at Kaukauna
Prof. 0. c Seeey, of Grand Rapids
has been appointed superintendent OF pup
lie schools at Racine, to succeed d. Y
Winslow, resigned
Mrs ]. F. Mcclure, widow of DR.. NC.
Cure, died at her nome in Beaver Dam g
heart failure, aged So years.
Thomas Wood, one Of the gang OF pleA
pockets who were arrested 10y the ponce
Saturday at Sneboyean, and had near
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