Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-29
BADGERDOM IN BRIEF.
Interesting Items From All Parts Of
the State

The Winnebagos are making COM
plants that the food furnished at To
nan it not tit TO eat
Mrs. Zebra Barnum, an old resident
Of Chippewa Falls, died at the age OF
n years
The church edifce at COoperstown,
Manitowoc county, was badly wrecked
by a severe electrical storm. The bel
fry and part Of the roof were blown
away.
Mrs. George Brown, wife of we'll
TODD farmer near la Crosse, had two
ribs broken and received serious in
telnal injuries in runaway accident
The marriage is announces of Mrs
Jennie Jacobs, Of Eau Claire, to Arthur
Brawley, Of st. Paul. The ceremony
took place at the home Of the bride.
A 3-year-old daughter Of a home
steader named johnson living near
Spooner, was lost i'm the woods a few
days ago while with her mother pick
ing blueberrieS. Searching parties arc
out but no trace Of the little one can
be found.
Herman Boerner, living at La Ores
cent, near La Crosse. claims to have
been held up by two highwaymen and
robbed of 500.
The residence of Mrs VI. A. Barker,
at La Crosse, was entered 10y a burglra
a few evenings ago. The fellow was
scared away by the screams of Mrs.
Barker before he had time to secure
any yaluables.
Roy, the 12-year-old son of Fred.
Carlton, of La Crosse, was accidentally
shot by a playmate named Fred, King
sand. The bullet entered his left side
but did not penetrate the lungs. He
win recover.
The Rev. August Albers, Of St Mary's
church, Racine. who has been trans
rerrcd to Lancaster, was presented with
an elegant gold watch and chain by
Branch NO g. c. X. Of W.. of Racine.
William Delaney, the young man
who fell through a hole in the side
walk mt Chippewa Fails, died Of his
injuries after suffering intense agony
for nearly twenty-four hours.
Adam Jacobus, a La Crosse constable,
was relieved Of $50 by a smooth young
man while riding in a street car.
Work on the new opera house :
Stevens Point will begin in about two
weeks. A site on Main street has been
secured.
Eronimus Youngwh'th, the young
man who was SO seriously stabbed
about a month ago at Oshkosh, is i'm
proving and the doctors think now
that he viii recover.
After a thorough inspection Of the
Fort Howard high school, TWO expert
architects reported the building to be
in an unsafe condition The building
WAS only recently erected at a cost of
about $4,000
john Fox, a wen known farmer OF
the town of Bristol, Keuosha county,
was found dead in the road near his
home He was 70 years Of age. 1t is
supposed that heart failure was the
cause of his demise.
Julius Alecll, the prisoner in the
Fond du Lac Jail who made several at
tcmptS to commit suicide, has recoy-
cred his reason He says he has no
recollection of what he did, but that he
is thankful that his efforts 0 end his
life We're unsuccessful
Paper manufacturers at Appleton say
that the trade situation is looking con,
Siderably better than it did a week
or two ago. Not only is there n better
feeling in orders, but the money striM
gency seems to be loosening up some
and things are easier in many respects.
Cigarmakers are on a strike in Ash
land They quit work at the Ashland
Cigar and Tobacco company's factory
and also at r. W. Parsons. Other fac
tories are still in operation, but the
men threaten to leave them also to as
siSt in the strike. The men claim that
too many apprentices are employed.