Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-06-24
PApGFRpoA N BRTEF.
Interesting Items Cleaned From All
Parts Of the State

Jennie Sellers To Daniel Lewis. both
tesidents of Dodgeyiile.
Christian Zachow, aged 10 years, died
At his home in the town Of Greenville,
Jutagamie county.
Patrick Spellman, an early settler
Of Menasha, passed away al the age of
"A years.
Miss Theresa Z. Clifford, Of Stevens
Point, was married to " E. Enumin-
ger, Of Oshkosh The bride received a
check for $1,000 as a wedding present
Miss y. Hester, Of Reedsburg, was
married TO \. ). Reese, OF Lexington,
Neb The ceremony took place at tie
home Of the brides parents.
Attachments aggregating over $4,000
have been served on A. G. Probert,
proprietor - the Bank of VashbUrn,
winch closed its doors last week.
John Dawson, of La Crosse, has filed
an application for the position Of col
lector Of internal revenue for the ives
tern district of Wisconsin.
Millions Of chinch bugs cover the
strawberry vines in La Crosse county
and are destroying them 4 few days
ago the prospect was good for a large
crop, but now it is poor. CuTants and
raspberries promise We'll bur the out
look for other fruits is very discourag-
ing
Miss Jane Zelie, a resident of White
water, committed suicide by jumping
into a cistern She was about fifty
years of are.
The friends Of r. e. Preston, a well
known business man of Elkhorn, are
worried over his sudden disappearance.
The reunion of the old settlers Of
Green Lake county win be held on the
shore Of Green Lake, June 20.
Peter Mayer, formerly resident Of
Appleton, was run over by the cars ar
Aurora, H., and instantly killed He
was - years Of age.
Burglars entered the saloons Of Dan
iel Leary and Martin Moylan, at Stev-
ems Point, and got away with consider
able coin. At Leary's place they Sc
cured S10G in cash, having in some man
ner succeeded in opening the safe with
out injuring the combination lock.
They were not SO fortunate at Aloylan's
saloon, as they secured only a few pen
MES for their trouble.
Miss Bertha Bowen Boyd was united
in marriage to John H. King at the
home of her parents in Appleton.
About fifty guests We're present from
different parts of the state.
The marriage has just been an
nounced of Miss Hattie Horner to Hen
ry W. BIish, both well-known residents
of Racine. The ceremony was per
formed at Kenosha on March IS last
Joseph Seymour was struck by a Du-
luth, South Shore q Atlantic train neat
Saxon, Ashland county, and instantly
killed. He was about 80 years Of age
and resided at Hurley.
Willie, the 1+year-old son of L. o
Spiegelberg, a merchant of Boscobel,
was drowned in the Wisconsin river
while bathing. The body was recovered
A young man giving his name as r. J.
Cole entered the police headquarters at
Minneapolis and gave himself up, say
ing that last fail he robbed his room
mate in the Wilbur house in that city
INV SslN us 'NAli iAi1ARlA AtttNA FADt'f
which he carried in his trousers pocket
one night Cole got up aud took $50 OF
this sum. The roommate did not miss
it, aud after staying with him fer two
days Cole left and went to Phillips
Wis, where he lived since that time,
spending Il portion Of the winter in
the woods. Conscience troubled him,
and at last, he says he had 10 confess
his guilt.
Samuel Shines, who was in jail at
NirOQm charged with adultery, made
his escape and has not yet been re
captured He crawled through a hole
in the floor of his cell made by remoy-
ing a board, ana then dug his way to
the outer wall and went through
hole made for ventilation. He had
help from the outside as two men
were seen by a female prisoner, ap
preaching the building
The report sent out from Eau Claire
that thu pearl button industry of that
place was killed was without founda-
ton. The report gained ground from
the fact that the Eau Claire Pearl But
ton company was absorbed by the
Badger Pearl Button company. of Eau
Claire, the original enterprise, which
intends to enlarge its plant and employ