Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-27
WISCONSIN NEWS

the fourth degree. Lena MattSon was
tried for infanticide three years aga
the jury finding her not guilty. Last
spring she was arrested charged with
the murder of another babe and her
trial just concluded has attracted much
attention.
Ashland lumbermen say that beside
the incalculable loss to the standing
timber the fires were greatly delaying
the commencement Of fall logging
Many loggers have been ready for
weeks to start into the woods with
their crews of men, but owing to the
prevalence of fires they dare not make
start for fear Of losing their entire
camp outfits.
The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Boyee
relict of T.. l.. Bovee, arrived at Eagle
from Philadelphia. Mrs. Bovee died
at the home Of her daughter in Pha-
delphia Monday. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. j NJ. Jones OF Phil
adelphia, and four sons, Dewitt G. Of
Chicago, Hubert s. of East Troy, Hal.
sey w. of GAINESVILLE and Meryin ".
of Elkhorn.
A FANNY named Daley, consisting of
nine people, including six small chill.
dren, reached Wausau in woeful
straits while attempting to wagon
their way from Minnesota to Nova
Scotia. Kind Wausauans ticketed the
women and children to their destina-
ton. the men feeling able t. continue
their wagon travel.
The first soaking rain since June fell
at Shell Lake Friday and extingushed
the forest fires. For the first time in
weeks the people feel safe from the
tires and the settlers who have been
IN constant terror now so 10 sleep feel.
ing that their homes are not threat
ened.
DR.. Rosa Epson, who came 10 MI
waukee last spring and opel ed an Of
fee where she has been praeticing
since, received telegram stating that
her husband, who, until week ago
conducted a drug store in Marshal
town. Ia, was dead.
The Young women of Burnett had o
nail-driving contest recently to raise
money for the Sunday school in that
place. The girl who won fastened
twenty laths with four nails apiece in
ten minutes without once hitting her
thumb
Armour & Co.'S refrigerator ware
house at Rhinelander was damaged
by fire about $1,000. The warehouse
of Chafee & Fenelon and stocks Of
Fenelon Il Co. and Harrison Bros.
were burned; loss about $500.
Stutson's threshing outfit while cross
ing the river west of Brodhead the
engine went through the bridge car
rying twenuy-foot span with II 10
the bottom The engineer had a mar.
row escape from death.
Thomas Place, resident of Racine
COUNTY since 1885, died in the town
of Mt. Pleasant, aged rs years. When
he first settled there he was the clerk
of the famous Indian trader Jambeaux.
While John Ferguson of Chippewa
City was endeavoring to tighten the
binding pole of load Of hay 1t slipped
back and split his head from the fore
head back. He cannot recover.
The late Hakon NJ. Nordvi, we'll
known business man Of Waupaca'
could translate readily from the Laun,
Greek, Hebrew, French and German
Miss Hattie Brockway, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Brockway
Of Palmyra. was married at her par
ents home to George Cramp.
George Meyer, who lives on farm
about one mi west of Plymoutn,
met with loss of about $1,000 by hre
DR.. R,oert Stewart Bole of 81. PAU
and Miss Katherine 70. Fox N -
Crosse were married Thursday.
After consulting with his wife about
dying together, and his wife's reply
that she was not ready, Augustus
Neary of Green Lake borrowed a WIZ
chester rifle and killed himself.
Married on Wednesday, Sept IL !.
the home of the brides mother ~
Owalopna, MINI, Jesse I. Merriam o.
Columbus, Wis, to Miss Helen Dnles'
daughter of Mrs. A. G.. Enney.
The marriage of d. J. Humphrey anu
Miss Ora A. Stone took place a. tie
residence Of the brides father, = ".
Stone in Waterloo. Sept. 10.
Louis NJ. Reckhowe, college class u,
a young Rockford lawyer, was marrleu
to Miss Florence Chapman, daugn's'
of g. w. Chapman of Beloit.
Redmond O'Gar, who built the y
Paul railway from Milwaukee to Easie
Center and from GAINESVILLE TO h'Vu
head, died at la Crosse.
J.. r. Ismon, prominent ~
wealthy citizen, was found dead ID ,os
yard OF his son-in-law, Willlan
Andrews at Hudson;
Henry L. Palmer, Of Milwaukee, ~" ~
elected sovereign grand c0mmanueL M