Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-05-31
BADGER BRIEFS.
Newsy Potpourri from all about the
State.

| State,
Ed. Coon is at a hospital in Sheboy-
gan suffering from lockjaw caused by
| neglecting an injured foot.
Rev. G.. J. Webster, formerly of
Plymouth, has taken charge OF pas
toratc at Sacramento, Cal
Sim Jones has been granted di-
vorce from Hattie Jones at Oshkosh
on the ground of deserton.
J. L. Rice, an old man who lived
alone at Chetek, was found dead at
his home sitting in chair.
The dam at Phlox has gone out,
carrying away large quantities of
livestock and several barns.
julius Il. Gray of Sturgeon Bay has
fallen heir to S11,00O by the death
of an aunt in the old country,
Il. Katzer's jewelry store at Apple
| ton was robbed Only a few watches
were taken from the repair rack.
Mrs Wchlitz, of Fond du Lac, has
been adiudgcd insane. She will be
taken to The northern hospital
W. II. Miller of Racine will spend
two and Il half years in the peni-
Tertiary for forging a check of S11.
Mrs Catherine German died of par
| alysis at her home in Fond du Lac.
Deceased had resided in that city for
many years.
Richard Kasner, employed by
farmer near Western Union Junction,
had his arm broken by being thrown
from a horse.
Daniel Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to
charge of criminal assault at Hay
ward and was fined $3.50, or six
months in Jail
Miss Edna Zonne was severely
burned about the face and hands by
the explosion OF a lamp at her home
in Appleton
Gen. Holland Richardson Will de
liver the memorial day address at
Ashland. Ira B. Bradford win speak
al the Observance in Augusta.
Sheriff Kceler, of Price county, ar
rested Billy Ricket at Ashland on
charge OF assault and battery. The
prisoner was taken to Phillips.
The CoXcyites who left Minneapolis
recently have reached Onalaska, com
ing by rcght trains on the Burlins
ton road No depredations are re-
ported.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pfeiler of Plymouth
died at the age Of y. She had been
i'll for thirty years with a disease of
the thumbs. They had been gradu-
ally decaying,
The trunk OF j. NJ. McCahill of Phil
adelphia was stolen from the depot
at Appleton junction. 1t was found
later near the depot broken open with
the contents gone.
The body of Willie Brown, who
was drowned in the Chippewa river
at Eau Claire a week ago, was fOuna /.
at Westville, having been carried /.
three miles by the current.
Edward Serley, a youth of the
town of Stanley, Chippewa county
has been committed to the reform
school for five years for breaking into |.
the Wisconsin Central freight house /,
at that place
Carl Kanack of Wausau is under ,
arrest charged with so brutally hand F.
ling his 16-months-old child that both
arms of the little one are broken. He
is in jail awaiting the result of the .
child's injuries.
William Hooper, of Appleton, was
being shaved at NekOosa last week .
during a wind storm which moved /.
the building enough to cause the bar
Der TO cut a deep cash in the cheek /.
Of Mr.. Hooper.
Miss Alice Sutherland, teacher Of
a school in the Crandalrs district .
near Chippewa Falls, on seeing a
farm house ablaze organized her pu-
pills into a fire brigade and saved 7.
most Of the furniture
The Appleton authorities have ar
rested j. S. Mosler, A. L. Hassler
J. NJ Fletcher and Charles WHITAKER
on the charge of conducting fire sale
Of clothing without the state license [
for transient merchants.
Ed Browne, one of the actors Of
Parsons She company, attached the
scenery of Pearson's White Squadron
company at Racine Saturday night
on a claim for sala y. The company
left the city, leaving the scenery.
Residents Of the fourth ward Of