Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27
BADGER BRIEFS.

building on the north side to cost
about $4,000.
At Ripon Miss Clara A. Zinth and
Paul B. Dalies, son of Rev. c. Dales,
were married They will reside in
Beten, New Mexico.
Mrs. Carrie Ref, wife of Operator
Clemenz Ref of the Milwaukee road
at Dexterville, and young man
| named John Scofeld were arrested
near West Salem. After preliminary
hearing they were bound over to the
circuit court and in default of $500 bail
each were placed in jail. Mrs. Reif's
parents resided at Dexterville and she
was married three years ago.
At Green Bay Peter Baeten has a
unique collection or curiosities. The
latest addition is an almost exact
image of two Indian heads in a natural
growth of wood. The curiosity was
discovered by Henry Engel in 1858, in
| Manitowoc county. 1t was growing
on maple tree. When the bark was
removed the growth presented an al
| most exact likeness of two human
| heads
Mrs. H. f. Allen, who lives with her
| daughter, Mrs. James Allen in Mari
qette, received a heavy solid gold
| spoon from the headquarters of the
Society of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton. This spoon is a souvenir given
| only to daughters of men who served
in the revolution. Mrs. Aliens father
was a captain who served in the revo-
lutionary army. She is nearly 100
years old.
1t has been persistently rumored
| that another large paper and pulp mill
would soon be constructed at Wausau.
! The place chosen for the site was at
Rothsehilds, where it was claimed the
projectors had purchased a large tract
| of land. The files at the courthouse
fail to reveal the purchase of a large
| tract of land in the section referred to,
| and the gentlemen whose names
were connected with the alleged deal
! deny having anything to do with 1t.
William L. Define, a member of Co.
G, Third United States infantry, fight
ing in the Philippines has written to
! his brother Henry Define of Sheboy-
! gan, describing the operations in the
! Islands. He says the blacks are toe
! light of foot for the United States
soldiers to outrun and when they fire
a yolley or two, they have to be fired
| at on the run or wait for another
time Mr.. Dehne is a sergeant and
saw service in the war with Spain
| He was wounded in the thigh before
| Santiago, and afterwards contracted
typhoid fever. He is well again
however, and enjoying his experiences.
An extraordinary amount of interest
has been aroused in the medical pro
! fession at 0conto over the case OF
Julius Oepke, who was injured some
| time ago in a sawmill at Gillett. The
young man fell on a circular saw and
was cut across the chest so that his
heart and lungs were exposed, only a
thin tissue remaining answered over
| his heart. The action of these organs
was plainly visible and the case has
| gone down on record as the only one
in which man has been able to see
the actual beating of his own heart
Owing to the splendid physical condi-
| ton of the patient, he is rapidly re-
covering and will soon De able to re-
sumo his ordinary occupations
Among the most recent of the real
estate transfers at GAINESVILLE was one
which is OF historical interest and
which will take the old timers back to
the early days of Rock county Ii is
the sale by john p Porter to Alavine
Fursett, OF 40 acres in the town OF
! Porter. Tie land was first entered
! by the great statesman. Daniel Web
ster, March %, 1897 1t is near what
is now the village of Waucoma and
part of the town is plated upon it,
The first transfer was in 1912 when
Daniel Webster sold it to John Porter
In 1865 it was sold to William NJ. and
Isaac G. Porter, who jointly owned II
until 1888, when Isaac G.. bought his
1 brothers. interest. The last change
was on July 5, when John Porter, ex-
ecutor of the Isaac Porter estate, sold
it to Alayine Fursett for s11,S
At a meeting of the Sheboygan &
/ Calumet Plankroad company a diyi-
dend of per cent. was declared, the
first dividend in ten years. The city OF
| sheboygan is endeayoring to have the
dividend gives Sheboygan 5000 in ten
/ years on its investment. In few
days the recently appointed committee
will 90 TO the town OF Schleswig for
/ the purpose OF inducing that town 10
give mp its stock. There is little
doubt but the mission Of the commit
/ tee will be successful. The town OF
| Herman is willing to rellnquish It's
stock and the city of Sheboygan will
| do the same. The total amount OF
stock held by these Is $4,000. Be
side this there is private stock to the
amount of $1,000.
The council of Stevens Point after
a stormy session, passed the franchise
\ Of the Jackson Milling company OF
Grand Rapids. This ordinance has
! been blocked for nearly six weeks,
Had it been passed several weeks ago