Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24

| Inc store or clayton Putney at
| Brookheld was entered yesterday while
the proprietor was at supper and a
considerable sum of money and lot
Of goods We're stolen. No arrests have
| trolley wire from the old Beach line
just north of the city limits The
company has offered a reward OF 800
for the arrest and conviction of the
thieves.
The question of a county hospital
brought up at the next meeting OF the
kenosha county board.
Wisconsin Methodists are talking of
Dr.. +. l.. Eaton for editor of The
Northwestern Christian Advocate, Chi
cago. For twenty years DR.. Eaton was
pastor and presiding elder in the two
Wisconsin conferences, in which he Is
highly regarded Three years ago he
went to First church, Des Moines, la.
j. j. Williams of Milwaukee, state
factory inspector, is in Sheboygan,
following up sharply number of cases
in which the state law regarding the
employment of persons under IA years
of age in factories is being violated.
Two cases were continued. All the
| cases so far investigated are against
parents who have given the ages Of
tilelr "ci1rfdren in 'gronsfaiiy liz order
that they may be enabled to work No
employers have been found disregard
| ing the law.
In order to escape from burning
room, Miss Annie Mooney leaped from
the second story window of her home,
656 Milwaukee street in Milwaukee,
and was painfully injured. Her Shout
der was dislocated and her arm cut
and bruised at the elbow, while she
| likewise suffered a number of bruises
on her body which will keep her con-
| fined to her bed for some days to
come. The fire, which was caused
by an explosion of gasoline, was ex-
| tinguished with about 500 loss.
Leo x. Eaton of Oshkosh has re-
eeived notice from George d, Meikle-
john, assistant secretary Of war, that
| the Office OF the adjutant general at
Washington, salary 81 900 year. Mr.,
Eaton was graduated in June last
| from Williams college. He had been
offered the position of teacher of
mathematics in the Oshkosh high
school, but preferred the place in
| washington. where he will have an
opportunity to carry on his studies in
the Columbian law school, after
business hours in the war department
A trio arrived at Spencer from
Marshfeld, composed of the divorced
wife of X Smukler, a clothing mer-
chant of that city, her 16-year-old
daughter and William Payne, man
of %. The people with the consent OF
the girls mother, de red to get mar
ried. but they had O gotten a license
and could find no one to perform the
ceremony. After consulting an attor-
ney they went to Unity in the hope
| that they could find some less con-
scient ious magistrate and failing IN
| tended to go to Chicago. Smukler
mere was opposed to the marriage and
when the party arrived at Unity they
| found the irate father and Chlet OF
Police Gorwing awaiting them. The
girl was taken into custody and with
her mother returned to Marshheld
Young Payne following
A new society called the ids" has
been formed among the young lads OF
Kanosha. The society derives its name
from the letters !. d. 81 don
smoke"-stitched on the sweaters and
coats of the youngsters. The oDJec'
of the organization is to break w
smoking among the members. twenty
! five members have sworn 10 refrain
from tobacco Meetings are held and
a weekly examination is made OF every
bny's record to determine il he has
rieidlv observed his oath. one lao
heing asked what was done with one
who broke the rules said that no case
of that kind had been as yet dis
covered. but they would be likely to
"fre" the offender from the club, OF
tell his mother on him. The society
has a laudable object in view, and Il
said to be growing in numbers.
Several hundred people at LAKE
mark. Milwaukee, witnessed as narrow
am escape from death or serious injury
as often occurs. A man, who refused
10 give his name, was riding along
the street on his bicycle, while his
little daughter about 3 years OF age
was strapped into a small seat at
tacbed to the handlebars. Suddenly
Two light pheatons came down th'
road at lively speed, and before tn'
wbeelman was able to turn out nc
found himself closely wedged De.
tween the two vehicles. He attempted
TO stop, but his efforts resulted IN
Hp over, and the bicycle was thrown
beneath the wheels of one OF the
nbaetons. The startled people ex
neeted to see the child instantly killed
Int when it was dlsentangled from The
straos IT was found to be apparently
unbnrt beyond a slight bruise on th'
shoulder. The vehicle was fortunately
q light one and it passed over th'
ehild's body so rapidly that 1t mad Du
] man was n kew IS.