Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-01-04

rested.
The vote ON the incorporation OF
Amherst village resulted almost unan-
imously for incorporation, the vote be-
ing IS for and against.
AT meeting of the Pierce county
fair stockholders at Ellsworth, U. W.
Hancock was elected president, NJ. T.
Harris vice president and f. r. Doolit-
tie secretary.
\ doctor of Manitowoc. assisted by
local surgeon, removed an eve from
Herman Bubaltz of Kasson. Bubaltz
was found by roadside unconscious
near Reedsville last week,
John w. Maan, who made the Hotel
knight, at Ashland, one of the best
known and most popular hostelries on
Lake Superior. has arranged for lease
of the new Douglass house at Hough-
ton which is to be completed next
May.
John Schroeder, aged sc, has disap-
peared from his home in Racine, and
friends fear that he may have COM
mitted suicide or fallen in some lonely
paw anu lltu VI Exposure.
The l4-year-old son of Patrick O'Neil
of Chippewa Falls fell on carving
knife, which entered his left breast and
pierced the lung and the lining of his
heart. He may not recover.
The tugs Zenith and Superior, which
were sent out after the lost barge 115
and which have been at Marquette for
a week waiting orders, have instruc-
tons TO 30 into winter quarters there.
The heirs of the late James Wilson
at Racine have settled up the estate
without contest of the will. Mr.. Will
son died last FebruN"" and left prop
erty worth $50, 00r here was a large
number of chil en-
The state failed to make a case
against Fred G. Cowie, who was held
on the charge of embez2lement at
Washburn, The evidence showed that
Cowie had handled no money belong
ing to The Bayfield, & Western railway.
Sheboygan parties have purchased
the Oconto brewery. paying So, 900 for
the plant. The new management viii
continue to do business under the name
of the Oconto Brewing company and
will, in the coming spring, invest s25
600 in addition, doubling the present
capacity
Doud x Sons cooper shop at La
Crosse was completely destroyed by
fire. together with machienry, tools,
stock and tow freight cars of the Mil
gl, Ia, 4.
for the Lstman flour mill The loss
is s. 900 to $4,000 with $500 Insurance.
The buildings will be rebuilt.
The Rev. II r. Colby Of Waupaca
has received a call to the Baptist
church at Sardinia n. Y. New York
city is Mr. Colby's birthplace and
within a radius of thirty miles from
there he served seven churches as
pastor He, however. expects to de-
cline this call and devote himself TO
scientific research.
" jses Peterson, the man who was
strung up by lumbermen near Mar
quette, Mich. Is a Marinette man and
has a wife residing there. At the last
reports he was a raving maniac and
The sheriff there notified the authori-
ties at Marinette to come up and take
charge Of him
Pensions granted Wisconsin people.
Original--t'rederick Royce National
home Milwaukee, s6 Restoration
and reissue--George w. Neyins dead,
Bloomington, $50 Renewal William
bookings Burlington, S.. Increase
Wilson b. Patterson, Mansion, sl6 to
sl7: James X Classon, Gillett, So to
SIT.
Miss Mabel Robinson, daughter of
Henry w Robinson, was married at
Beloit TO Dr. William Yeakel, recently
Of Chicago, who has just accepted
place as instructor in the Medical de-
partmcnt Of the Nebraska State unlver-
sity at Omaha. The ceremony was per-
formed by the groom's brother, the
Rev. Nh Yeakel Of Chicago
The recent ruling that persons deal
ing in time checks and other similar
securities must obtain a brokers' IL
cense has struck heavy blow at bust
ness in Chippewa Falls That city has
long done a big business in cashing
time checks for the lumbermen who
came in numbers from the logging
camps The practice of buying the
checks at a small discount must row
be discontinued
Letters from the west have been re-
ceived by the Maughmer family Of
Gainesville giving the details OF the
shooting of Charles Maughmer on an
Idaho ranch Maughmcr was shot
down in cold blood without proyoca-
ton. One day when Maughmer rode
to a ranchman's house TO interview
him the latter shot him down from his
horse This was done in the presence
Of Maughmer's brother.
Chief Of Police johnson Of Racine
saws that the report circulated in Mil
waukpe that he wanted James Field or
james Johnson, partner Of Henry T..
.Corbett. charged with shooting the
Rev. and Mrs D. b. Cheney, Is a mis-
take When the examination OF