Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-19
BADGER BRIEFS.

At GAINESVILLE Mrs. j. II. Conley
died. She was SO years of age and
leaves a husband and three children.
o. r. Smith of Beloit, believes he is
the oldest continuous resident of Wis
consin born in the state He was born
Nov, 20, 1899.
Amherst Wis, July 49, Miss Myrtle
Firnian died this morning of consump-
ton. She was graduate of the high
school in the class of &C.
The perjury suit against Thomas
Flanagan of Iron River, Mich, came
to a close at Sturgeon Bay and the de-
PENDANT was declared not guilty.
The l-year-old child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Carney of Freedom, was
drowned, by falling into wash boiler
full of boiling water at Appleton,
Al Eau Claire the home of Mrs, Fen
was struck by lightning and almost
torn to pieces. One OF Mrs. Fien
children was found insensibe from the
shock
AT Prairie du CHEN Marshal Liudner
arrested a man who gave the name of
James Healey He is suspected of be-
ing implicated in the Lone Rock hold
up
A reunion OF the survivors of the
third battery, Wisconsin Light artil-
lery viii be held N Room i2l, County
building, Chicago, H., Monday Aug.
81.
Another Manitowoc man is missing
from his home, the second this week,
Emil Fehrng cigar-maker left
home Monday and since then no trace
Of him can be found
The comptroller of the currency
has approved the conversion OF the
State Bank of Medford to the First Ma
tional bank capital $4,000. Blanks
have been sent to G. l.. Alyerson.
Prof. c. ID, Kip of Elkhorn has been
engaged as principal of the high
school at Black River Falls for the
coming year, and Miss Birdine M.
Hale Of Oshkosh as first assistant
Word has been received at Elkhorn
OF the death of Peter Golden at his
home at Norborne, Mo- Mr.. Golden
was county judge OF Walworth county
! for twenty-eight years. He was 81
years of age
The Manitowoc council reduced the
valuation Of Elevator b. of the Great
Northern Grain company from 1000
! to 10000 on the tax rolls, and the
| company has promised to erect another
large elevator.
| Albert Helse, a brakeman employed
on the local freight Of the Wisconsin
| Central railway was killed while en-
| gagged about his train In the yards at
Waukesha. He was unmarried and
was IS years OF age. He formerly re-
sided at Oshkosh
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rueping re-
turned to their home in Fond du Lac
/ from Green Bay Mr.. Rueping was
one Of the victims in the Northwest
ern collision at De Pere, and has been
in Green Bay since the accident He
Is now able TO get about with the aid
| OF crutches The Northwestern officials
sent up private car for the purpose
OF taking Mr.. Rueping, his brother,
Henry Rueping, and August Bechaud,
to their homes.
BY the bursting OF an emery wheel
at the plant OF the Valley iron works,
Appleton Fred A. Schroeder was kill
ed, fragment Of the wheel crashing
through his skull Peter stark. an
other employee was injured In the
hand. Mr. Schroeder was 36 years
old and Is survived by a wife and 1T
tie son. He carried insurance to the
amount Of $500
Uncle Steve" ingalls, who has for
many years been familiar figure on
the streets of Marshiield, is dead. He
was "A years of age and was blind for
half a century When young man
he served as sailor on the Great
Lakes and during a storm was struck
on the head By jibbOon and he grad
ually became blind He carried on
farming and had no other assistance.
An imposing service was held at st
Joseph's church at De Pere. r. f.
Mcdonald took the white habit Of the
Premonstratensian order. He has been
a student in st. Norbert's college for
some time past Mr. Mcdonald will
leave at once for Belgium. He goes
there for the purpose OF making his
noYltiate He Will be accompanied by
the Rev Father Rony Of Dyckesville
who will spend some time abroad
Wisconsin pensions granted Orlgi.
nal John Thessin, Milwaukee. sl2;
Wilbert Is. Richards. Footeyllle, yl2;
George r Creyeling, national home,
Milwaukee, So; additional, Dietrich
Dierolf, Milwaukee, s12; renewal and
increase, Charles Starrett La Fargo,
IS. increase, John J Taylor, Valley,
ST.. John w. NJ. Large, Wisconsin
veteran home, Waupaca, IS; lothian
White. Glen. $40 Cyrus s. Trip, Shell
Lake, s.: Joseph Goetz, Milwaukee, IS;
Ezekiel b. Hays, Richland Center. $40;
Morris Cayanaugh. Potosi, $40, re-
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