Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-06-27
NEWS OF WISCONSIN.
REPORT OF THE LATE STATE
HAPPENINGS.
What the Home People are Saying
and Doing-Water Lowest
in Years.

A great deal of excitement over the
slot machine question has arisen in
the city of Onalaska.
Cumberland business men are look
ing for one James Lewis who has pass
ed worthless checks,
Beloit college is richer by a SS50.000
increase In its endowment and the re-
tention of Or. Edward d. Eaton as its
president.
The Wisconsin Association of Local
Fire Insurance Agents will hold its an
nual meeting in Milwaukee July IS
and "a
Prof Storm Bull The present mayor
OF Madison has been mentioned as a
possible candidate for governor on the
Democratic ticket in 1902.
The Catholic congregation at Genoa,
is perfecting plans TO build new
brick veneered church at that village.
The new church viii cost about So,
600 and will be strictly modern.
John D. Rockefeller took rest and
recreation incidentally for a visit to
Yerkes' observatory, the astronomical
observation station Of the University
Of Chicago, located one mile from VII
liams bay.
Berlin man by the naihe
of Harry Robinson, was struck by q
passenger engine ut the depot of the
Milwaukee road at Milwaukee and died
Ia minutes later at the Emei Sency hos
pital
Rev. Henry ID. Robinson. president
of Racine college. who was in Milw&u-
kee, said subscriptions to the fund for
remodeling the college We're coming in
SO fast that II had been decided to
raise fund of $4,000 instead of $4,000
as originally intended,
Little Aszelie Mantink of Wonewoc,
Is detained in secret by some unknown
delegation of Wisconsin people on the
fair grounds on this day and arrange
ments will probably be made to run
an excursion train from Milwaukee for
this occasion.
Present at the Beloit college COM
mencement exercises were the three
members constituting the first class of
Beloit college, which was graduated In
1851 81 years ago. They are Or. Joseph
Collie, Delevan, Wis: DR.. Stephen ID.
Peet, Chicago, publisher of the Anti
quarian, and w c. Hooker, Carthage.
Ill. A dinner was given in their honor.
The sheriff's force has secured from
Mssoula, Mont, Joseph ID. Dusethe of
West Superior. who Is alleged to have
run away with the wife and four girls OF
Joseph Grant. with whom Dusethe
boarded 1t is claimed that the parties
started for British Columbia. but they
IN oil In,
At the prize defamation contest for
the ladies of the sophomore and fresh
man classes of Belot college the soph-
omore prize was won by Annie Teall
of Sparta. Wis, and the freshman
prize by Florence Aver of Beloit In
the contest for young men Prentice
Case Of Chicago won the freshman
prize and o. H. Maurer of Belot the
sophomore prize
Options on all the ilowage rights of
the Rothchilds water power at Wausau,
have been secured by G. ] Winten Of
the Wisconsin Valley Land company.
representing large combination of
capital Many Of these options expire
July TO- and ii Is practically assured
that the property will be purchased and
a mammoth paper mill built there next
summer.
1t would seem from the turn the river
conditions have taken that this season
will be the first in the history OF the
upper Mississippi where active business
was discontinued SO early In the sea-
son. Although some still claim that
there Is no danger Of stoppage Of bust
ness on account OF low water, the num-
Der of boats which are having trouble
with the low water and sand bars dem
onstrate the fact that the condition OF
the river Is serious.
Game Warden j. w. Stone OF Barron
has returned from the southern part OF
this state. where he arrested Francis
Boodgood, Jr.. and W. II. and G.. +.
Miller, three prominent Milwaukee at
torneys, for catching 80 black bass a
few days before the season opened. Mr.
Bloodgood Is president OF the Rod and
Gun club Of Barron, and about year
ago volunteered his services to assist
the district attorney IN prosecuting a
man for illegal fishing. The offenders
got into fight with the warden and the
matter will be aired In court.
The grounds of the Trempeleau Coun
ty Independent Agricultural Driving
Park association in Whitehall were
sold in parcels for $2,450 by order Of
the board OF directors. The association
had conducted successful fairs for the
past 10 years. brit because of the fact of
there being two other fairs In the coun-
ty and the growing apathy OF the people
toward them, 1t was decided to throw
up the sponge" The price realized Will
more than pay the face az the 200 shares
al $40 each. A street fair will probably
be organized for an annual fall attrac-
ton
Superior's new Carnegie library
building Is 10 be built OF stone and
brick. For the lower story there VIII
be two. Portage entry sandstone VIII
be used, and for the second story the
architects Will draw plans for orna-
mental brick Of some character. The
library board decided upon the Portage
entry stone as being the finest in APP
pearance and being Of good wearing
quality. which two things were taken
into consideration In making the se-
lection The competition for the draw
ing Of the plans and the work OF super
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