Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-31
Wisconsin in Brief.

The mystery surrounding the drown
ing OF man at Grand avenue bridge,
Milwaukee, was cleared up by the re-
coyery OF the body, which was found To
be that OF w. j. Weinioke of Racine
The Wisconsin Cheese Makers assoc
citation will hold their annual meeting
in Milwaukee. Jan. s, Q and 10. 1902.
Walter DolbIer, the Galesville stock
man. who has been missing for the past
six weeks, has turned up at Cadott,
Wis, and will be brought back to
Galesville
Because her sweetheart Tilted her.
Minnie Stretch, u years old, committed
suicide ut Chicago by inhaling chloro-
form in her room in the Russell hotel.
376 State street. She came to Chica-
go from Ripon, Wis, several months
aSb Her relatives at Ripon were noti-
! fed by telegraph. and II ia expected
that they will send for the body.
Fire completely destroyed the Ma
tional hotel at Menasha, a three-story
brick structure. While no lives were
lost of the 30 people in the building
many escaped only in their night
clothing. The origin Of the fire Is a
mystery, but the fact that about four or
five weeks ago mattress soaked with
kerosene was found on the floor OF the
easement has given rise to the belief
that the fire was of incendiary origin.
Work was resumed on the construc-
ton OF the electric street railway in
Kenosha which will be the connecting
link between the Chicago and Milwau-
kee lines.
A telegram was received at Racine
announcing the death OF John Schlig at
the GOO Fellows home at Green Bay,
aged g2 years. He was one OF the
earliest settlers OF Racine and was said
10 be the oldest living Odd Fellow In
Wisconsin, IL not In the United States.
The census bureau has issued bull
letn showing that In Wisconsin there
are $780, S5 persons Of school age. 1885,
S25 of militia age 570,715 OF voting age,
and 257 .527 foreign born males
While driving IN carriage with
party OF -four others. Daniel France and
wife OF Fairview. Kan. were killed Mt
Cedarville, near Monroe. by large tree
that some men were cutting down and
which fell across the road. The four
others escaped.
At meeting Of the creditors OF the
defunct German Exchange bank OF
Chiffon. proposition for a cash pay
men of 30 per cent and 30 per cont more
in deferred payments In periods OF one
TO five years was accepted. The de-
ferred payments will bear interest al
3 per cent The total indebtedness Of
the bank Is s600,000.
Andrew Schubert, lad o. u years.
confessed 10 the police that he is an in
cendiary. He admitted having fred
three barns In Madison within three
fu la fA
tho acts that he wanted to see the fire
department run In two cases he
turned In the alarm himself At the
first Are he started. Sept. 10, two horses
in the barn OF Henry Bischof were
burned 80 badly that they had 10 be
shot. Young Schubert will probably
be sent 10 the reform school. His faith
or ia a saloon-keeper.
The bank at Dane Station. near
Madison. Wis, was robbed by trio OF
aafecracAers, who took the money and
notes In the vault
At Prairie du Chen Patrick Kane,
held in the county Jail for murder. was
tried and bound over TO the circuit
court in November Kane is charged
with the murder Of his wife on Sept %,
having shot her with shotgun while
she was In bed She died nine days
later. The defense is trying TO prove
that the shooting was accidental
Peter Coro, an Italian miner who WAS
injured by an explosion Of powder
while working In the Ashland mine. by
which he lost an eye, has disappeared
and II Ii feared that the shock may
have turned his reason and caused him
10 wander away. Searching parties are
now seeking him In the woods. lie is 30
years OF age, aud weighs 1876 pounds.
Barney Leschinski accidentally shot
himself while in the woods near Thorp
by pulling his gun oyeT icg and the
trigger catching.