Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-07
Wisconsin in Brief.

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Wisconsin in Brief.
| The disappearance of a Kenosha girl,
which has been troubling the police OF
that city and vicinity for some time.
was cleared up in Oshkosh when the
local department took into custody Carl
Schwartz and lrma Becker of the above
named city. They were living together
at the Columbia hotel as man and wife.
having registered as Mr., and Mrs Carl
Mayer Sch wartz is a peddler and, It
Is claimed. deserted wife ana several
children AT. kenosha The girl Is about
l6 years old
Bank Examiner Kidd has issued his
report for the third quarter, showing
the condition OF business on Sept, 30.
From the tabulation OF aggregates OF
reports received from the l5a states
1871 private and | savings bank of the
state under his supervision these instl-
tutions are shown to be IN nourishing
condition
A mailman with n shotgun ruled the
town OF North Cape for hours The
citizens fed in terror when he began
shooting in all directions, and they
sought safety in cellars. The man, Jo-
bann Johnson, is sim at large, and the
sheriff and two deputies are seeking
him
Peter Quirk of Milwaukee fireman
lon the Milwaukee and st Paul road,
met with a peculiar accident ON pas
songer train coming from Chicago 1t
was the train which left Chicago at 3
O'Clock When II miles out OF Chi
cago his train passed train going into
lChicGgo al n rate of about so miles an
hour AS the two engines passed
piece OF coal flew off the tender of the
engine going south and crashed through
ale window of the engine cab. piece
or glass cut an artery Of Quirk's left \
arm and he nearly bled To death before
he reached home He was removed to
The Milwaukee hospital and later to his
home, and is extremely weak from the
loss of blood
a coroner's inquest was held at
Freedom In the case of Terry Garvey.
who was accidentally shot and killed
by his 10-year-old brother William.
The Jury attached no blame to the
brother
Mrs. Hans fiendrickson, OF Ridge
way. who has been sleeping for the past
week. caused by mistake In giving
sleeping medicine instead OF stmu-
liant, is improving, and her friends are
hopefn Of her recovery
+ K. Reynolds. Inspector of lifesav-
ings for the Twelfth district. IL holding
his fourth days investigation as to the
drowning, OF Sheboygan Sept last. OF
William Leberman More than 20 wit
nesses have been examined and tho
trend OF testimony shows that the life
Inn a a
Mary Lang. Of West Superior. who
was sentenced to the county Jail for be-
ing drunk. made her escape by sliding
down rope from third story window.
Her hands were terribly lacerated in
the descent but she set out ana walked
four miles to the West End. barefooted.
whore she was later recaptured AT her
usual place OF abode.
Dr Charles Kendall Adams. former
president Of the University OF Wiscon-
sin. cancelled the transportation for
himself and his wife TO go to California
TO spend the winter. DIR. Adams feared
that he could not stand the strain OF
the trim
marsh fire In the Trempeleau bot
toms caused damage
The new paper mill at Petoskay In
which Appleton parties are Interested
Is about completed and within a week
II Is expected that paper will he made
The present capacity Of the plant Will
require about 5000 900 feet OF hemlock
a year
Denzcl Richey. serving a life sentence
for murder In the first degree, died at
the Waupun prison late Tuesday after
noon after an Illness OF several months
Death was due to "A malignant tumor or
sarcoma. Ritchics case attracted wide
newspaper attention at the time, espe-
cally in northern Wisconsin, where
both he and his victim were we'll
known. The crime for which Richie
was sentenced was the killing OF Will
liam Armine. an employe OF the Wis
consin Central railway at Ash land. In
the fall OF 1889
The common council Of West Superior
ut It's meeting refused to accede to the
demand made by the White River tVt)
Savings bank for the payment OF ~ 900
worth Of special Improvement bonds
held by that Institution. The matter
will be fought In case the bank COM
: mences an action. II was also decided
10 borrow money In a sum not TO exceed
SIS 900 with interest ~ 8 per cent TO
run the city until February. when the
next tax money VIII commence TO come
In
Becaure Of family trouble William
Raash OF Milwaukee stabbed his wife
twice with pen knife and then cut his
own throat Mrs. Raash will recover.
but Rash will die.
A workingwomen's union has been
recently former in Appleton. the object
OF the order being to force an increase
: and uniformity in the scale OF wages
! paid. Only those women who go about
: from house to house ana are paid by
the day are eligible for membership.
Abou. 40 have Joined the new fe6era-
ton