Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-24
Wisconsin in Brief.

Abraham Beck, farmer residing
seven miles outside of Milwaukee, on
the Lisbon road notified the coroner
that the body Of n woman ha1 been
found in his cistern weighted down
with natirons.
rhe examination of Father 1upgblud.
4 Catholic priest. and Lizzie Nolan, his
housekeeper. charged with assault up-
on Mary Priuer at Neilsville resulted in
the defendants being committed to Jail
in default of $500 bail
Influential Indians of the Winncbago
Il ibo will make an effort to get a NUM-
Der of Indian children into the In
Crosse public schools because Of the
slow progress Of their children in the
Indian schools.
Anton StollCnwerk OF Milwaukee Is
missing since Oct / and his family he
lieves he met with foul play in Chicago
or 81 Louis. He went to Chicago on
Oct | and intended TO go from there to
st. Louis. He had large amount of
money with him.
Miss Tena Doula. 90 years of age was
The victim Of horrible accident In
kenosha. Miss Doula was employed
At the kenosha steam .a,,;.Si.:c"" and
while working near rapidly revolving
shaft, which operates one OF the wash
ing machines. her hair. which was
hanging loosely down her back. was
suddenly caught in the shaft, and the
young lady literally scalped.
| Charles Gardner. Of the bayfield,
sheep ranch, Is supposed to he lost IN
the woods Is miles from that place
| He has been missing since Monday
morning search party has gone out.
| He IL a brother of w T. Gardner, who
managed the Ashland baseball team
| this season.
| At meeting of the parties interested
| in the "Cripple's Revenge" threshing
machine company, held at Lacrosse, II
was decided to send one of the recently
constructed machines into Minnesota
where IL would be tested, Should the
test prove successful. as have all form
er tests, company viii incorporate
! for the manufacture of the machines.
| While in saloon In St Croiy village
| John Lumden and George Auchter be-
rame engaged In an alteration and
when going outside, II Is alleged. Lum-
den drew pocket knife and stabbed
Auchter on the left side OF the face
causing profuse bleeding. Lumden was
arrested. and waving examination,
the circuit court for trial. He is held
under the charge of assault with intent
to do great bodily injury. Auchter will
recover.
Congressman John J Esch. who re-
turned to Lacrosse from an inspection
Of the Sault Ste. Marie said Manager
| Clergue. of the Lake Superior Water
Power company. had personally In
! hat
and would furnish the United States
government with nickel armor plate at
500 per ton which rate IN $500 per ton
cheaper than the price demanded of the
government by the Carnegie steel syn
dictate
II Is expected that an announcement
declaring the lumber pliers strike Off
al the Peyton, Kimball & Babber saw
mill at West Superior, will be issued
in a day or 50.
According TO the reports OF those In
charge Of the Lacrosse city schools
there are fewer cigarettes used among
school boys at present than at any time
| during the past FIVE years
| More hunting licenses have been Is
sued this year than for the past three
| years.
! The state board Of control has aud
/ tied tho accounts Of the various COZ
/ " asylnms for the chronic insane. and
/ apporti0ned 20 them the amount due
| them from the state and the counties
having no asylums for the maintenance
Of chronic insane The state pays 81 80
week toward the support OF every pa
tent belonging TO any county, and 81
a week for patients belonging 10 the
state The rest of the expense is borne
| by thc counties from which the pa
tients come.
| BY the death Of little Edward Peter.
| the infant child Of Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Peter at Colby a hard legal fight for
/ It's possession has come TO an end
Rev. r. Dewitt Talmage and o. r.
/ Ingram of Eau Claire. wis. offer TO
give $4,000 each toward the ransom Of
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the missionary
captured by Bulgarian bandits.