The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-15
WISCONSIN MATTERS.
interesting Events of the Past
Few Days Reported by
Telegraph.
STATE NEWS FOR OUR READERS
Items Caught from the Wire Which
WIN BE of Special Interest to
!, Wisconsin People.

Wisconsin People.
Portage, Wis. Aug. 11.-The Rev
Father COsgrove of Ripon spent the
day, under the guidance of Thomas
ChtherO Of this city, comparing an
cient maps and documents with the his
tOrical Indian town sites near Port
Hope, III this county, which Mr.. Clth
ero has been for years investigating.
Father Cosgrove, on his return to Rip
on, will report to Bishop Messmer Of
Green Bay that the long looked for
MiScOutenS, the largest and most cele
brated city in Indian history and the
site Of the mission of st. James. has
been discovered near Governors bend
on the Fox river
The city is reported in 1875 to have
had 10000 inhabitants. 1t was heard
from as early as 1916, was visited by
NicOllet in 1854 and by Radisson and
GrOselier in 1863. The mission was
founded by AllOuez in 1869. 1t is mi
nutely described by Dablon in 1910, by
Marquette on his voyage of discovery
with Joliet in 1913. Every descriptive
sentence in the ancient documents re-
LCIA GU W udS IIUW DccIl NtI1ltu, dIt
several other fort and village sites
have been discovered incidentally in
the course Of the investigation.
Found a Switch Thrown Open.
Pewaukee, Wis, Aug. 12-But for
the pluck displayed by H. c. Hansen.
night operator here, the east-bOund
fast mail would have been held up
half-mile east of the village. About
l Il. N. Hansen noticed the switch
light was missing While Investigate
ing it he was attacked by three or
more men, who sprang from behind
some box cars. Hansen called loudly
for help and the men fed after eX-
changing several shots. The switch
was found thrown open to the siding
Her Pride Had a Fall.
Madison, Wis, Aug. 12.-Mrs. G. d.
Moon, of Chicago, who with her hus-
band and a dozen friends is spending
her summer outing at Spider lake,
Sawyer county, was one of the proud
est women in the state, once; so had
her husband. Then it developed that
two men stopping at the resort who
had been interested spectators of the
sport were Deputy Game Wardens
Carpenter and Bowman. Mrs. Moon
and her husband were arrested, and it
cost them $50 and costs each.
Gold Find in Wisconsin.
Mellen, Wis, Aug "a rich vein
of gold, silver, palladium and iridium,
aSSaying $14350 Il ton, has been uncOv-
cred at the Holmes mine, three miles
east of this place. at a depth of eighty
three feet. The vein is eight feet wide
by four thick. Mining men who have
visited the mine are of the opinion that
it is a full-fedged body of ore. Pros
pectOrS are starting in all directions
to dig, anxious to find mineral OH
their property.
Anthrax RACES in Wisconsin.
Lacrosse, Wis, Aug Estate Bac-
teriOlOgist Russell declares anthrax is
raging in this vicinity. Since the dis
cOvery thirty of the siXty-eight eX-
posed cattle have died and others are
dying. The first intimation of the ex-
istence of the disease came a week
ago, when five cows died within an
hour. State Veterinarian e. D. Rob
ertS has made a thorough investigation
and says the situation is alarming.
Second Injunction of Its Kind.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. 11.--John b.
Gallup, a carpenter at Milton, has
taken out an injunction before a court
commissioner fOrbidding Thomas
Beckel from having anything to do
with complainant's wife. This is said
to be the second case of the kind in
the history Of the legal profession.
He Murdered His Wife.
Brillion, Wis, Aug. 9.-GeOrge Wolf,
of Chippewa Falls, alleged murderer,
was arrested here yesterday by Mar
shall Plank. The arrested man con-
fessed the murder of his wife. He had
arrived as a stranger in this city two
weeks ago, and got employment at the
Ormsby Lime company's works.
Sudden Anger Costs Life.
Beloit, Wis.,, Aug. 11.-During fit
of anger over the ruin of her flower
garden by drove of horses Mrs. Gil
bert Halverson was stricken with apo
pleXy and died Her father, Carl A.
Cole, once owned farm in the heart
of Milwaukee, a part of which is the
site Of Juneau park.
Drowned Himself for Grief
Lacrosse, Wis, Aug S-Frantic
with grief over the death of his wife
and five children within q week from
diphtheria, a. A. Braun plunged into
the Mississippi river and drowned him.
self. The only surviving member of
the family is a crippled boy Is years
old.
Hog Prices Break Records.
Beloit, Wis, Aug Sat the auc-
ton sale of Berkshire hogs at the farm
of A. J. LovejOy the worlds record for
average price was made. being $1O7.5 6
for thirty head. The highest price was
$500 pair for boar. Buyers were pres
ent from all over the northwest.
Miss Uhlmann's Condition Serious.
NeoshO, Wis, Aug S-The condi-
ton of Miss Ida Uhlmann, who was
shot from ambush near here Sunday,
is serious. The wound in her neck is
suppurating badly and shows the pres
ence of considerable infection, making
her recovery doubtful.