Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-24
n EW S OF
WISCONSIN

the neighborhood OF Sheboygan, Port
! Washington, Fond du Lac and Osh-
kosh. The snow is heavy and wet. A
graph poles are reported 10 have been
broken off at the base, carrying with
them many wires. The force of the
storm can be imagined from the fact
that considerable of the recent con
struction work Of the telegraph and
telephone companies is new The
Western Union Telegraph Company's
chief operator reports that the storm
reaches north into the copper country,
though in the extreme north it is not
so severe as in the southern section.
Racine.-A resident of Racine so
years. once an expert carpenter, with
influential friends and wealthy rela-
tives, Jacob Bolmes, 6S years old, OBJ
jects to being committed to the coun-
~ house Mr. Bolmes has lived in an
old barn for more than a year and
\ with no fire, winter or summer. He
objected to entering the poorhouse, de-
claring that he was poor enough al
ready.
+ La Crosse.-Forty thousand dollars
Is demanded of the La Crosse Gas d
/ Electric Company by Henry Marquardt
/ for injuries alleged to have been sus-
( tanned at the gas works on May 20,
I 1906. He claims that an explosion at
the gas plant was caused by defective
equipment allowing gas to escape in
the purifying room, and ignited by de-
fective electric wiring.
Madison. - Announcement of the
fall election to membership in the
Iron Cross, the honorary senior So
ciety Of the University of Wisconsin,
was made. The elections are as fol-
lows: Gustaye w. Buchen, Sheboy-
gam Thomas r. Davidson, Evansville,
Ind; Carl J. Cunningham, Chippewa
Falls, and Miles c. Riley, South Mil
waukee.
La Crosse-By a vote of IA to 4 the
pastors union, composed of ministers
of the English Protestant churches OF
this county passed a resolution pro-
testing against President Roosevelt's
use of the term "bigot" in reference
to those who object on religious
grounds TO the election of Catholic
TO the presidency of the United States.
Madison.--Deeds of transfer were
filed with the secretary of state Mon
day whereby the Great Northern Rail-
way Company of St Paul and the Al
louez Bay Company of Superior. a
subsidiary corporation of the Great
Northern, purchased all the property
of the Duluth, Superior & Western
Railroad Company for s2,S29, 256.S9.
Green Bay. b. Call was Wednes-
day appointed general freight and pas
senger agent of the Green Bay &
Western railroad and its three auXil-
iary lines by General Manager J. c..
Jordan. The appointment takes eff
feet on January l. He takes the Office
left vacant by the death of w c. Mod
isett, who died last September.
Kenosha-The splendid residence
OF Thomas B. Jeffery, president of the
Rambler Automobile Company and
one of the wealthiest men in this sec
ton of the state, was badly damaged
by fire originating from a defective
flue, and while the loss is heavy, 1t is
not possible at this time to give any
estimate
Superior-The first payment to the
state treasurer by the Wisconsin
Grain & Warehouse Company has
been made. AS the result of the good
+ business in the weighing department
the commission was enabled to pay
I all its indebtedness and turn over a
check for $4,000 to the stnte
Chippewa Falls. - Melcher Warner
was killed and Henry Nelson was in
/ jured Tuesday morning by a Wiscon-
sin Central passenger train at the
crossing in the town of Delmar The
men were in a rig and tried to cross
the track In front of the train. One
horse was killed.
Chippewa Falls.-Flocks of Labra-
dor crossbeaks have arrived here and
are feeding on box elder seeds To
4 offset this cold weather prediction
by the Labrador crossbeaks Rural
Mail Carrier Toy brought to the city a
live robin which he had caught along
his route.
Chippewa Falls - Mrs Victoria
Houghton Farr made another appeal
to the state supreme court for d.
vorce from her husband. Joseph r.
Farr. United States superintendent OF
logging on reservations, She also
wants the custody Of their children.
Manitowoc.--H J. Goeres. who was
discharged when arrested on charge OF
violating the health regulations OF the
village OF Kiel by breaking smallpox
quarantine. has been rearrested on a
charge based on the state board OF
health rules.
Ripon.-E. w. Clark, dean of Ripon
college and professor OF Latin and
Roman archaeology has resigned to
become a member OF the Bureau OF
University Travel Of Boston the
resignation TO be effective at the close
Of the college year.
Milton Junction. While some boys
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