Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-12-31
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

MILWAUKEE, ItqulIIuS oil IeLdI Iuilh
dealers to take out a license. Although
the ordinance goes into effect on Jan
uary /, not one Of the score or more OF
local dealers has up to the present
time filed application for license with
the city clerk
Portage.-Dr. w. G. Bullard, a we'll
known physician, was found guilty by
a Jury in circuit court of immoral, dis
honorable and unprofessional conduct,
and unless a motion for a new trial is
granted he will lose his licerse to
practice medicine in this state. If this
sentence is pronounced however the
case will doubtless be appealed to the
supreme court
Marinette-The Modern Brother
hood of America is being sued for
81, 900 to recover on policy carried
by Charles Heck who lost his life in
an explosion on the steamer Maggie
Marshall The order claims that he
gave a wrong occupation when he en-
tered the organization and paid assess
ments on lower basis than he should.
Beloit.-Acting upon what was per
haps the largest petition presented to
him in a similar case, Gov Davidson
has ordered the parole Of Walter
Searles and George Knight, boys who
were sentenced to two years in the
Green Bay reformatory for stealing 60
cents worth of brass from a wrecked
engine.
Chippewa Falls-After having been
believed dead for about six months,
Patrick O'Rourke, formerly roadmas-
ter for the Wisconsin Central. APP
peared here and showered Christmas
greetings an presents upon his
friends and relatives Mr.. ORourke
left here about a year ago for Mon
tana
Kenosha-Thomas Martin, farmer
of Brighton, filed petition asking for
the probate of a destroyed" will Of
William Brook, who died six months
ago, leaving a large estate. The petit
tion alleges that the will was either
destroyed or caused to be destroyed
by James Brook brother of the de-
ceased
Milwaukee, Papahalod-
hore, also known as Pappas, a tanner,
aged 20 years, was shot down and
probably fatally wounded in front Of
Nick Stevens coffee house by Jaces
Kucharas. a 23year-old countryman.
The tragedy was the elimination Of a
feud between the two.
/ Milwaukee. - Former Alderman
Charles Jungman in the municipal
court Wednesday pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with bribery
in connection with a special ordinance
in 1903. He was fined $500 or an al
tentative of Is months imprisonment.
The fine was paid
Fond du Lac.-By the will of Mrs.
Mary A. Moore. who is dead in San
Francisco, the Harlin families of this
city and the town of Eden are left a
100000 estate She amassed her for
tune by investments in California, but
resided in this city about 80 years ago.
Plymouth.--A temporary injunction
will be secured to restrain the Milwal-
kee & Fox River Valley Railroad Com
pany from doing any further work on
It's line in this city because, as al
legged II is laying tracks in streets on
which no franchise had been secured.
Superior--It is reported agents for
1 the Duluth Street Railway Company
which operates the street car line in
Superior and Duluth are buying OPP
\ lions on land on the socalled diagonal
( road survey to the new plant of the
/ United States Steel corporation.
La Crosse.--Frank Winter has been
4 appointed guardian ad Item for Lerdy
w Bell, the Trempealeau county man
who is said to have decided his farm
over to Grace Baldwin without any
/ consideration. Relatives claim the
aged man is incompetent.
Racine.-The body OF an unknown
man was found floating in the ice near
Wind Point by the men in charge Of
the lighthouse and 1t was necessary
for them to chop through a foot of ice
before the body could be reached AID
carried ashore
Madison. Coroner NJ w. Lynch
sought TO indemnity an old man who
was killed four miles south OF here
by train on the Milwaukee road The
victim was about so years old a tray
cling blacksmith known as Tony, the
blacksmith
Fort Atkinson - Former Gov.
Hoard's strong constitution and hardy
vitality again nave pulled him through
a severe attack Of heart trouble from
which he suffered He was able to be
about Thursday
La Crosse.--After a heroic effort 10
assist her coachman in stopping a
team OF runaway horses, Mrs. Jessie
Holway jumped from her cutter. strik.
( ing against the curb and fracturing
her right arm
Eau Claire.-The will Of the late
| Conway r. Daniels gives his $4,000
estate 10 the First Presbytei an
1 church after making a few minor be-
quests
Reloit--A stranger giving his name