Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1909-12-23
STATE NEWS
TN BRIEF


Isaac G.. Hartman, engineer OF
the Chicago & Northwestern passeu-
ger train wrecked near Evanston, H..
was mourned as dead by his wife.
But Hartman himself dispelled his
familys grief by calling his wife on
the telephone from the Evanston hos
pital and assuring her of his safety.
His message to me-" said Mrs Harri-
man, was in accordance with an
agreement made at the time of our
marriage He promised me then that
If he ever was In wreck or accident
OF any sort and escaped death. that he
and no one else would let me know of
his safety or the extent OF his in-
juries Consequently when one. two
and three hours passed after the first
message announcing that he was dead
l began TO believe that an error was
impossible and that he had been killed.
La Crosse. The last shovel OF
cement has been thrown into the
frames of the big Dells dam. two miles
above Hatfield, which makes the Hat
field water power. built by the La
Crosse Water Power Company. one of
the largest in the northwest The
Hatfield and Dells dams have cost
more than 100000. and announce
ment is made by the company that
two more dams, doubling the present
storage capacity for water VIII be
built next year The cities of Winona
and La Crosse are now receiving all
their light and power from the Hat
field power house, and the new $1,000
600 iuterurban between Winona and
La Crosse and Sparta is TO get Its
power from the same.
La osse.--Seventy-five thousand
dollars OF the 100000 capitaliza-
ton OF the proposed industrial
corporation 10 procure factories for
the city was subscribed at dinner
OF the board of trade, at which 200
representative citizens attended. Nine
of the best business men In the city
have consented to become directors
and every industry seeking location
will have to pass muster before re
ceiving any aid No contributions are
10 be made TO any company, the idea
being to give start to industries
which give promise of success.
Racine. 49, All camps of Spanish
War Veterans in Wisconsin and
other states OF the union VIII use
every effort 10 induce congress to
pass bin appropriating $4,000 or
$7b 900 TO be used in raising the
wrecked battleship Maine, which was
blown up II years ago. and TO recover
the bodies OF marines and have them
inferred in a national cemetery. In
/ this state many of the camps Of vet
\ Grams have adopted resolutions to this
/ end.
Superior Edward Phelps, former
supervisor of Scion Springs. charged
with uttering and passing as true
forged county order. was found
guilty. The jury recommended elem
I ency TO Judge Vinje in imposing sen
trnce, The trial is the first of the
/ graft cases brought up through the
investigation Of w b. Kellogg. special
agent for the Business Mems associa
| ton.
RaclneA jury in the circuit
\ court rendered a verdict In favor
Of Mrs, Frences Bauman in her suit
I against the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company. William Bauman, her
\ husband, carried life policy in tho
\ company for 81 900 He paid two pre-
\ miums but others were refused, II
! being claimed that Bauman was not In
/ good health when the policy was is
sued.
Grand Rapids Elaborate prepar-
ations are being made for the
| dedicatory services OF the new En-
manuel Lutheran church just com
peted. The dedication sermon IL to
be delivered by Rev j. f Rubel OF
/ Milwaukee. In the afternoon Rev.
r. Selle Of Shawano win preach, and
the evening services viii be In charge
OF Rev George Schroedel OF Manawa.
Brentwood Little Eva Westgate
l who lives with her grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs Thomae Drinkwater
met with fatal accident In
playing with some matches her cloth
! ing and hair caught on fre One ear
was entirely burned of
st. Croix Fails Fred Anderson,
4 a restaurant keeper who about
two months ago married Mrs. Lizzie
Ford, committed suicide by shooting
the top OF his head of with gun.
I Family differences were the cause OF
the act
Wausau. Fire Chief Henry MIL
Ter was fatally injured at small
FIRE The ladder on which be was
standing fell over backward on him
/ He was 20 retire with a pension after
\ % years OF active service.
Madison The Citizens State bank
at Lyons, with capital Of $4,000,
wns authorized to DO business. w. F.
I Day Is the president
Rio. John Carney, aged &c years,
was found dead IN his barnyard. The
cause Of death is supposed TO have
been heart failure.
Neenah The new German Luth-
Ill