Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-12-07
WISCONSIN news
Important Events of the Week
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Poynette- James Cordiner. SO years
old, one of poynette's Oldest citizens,
died here.
Baraboo - The farm house of Ed
Waddell was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with contents. including 500
bushels OF potatoes.
Wausau- The body OF Emil Robert
Muelver, who died at the naval train
ing station at New York, was brought
here for burial.
Brentwood Fred Noumi was robbed
Of s198. representing his savings after
six months labor in the woods. The
thief has not been apprehended.
Manitowoc-F B. Newland has sold
his interests in the Manitowoc Bust
ness college and will move TO Fargo,
N. d.
Stevens Point Felix Drifka, an
Amherst Junction potato buyer, has
been bound over to the circuit court
charged with short weighing.
Beloit-This city, suituated on the
boundary between Wisconsin and Illi-
ilois, wishes to be known as "the
Gateway city"
Green Bay-Russell Sensiba, 10, was
instantly killed by the accidental dis
charge of shotgun in the hands of
friend The full charge of the 16-
gauge gun entered the boys stomach.
Manitowoc-Fred Thrail, one of the
best known engineers of the Chicago
& Northwestern line, running on the
Lake Shore division for the last fif-
teen years, died at his home here.
Mondovi-A. c. Danuser, furniture
dealer and undertaken of Eliya, was
found dead in his store of bullet
wound A revolver was found by his
side. He leaves his widow and one
child.
Wausau-Ferdinand Albrecht and
John Moros pleaded guilty in circuit
court to having stolen beer valued at
SS,75 from a freight car at Athens.
They each paid fines and cost amount
ing to S58.75.
Beloit Sam Barr, Beloit farmer,
whose disappearance for several
weeks has created sensation here,
is working at the trade of barber in
Clinton, Iowa. He gives no reasons
for leaving his home.
Madison-Dr. Charles Villas, broth
err of the late Senator w. F. Villas, has
announced that he will contribute
from $4,000 to $4,000 for lion house
for the Madison ZOO. The building
will be erected Immediately.
Wausau-The Wisconsin Box com
pany has let the contract for a sawmill
at its plant in this city The mill
will have a capacity of 10000 feet of
lumber per day. will employ twenty
five men and operate by electricity
Oconto-Charles Phaler, a brake
man, lost his left arm and was injured
internally when he fell beneath the
wheels of a train on which he was
working. Phaler came here recently
from Escanaba.
Green Bay-As a result of the fed
eral quarantine placed on trees in
eastern states more Christmas trees
will be shipped from this point than in
any past season. One company alone
expects to ship between 1000 and s.
600
Appleton - Complaining that they
are unable to live decently on the
present wage. the policemen and fire
men Of Appleton have presented a pc
tition to the city commissioners ask
ing for raise in every department.
1t is about eight years since the last
raise was granted.
Wausau-There is a general protest
along the cities on the Wisconsin val
ley division of the Milwaukee road rel
alive TO the mail service. Very often
OF late the north-bound mail train has
failed to wait for the mails at New
Lisbon and all mails have been de-
layed.
Ninety-fve calf hides
believed to have been thrown from a
passing freight train were found by
Herbert Nielsen in the woods north CT
the Milwaukee railroad tracks at this
place 1t is believed that the thieves
expected to return and cart their booty
away.
Wausau--The report at Fort Sheri-
dan that members of the Third regi.
ment might not be given their old po-
sitions upon their return rome is not
true so far as II applies to the mem
bers Of Co. G. Employers. when inter
viewed, were practically unanimous in
stating that all the men would be