Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-08-10

| - ANN'AS VI iaiu spllllDS dnu eaten
ing fire.
Oconomowoc - The Oconomowoc
common council has adopted an ordi-
nance establishing new rules of the
road, governing the course of vehicles
in the city limits.
| Waukesha - The home of Edward
Evans of Genesee was destroyed by
fire. The family was awakened by
fire and smoke and barely escaped in
| their night clothes.
Kenosha - Six thousand people at
tended the annual picnic of the Keno.
sha Retailers association held at
Central park. All business in the city
was suspended.
Kenosha-To prevent an ice famine
| in the city Sheriff A. f. Stahl took six
prisoners from the county Jail out to
the lake regions and put them to work
| loading ice for Kenosha.
Madison 49, State Superintendent M.
f. Blumenfeld stated in his monthly
report that during July 6,S45 visitors
to the new 100000 state capitol
made the ascent to the top of the big
dome.
Kenosha - James Lutz and Fred
Mason were arrested at Cleveland, o.,
and confessed to stealing an automo-
bile belonging to Dr. G. II. Ripley from
in front of the Ripley Office in this
city.
ha-Announcement was made
that the heirs of the late z. G, Sim
mons, a prominent manufacturer here,
will give Washington island, at the
mouth of the Kenosha river, to the city
for public playground and park pur-
poses.
Fond du Lac-Angelo Barry, a pros
porous Mississippi planter, member
of Gen. Forests famous command, was
buried here with full Masonic hon
ors. Born in Ireland seventy-nine
years ago, Mr.. Barry spent several
years in early life at Monticello.
Stevens Point-The biggest proper
ty transfer in many years was closed
here when the Vetter Manufacturing
company bought the sawmill, planning
mill. lumber stock and yard of the
| Clifford Lumber company. The con-
sideration was estimated at $4,000.
Neenah-The milk supply has been
materially reduced in this section by
| the long period of hot weather. Local
milk dealers report that difficulty is
being had in securing a suficlent
amount. There is an increased de-
mand while the supply has decreased.
Beloit-The Stewart-Warner Speed
| ometer corporation of Chicago an
nounces that the manufacture of War
ner speedometers will be discontinued
because the corporation has factory
| in Chicago, and the factory will be
used for a foundry and malleable iron
| works.
Neenah - Waterpower users here
have been restricted to a 60 per cent
flow. Steam is being resorted to to
furnish enough power to run their
plants. A month ago sluicing was be-
ing done to take care of the overflow.
! Since that time the river and lake
has lowered three feet
Sbawano-The democratic party OF
this county has named the following
ticket: State senator, for Shawano
and Outagamie counties, Louis Roll
man of Shawano; assemblyman, Aug
ust Beyersdorf of Belle PLANE; sher-
if. L. w. Schussman; clerk of the
circuit court, August KIoening; reg
lister of deeds, E. r. Bctrell; district
attorney, w. D. Hazeltine.
Reedsburg -- Egbert Courtier was
killed by being run over by one OF tn
CITY FIRE teams. He was loading Gin
ders at the powerhouse and had tbi
wagon half loaded, when the fr'
| alarm sounded. The team being ae
customed to start for the frehouse
upon hearing the alarm, jumped and
ran as Mr.. Courtier was thrown IN
der the wheels.
| Spokane. Wash. - Five Wisconsin
men are included in the list OF WIN
ners in the government land drawing
announced here They are Albert \.
BORT Beloit; Raymond Brown, Wsu-
san. Otto W. Kickbusch, Wausaui
Harold D. Mann, Racine, and Frank
A. Betsinger, Ia Crosse. This con
Guides the drawing for the Colyille
| reservation.
stevens Point - Chief OF Police
proughton OF Evansville, accompanied
~ deputy sheriff, took in charge
Homer Ellison, colored. charged With
holding up and robbing depot agent
and passenger at Evansville Of more
han $50 recently.