Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-09-09
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

were taken in raids on gambling
houses in Kenosha county and which
had been placed by order of the court
according to Undersheriff Alex Ritter.
AS soon as it was discovered that
some OF the machines were missing
the others were destroyed
Alfred Johnson, 90. shot Ills wife to
death at Rice lake and put two bull
lets into his chest near his heart. OH
Gals say the shooting was done dur
ing a fit OF jealous rage when Mr.,
Johnson returned to the city. His
wife was only IL and had been an
orphan for many years. They have
baby 1e months old
The largest fish ever caught in
northern Wisconsin is said to be a
5l-pound musky caught by T. G. Beam,
Hayward, in the Dells pond at Eau
Claire. 1t measures three feet ten
inches in length. The game fellow
fought for half an hour before ii could
be landed. Mr.. Beam intends TO have
the fish mounted by a taxidermist.
The state conservation commission
has full authority to establish one
buck limit, according to an opinion to
the commission by Attorney General
Blaine. Wisconsin hunters will re-
turn to the one buck limit again this
season after big slaughter of deer
though the one deer law in effect last
year.
Mrs. Margaret burlington, negress
vamp of Dill, Green county, who
swindled sixty white men in matri-
monial advertisement game was sen
fenced in Superior court to pay fine
of $4,000 and spend three years in the
Missouri state penitentiary at Jeffer-
son City, Mo. The woman was sent
to the Missouri prison, as there is no
institution in Wisconsin that can
legally accept her.
State and county institutions for the
care of dependent classes show de-
crease of SO in population for the past
year, according to a statement issued
by the state board of control. There
has been constant decrease in the
population at the states prison and
reformatory, The records for August
show 26S at the reformatory, and 6S1
at the Wisconsin state prison. Before
the World war, the population OF the
states prison was 1000.
DR.. F. A. Nause, of Sheboygan, has
resigned from active duty in the navy,
as naval surgeon in which capacity
he served the past three and one-half
years. He was stationed on battle
ship of the Pacific fleet which has
complement of 1900 men. He was
one OF the first young men from She
boygan to volunteer for war service
and at the time of his enlistment was
an inferno at the Municipal Con-
tagious Disease hospital
Another dam is to be thrown across
the Wisconsin river, this one between
Lone Rock and Gothma, 200 miles
east of the latter village. The struc-
ture will start on the William FELTON,
farm in Iowa county, and, running
north across the river to the Peter
Bremmer farm on the north shore In
Richland county. The dam will be
similar to that at Prairie du Sac, and
will furnish power for electric current,
which will be transferred to nearby
cities and farms.
Posters advertising the intercounty
fair, Sept. q, %, % and "a, to be held
at Waterfowl, are being distributed
along every road and in every town
in Dodge, Jefferson and surrounding
counties, by volunteer organizations
of Chamber of Commerce members.
Secretary Charles Harte OF the fair
expects more exhibits this year than
ever before A junior agricultural de-
partment, a new feature, especially
for farm boys and girls. is expected
to make an excellent showing.
Preparations are under way for
Villas county's annual fair which will
be held Sept. Is and 16. This viii be
the fifth fair given by the Villas Coun-
~ Agricultural society Each year 1t
has been enlarged and improved,
q
making its biggest stride last year
when the society purchased the Herzel
tract for a permanent fair grounds
and erected suitable exhibir buildings.
No admission fee will be charged this
year and no fees will be required for
entries in any class. Tie only source
of income of the society are appropria-
tons of the county board, state ald
for premiums and membership dues
P. c. Burchard and P. c. Main, Fort
Atkinson. were named directors OF
the newly organized Southern WIS
consin Guernsey Breeders sssocia-
ton at the meeting recently held In
JanesyiIle and attended by number
of Waterfowl breeders. The new as
ISOLATION embraces membership IN
Jefferson, Rock, Green, Dane, wal
worth. Racine and Kenosha counties.
Cooperative advertising is planned
and assistance in the purchase ana
sale of Guernsey blooded cattle
V1ra,-oa Mum was named PRESIDENT