Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-08-07
Neigh OOrhoOd Gossip.

ers on the sand plains of Wisconsin river
valley. Pigeon shooting matches are in
vogue al Boscobel. -. Strothman Brothers,
of Milwaukee, are to erect an iron foundry
at Boscobel. The people Of that village
donating the firm the necessary ground,
and water power privileges for the purpose.
The people of Boscobel have correct ideas
of how TO make town flourish The Herald
reports several burgiares, and attempted
burglaries at Lancaster last Sunday night
One man lost watch and another $50 90,
cash Constable Bennett, of Potosi, has
been sued for watch he took from a man
whom he arrested some time ago, and who
Is now in jail at Lancaster. Tie suit re-
suited in judgment against the constable
for $50 or the watch
HIGHLAND COUNTY The hop louise
has almost disappeared, but is expected t.
return IN time to harvest the hop crop.
The foundation for fine brick school house
Is laid at Richland Center Forty persons
were confirmed at the Catholic church in
that village last Sunday . .Walworth, of
the Sentinel devotes nearly a column to our
county bond case in which he naturally gets
muddled as to the position of our neighbor
| OF the Democrat on the question. 1t is ev-
ident Walworth has not seen the Democrat
issue of the 2Sth of July.
CRAWFORD CoUNTY-The price Of
flour is advancing in Prairie dn Chen an
/ der the apprehension that the wheat crop
/ Is partial failure. Col. Dousman mill
/ ionaire of Prairie du CHEN, who died about
a year ago, left no viii. Mrs. Bartle
| put in claim as one of the heirs, and
| there was prospect of vexatious trial
4 until recently, when the matter was
/ compromised by the lady receiving S25, 900
I IL is intimated that her claims upon Dous-
man arse from Illicit connection :. VIM
/ Costley killed nineteen rattlesnakes on one
I of the bluffs in the town of Marietta one
| day last week.
SAUK CoUNTY.-A victim Of the
hop fever took six or eight bales to Bar
/ aboo last week, and tried to sell them;
not being able to get enough for them to
suit his ideas of propriety he deliberately
of the ware house. d. .Baraboo is having
some horse racing. A boy of eight years,
only son of a widow named Ackerman, was
killed by being kicked by a horse in the
town of Reedsburg last week. "a cores
poudcnt in the Independent argues strongly
in favor of teaching German in the public
schools.
GREEN CoUNTY.-The County az
ricuitural Fair Is to be held Sept %, 81
and p, and Horse fair Oct 81.
/ Green county has four brass bands in run
ing order all to compete for SO premium
at the next county fair. About 500 Nor
wegian emigrants have landed ii Monroe
the present season.. The crops in this
county promise to lie better than an aver
1 age. \ noted spiritualist has been giving
a course of lectures at Monroe.
La FAYErTE COUNTY. - vii lam
Wilkinson, who suddenly and mysteriously
disappeared from Shullsburg last March,
and was supposed TO iave been murdered
has turned up safe ana well in Montana
7 Territory. a Teachers Institute Is to be
I held at Shullsburg commencing August
Goth. ID. The name of II. II. Gray of Oar
Iinston is being used IN connection with
the Democratic nomination for State
School Superintendent.
GALENA.-W hila a Mrs. Henke was
out in her garden day OF two since some
body entered her house and stole SIS cash
"A pair were to have been married one
day last week, but after the Squire was
called and everything ready the lady
changed her mind. A gal had a fellow
arrested on a charge not necessary to name.
I The young man offered compromise by mar
| rying the complainant" She hesitated,
! but at last consented" The knot was tied,
the groom made tracks for parts unknown
and has not since been heard from. Mr.
/ :. Marsden is filling a contract for 700, 600
/ pounds of blackjack to the La Sale Zinc
/ Company. -. A little son Of Mr.. John Com
/ bellick, near the city, fell from moving
machine last week Thursday, and coming
| in contact with the sickle, his left arm was
/ cut of, two fingers of his right hand had
/ TO be amputated, and his feet were badly
maugled. He will probably recover.
/ An insane man named Babcock committed
suicide in the Galena prison last Wednes-
/ day. He took off a small leather strap
/ from about his waist, tied one end to one
| of the CRATES, the other about his neck,
/ and getting on his knees choked himself to
| death. The CRATE was only four feet above
/ the floor. Mrs. Bridget Milan committed
/ suicide on the 25th ult. by throwing her
( self into a eistern Sac has been partially
( insane for some time. She drew 500 from
I he bank the day previous to the suicide,
/ paid some little debts about town aud laid
| by So to defray funeral expenses. She
was ehiIdless widow worth considerable
property, having 81, 500 Oh deposit in the
/ Bank of GaIena- Her perso nal property
she willie to ST. Miehaels church, aud her
/ real estate to Z nephew IN Minnesota
MADlsoN.-The Journal of Tnes-
( day contains an account of the killing of
/ little boy seven years old, by the explosion
+ of a yulcanizer in the dental office Of Or.
( Chittendcn in that city. The little untort-
+ mate was serving for the day as errand
+ boy for the Doctor, and was alone in the
F Office when the explosion took place The
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