Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-07-24
Nefgh6OrhOOd Gossip.

two or three weeks of warm, dry weather
that, it is hoped, will be up to an average
Wheat is reported excellent, and with a
fair harvest it is thought will equal that of
the abundant year 1860, Oats, rye and
barley promise we'll. The hay yield is al
most beyond precedent, and potatoes des-
pite the bugs promise a good WELD 1t is
becoming more apparent daily that the hop
crop viii be very slight. Great numbers of
yards have been neglected to an extent
that with the ravages of the lice will leave
them unworth picking.
LAFAYETTE The Darling
ton Democrat says Mr.. II. Ii. Sudduth is
proving very efficient postmaster. The
recent heavy rains and winds have caused
small grain to lodge badly in this county.
1.-THE residence of Dr. Blair, of Darling
ton, was struck by lightning last week,
Thursday. One of the children was Sc
verely shocked and the whole family more
or less affecte by the electricity The
building was not seriously damaged. :. The
annual school meeting at Darlington voted
a district tax of IS, 500; SO, 300 of this
amount is for building purposes . The
county poor house is rapidly approaching
completion. :. The Agricultural Society of
the county has determined to hold a four
days fair this year-Sept. 22d, 23d, oath
and 25th, and to have races on the three
last days. Mr.. Frank Parkinson, of Fay
cite, is being urged forward as Democratic
candidate for County superintendent of
Schools this fall. .... Considerable hay
has been damaged by rain. .... Farmers
are offering as high as $3.50 per day for
harvest hands in Darlington. Mr. Gabriel
Mills, of Elk Grove, was thrown from a
moving machine "a few days ago and had
his hand so badly injured that one of his
fingures had to be amputated. The far
mers of Darlington neighborhood have or
ganized a vigilance committee to take
care Of horse thieves. The local editor of
the Republican occupies more space than he
can well afford in bad attempt at wit
"A word to the wise" ETC.
CRAWFORD CoUNTY.-Crops are re-
ported to be wearing much more fayora-
able aspect than was hoped for two weeks
ago.. Two Catholic ministers have been
doing valuable missionary work at Prairie
du Chen the past week. They held four
meetings per day, and secured large at
tendance at each. 1t is hoped their labors
will have the effect to improve the morals
of Dog Prairie. .BRovN, editor of the
Prairie du CHEN Union bids his readers
good bye for three thousand miles trip 70
some place but does not state where
RIcHLAND COUNTY Some scoun-
drel attempted to set fire to CHARLEY Ro-
DOLLS new mill last Sunday night, and was
only prevented by the unexpected appear
ance of one of the millwrights about II
O'Clock Mr.. RoDoLF had mill destroyed
by fire last fall, and to lose the new one
erected in its stead would be a disaster in
deed. >. Crops in this county are better than
was hoped for Winter wheat is excellent
and promise abundant yield. The potato
bug has almost entirely disappeared. q.
Quite number of Richland county people
have emigrated to Iowa this spring. The
Jail of Richland county is quite empty
no prisoners on the docket. Numerous sus-
picious characters are lounging about the
Center, perhaps looking for lodgings in
the empty Jail,
GREEN CoUNTY.-GEORGE FEUCTL.
Of Monroe, had his leg broken by being
caught in the betting of the machinery of
the Monroe Manufacturing Company, where
he was at work. A son of PERRINE AT
WOOD, of Broadhead, aged II, was drowned
in Sugar River last week Young ATWOOD,
in company with a son of SAN. BALL, was
IN the river bathing, and while in water
about four feet deep it is supposed was Ia
ken VIII. fits to which he had been subject
all his life, fell down in the water, and
never male sign or effort. Young BALL
becoming impressed with the silence, began
looking about for ATWOOD, and not seeing
him mistrusted that something was wrong.
He Immediately began the search, and with
some help succeeded in finding the body
of his companion in the course of three
hours.
GRANT COUNTY large number
of new buildings are going up in Platte
vile this summer. The Witness has again
changed its publication day to Friday.
RINDLAUB has very good skunk story, its
only defect is bad German. Labor on the
the Railroad is still going on undiminished
in force. The deep cut" is nearly finish
ed. .Platteville has a Natural Historical
Society. Articles of natural historical
interest are deposited in a room of the
Normal School building. .. The last num-
Der of the BoScobel Journal contains three
notices of application for divorce. Good
enough for the Journal, bat bad for the
reputation Of Boscohel. .BIsHo? lectures
some girls in Boscobel for being "too fast"
taking too many liberties with train men,
&c. Keep an eye on them Tom. You are
doing noble work in reforming your town.
So everybody says. o.. Seventh-Day
Baptists, or Saturday Christians, are max
ing strong efforts to establish a society in
Boscobel. The Journal gives notice to
Cook, Coburn 4 Co., of Chicago, which is
anything but fiattering. 1t charges them
with furnishing inferior inks, charging
therefor tip-top prices and representing
the articles to be what they were not.....