Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-07-31
Neigh bOrh God Gossip.

End lnSt- the houses OF Prof. Allen, N
Huthens, and the barn of J. Penn were
struck By lightning Very little damage
was done. The Grant Co Agricultural
Society have added ) acres of land to their
grounds, and intend to lengthen their
track TO half a mile, making it one of the
best in the country (excepting'that of Iowa
In speaking of the several cemeteries of
that county Rindlaub says they are a shame
and disgrace to the communities in which
they are located, Instead of being beauti-
fully laid out and properly cared for, so as
to be pleasing and inviting to the eye, they
are left from one year to another without
any care whatever and are generally $50
overgrown with weeds and bushes, as to
make walking in them with any degree of
comfort almost an imposSIbiity. g.
Marshall and Prof Allen have been giving
him some fine large raspberries, and two
other gentlemen have presented hlm with
caulItiowers, early cabbage and white cur
rants.
BIsHoP. OF tie Boscobel Journal
says he Is authorized by the Mayor to state
that the board have not passed an ordn-
anee requiring annual school meetings to
pay license, the same as other shows, as
has been reported. :. The shipments from
Boscobel are only exceeded by one other,
way station on the NJ & p. du C. +. r.
which IS Waukesha. Tom. SAYS he was
present to witness Dr. Carlev perform an
IN e
week. The patient was only fifteen months
old, and the DR.. didn't use chloroform, and
did a good job. A Mrs. Glinn, of W God.
man was bitten hy rattlesnake last week
while watching the operations of a mower
in her husbands meadow. The woman was
barefooted at the time and the wound was
made in her heel A doctor was called
who administered whiskey in goodly guam
Titles and the patient seems to be recover
ing The Post Office Department has es-
tablished a money order Office at Boscobel
.Boscobel enjoyed three consecutive
days of dry weather last week . Consider
able damage was done to hay in that part
of the county by the continued rains and
river bottoms River men say that the
water has been higher than ever before
known at this season.. Wheat is looking
well in most localities, although there is
considerable rust. An average crop is ex-
pectcd. Some fields have been entered by
the reaper, but harvesting viii not be gem
orally commenced for week to come
Corn, although backward is improving aud
a thirds crop at least is expected.
The Richiand County Republican gives an
account of ARRAY at Muscoda, by which
a Young man lost his life 4 couple of
Buhemiaus brought load of wheat to Ora
ham < Bremen, to sell A clerk was sent
out to weigh the wheat, some dispute arose
about the weight. The two Bohemians at
tackled the clerk, and kicked and beat him
so that he died the next morning. He leaves
a lie and Eve children. Nothing is said
to indicate that the murderers have been
al ested. -. The Saw mill of Clouse 4
Bt.d in the town of Waterloo, was burned
last week Loss 3, 0oo-no insurance -
The fall term OF the Patch Grove academy
commences Sept. 18th. lone Peter Hen,
kel, was fined So last week for selling
SAUK CoUNTY-THE Barraboo Re
,JaJEc has the following which is kinder
owly: '.T'other morning, Geo. Gibbons
boy Phil. shot from a tree top nigh the
brick yard, a Great Horned Owl, so great
that it was five feet from the tip of one
wing to t'othcr wings tip. And his feet
50 hairy were as big as the boys hands who
slew him; and the talons thereon larger
than lions claws, and vassiy sharper; and
having no wrinkles round his horns We
Judge him or her to have been at least pref
ty old, and the biggest owl ever seen this
side of Baflin's Bay. The first span, six
~ feet in length, of the bridge across the
Wisconsin at Prairie du Sac was carried
away last week by RATS running against it.
"A boy named NcGilvira while out gun
ming last week, accidentally SHOT off the
first finger Of his right hand.
RIcuLAND CoUNrY.-S5me parties
are making money. in this county by giving
an exhibition of Aboriginees. The pros
pect for a fine crop of blackberries is
good. 49,. Winter wheat gives promise of
being good. e.. Hay is abundant, but much
of it spoiled by the rain after cutting.
Harvest is commenced and labor is plenty,
...Lonc Rock has had a change Of Post
Masters Bancroft succeeds EIdred.
CRAwFoBD CoUNTY.-The Catholic
church excitement has subsidized, several
converts having 5eeen made. The Meth
odist minister devoted one discourse last
Sunday to anti-catholicism. Brown, Ed
itor Of the Union has arrived in New York
CITY. and thinks it a smart town. Some
light fingered gentry made raid on a
tailor shop in Prairie du CHEN last week
and lifted some clothing &c.
GREEN CoUNTY-Harvest hands
command $500 to $3.50 per day about
Broadhead 49, Burglars still abound in
Green. and almost nightly disturb some
body As yet, however, they have had bat
little success pecunjariIy The Baptist
Society of Broa3Eead have secured Rev. c.
7 Roe. Of Rockton, H., as their minister
... The little village Of Martnsvill, just
north of the Illinois state liae, in this
county is one of the liyeliest little places
in the West, and possesses commendable
manufacturing spirit. It already has a
cabinet shop. blacksmith shop, plow-