Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-07-10
Nef@Eborhood Gossip.


be about the streets of Darlington -
Several persons report having seen
monster snake AT different times recently
near Darlington. Its length is variously
estimated at from 20 TO 10 feet, and is
said to be "a beauty to go" We hope
I the Chicago papers will not get hold of
! this item and make the report fact,
! and the snake of grea er proportions
than theif-ures given above. Another
| correspondent writes up the Shullsburr
| shooting affair for the Democrat, and
m kes Bennett ont 10 be entirely limos
| cent His tail is 81 .0G0 . VIM Wood
sent KNIGHT a single head Of lettuce,
| crisp and tender, that would hardly
| crowd into half bushel measure What
a Whopperi -. The Democrat says
Darlington Is TO have some pareeoric
weddings in the course Of time, il not
| sooner.
GRANT CoUNTY.-The Plattevilee
| FITNESS says the Il. X. Bonds are being
disposed Of as rapidly as is desired by
/ TIE company. Those running the Ions
est time sell most readily. The Platte
| vile Agricultural Society hold their an
nual fair at Platte lille, Sept so, and Oct
lst and 21. An attra ctive premium list,
is published -. Henry Wyman, indicted
ut the fall term, 1868, of Grant County
circuit court, for horse stealing, has re-
Gently been arrested at Leayenworth,
Kansas, and lodged in the county Jail
I At Lancaster. "A recent examination
OF the Boscobel Public Schools rebounds
10 the credit of teachers and scholars
Though a small town. Boseoqel is in adj
vance OF many of her neiglbors in school
matters.
SAUK CoUNTY.-Fxcessivelv heavy
rains have prevailed in Sank the past
two weeks, and great damage is done
throughout the county. Nearly ali the
bridges were carried awav; several mi
dams broken, and machinery of different
| kin's greatly injured. Some one has
iigr "a on the amount OF rain in the
county during the month of June, ard
find it to be twelve and a quarter inches,
more than fell during the entire year of
1868. The hop fly is said to be greatly
decreased, owing it is supposed, to the
great amount of rain d. It is really
ritiable to notice the long list of mort.
| gage foreclosures, advertised each week
4 in the Baraboo papers. Three and four
| columns weekly is a common thing
Herein we see distinctly the embarrassed
| condition of the hop county Hundreds
Of homes and farms are being sold by
| the sheriff, for debts incurred to make
| hOp>yardS, which are now absolutely
| worthless -. At Baraboo, boy got in
front of the cannon, on the 18th, and got
a liberal peppering in the face and neck
| with the powder A correspondent
/ OF the Republic, thinks it is time for
Sank to institute a County Poor Farm.
- Base ball is receiving considerable
attention thereaway.
10 DAVIES Co, ILL.-The town
of Warren offers a bonus of 81, 600 or
! $1,000 TO any responsible person who
will 60 and run the steam mill in that
place. The Sentinel says, that on last
| Tuesday night a gang of thieves borrow
| ed ID. W. Warrens ladder, and made an
| entrance into Enoch Clark's house
through an up stairs window Woke up
| the hired girl who screamed murder
| Relieved Mr.. Cs vest of his watch, and
| his pants of rtcei to2lar. Pocketed three
| loaves of bread, and left the s;lver>ware
untouched Visited Mr. IIoefer's store,
and took along Il couple of bottles of
| wine, two boxes of cigars and some hall
! but Called in at W ID. Putmans and
| appropriated a gold ring of Ms Ps.-
/ rom ID. W. Warren they stole a fine
! horse which was afterwards found in
| the woods near Gratiot. No track of
! the thieves has been discovered. - \
! young lady was seriously Injured by
| falling from a swing, while at the Old
| Settlers pic ME, on the Sd 80. HERsT
| saws Warren didn't celebrate The
| Galena Gazette says that the Youngest
| daughter Of Mr. Colman was scalded to
death, on the morning of the 9Th. Mrs,
/ c. had taken the boiler from the stove
and set it outside the door. when the
little one climbed into T.
GREEN CoUNrY.-Some enterpris
| ing hat dealer has presented the editors
of the Monroe SeRtiuet with a new hat
each. The hat was felt . The people
| of Broadhead are to have X. L. Ex-
cursion to Madison on the 18th - The
Circuit Court for Green is now in session;
Judge Lyons presiding No jury cases
viii be tried this term -. The farmers of
that county are being humbugged con-
siderably by a couple of rascals They
take orders for Stark A bags, and cloth
Of the first grade: goods are sent by ex-
press, marked G q. D. The Stark A
bags drive the farmer mad, and if obli-
ged to wear the cloth he would soon be
Stark naked The gentlemen will take
orders for calico at eight cents per yard.
and will ship a first class reaper tor half
price.-tarmers of Iowa when YOU buy
anything buy it of one YOU know TO be
responsible for what he SAYS Beware of
shodiv. At Broadhead. on the lst.
Nm- Strawser entered Or. Iowne's Office
and fired two shots from revolver
Neither took effect Cause.-an over
dose of taHgle foot. -. Fred Motsky's
barn was destroyed by fire last week.
The accident was caused by some care~
less boys firing into pile of straw close
by 10 Kill a gopher.
HEARTH x HONE.-AmOng the
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