Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-05-05
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE

CdlVAGU CUhhESPONUEN
The Great Storm-Scan,laI in High Life
Receipts and Shipments of CattIe-The
Wood Mower and Reaper-The Parks
and Real Estate--A Free Library-,Iore
Hotels.
The scandal mongers are likely to
have another feast. Some years
since n wealthy citizen named Peck
died, leaving large property to be
divided among his wife and two
sons, the wife being administrator OF
the estate. One of the sons died the
other became dissipated, and finally
took up with woman of the town,
whom he afterwards married.
Shortly after the marriage, the last
son died. During his illness he was
attended by his mother. and the wife,
who now brings suit for he recovery
of her husbands operty ,insinuates
that the mother gave the sick man
something which hastened his de-
parture. She, of course, denies this,
and also that her sons wife has auy
interest in the estate, saying that
the property was transferred by him
to her previous to his last illness.
Some rich family developments are
expected, and as one of the parties
"lives on the Avenue" and moves
in fashionable circles, the case is
likely to create considerable inter-
est.
Every person in the West has a
sort of vague, indefinite idea thatCLi-
cagO is great cattle, as it is a great
grain and lumber market, but few
know anything of the real figures
To those interested in the trade, the
following may prove interesting:
Last week the shipments from this
city were 5000 beef cattle, $4,000
hogs and 5000 sheep, making 9S4 car
loads. During the past year the fig
ures were as follows: Receipts
Cattle, 20, ,2S2 cars hogs, 81 ,032 cars !;
sheep, 1910 cars ;horses and mules,
132 cars; total, So, 446 cars. Ship
ments-Cattle, II, ,705 ears bags, 49,
55l cars; sheep, 2,019 cars !; horses
and mules, 132 ears total, SO, ,4OT
cars. Total cars, sS, ,76l.
The season is rapidly approaching
when farmers must procure their
agricultural implements, and we
take pleasure in calling their atten-
ton to the Walter A. Wood Moving
and Reaping Machine. The COM
pany, whose works are at Hoosick
Falls, New York, have the largest
establishment of the kind in the
world, employing more than a thou
sand men, and turning out complete
machine every five and one-fourth
minutes. Last year they were COM
PEELED to stop taking orders early in
June, but they have recently doub-
led their facilities, by the purchase
of new buildings and machinery and
will manufacture between 80, 600 and
40, 900 machines this season. More
than 1900 were sold West of Chica-
go last year,-which is greater
number than is made by any other
manufactory for it's entire trade. 1t is
but few years since the Wood Ma
chine was introduced in the West,
and it now occupies the very first
rank. Indeed, competent judges pro-
nounce it in every way superior to
any other machine, and the num-
erOus testimonials received at all
State and County exhibitions, as
well as the grand prize awarded at
the Paris Exposition, while ma
chimes from all parts of the world
were exhibited and the test was the
most thorough ever known, give
strength To this assertion. Mr.Chas,
E. Whitman, the manager of the
Company's Western Office, to whom
| am indebted for the above items.
willgive any information desired up
on application. With their new ia
cilities, the company hope to fill ali
orders received.
Now that the Governor has ap-
pointed Commissioners for all the
proposed Parks, work is to- he COM
menced Immediately, and by June
there will prObablybe two thousand
men at work upon them and the
ROulevard. This fact together with
other circumstances, keeps the real
estate market very brisk, prices are
continually increasing Many outside
people regard these prices as purely
speculative, and predict sudden
collapse, but every one here has faith
in the future, and there never was
a time When people of small means
! We're making so many real estate in
vestments as at present, .
The want OF q free library, with
r(sOnla where citizens and strangers
could go and have access to standard
and useful works of all kinds, has
long been felt in Chicago, and / am
glad to learn that the want is to be
at least partially supplied. The
Young Mems Christian Association
have taken hold of the matter, and
received large subscriptions already.
One citizen mas given ten thousand
dollars, and others smaller sums. 1t
is thought that seventy-five thou
sand dollars will soon be subscribed,
and "a library opened to tie public
which will he worthy of the city.
Strangers will be cordiallywelcomed,
and when you or your citizens come
up here, you will do well to drop in.
! Few cities now have better hotel
Accommodations than Chicago, but /
learn that three first-olass houses are
To be erected during the season. One
! Is to LS located Oh the West side,
| where there is no establishment of
the kind at present, another onState
street, and the third in the aristo-
cratic region of Michigan Avenue.
JOHN STUART MILL.-At the age
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