Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-06-23

Three Men Killed by Lightning.
CHICAGO, June II, lS7O.-After g long sea-
son Of drouth, We, last week Friday, had
copious show r, and since then, have had
several small drizzles, and some quite cool
DAYS. 1t has been a good time for grain
grass, and weeds to get strong root. The
season is much earlier than last year. Have
had peas and beets for week on my table,
grown in my garden, in the open air.
BUSINESS
il BOW in the dull season, and for two months
10 come trade will be quiet.
THE MANUFACTURERS
are very busy preparing for the fall trade
There is a very large capita! invested IN man.
u!acturrs here, and the yearly product
amou r. to many millions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
The ANIMAL meeting Of the Western Social
Science A sociaton was held in Farweli Hal
on Wednesday aud Thursday Of this week.
rs object is ITO promote the public welfare
by determination Of the principles OF social
science. and bg their practlcal application 70
exIstiu1 social evils Of any and every sort"
A pretty large field Of inquiry and effort
Most Of tie time Of the meetings were occu-
pied III the reading CT papers on various sub
jeets. Prof. Goodwin Smith made an able
and interesting address the last evening, on
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bearing on political science,
THE FRUIT SEASON.
The Chicago market tor small fruits has the
range ui the whole temperate zone, and the
season lasts from March to September. The
Illinois Central H. y. Co. runs special trains
during the fruit season In Southern Illinois
for berries, tomatoes, peaches, apples, grapes
and sweet potatoes, giving ample time at tue
ytatiors for careful loading, till the limit OF
the fruit reg on is reached, when the throttle
is loOsed and the train run swiftly into CHI
cage. The first shipments OF strawberries
are FROM the extreme South and from Caliior-
MIA. Next they come from the middle South
and from lower Egypt, and as the season ad.
yance4 the ripening belt moves Northwara
till we now begin to receive strawberries from
Michigan.
THE FRUIT REGION
Of Illinois-chiety IN Egypt-thougn not as
prolific as in some seasons, has produced a
large crop in the aggregate. The Illinois
Central Road brought from southern Illinois,
in the fifteen days following May 23d, $50, log
pounds of strawberries, amounting 10 3O,533
bushels for consumption here, and dls.ubu-
ton TO all parts of the country.
CHANGES IN EGYPT.
There has been great change elected in
Egvpt within few years The construction
Of the Illinois Central Railroad has opened e
road 454 miles long through the heart OF the
state, and made a market for the products Il
the farm, orchard and garden al every mans
door, This great thoruughtare together VT
the mldness and salubritv Of the climate,
The fertility Of the soil and Its peculiar adap-
tatou 10 fruit raising, and the cheap ana
easy terms on which land could ye bought,
have attracted a large class OF intelligent ans
enterpris NC settlers from al parts Of the
ETg.NH -
so that tae old name of Egypt, bestowed on
II wears ago. has little lgnidcation in respect
to the inhabitants and applies chiefly 10 the
climate and soil, Nomore intelligent, enter
prising and prosperous communities can now
be found auywher than in southern Illinois
THE MUN1TCFNT LAND GRANT
Of 2 500. 0Ou acrps TO the Illinois Central Rail
way company has been wisely managed, In
harmony with the interests Of the railroad
company and the people. The policy OF the
company has b en- to promote the speedy set
tlement OF the portion Of the state through
which theiy rusd runs, and IN whCn their
lands are situated. There have been no
'rIugs" in the Board of pirectors-as Is SO
often the case IN land grant roads-to buy NJ
the lands for speculative purposes, but they
have been sold 81 a low price, Tor one-tourth
cash and the balance in one, two and three
years, at six per cent. interest and the com
pauy has never troubled delinquent pur-
chaser who was making improvements and
doing his best to pay his Indebtedness. Their
policy has been To encourage actual oecu'
pancy and cultivation Of the soil, and the re-
suit has been an
ISCREAsr OF POPULATION
IN the flrty.une touutea on the line Of this
rosd sifce 1850 If million sonls-nearly
Charlottesville the increase Of wealth has
been far greater over two millions OF acres
Of the land graut have been sold, making
TwrNTy.siX THorsAyp HOMES
for az many comfortable, independent aud
happy families in the most favored region
on the gl0bn, most of which, but for the con-
-truttiun oi this road would still bea wider