Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-07

3t the business part OF Barahoo was DESTROYED
10y fire, last sunday The fire wss frst seen
in the store of Bowen, Obcrt 4 Co., DESTROYING
that building and most of the stock comlnuni-
eating to the adjoining buildings, and making
q cIean sweep to the Sauk County Bank
building on The east ana the store of Gray Il
Stevenson on the south. These being sub
stantial brick buildings, they arrested the
farther spread of the flames Five buildings
were destroyed in all Among them are the
extensive general store of Land, Camp 4 Co.
IL. Schronke, jewcler; Avery u Green, boots
and shoes; J. Il j. Draper, meet market Mrs
Sharp, milliner store Other business houses
had their stocks badly damaged by moving
and exposure, A heavy snow was falling IT
the time. The total loss cannot be estimated
closely, but will exceed S25,om, with little
Insurance.
| The Lancaster Democrat Says: civilian
Stephens was, on Wednesday Of last week,
sentenced at Prairie du Chen, by Judge Mills,
to ten year service at Waupun. This fellow
was sent up some two years ago from Grant
County, for burglary, but under another
name. Previous to his arrest here he had iast
completed a three years service from the
eastern part of the State. Judge Mills re-
cognzed the prisoner as an old offender,
hence dis extreme sentence. That Stephens
has ct last got his just deserts no one Will
deny"
The Herald says that the towns in that
county along the proposed line of the Galenu
aud Muscoda narrow Gasge X. r. are iubilant
ever the prospects OF the building of the road
Prairie da Chen papers report the Missis.
sippi River closed by ice at that point and
trains crossing on the ice,
The four picturesque lakes, the pride of our
CAPITAL City and State, arc closed-locked
tigh in the arms Of winter Their spark ing
waves for season are changed to gittering
! blocks OF Ice, and instead Of spla,hing the
/ kcc,s of gay pleasure boats are gIided DER by
swif footed skaters,
| Tha Warren Sentinel reports that on Sa,ur~
day, when aht Patteville train was ut River
side, a yogug lad named Jack linton, WAC
was rdug Oh ae ears, fell between them,
and hai ouao. his legs cat comp,e.ly Off above
the knee Asout two years ago an older
Broth ;r Of J4cL, was killed in The same man
ner.
After tcn years sterility family subscribed
for the Warren sentinel, and there is boy
baby in the house. The editor of TIE Sentinel
! is quite boastfnl over this affair." but don't
say whc.hc' he canvasse5 personally for his
paper or MOI!
The Piatte,lle Witness says that the rail-
road surveyors between PlattcvilIc and Du-
buque are AZ work couple of mics south OF
that village.
! The Dabnluc papers report four patients
in thc small poN hospital. The disease is con
fined to the nJrthren part OF the city.
| The Darlington Democrat say that William
! Watson, Charles Mathew, and James Bryson,
of Darlington, have struck biz lead mine
on Ben Sattcrico's farm, five miles south OF
that village, and are taking out from 500 to
! 10000 pounds Of ore per day.
The Eichland County Republican reports the
crop of walnuts and battenuts in that county
to have been very large this year One man
secured about 20j bushels
Somebody from this Congressional District
has evidently seen Gen Gn,y of the Chippc-
| wa Herald. We judge SO from finding the
| following in that paper:
Amongst those who have done good service
for the Republican party in this STATE during
the campaign, we can not refrain from men
| tOning lion. Geo. G. iiazcitDn, the clOuuent
/ q NJ nI n
Is one OF The best speakers IL the West, and
We trust the time /, not far distant when his
voice will be heard in Congressional halls.
The people of Galena think that ii they
raise $4,000 in that city for the enterprise,
the Gaena " MRscoda narrow guage railroad
Is sure 10 be built. They only lacked $1,000
OF having the required sum subscribed hast
satuy4dy.