Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
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who gave birth TO triplets, just after recov-
ering from the smallpox. All the women
IN the neighborhood are getting vaccnated
again
The Courier says Prairie du CHEN has
quite 1000 inhabitants, and there are only
| IA saloons in tho town.
| Following close in the track of the scar.
let fever, comes the measles as a plague
for the children of Lancaster.
Mr. NJ. b. Coates intends to establish a
wooden ware factory at Boscobel for the
manufacture OF wash-boards, pals, baskets
and measures.
The trade III wood at Boscobel this win.
ter, has been large. Over 10000 ties. ., d,
600 cords Of wood and 5000 cords of stave
bolts have been purchased at that point.
Last Saturday two BOYS, while at work
sinking a shaft, in Dutch Hollow, Grant
Co., suddenly struck an opening r which
was rich deposit of mineral The first
/ intimation they had, WAS two chunks which
weighed over 300 pounds. The opening
has been thoroughly examined by expe.
ricnccd miners, who pronounced it the rich
est lode struck in that township for years.
Henry Gilman offered 500 day for the
privilege of working it.
During the present year Mr. John Roche
Will establish foundry at Boscobel.
| Col and Mrs. John G. Clark celebrated
their crystal wedding on Monday evening
last. About thirty couples were in attend
ance.
The Dubuque Telegraph says that the Oar
| ling family, of that city, has sustained sore
losses from small pox. Three of the mem
berS died before the Boar of Health re-.
moved the remainder 20 the hospital, and
tour expired at this Institution. Thi.
makes seven deaths in one family. There
are but three members of it left.
Mr., Bernard Behler, an employee in Mat.
MeIicr's brewery, Galena, accidentally fell
iuto u caIdron of boiling water, one da,
last week, and was SO badly burned that he
died in a few hours The depth of watr,
into which lie fell reached about to his
waist When standing in it, and his legs an,
ed before was taken out.
The spotted fever has made its appear
ance in Galena, aud several deaths have oc.
Cured from it, The disease is mostly con.
fined to children.
On Sunday evening, the 18th, the wife Of
John Ncols, near Benton, committed sui
eide by cutting her throat. She was onl,
II years of age, and had been married but
about one year. The act can only be as
cribed to sudden insanity, caused by grief
on account of the dangerous illness Of her
mother. She lived happily with her hus
uand, aud no reason was known why she
should thus inhict murder on herself, ana
leave her husband and friends in untold
sorrow.
VIM, s, Horr, aged 90 years. dropped
dead, "Wednesday of last week, in the street
IN Benton While playing with some com
from one OF the boye, IN sport, aud ran
down street. He had gone but few step
when he dropped down dead Several per.
sons who saw him fastened to the spot,
aud found hum barely alive. They raised
hm up and lad him on the sidewalk, when
he died without speaking or uttering a
sroan. His death WAS caused by rush Of
blood to the head
man arrived at John Green's Hotel
Shullsburg, Monday morning about 4
O'Clock, and from many suspicious actions,
Marshal Burns, Of that village concluded
to arrest him which he did. When ex
amiuing his baggage, dark lantern, n
bunch of skeleton keys, sealing wax, com.
pass revolver, &c, was found,
The death rate in Dubuque, for the past
two weeks, has averaged about three per
day.
One year ago last Friday, the ice moved
out Of the Mississippi river. 1t Is not ike
ly TO move this year until sometime in
March.
The VIII ans diggings, near Fairplsy,
are producing $4,000 pounds per week.
800, 900 pounds have been raised in four
weeks. one Of the proprietors has refust d
sl7, 900 for third interest.
CAErwmGHT has the finest stock "f plat