Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-01
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The Lancaster UcrGld says Albert Francis
died very suddenly st his home near Bloom-
ington on SATURDAY, morning last. He was
in the act of skinniag a calf, when he fell
forward on his face and when raised
moment later he was lileless The de.
G. a,ed was highly respected and well
known citizen of Bloomington, and quite
extensive and successful farmer of Grant
County
Several eases of small pox resulted ia.
tally at Gutenberg, Grant County last
week.
The scarlet feaver is raging on Feuimore
Prairie aud at Mount Ida. Grant County.
Some scallawags stole goose aud pawned
it for whiskcy at Boscobel last week, for
which they were arrested and bound over to
the circuit court in the sum Of 500
The Lancaster Democrat advises mechan-
les not to 90 to Chicago for employment, f,
ana says there viii be building enough to
keep them all busy at home as soon as
spring opens.
On SUNDAY the 2,st January, the House
and furniture OF Mr.. Ilengster was dest oy
ed by fire in Sank County, loss about $500
all the man had--and no insurance.
A most fatal tipe Of scarlet fever, called
spotted fever,' is raging at McGrcgor,
Iowa. There were over twenty deaths
from this disease there during the last
week
The assessed valuation of all taxable
property in Grant county last year was
slOS2I, Go6
There were 800 marriages contracted in
Grant county during the year 1871 accord
ing to the records in the Register Office, a
gain Of five over the proceeding year.
Mr.. Ed II Borah, well to do farmer
near Lancaster, raised last season go
bushels of "m iddle" clover from o6 acres of
land Tue crop brought him 81 760.
The Craig mining company at New Dig
gings, says the Galeno Gazette, have expeud
ed $1,000 in proving up their prospect, and
are still pushing things, The Champion
level Is being sunk deeper, with prospect
of unenrthing more big mineral.
The Democrat tells how the Darlington
Marble Works was to be blown up. A
stick OF fire wood loaded with powder was
placed on the wood pile, but fortunately
the stick was split aud the powder dlscov-
cred before it went into the stove.
Some cowardly rascal entered Blakeley's
carriage house, at Darlington, and by cut
ting, and breaking totally ruined a beauti.
iu carriage.
Mrs. Gamage, of Darlington, wove last
year 237 yards OF carpet
In 1890 the population of 10 Dayiess
County, H., was only 2,lll; in 1870 it was
u, $50.
The Warren Sentinel is moved into A. N.
Jones fine brick building. The Sentinel is
prospcrhg, aud we are heartily glad of it.
Cams industry and untiring perseverance
deserves success.
The Darlington Rcpm6ican says that
very fine surgical operation was performed
by Dr. A. l.. Law, of Belmont, assisted by
DR.. Buck of Plattcvilc, aud o. Il. Minor,
Of Belmont, on German boy 10 years old.
The operation consisted in the removal OF
nearly one half of tho largest bone of the
lpg for npryosi caused by a severe injury
in Germany nearly three years ago,
The digeings of Williams & Co., near
Fairplay, which we mentioned the other
day, are turning out big Mr. b. Spensley,
tie smelter, says that he purchased, last
Saturday, 10000 pounds Of mineral from
these diggings, which had been raised with
in one week, and this is only tie begin
ming.