Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-02-25
Brown County.


started from her home in West Depere to at
tend school on the East Side got lost and
wandered nearly mile out into the country,
where she was found frozen to death
Clark County.
Since the Neisyillc postOfficc was made
money-order office over 10000 orders have
been issued.
Dane County.
At Madison, few days since, while loco
motive attached to passenger train was
being watered the hose used to fill the water
tank TO the engine would not shut off when
wanted, and the water ran over engine,
tender, etc, and froze the cars to the track,
so that it was three hours before things were
got in proper shape for running.
Dodge County.
Two considerable failures are reported at
Fox Lake.. b. Smith and J. l.. Townsend.
The formers liabilities are said to reach s22,-
600, with $4,000 assets
A child was born in Randolph few days
ago with no fore.arms, the hands being at
tached to the elbows. The child is said to be
in perfect health-EateYprise
Fond du lac County.
Eight wooden buildings on Main street,
Fond du Lac, were burned few days ago
The loss was about 100000.
The family Of Mr.. VIM. Edwards, Of FL
dorado, has been sadly afflicted. Every one
OF the members of the family, eleven in num-
Der, has lately been III OF typhoid fever, and
three Of Mr.. Edwards sons have died Two
OF them were grown men, and the third a
bright boy.
Grant County.
The lead mining interest at Hazel Green
is looking UP. Mr.. Chandler has struck .
fine lead close to town, good for 100000
pounds. Matt Carroll and John Rowe have
struck good sheet OF mineral one mile west
OF the Twelve Mile House, on the farm Of
Thos. Edwards.
jackson County.
Joseph Page killed II man in row at Mer
rillon a few days ago. He was arrested and
will be tried for murder.
Jefferson County.
The wife Of +. NJ. Kanousc, of WATERFOWL
recently gave birth to five boys. Three of
them were alive when born but have since
died They were perfectly formed and the
whole weighed ten pounds.
La Crosse County.
The La Crosse Democrat of a recent date
publishes the matrimonial troubles of Rev
Mr. Jones, atlas Bonstead, lately preaching
in Pennington. Jones came to these parts
from Hanover, n. J, During the winter he
married the daughter of II prominent farmer
IN Galesyille. He has now disappeared and
six officers of the law were at La Crosse on
the nth anxiously looking after the clergy
man, who II seems, Is troubled with too much
wife, having been married no less than five
times, without troubling himself to procure a
divorce in any case.
Milwaukee County.
While Henry kaufman, Of Milwaukee, was
walking on Reed street the other day he
slipped and fell on his face, and pipe which
he had ia his mouth WAS forced down his
throat, the stem lacerating his throat terribly
Outngamie County.
As Christian Schlldt was at work in the
furniture factory atAppleton, the other morn
ing a piece Of hed.slat which he was saving
was thrown by the saw, and struck him in the
eye, penetrating two inches in an upward di
rcction. The injuries were thought to be
fatal
A millinery store in Appleton, occupied by
Mrs. +. A. Ryan, WAS burned to the ground a
few mornings ago. Loss 81, 800
Racine County.
John uillen, a teamstcr nj Hills coal yard,
In Racine, was instantly killed the other
morning by Il piece of frozen coal falling up.
ON him.
Rock County.
An officer went 10 a house in Janesville, the
other evening, to arrest man named James
Mcdonald for inhumanly beating his blind
father and aged mother. On arriving at the
house the policeman was told by Mcdonald,
who had run into the pantry and caught Up a
razor, that he would kill himself Il an al
tempt was made to arrest him. The officer
persisted, bat before he could make the arrest
the young man cut his throat from ear 10 ear
aud died In five minutes.
During the late cold snap a man named H.
Armstrong while partially intoxicated drove
from Melton TO his home, q few mites distant.
freezing himself so badly that he has since
died
vernon County.
The Treasurer Of the county, ,ohu W.
Groenman, while ia Madison the other day Ia
pay in his State taxes, was arrested jpou the
charge OF passing counterfeit money He
claimed to have paid out the money muo-
Gently and denied AL intention of fraud
Washington County.
\ loving couple Ut West Bend had their
wedding day set, but the snow storm put a
veto on travel and the devoted lover, being
several miles apart vert unable TO f9ldu their
marriage VOWS until week after the set
date.
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