Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-02

1 HE Ioicd CRy Replbdcdn saws there is
to be grand band tournament held in
that city some time in April or Nav
The bands Of Muscatine, Cedar Rapids,
Marengo, Marshalltown and other towns
are expected to participate.
PARsoN TAYLOR, of Webster county
tied rope round his neck, then climb
ed tree and connected the other end
OF the rope TO one of the branches and
Jumped-into the other world. Finan-
cial disabilities were the cause.
| JAMES ELLIOTT, of Hopeville, Clark
county, an old and much respected cti
zen, left his home last week for Osceola,
intending to return in few DAYS, and
has not since been seen. He had 5000
with him when he left home which he
paid to parties in Osceola.
SAMUEL EPLEY, of Bloomfield, an en-
ploye in Il saw-mill at that place, had
his left arm cut diagonally across the
elbow Joint, severing the muscles and
tendons, and was also cut over the abdo-
men and into the groin by falling on a
circular saw while in motion.
A FARMER near Charles City has been
experimenting with wheat grown last
season, for the purpose Of ascertaining
how far it could be depended upon for
seed, and the result was anything but
encouraging. He got forty kernels of
wheat from eaCn Of fifteen different
farms, and under the most favorable
circumstances, the grain being sown in
boxes and kept at a temperature Of
from 90 to 70 degrees, an average of a
little less than half the kernels grew.
WISCONSIN.
APPLETON is organizing military
company.
AT Ripon they are having maple-su
gar socials and dances
j. ii. PARRY, prominent merchant
at Bangor, made an assignment. LA
bilities, about 81, 900.
Fort ATKINSON has an "Anti-Horse
Thief society,"" with one hundred and
thirty-nine members.
A FOND DU LAC nrm recently ship
ped two car loads OF harrows to Mantle
ba.
THE next annual meeting Of the State
Teachers association is to be held in La
Crosse.
THE postmaster at Fond du Lac has
discovered that less than 10 per cent. of
the people who apply to his Office for
mail receive any.
The GAINESVILLE guards have been in
vited to join the 3rd regiment of Illinois
National guards in their annual en-
campment at Freeport, July 3 to 6.
The next northern Wisconsin fair will
be held in Oshkosh as usual. A large
exposition building will be built on the
grounds this spring. Senator's Carpen-
ter, Howe, and Mr.. Garfield have been
invited to crate.
Gov. SMITH appointed Knut Koegh,
Nj. d., of La Crosse, trustee of state hos
pital for the insane, for the term ending
April l, 1884, vice Hon. r. E. Davis, of
Middleton, term expired.
EDWARD O'NEIL, Of Milwaukee, and
William Blair, of Waukesha, have been
reappolnted managers of the industrial
school for boys at Waukesha, for the
term Of three years, commencing March
4, 1879.
EPHRAIM Bowen, OF Broadhead, and
Cyrus Miner, of GAINESVILLE, have receiy-
ed reappolnted as trustees of the in
stitution for the education ofthe blind at
GAINESVILLE, for three years commencing
April l., 1879.
As trustees Of the institution for the
deaf and dumb at Delavan, for the term
commencing April /, 1879, the governor
has reappointed Aaron l.. Chaplin, of
Beloit, and S. Reese La Bar, of Della
van.
A WISCONSIN paper says; There IS
but little snow in the woods, and unless
there should be heavy and continuous
rains next month, the prospects for
fair drive are anything but tlattering
A good many Of the logs have been put
in on small streams, or at the headouar-
tiers Of larger ones, and cannot receive
much benefit from dams.
The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing commissioners to represent the
interests Of the state on the board of
commissioners relating to the improve
ment Of the Mississippi river: Edward
ID. Holton. Milwaukee, John Lawler, of
Prairie du Chen, and II. B. Wentworth,
of Portage.
4 Proposed Asiatic Railroad.