Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-09
LOCAL HISTORY.
Some of the Events which are Happen.
ing in the Northwestern States.

IOWA.
CEDAR RAPIDS and Marion are having
| a lively eounty-seat war.
THE Davenport Rowing club has just
ordered $500 fouroared shell.
THE Courier is the name of n new pa
par published at Lake City, Calhoun
county.
THE coming regatta is already be-
! come the principal topic of interest at
keokuk.
NUMEROUS building Improvements are
reported IN progress in all sections OF
the state.
A GRAND temperance rally of the en-
tire state is to take place this summer
at the Clear Lake camp-meeting
grounds.
THE corpse of a well dressed man,
about 80 years of age. was found float
| ing III the Iowa river, fous miles from
| Wapello, the other day.
| THE st. Louis and Clarinda railroad
/ company has formed articles of corpor-
alton with the secretary of state. Capt.
! tai, 100000; object, to connect Clarinda
with the st. Louis, keokuk and Coun-
Gil Bluffs road.
A YOUNG vagabond who died IN Sioux
City, a few days ago, was found to be
the son of wealthy parents in Jersey
City, NJ j, His body was sent home to
his friends, who knew nothing of his
whereabouts.
A Sy,tn>, r,,,pppN s,,,l,l ,,so :, 40
ported by the local papers brewing in
Dubuque. a widow over 60 years old
wants an old widower over 20 to come
down with the stamps or abide by the
consequences of prosecution.
MICHIGAN.
ITHACA is about to build theatre
building.
a SCHOOLGIRL named Jennie Strick-
land, of Green lille, has disappeared.
GROUNDS for the Northern Michigan
Agricultural society nave been purch-
ased at Greenyille.
A STOCK company is to be organized
to develope the oil indications of the
well near Rives. Boring will be resum-
ed on the premises week after next.
GRAND RAPIDS Leader; On the farm
OF Eugene Baker about twelve miles
northeast of this city, it is reported that
gold has been discovered In paying
quantities by an old California miner,
who has been prospecting in the vicini-
ty of Bear creek.
A GENTLEMAN at St. Johns, having
caught four young fellows filling bottles
! from his cider barrel, instead OF arrest
! ing or exposing them, compromised
with them on the condition that each
should chop and deliver to such poor
person rs he might name two cords of
wood.
TIE Emmett County Independent pub
| fishes twenty-one line item which, it
states, was set up by Marie l.. Bement,
| Of Little Traverse, "the youngest COM
posiior in the world" Marie is only 4
years old, but the independent states that
she knows the cases perfectly, can set
type accurately from any legible copy,
and can tell the name of any article used
in the business.
| ILLINOIS,
A Mrs. REDESIUs, of Gridey, died re
| Gently of trichna.
! FARMS hands are scarce and III great
demand in the southern part of the
! state.
OVER five hundred sheep have been
killed by De KalD county dogs in a
year.
A HARVESTER factory to employ five
hundred men is to be established at
| Ottawa.
IcETows from La Sale are expert
encing trouble in getting out Of the Hill
nois on account of low water.
THE walking mania has struck Rock
Island in earnest. A match for three
hundred mile walk is now talked Of
among amateur sports.
The German Catholic church at Peru
was robbed recently of chalice and
other silver and gold altar ornaments,
valued at $50 to $50.
THE people of Bushnell are Disguised
because It's city council, which was
elected as temperance board, has dis
missed divers suits against the liquor
sellers OF the place.
A LIVE panther has been seen in the
vicinity of La Harpe, and so excited the
/ people in consequence that meeting
I Of the city council Of La Harpe was
called together for the purpose Of dis
cussing ways and means for the extirmi-
nation Of the monster.
AN Astoria Fulton county grocer by
the name Of Charles Dilworth was badly
poisoned in consequence Of eating a
piece Of cheese purchased of an Elgin
/ factory. Nine other parties, who bought
and ate Of the same cheese, were also
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