Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-30

NN0''ih ia'iiptu, tWtiNe illieS DOrtn OF
La Crosse, WAS nearly destroyed by fire
on the 23rd inst. James Canterbury,
grain buyer; Frank Poole, farmer;
Frank Nutting, hoielkeeper, and Swat
boast, store-keeper were the principal
losers. Loss, $4,000 The depot was
al.o burned.
EXTENSIVE and destructive fires have
been raging since Sunday along the
line OF the Chicago, st. Paul & Mime
apolis road, destroying a great deal of
property. The entire country was
seemingly ablazs, resulting in the de-
struction of wood, timber fences, and.
in some instances, dwellings.
OK Saturday last man nameu John
Miller, residing in the town of Lake,
near Milwaukee, made "A petition to be
appointed guardian of John Kaekbush,
who lives and owns farm of about
forty acres IN the vicinity. 1t seems
that kaekbush and his wife about
twelve years ago sequestered them
selves from humanity in general for
some cause or other, and since that time
have continued to live like two hermits.
1t is alleged that this exclusive mode of
existence, in course of time, had the
effect OF producing mental dernnge-
ment TO an extent that recently they
attempted TO commit suicide by cutting
the veins in their arms. The neigh
bors defeated the attempt and placed
the strange pair in au asylum.
MINNESOTA.
NEARLY one hundred families nave
moved into the noi. hborhood of Her.
ron lake this spring.
THE country papers continue to re-
port a large number OF prairie fires,
some of them destructive TO property.
THIRTy.tive thousand acres of land in
Clay county are already sown to wheat.
One farmer has sown twenty-five hun
dred acres.
On account OF the increase of bust
ness along the line of the St Paul and
Pacific, night operators will be assigned
to a great many of the stations.
SMALL quantities of gold have been
found on the banks of the Minnesota
river at Granite Falls, and the people
are somewhat excited over the dis
covery,
A CORRESPONDENT in Lyons county
writes: Wheat nearly all sown, and
part up; weather fine, land in good CON
dition; moisture enough for present.
could stand nose. Prospect Tor wheat,
oats and barley good,
THE Galaxy mill at Minneapolis. de-
stroyed by the great explosion in May
last, is to be rebuilt with twelve run of
stone, by firm consisting OF w. f.
Cahill, l.. Fletcher and Il. b. Lapgdon.
1t will cost about $50 900.
lT is announced that the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway com
pany will erect n monster elevator III
Minneapolis, with capacity Of one
that wheat can be spouted from IT to
the mills at the tails.
DOVER farmers do not anticipate very
large crops this year even with the
most favorable condition on account OF
the very poor seed that is being sown.
The amount of old wheat in the hands
of farmers and warehousc-men is very
small compared with other years.
MARSHALL farmers have finished seed
ing, and the wheat has terminated,
contrary to the predictions Of the Mil
waukee chamber of commerce, who
imagine vain thing, viz: That they
know more about agriculture than old
Agticola himself! The weather is very
favorable, but it has been little dry.
Prairie fires have done n good deal of
damage in some localities within n few
weeks. As feature in the evening
landscape, the eilec. has been really
MAGNIFICENT.