Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-02
THE NORTHWEST.
Mare of the Local Events which are
Daily Happening.
MINNESOTA.

Martin Schmltt, drowned NOV. is, 1SI s,
r,s found on the Scott county shore a
mile above Chaska, recently.
Young man named Mcfarland,
wing with David MarCott, at Amboy,
yobjes county, shot himself last week,
and it is believed Intentionally.
THE town of Richland, IN Freeborn
county. voted no license, by acclama-
ion at the recent town election, as also
did Bancroft.
LAST Wednesday, the Otter Tail
county commissioners destroyed $780,
400 worth Of county bonds, issued for
railroad building.
4 NUMBER of farmers from the vicin~
i,v of Mortified are settling near Fer
gus Falls.
A CINCINNATI company contemplates
erecting q large sugar refinery at New
Ulm.
The Rushford wagon company made
one thousand wagons last season.
H. NJ. KNOX, Esq, public examiner
Of the state, accompanied by his assist
ant, Mr.. A, Whitman, was looking into
Wadena county finances last week.
COL WAIVER, of the U, S. engineer
corps, is building dredge-boat at Moor
head to be used in the improvement of
the Red river. Work on the boat has
already commenced.
GENERAL Manager Myers, of the
southern Minnesota railroad, will occu-
by Hon. Alex. McMillan's residence at
La Crosse, and Mr.. Mcmillan contem-
plates a trip to Europe.
MR. JOHN Bush, of Eyota, had four
teen sheep killed by dogs last Tuesday
night while he slept The sheep were
strange dog found there in the morn
ing; but of course he did not kill the
sheep, so the owner thinks.
ILLINOIS.
PEORIA is to have Catholic school.
AN effort is being made to start
German paper III Peoria.
STEPHENSON county grangers run a
sore of their own in Freeport
WINTER wheat is said to be growing
1nely in most parts Of the state.
DURING the past year $4,000 has been
Drawn from the poor fund in Joliet
THEY are SO temperate at Marengo
that not even clear cider is allowed
to be sold.
THE first white child born in the city
Of Sycamore was 4 years old the other
lay.
Mrs. JANE MCDONALD, supposed to be
.5 years old, died at lie Sueur last
! week.
Misses Edith and Matte Davis, Of De
AI0, have recently inherited SIS 600
oF he death of their grandfather.
AT the April election the citizens of
Fulton county will again vote on the
question: of stock running at large.
A NEw-FANGLED disease is killing off
the bees in De Kalb county. One
man lost one hundred and eight
swarmS.
IN Peoria, after II o'clock at night, |
persons found on the street are re-
CURED to give an account of them
selves and intentions to the police.
HERE are tifty-two counties in Illinois
which pay more school tax than they
receive from the state, ranging from
A3 in Edgar to $116,69S in Cook.
IENAs DUNBAR, one of the Oldest men
IN that section, died in Yorkville last
saturday. He was soldier in the war
d IoI2, and came to this state in 1912 |
PEORIA distilleries consumed 3,001,- !
o'o bushels of grain last year, produc- |
ing therefrom 1l,520,360 gallons of
.PTits. The tax on the spirits amounted
TO s., 6o9, 604.
Mr.. RANK, of Oswego, has invented
ana patented an anti-friction journal
OGaring, which can be applied to all
"Aeeis, enabling them to run entirely
"IhOut grease and with one-third less
power.
HE Illinois Central will put on a fast
ram about April J., for the purpose of
.ggt'hslng early vegetables and fruit to
we northern markets. Ii will run from
new Orleans and make eight hundred
ana fifty miles in tnirty-six hours.
IOWA.
a. A NEW Presbyterian church Is to be
oui.t at Boone.
NOTHING but private whisky bottles
'Fe tolerated in Dunay.
Is, SALOON licenses cost 81, 900 in Wood |
E+e, and saloon men don't 90 where
"e W oodbine twineth.
~, lAIENrERATE habits led Victor Haro-
10y OF Avoca, to end his life with |
,"ychnlne the other day.
VA NEE, Chinaman who keeps a |
:, @r"sI"--hSouse n Dubuque, was stabbed |
la ne forehead while in bed, and rob-
HOY : IL Lnr a.