Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-16
GleaAings from our Exchanges.
-Scsrlet fever and diptheria are
are reported at Richland Center.

nc cui4OOiS VI buouI ue al q 10
ing closed, owing to the prevalence
of scarlet fever in that city.
Benton, LaFa, ettc Co., has
cabinet maker and furniture dealer
who builds organs of fiue, smooth
tone.
The Iliiaois Central k. r. Co. is |
building q new bridge over the river !
at Galena, with turning span 100 It, /
in length, for the passage OF boats.
The Prairie du Chen Courier says, |
"Crawford Co. can boast of being IN |
sound financial condition. Its or |
ders are all paid and there's money
in the treasury.
The common council of Boseo-
bel has made special road tax levy |
of 81 600. b. is an enterprising lit
tie city; it will have trade if push,
sacrifice and endeagor will secure it
While standing on chair ar
ranging plants in a window, one day
last week, Miss Aun Rose, o. OAR
lington, fell backwards striking her
back on another chair, resulting in
serious injuries.
Capt. Augustus Estey, aged II
years, died at his home in Galena on
the lst inst. He located at Galena
in July, 1886, and engaged in lead
mining principally until 1850, own
ing and operating an extensive fur
mace ii Shulsburg.
The Lancaster HeraIG says that
some person or persons entered toe
! creamery uuiding at that place, DOT
long since, and purloined about LOO
pounds of choice butter valued at
sos A reward of $50 is offered for
j information leading to the c0nvic
\ ton of the thieves.
Judge Cothren is reported to
haze SAID in open court at Rlchland
CeRter recently, that "The legisIa
ture at its next session ought to pass
a special act divorcing all the mar
ried people Of Richaud county ~
Only six divorces were granted at
the last term of court, which is not
more than half the usual number.
The Herald reports that Thorn s
Keuueally, of Dubuque, has struck
the largest dry bone diggings ever
discovered in that section of the
country He is now in sight of four
caves, each of which is full of the
bone The mines are in the vicinity
of Catfish, aud are daily visited toy
large number OF miners ADD others
He estimates the bone now In sight
at 100000 pounds.
Mineral or lead ore has been
found in paying quantities on Dir
Cutters possessions in the town of
d Ridgeway. This is a new lead, and
the extraction of the same will un
doubtedly open up an industry III
the town that will give labor to a
great number the coming Winter as
n well as profit to the lucky owner o.
y the ground, which though apparent
N ly worthless, is about to yield up
III riches.
NJ Hog cholera, is raging to a con-
hi siderable extent south aud west of
VI south of this city, and the mortality
among the porkers has been some
n thing alarming. Mr. John Duncan
has lost rs aud Mr. J A. Coombs
N SO head, while other neighoors have
suffered to a lesser extent Unless
the disease is checked soon the out
NJ look in that section will be of a most
NJ dsconraging nature = Grant County
n HeT0id.
This, from the Richland county
M Observer of last week:
This community was thrown into
W. a state OF intense excitement and
1 greatly shocked last Monday over
M the arrest of four respectfully con
nected young men, all of whom were
raised in this place and whose pa
rents reside here-Will Liscum, Al
Hamilton, Frank Walworth and Geo
Alphabetically a G. Nj. d St. Pau
~ railway company detective, on a
NJ charge OF setting fire to the depot
several weeks ago. The arrests
were made ON Sunday night. Lis
cum aud Walworth were found at
their homes and Hamilton and Nc
Pheters were arrested on the street
shortly after coming out OF church.
For some time suspicious have
+ been aroused that all was not right,
from the tact that tickets belonging
to thas depot were found scattered
4 along the sidewalk in various places
and coupon tickets filed out and
4 dropped into the postothce address
4 ed to a number of citizens. Sevela
n Of the latter were forwarded to the
s8 general office in Milwaukee, when q
N detective was detailed to work III