Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-08

mon STOCK.
The greater part of Rockford
will take an excursion to Madison
next Saturday, under the manage
ment of Nevin Post, No. l., G. A. r.
Pink eye is proving fatal with
one-third of the horses taken with
it at Lacrosse. The street railway
there have lost six horses by this
| disease, valued at $500.
Rosa Fay, of Monroe, aged 20
years, committed suicide last Thurs
day morning, by taking poison. In
a letter found on her person, address
ed to young man, she charged him
with her ruin.
The Oranges of st. Croix Co.
are working their organization sue
cessfully, and local paper gives as
the reason, "That the purpose Of
their institution is not lost sight Of"
At their meetings papers-are read on
Rotation Of Crops, PrctA Of Dairy
ing, Stock raising, Sheep Husbondry,
Hoo shall noe Keep up the fertility of
our land? etc.
Last week, in Darlington, J. w.
Crow was fined S25 and costs for
selling liquor without license. The
evidence showed that keg of beer
was on tap in q room of which be
had sole control, and that several
persons drew beer from it and drank
it, putting as much money as the
quantity taken was worth on the top
of the key. a petition is being
circulated asking the city fathers to
grant license for the sale of liquors
A terrible accident occurred at
the Peru zinc mines, near Galena,
H., on the evening Of Wednesday,
the 30th ult., resulting in the instant
death of George Young. The de-
ceased had been engaged in sinking
shaft and had reached depth of
about eighty feet. At the time, he
was being hoisted out of the shaft
by rope, having quit work. When
nearly to the top he was overcome
by faintness and suddenly released
his hold, when his foot slipped out
of the loop and he was precipitated
to the bottom of the shaft, striking
on his head and shoulders. His neck
was broken by the fall and his body
was terribly bruised He leaves a
wife and two children.
"A number of patriotic little girls
resolving that the heroes buried in
Ricbland Center Cemetery should
not be neglected, took flowers and
quietly and unostentatiously placed
them upon their graves Observer.
--GALENA, Ill.,, June IA mort.
gage has just been recorded in this
city for a consideration of 1920, 900,
IN favor Of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, against the Chicago
and North western Railroad Com
pany, to raise funds to widen the mar
row. gauge road from Galena to
Woodman, Wis, distance of nine
ty.two miles. The work is already
under way, and in few weeks GA
lena will have another broad gauge
connection with Milwaukee and
Chicago.-C0r. Inter Ocean.
Monroe is agitating the purchase
of fire engine. The property own
ers of Darlington think they don't
need an engine of any kind just at
present, so long as water pals are
plenty. But the time may come
when we will need fire engine, and
it will be an easy matter to send ov-
er to Monroe and borrow one, "Econ-
omy is the road to wealth. "-Da''-
H"gton Democrat.
The Galena Gazette Of last Fri
day says:
Joseph Mueller, the well known
butcher of this city, dropped dead
about 7 O'clock this morning, at his
meat stand in the west end of the
Market House He was standing at
his desk at the time, ENGAGED in
writing, and suddenly fell backward
upon the floor, striking heavily upon
his back The noise attracted the
attention of those i'll the market at
,he time, and looking up to divine
the cause, they saw Mr. NJ. lying
PROSTATE upon the floor. Several
rushed to his assistance, including
son of the deceased, who raised
his fathers head, and laid it upon