Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-13

lst In our ml0St we trust 1t VIII be
attended to. Who knows
Let him report.
AT Janesville dam across Rock
river has been washed out by high
water II will cost $4,000 to re-
place it. Several mills and factories
have been delayed in consequence.
Preparations for the Grant county
Soldiers and Sailors Reunion are
quite extensive, and the very long
list of officers and committees ap-
pointed seems sufficient to insure its
being crowned with complete sue
cess.
A local exchange remarks, with
which a majority Of the reading
public will agree, that the new state
law furnishing a man by imprison-
ment for willfully deserting his wife
and children is about the best thing
of the late session, and good enough
to cover a multitude of sins.
Sunday night, the 2d inst, Sc
we're thunder and wind storm visit
ed Boscobel and vicinity, playing
havoc with fences, sheds, etc. At
Boscobel the High School building
was struck by lightning, setting it
on fire, and but for the timely aid
of the fire department would have
been completely destroyed, no doubt.
A Mr.. Whitney, over in Monroe,
has invented combination bolster
plate, seif-locking and dong away
with the king bolt in wagons, which
is pronounced simple and durable.
Its use does not necessitate boring
a large hole through the bolster and
axle tree, thereby weakening parts
where strength is required. A pat
ent is applied for.
The Chronicle reports a serious ac-
cident which befell the wife of Con
stable Pengelly, of that place, on
election day. She was standing on
the landing of the stairs q. her resi-
eence over Tembys store, when
some worn and broken boards of
The platform gave way, causing her
to fall to the ground below, a dis
tance of fourteen feet She sustain
ed terrible shock by the fall, and
was quite seriously injured internal
ly, and at this writing is quite low
and her condition is considered crit
ical.
In consequence of the repeated
absence of two members Of the Lin
den band on the evenings set aside
for practice, the following resolu-
tons were drawn up, and adopted:
WHEREAS, In the course of hui
man events, two distinguished mem
bers of our band, Mr.. Royal Clan
Vile and Joseph Bray, have impor-
tant business every alternate Satur-
day evening at Wingville and Min
eTal Point, and
WHEREAS, We consider union in
effort essential to success, therefore,
Resolved, That we extend our
heartfelt sympathy TO the brothers
thus afflicted, and earnestly wish for
!. speedy union of the band members.
The Platteville papers of the past
week give an account of rather
singular throat trouble lately exper
fenced by Mr. David Block, of that
place. During most of the past
year Mr.. Block complained occasion.
ally of a peculiar sensation in bis
throat, and on Monday, the Sd inst
he coughed up hard, back sub
stance, of irregular shape, about an
inch in diameter, and which weighed
an ounce and half. Mr.. B. has
the substance in his possession, and
willingly shows it to any one desir-
Gus of seeing it. There are those
who think that the ball is an accum
ulation brought about by Mr.. Blocks
excessive indulgence in smoking,
and that the human chimney had
nearly become stopped up. And
from the fact that the mass has
strong nicotian smell, one is led to
think that there may be some truth
IL the theory. Mr.. y. himself thinks
hat n is q niece Of SCOT which must |