Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-14
GleaningS from our Exchanges

The Warren fair, now in progress
offers s Il to the haldy-iest headed man;
and the premium is to be awarded
by a committee of "sweet siXteens."
The prettiest baby on exhibition will
get 81 premium.
The clearing up and excavating
the grounds for the new City Hall
has begun. The old houses which
stood there have been moved to the
vacant lot north of the Congrega-
tioual church, Witness.
A stock company, with $4,000
capital, will give Oshkosh electro
light.
The following nominations were
made at the Grant county conven-
ton held at Lancaster on the 9th inst:
Sheriff, j. l.. Rewcy; Treasurer,
Thos MrMahon; County Clerk, CIV
Hill; Register of Deeds, Boughton,
Of Cassville; Clerk of the Circuit
Court, AL Morse; District Attorney,
r G. Orr, renominated; Coroner, S.
McDoG aid.
"A sad accident occurred on the
railroad track three miles east Of
Barneveld, on the morning of the
18th inst. a stranger, Andrew krapft
10y name, blind of one eye, deaf and
almost speechless, who was walking
on the railroad track was overtaken
hy the work train, going east, at $50
A. NJ, instantly killed and horribly
mangled; the top of his skull was
knocked off and ground into pieces;
both legs run over, one being cut off;
an arm cut off, and his body partially
cut it two.-SUn
The artesian well at Boscopel
continues to accomplish wonderful
cure of kidney disease; it is being
shipped in barrels to other places al,
most daily. So says the dat.
Mr. VIM. Black, wealthy citi-
zen of Brinkley, Arkansas, was il
Galena Saturday negotiating with
the Chicago & Northwestern Com
pany for the purchase Of three en-
gines, for use on a narrow gauge
railroad in his State, of which he is
president. The terms of sale were
about agreed upon, the consideration
being 5000 for two of the engines,
and S6,500 for the third The en-.
gines will be turned over to Mr. Black
and shipped to Brinkley, as soon as
the contract of sale is signed.-Ga-
lena Gazette.
MIR. and Mrs. James Burd, the
principals in the shooting tragedy of
three weeks ago, are both recover
ing from their wounds Warren
Sentinel.
-Platteville borrows the money
with which to build her new City
Hall at 4 per cent.
Farmers az this week in the
midst of their tobacco harvest and
are as busy as bees in midsummer,
1t will require at least two weeks
more to secure the better part of the
crop. Tobacco is going into the
she'd this year under as favorable
circumstances as ever were known
ia this section. The growth is heavy
and fully matured, and unless some
unforeseen accident occurs in curing,
Wisconsin tobacco will turn on, a
most excellent crop. The acreage is
much larger this season than ever be-
fore, and many of the more exper-
fenced farmers have launched out
with immense fields.-Edgerto1t To-
bocco Reporter.
One OF the saddest cases we have
ever known Of is that of Mr.. Helm
who lives on the Gumber farm, about
five miles north Of this village. Out
Of nine children, six have died OF
diphtheria within short time, rang
ing from two to seventeen years OF
age. The other three children have
been sick, but are thought to be out
of BrodRead Independent.
The semi-annual tax OF the Chi
cage, Milwaukee u st. Paul rail
road, just paid into the Wisconsin
State treasury, amounts to sl40,so''