Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-13

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elected:
CIV. c. TT. F. Cleghom.
p. G. w. c.. T. Theo. D. Kanouse.
Grand Councillor L. G. Comstock.
CIV. T.-Hiss Alta Reed.
G.. S.-B. r. Parker.
Asst G.. Sec-Metus Knight.
g. Treasurer-Mrs. L. w. Parker,
c. Chaplain Rev. II. sewell.
G. Marshal-James Wilson.
G.. D. Marshal-Ada Evans.
G.. Guard-Cara HcAlister.
c. Sentinel-Geo. L. Robinson.
a large sale of State lands was
held here last week per advertise
ment The lot offered consisted of
about 100000 acres recently patent
ed to the state by the general gov
eminent, as indemnity for swamp
and oyer-lowed lands which the
state should have previously re-
ceiyed. One.half the proceeds of
these lands go to the Normal School
fund and one half to the drainage
fund. The sale continued from
Tuesday till Thursday at / o'clock
About $4,000 were disposed of at
an average rate per acre of $500.
One tract Of forty acres in Sawyer
county was sold at $3o.05 per acre,
but the bulk of it was bid in at
figures very little in excess Of the
minimum price of three dollars per
acre, A pool composed Of five or
six of the heavy lumber companies
on the Chippewa river, purchased a
large portion Of the best lands,
which were located in the county Of
Sawyer, and the knowing ones in
the land office claim that the pool
made a clear $4,000 by its purchas-
es. The land sold lies principally
in the counties of Ashland, Bayfield,,
Chippewa, Douglas, Lincoln, Price,
Sawyer and Taylor.
The frosts of the last two or three
nights have wrought sad havoc with
corn and tobacco in this locality.
Corn Jared here abont the same as
in Iowa county Tobacco, in the
southern portion of Dane, and
through large part Of Rock county
is largely cultivated-this year more
perhaps than ever beforehand the
untimely frosts render the crop al
most worthless. The damage to this
crop alone will aggregate many
thousands of dollars.
In the absence of Governor Rusk,
who went with the Willard party to
drive the silver spike in the North
Pacific Railroad, Lieut.. Governor
Fifeld occupies the executive cham
Der as acting Governor. Those who
imagine that an editor hasn't any
modesty should see Sam blush when
he drops his pencil to do the honors
of the Gubernatorial chair to the
distinguished guests who daily call
on him.
A correspondent of the Milwaukee
Jomnd relates the following Incl.
dent of a recent visit to the execu-
tive office:
while Jerry is gerrymandering with the vii
lard party and teaching the bucolic creatures
how to feed threshing machines, Lieut.-dov
Fiheld holds down the big choir in the execu
tive Office, and rests his feet on the executive
table. As The journal correspondent entered
the Office he was holding converse with Bill
Price Phil spooner and Chas f. Mayors.
''They tell me- said the acting Governor
"that d. II. Sumner is in town. You ought Il
get one of his business cards"
''what is their peculiar about them2" aske,
the irascible William 4.
why, they are printed D. II Sumner, attoJ
ney-at-law, and congressman-elect Second dis
trict, Wisconsin.
"what a dashed good thing it is for man t
have lived such quiet, peaceful life that b
can print his biography upon his businee
card, said Price
The fall term of the Universit,
opened last Wednesday. 81 new
} students, Independent of the Law
class, registered at the opening
larger number than usual to begin
the term. Among the freshmen ar
Chas. II. Bergman, of Dodgeville
and VIM. L. cambridge, of Mitiin
W. II. b.