Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-21

Deu Inc companies lnaI, ln2snlucn
as the reports made only included
earnings where persons both took
and left the cars within this state,
the statements of gross earnings
were incorrect. lie maintains that
the gross earnings, according to
the law, include pro rata of earn.
ings where people are carried
through the state. He also notified
the companies that the checks would
be received as tender and depos-
tied with the state treasurer until a
settlement Of the point could be ar
rived at, or that they would be re-
turned and ignored az fulfillment
Of the provisions of the law, as the
companies might direct.
The Wisconsin Telephone com
pany returns as gross earnings for
1883, ip this state, tie sum Of
5,594.95, and RENTS to the state
treasurer the tax Of one per cent.
thereon-$l,155.94.
Railroad taxes are about all in for
the last half Of 1888. The G., NJ.
& St. p puts up $lG5 794; the c. q
/ NV, $1l6,o92 the Wis. Central,
$44,o96; the Chip. Fails & Western,
$lo,8ll; the Green Bay q Winona,
/ St,738; the Milwaukee Lake Shore,
/ $5,73l. Others to come in will
swell the aggregate to over $780,
600.
A committee of the city council
has been to Rockford and spent a
day and night investigating electric
light in operation there, but have
made no report Of any conclusion
arrived at.
Ogilvies stock of goods and &C
counts sold at auction in lump by
the assignee last week. Samuel
Klauber bid in the goods at 2S4 per
cent. of invoice, and the accounts
at 10 per cent. of their face value
which is about $4,000 1t would
seem that the actual value and the
invoiced cost Of goods ought not to
differ SO widely; and that bills
against customers Of the busted
house are estimated to be worth
only 10 cents on the dollar, indicates
that they are not Of the guilt edge
order.
The regular appropriations to
county and other agricultural So
cieties have been paid since Feb.
list. The aggregate thus drawn
from the state treasury is about
$4,000 per annun.
On Saturday night about 10
o'clock fire was discovered at Ball
Bros. foundry and machine shop,
and all attempts to save the build
lug failed. In this shop we're man
ulactured the Prouty Printing Press,
number Of which machines III
course Of construction were de-
stroyed and seriously damaged, be-
sides all the valuable patterns.
Estimates of total losses range from
twenty to thirty thousand dollars,
nearly half covered by insurance.
1t is almost a ruinous blow to Ball
Brothers who are highly esteemed
in the community, and for them
much sympathy is expressed There
were employed about the establish.
ment over forty men, who by the
couHaglation, are thrown out of en-
ployment at the most trying season
Of the year one Of the saddest
features Of the misfortune City
papers severely criticiso the fire de-
nartmeut, which was shown to be
deplorably deficient in management
on this occasion.
The political heavens MS vet give
forth mo thunder to attract attention.
Republicans are agitatiug some
what the question Of one or two :"
conventions, upon which there APP
pears some difference Of view but
no feeling whatever, all manifestly
DESTROYS only that the best course
may be pursued. State officials say
that If they be rc-uominatod they
would prefer that it be BY full
convention, after full discussion and