Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-08

80 Wv NiuihS HO llttle pIedsufSs
and often installs in the halls of
memory pictures of happiness that
will last for lifetime.
SKAT1NG-RINK floors are now made
of paper by pasting and pressing
straw boards together under a pow
erful hydraulic press in the same
way paper car-wheels are made.
When these blocks are perfectly
seasoned and dried they are sawed
into flooring boards and laid with
the edge of the paper forming the
surface of the floor.
ASTRONOMICAL time is now kept
by numbering the hours consecutive
ly from one to twenty-four. The in
novation, however, will be general
ly resisted. "A man will have to be
pretty well along ir his beverages
to risk telling his wife, when he
gets home a little late at night, that
it is "twenty-three minutes past II
O'clock"
A. 0. U. W.-The installation of
officers will take place on Monday
evening, Jan. 18th. The officers
elect are:
?. NJ. W. w. J. Cox.
N. w.-R. J. Penhallegon.
Foreman--Wm. Arthur.
Overseer- Robt. Julian,
Recorder-J. p Hankins
Financier-P. Allen, Jr.
Receiver-Anton Berg.
Guide-jGseph Arthur.
l. WIN. kessler
o W.-Paul Jones'
PEDESTRIANS found great difficult
ty in navigating during the rain
storm of Monday evening, the rain
freezing as fast as it came down,
making the earth's surface sea of
glass. Those who were fortunate
enough to have nothing to do but
stand and watch others realized con
siderable amusement. Several fell
and saw stars and received severe
bruises, but no broken limbs are
heard Of.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.--An inqui-
sition was taken at the house of
Anton Weidenfeller, North Survey,
town of Mineral Point, on the 9th
inst, before John Commins, J. p,
in view of the body of Margaret
Sanders, child of between four and
five years old, who came to her
death by the accidental discharge
Of a gun in the hands of Peter
Weidenfeller, a boy of fourteen
years of age, who entered the house
with his loaded gun after being out
shooting.
ms AND OUTs.-On Monday of
this week the new county officers
were installed into possession Of
their respective Offices, and the off.
GERS whose terms had expired took
their grip-sacks and free pass for a
trip up salt river. The new officers
are all good Republicans with one
exception, that of School Supt. The
public will now find competent,
trustworthy and gentlemanly officers
who will make it their aim 10 do
their duty without partiality.
THE city of Platteville is now in
possession of the City Hall. On
Saturday last a peremptory order is
sued by Judge McGonigal was serv-
ed on Contractor Bell for the imme-
diate possession of the building,
Mr.. Bell asked until Monday to an
swer the order, and shortly after
ward started to Lancaster. In the
meantime key was found and the
doors opened and the City Clerk
moved into the office set apart for
his use. The Babcock engine, and
the Hook and Ladder trucks were
also moved into the quarters pre-
pared for them; aud now the city
seems to be in full possession. We
understand that the city council will
at once proceed to erect the stage
and seat and light the building, SO
that we may confidently expect to be
able to use it for the purposes de-
signed before long Witness.
Two years ago Moses NJ. Strong
asked for an appropriation by the
Legislature to enable him to publish
history of the territory of Wiscon-
sin. The book was not then com