Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29
BADGER DOINGS.

The Racine life-saying crew will have
new uniforms,
The assessed valuation at Lancaster is
$7S0S2S.
The Racine county poor house has %
inmates.
The democrats of Eau Claire are to
have 4 dairy paper,
Dunn county will this year make her
first exhibition of farm products
Hog cholera is raging at Mackford
Prairie. One farmer has lost SO head.
Fond du Lac prohibitionists have nom.
mated a full ticket.
A farmer near Grafton is excavatinp
for meteor which recently buried itself
deeply in his barley field.
At Dodgovillo, Willie. seven year-old
son of William Maloney of Mineral Point,
drowned while bathing.
The feed mill of Toilet & Stanley. Osh-
kosh, was partially destroyed by fire
Wednesday. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
The Appleton artesian wells rails to sup
ply sufficient water for the city II ia
proposed TO take water direct from the
river.
Isaac Moses has been held Tor trial al
Madison for the alleged robbery of 500
III cash and $50 in jewolry from Adolph
Babcock, of Albion, in June last
Albert A. Tinker, of Madison, had three
fingers SO badly cut 10y a rotary saw, at
Stark's planning mill, n few days ago, that
1t was found necessary to amputate them.
A four year-old son of Joseph Iverson
of Violet township, near Monroe, had his
foot cut of by coming in contact with a
moving machine.
At Manitowoc, a daughter of Wenzel
Halada, was drowned Tuesday afternoon,
by being caught in the draw of bridge
as il was closing. She was crushed and
then fell in the river. Her body was re
covered soon afterwards.
Postotlice Inspector Kidder picked up
about 1000 ritled letters at point about
half mile from Alton station, but was
unable TO obtain n clue TO the robbers.
lie reports that no drafts, money orders
or stamps were taken.
One hundred and fifty orders for tents
ut the Monoua Lake assembly have been
received, n number far in advance of that
ever booked before at SO early date. II
looks now IA If every tent on hand will be
taken 10y the day of opening
Agents Of agricultural implements state
that the farmers are not buying anything
that can be dispensed with. The outlook
is indeed gloomy, and the worst of it is
that the damage is already irredeemable
so that any amount of rain in the future
would do but little good 60 the crops al
ready severely damaged.
The Fond du Lac military company
will be equipped with handsome new uni
forms in which to attend the second regi-
mont encampment. The uniforms will
be very similar to those used for dress
occasions in the regular army, and are
being made Mt Columbus, Ohio.
| The state funniest to be held at In
/ Crosse next month will be very interest
/ ing. prize has been offered for the
best article written on the advantages
and disadvantages of the resolution late
~ adopted at the Boston Turner's cOnven-
| ton, allowing commands TO be given in
| English. Two prizes will be given for
declarations, one on the best rendition
of "Ihe Earl King by Goethe, and the
! other "Uilerbittlich st die Xeit"
A srecial from Freeport, H., brings
the intelligence that party of ra lway
! engineers in the employ OF the Illinois
| Central company have reached there and
commenced running preliminary survey
| in northerly direction from that city.
They keep the destination to themselves
so far as possible, but it has leaked out
that the company evidently intends to
| build a new road north through Orange
Vile Illinois, Monroe ana Madison, Wis
cousin and thence 60 st. Paul, provided
an available route can be found.
Frank Millheiser, who committed suicide
at Appleton, wrote a letter just before his
death. II is written in the German
language and while not yoluminous says
a great deal in few words The events
/ Of the past three years are reviewed and
the conclusion drawn that flesh and blood
couldn't bear the troubles any longer
AT Eau Claire, Friday afternoon, tract
of pine land, comprising 2t000,00O feet,
on the west fork Of the Chippewa, was
| transferred to Frederick Weyerhauser,
representing the Mississippi River Log
ging company; consideration S74,u00.
This company is buying all pine lands in
that region which are in the market.
/ Neyesh OuSef maze tnolbef pufchdss OF
/ II. G. Putnam of Eau Claire for $4,000.
Other heavy deals are being figured,
The seventh annual encampment Of the
Monona Lake assembly, beginning July
2Sth, and continuing two weeks, promises
to be the most successful gathering of
its kind ever held in the northwest. Drs.
Talmage, Vincent, Deems, Milburn, Pro
fessor Summer, Miss Willard, ard others
have been employed rs lecturers Leslie's
Lady Quartette, the Schubert Quartette
and the Chicago Lady Quartetto will fur
nish music. The famous violinist Signor
Vital, assisted by Signor Maroni, on the
hnrp have been engaged for four days.
Mrs. Alden "Pansy" will be the in
structor OF primary teachers.
Miss Longcotlin Felctutcd.
Texas siftnss
Miss Esmerelda Longcofiin Is in reality
about Al years of age, and has an I'm
healthy look. The Longcoflin mansion ia
just now undergoing repairs. Meeting
Kosciusko Murphy Miss Esmerelda re-
marked
"Our house is being painted all over