Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-30
COUNTY SEAT
From the Chronicle

anu niue OF lne DougeVllle infants
crawled out of their cradles aud
sent them off pouting in very short
time.
Messrs. JAS. Graber and George
Chamley, of Mineral Point, were
out TO Geo. Harker's and bought
twenty-one yoke of cattle at sl0S.40
a yoke and shipped them from
Dodgeville. Mr.. Graber bought
seventeen hogs from Harker at S5.75
and shipped them from the Point.
Dodgeville ought to have another
road to get up to old Mineral Point
buyers.
The Wisconsin telephone com
pany, that few years ago had a
central Office and seven hellophones
in Dodgeville, is how left with few
bare poles for the sport of the wind,
and one instrument for the sport of
the spiders. Their rents were too
high, their management was not
satisfactory, and now the people
prefer to do their helloing with their
heels and save their breath
From the Auburn Herald, of Pla-
Ger county, Col, we learn that on
the Goth Of July the Hidden Treas
ure mine of that place took fire, and
several of the miners lost their lives
by the water and foul gas, and many
Others were seriously injured and
only saved by the prompt efforts of
the rescuers. Mr. Winfield Davis,
son of Mrs. Jane Davis, of Dodge
vile, was among the lucky few who
were saved, having been carried out
of the mine with many others in an
insensible condition. He was AT
work in the mine blacksmith shop,
at which place the fire started, and
which was over mile under ground
from the mouth of the tunnel.
Many who were carried out with
him died in short while.
Messrs Frederick Wilkison, Co.
Clerk, and Nj. j. Elaisler, chairman
of the board of supervisors of Mil.
waukee county, and &. Helms, and
A. Is. Adams, committee appointed
by the county board of Milwaukee
county TO select plans for building
county asylum in that county,
were here last Friday in company
with A. K. Elmore, president, A. o.
Wright, secretary, and DIR. j. II.
Vivian, one of the members of the
state board Of charities and reform,
inspecting the Iowa county asylum.
The Milwaukee officials expressed
themselves well pleased with our
buildings and the system of man
agement adopted, and with slight
changes to adapt them to the re-
quirements of their county, thought
the plan of the buildings here could
be very proftably used by them.
From the Sun.
The "Umbrella Lawn Sociable"
held at the Primitive church last
evening was unique and very
pleasant affair, the umbrellas being
arranged and trimmed very tastily
and handsomely. The sociable was
a complete success, but we We're un-
able TO learn the exact amount Of
the proceeds.
A gentleman is here from Chicago
with sample Of lamps for street
lighting purposes, and is trying to
introduce them in this town. The
light is made from gasoline and is
very brilliant. Our village board
contemplate lighting the town, an
improvement which is needed here
very badly, and if this light proves
satisfactory they may use it. They
have also sent for Kerosene lamp
for the same purpose aud will make
a comparison of the cost of the two
before deciding which will be used.
Our "devil" is happy this week ,
the burden of his song being some
thing like the following:
II want 10 be a school maam.
And with the school maam'a stand
seowl upon my forehead,
A big ruler IN my hand
There right before the youngsters
50 saucy aud 80 bright,
ia make them mind the rules,
Or fog EN- day and night
-----s----
The Rev. Geo. w. Wells died at
his home, in Oshkosh, on Thursday
evening Of last week. Deceased
was the husband of a sister of the
TRIBUNE publishers. A little more
than thirty years ago he was licensed |
by the Primitive Methodist church |