Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-05
SCISSORS SA UCE.

There was considerable excite
ment among the people here all day
Tuesday over the disappearance of
Assistant Postmaster Adolph Meyer.
He had last been seen at ten O'clock
Monday evening, and il was believed
by many that he had committed
suicide as he has been In poor health
for some time and intimated that he
would make way with himself. Tel
egrams to neighboring cities failed
to bring tidings Of him and a search
was made in the river bottoms.
However late in the afternoon
lady at his house discovered two
letters wrapped in a muller and
showed up the leg of q pair of his
drawers which hung on line in the
back yard One of the letters was
addressed to his wife aud one to
NeIdo Francisco his brotherin-law.
In the letter To Neldo he stated that
he was going 60 "leave this cursed
whisky town. and 80 to Kansas and
try To make something OF himself
and he wanted Neldo aud his father
in.law TO take care of his wife and
four little children until a year from
next December when he would let
them know whore he was. In the
letter To his wife he stated that he
had made up his mind to do some
thing desperate month or six
weeks ago, halted between two
opinions whether to shoot himself
or leave for other scenes. lie must
have taken the west-bound passenger
train which came through mere at a
little before ten o'clock Monday
night. Adolph Meyer is a young
man Of natural ability and integrity,
but he had the misfortune to get
into the tolls of the King Of all
Ruin-W hiskyl He left everything
straight behind him, as far as wo
have been able TO learn, excepting
of course his destitute family which
will be cared for by the wife's
father, Nick Francisco, We hope
that he will succeed ia correcting
his femstake IN the land to which
he has gone and III the near future
bring peace aud plenty TO his now
grief stricken family Boscobet Diat
Wednesday morning abon. half
past 6 o'clock the citizens of this
city were startled by the cry Of lire
and the ringing of the alarm, which
betokened destruction. The large
and handsome residence of Hon. III.
IL. Gray was on fire. The hook and
ladder boys were soon upon the
grounds, but all hope of saving the
structure was abandoned as II was a
seething mass of flames, and being
out Of the fire district the hose teams
were powerless aud unable to check
the work Of devastation and ruin.
The hremeu aud citizens did their
utmost 10 save the contents of the
building, but the heat was so intense
aud the smoke so binding and suf-
locating that but little was accom-
plished The Gray residence has
long been a landmark and was one
OF the finest in this part Of the state,
and many notable gatherings had
been heia IN the spacious building
that was totally destroyed this morn
ing. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
-Ddrtiagton Repubtican
Mr.. h. A. Wakeman, from Far
port, N. y, is erecting bnilding on
Church street, for the purpose of
starting a slat aud wire mandatory.
He expects to be able to commence
operations about the middle Of De
cember.-Richiaad 10. Republican.
The two thieves, Briggs aud
Smith, we're on examination by JUS
tice Baldwin, bound over for trial on
the charge OF stealing clothing from
stores at fennimore aud Cassylle.
Afterward, however, they pleaded
guilty, and were given years sen
tence at Waupun, Sheriff Thomp-
son took them 70 Waupun on Tues
day.-Lancoster 1etter.