Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-12
SCISSORS SAUCE.


the place Of l.. f. Gray, resigned.
Second Lieut.. Miller was promoted
20 first, and Sergeant G. G. King was
chosen second. Captain Van Hook
was not a candidate for the position,
but the boys insisted that he should
have it and he finally gave reluc-
tant CONSENT eD0crat md Reg-
lister.
John Riordan, a young man living
between Boscobe and WOodman,
died suddenly at his fathers home
last Monday evening. He was APP
parently in good health, aud ate bis
supper without giving indication Of
anything unusual. After supper he
read paper for short time, when
he rose and went out through the
kitchen and opened the kitchen
door. lie was heard to fall heavily
and when discovered was dead. He
was about tweuty-four years old, and
belongs to an excellent Irish family.
Two other sons in the Riordan fam
lily have grown to manhood, only TO
be takoH suddenly away, within the
past eight or nine years -Loncaster
Teller.
a few miles northeast from War
rem is the township Of Cadiz, Wis,
as peaceful aud orderly a locality rs
one could wish to find for a quiet
home. Last Saturday as lard Mont
gomery, resident OF that township,
was passing the residence of John
DOlan, who is renter nd resides
on what Is known ~ the Widow
West farm, saw Dolau seemingly
suspended IN the barn. lie stopped
his team aud rushed into The barn,
ana there found Dolan dang ling in
the air with rope about bis neck,
the other end fastened TO some
failures above. 1t must be that
Dolan had just committed the act
ar Montgomery passed, FOR the latter
al once cut the rope aud as Dolan
dropped be brealhed heavily and
showed consciousness. Somewhat
Disguised (perhap that the job had |
been talurr,l Montgomery told |
Doiau, pointing To- the rope, that
there Was the rest of his rope and
that he had better take il down. |
"Not by a d. d sight" replied the
pould.be suicide, aud 10 further eX.
PLANTATION was given. Dolan is a
married man and has large family, |
and there Is no reason known among
has neighbour, why he should desire
to shuttle of this mortal coil with a
coil of rope. lie is considered an
industrious man, and is about forty
years old Warren Sentinel
The Gdzette mentioned last week |
the sudden disappearance Of A. III. |
Lichty, of Mount Carroll, who skip
ped out leaving number Of widows |
and orphan children badly in the
lurch. Lichty had been a prominent
citlzen, aud bis reputation for hon,
esty had caused him to be selected |
III numerous cases AZ administrator |
OF estates and guardian for orphan
children. He lett the place sudden.
~ on Friday, Noy. %, aud has not
been heard from since, and it Is not
At all probable that he will ever re-
turn, as facts have come to light
since his departure showing a degree
Of dishonesty and crOOkedness on
his part that would, without any
question, land him in the peniten-
tlary. Ills shortage amounts to
about $4,000, aud the losers are his
aged motherin-law, who is left in
extreme poverty, and many others
who are poorly able TO sustain their
severe losses. Miss Hattie Nj. Nase,
a daughter of the late Major Adam
Nase, who was well known in Ga
l.ua, loses $a,6u249, and the widow
of the late Congressman Hawk sus-
tains loss of about $4,000. His
mother-in.law, Mrs. T. Il. Jacobs,
loses $4,000, which was all she had.
A feeblemiuded girl named Lizzie
Rlcuhart, tor whom he was guardian,
loses all she had, about 81 400, These
are only fraction of the total defal-
cation. II was the case of Miss
Nasc that brought matters to a crises
and caused Lichty TO abscond. The
young lady bad just come of age,
County Judge Patch ordered an i'm
mediate settlement Llchty wrote
out long receipt for the entire
amount, called on Miss Nasc and
told her he had a document that n