Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-03-07
COUNTY SEAT.

Frederick Basthemer died at the
home of his brother Jacob, on Sneed
Creek, town of Wyoming, on Mon
day morning of last week, in his
69th year, of pHeumonia.
J. Finley Hooking, who has been
attending the Chicago College of
/ Pharmacy the past winter, came
home last Saturday evening on
short visit TO his parents and friends
in Dudgeville, previous TO taking
MS departure for Hot Springs, Ark,
whore he has secured a very desir-
able situation.
The stock of goods of f. w
Sratman, Jr., of this village, which
was taken possession OF last week
under chattel mortgage, has been
released and he has since made an
assignment of the stock to Beni.
Thomas, Jr, for the benefit of all
his creditors. The liabilities will be
scheduled at about $4,000 and the
| goods will amount to about $4,000.
Mr. Chas. +. Blake, while digging
a well on his farm in the town of
Ridgeway, came upon stratum of
dark red clay which very much re-
sembles French chalk in texture
and quality, which is alsl inter
spersed with a white friable sand
similar to chat used in the manufac-
ture of glass, both of which deposits
are of much value if they prove
genuine
The Mineral Point Democrat
seems to regret that therc is no tariff
on cordwood The Democrat be-
longs to that peculiar class Of tariff
reformers that lahors. under the
haIluciuauon thar the Democrats
possess the magical thesis that the
price OF everything sold can be in.
creased while the price Of every
thing sold can be Increased while
the price of everything bought can
be diminished. This theory would
enable man to swallow himself,
which the Democrats have most
elIectualIy done,
A special dispatch from Nc. lIorob
to the Stats Joma0} says that the
body of knudt Kjostad was found,
IN charred condition, in the ruins
Of his houc", about a mile and a
half northeast Of Mt. ilorob, last
Friday II is supposed that the
house caught fire while he was abed
he living alone in the house and
that he persisted IN the flames. The
cause Of the fire is unknown, though
| IL Ia thought to be due TO some care.
lessneas on his own part, be having
gone home from Mt. IIoreb the day
before rather the worse for liquor,
and with good supply of the ar
dent N a bottle on his person
From the sun
Daniel BeokerIeg, an aged gentle
man Of this village, slipped aud fell
while visiting at his sons farm on
Monday last, breaking his leg by
the fall. Drs Cutler and Pierce
reduced the fracture aud the patient
though aged is doing well.
J. G. Steward night watehman at
the Dodgeville round house Of the
Illinois Central company, was badly
scalded in the face on Monday last,
by the steam of the pumping engine
at the water tank blowing the ice,
which had frozen during the night,
from the tube, lie was directly in
range of che discharge aud re.
ccived it square la the face. Luckily
there was but five pounds Of steam
behind the discharge and Mr. stew
ari escaped with a badly dlsGgured
face and considerable pain, He is
improving but his accident will re-
qurc months for . complete cure
II you are looking for bargains in
boots and shoes stop at Penhalle-
gon'. Goods aud prices sure to
please Courteous treatment always.
70 SEE is to admire the many
attractive articles in gents furnish
ing goods for sale by l.. IL. Osborne.
Everything the latest style, aud
prices reasonable.
STOCK FARM FOR SALE.
offer my farm Of 800 acres for
sale and sill give purchaser imme-
diale possession. i is situated ON
the West PecaJOnica, three mile,
from liewey, four miles from Bel.
mont and nine miles from Mineral
Point Three hundred acres in
MEADOW and pastures, remainder ia
timber land, partly cleared. Only
part Of timber land need be taken
If 10 desired.
TO. particulars apply 70 W. A.
Jones, Mineral Point, Wi,
glf JoHN JoNgs.
MiGlia, Wis