Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
SCISSORS SAUCE.

and instantly killed about 9 o'clock
Friday morning, leaving wife and
child in whose presence the deed
was committed. 1t is supposed to
have been a suicide. No cause is
assigned. This is in the same
Geighborhood where the O'Neil
homjcide occurred few weeks ago.
-Repubiican and Observer.
While Chas. McMannes and John
Reed, Of Wiota, were chopplng
wood on Tuesday, McMannes felled
tree and called for Reed to beware,
but the latter becoming bewiIdered
ran directly under the falling tree
which struck him ON the head max
ing wound about ten inches long
and tearing the scalp down one side
of his head Democrat and Register
The Dodgeyille Sim says, "l'he
future drunkard Is the boy OF to-
day" And then it says, "Stand by
him" "Save" &c. Better choke him
and throw him in the graveyard.
Another item in the Sun says a
carpet was stolen from the Mineral
Point Good 1emplar hall, and was
afterwards found laid down in a
house rented for the purpose Of a
"club Of large boys and young men
for gambling aud other improper
purposes." The boys paid for the
carpet and were "saved. liam
caster Teller.
Louis Sickinger, Jr., and Fred
Sickinger, cousins, while out hunt
ing rabbits on Sunday last, met with
shocking accident from a prema-
ture discharge of the double barrel
shotgun which young Louis carried,
that deprived him Of the better part
of his right hama. They had both
fired at rabbit, and in the excite
ment of the moment Louis had
cooked the Other barrel, and forgot
ten it. IN reloading, this barrel
discharged its contents into Louis
right hand, tearing off the thumb
and the top of three fingers, leaving
only the index finger They were
about four miles west of town when
the accident Happened. Both young
men were nearly frantic. They
drove to the nearest house aud a
doctor was sent for. As soon as
practicable the injured man was
brought home. Louis is a steady,
hard word and manly young fellow.
W0hyoe Sentinel.
There has been considerable ex-
citemeut in the village the past few
days, caused by the report that Geo.
n. Permission was lying at the point
of death, and that his illness had
been caused by his having been
drugged by his companions. Upon
investigation we find that he is IN a
critical condition, and that, as stated
aboye, his illness in the opinion of
the attending physician was caused
by some drug being placed in a
quantity of liquor which he drank,
and that if it had not acted as an
emetlc, it was strong enough to have
caused almost instant death. He
states that he had only taken two
small swallows of liquor previous
to this, and almost Immediately
after drinking the drugged liquor
(Which he was persuaded to do by
his companions telling him il would
ward of the grippc) he became
crazy DRINK. At tins writing he is
dehrious, and but slight hopes are
entertained Of his recovery. A
certain gang" have had an abund.
ance of rope, and they are slowly
but surely winding 1t up.-ATgySe
AtiaS.
Stand up to the rack, young man
and you will find fodder in in it,
Put on your working harness every
morning and see that you will keep
at work, and you will make want a
stranger Don't wait for the Job
you want, but grasp the nearest
chance. If you can't get 800 a
month, get SO, take 2O-take any.
thing until you can do better But
work, for the world is watching YOU.
The farmer, the merchant, the bust
ness men, are all Watching for
honest, willing workers Don't
shlrk, the work Will show. Don't
take ON bad habits, they viii pull
you down and hold you down.
There is o good living, a good farm,