Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-19

Solomon mine. Last week he made
his first shipment, consisting of
81, ITO pounds of glittering ore, for
which he received S24.55 per thou
sand. Mr. G. has both the means
and nerve to push the work, aud has
at present corps of experienced
miners in his employ, who are loud
in their praise of the outlook of the
mines.-DarLington Republican.
Last night about IL o'clock, seem
ingly without moments warning,
the big belt running the arc dynamo
at the electric light plant, flew off;
engineer Frank Howard just mo-
ment before stepped out of the way,
or to-day we would be called upon
to chronicle a terrible accident or
death in connection with the break
ing of the governor and eccentric of
the big driving wheel, the total des-
truction Of the belt, and other dam
age. w. p. Bragg went'to Chicago
this morning for repairs and a new
belt. The city will be without
street lights for some time; the in
candescent lights are probably not
affected by the northumberland
journal.
Our city has always labored under
the disadvantage of having its rail
road depots located remote from its
business center. There seems to be
a favorable opportunity to get a
depot somewhere i'll the heart of the
city. The recent destruction of the
st. Paul depot by fire will render
the erection of u new depot neces-
sary aud we learn that work on the
new building has been deferred uu-
Til the location has been decided
upon. A petition is in circulation
among our citizens, which is being
numerously signed, asking tue rail
road company 10 take the matter Of
new location into consideration
and promising a hearty cooperation
in the effort to secure such a result.
There are several locations spoken
of, the most desirable one, however,
being on the block south of main
street, between second and third
streets.-PEatteUjAe Witness.
VIM. Rose, by his attorney John
y. Wilson, has served papers on
the city fathers in a suit for $1,000
damages. 1t will be remembered
that this suit grew out of the fact
OF his horse falling upon and going
over the side Of one OF the city's
bridges. ','.'... ............. ehleI
Hyde, of Lancaster, came near los
ing his team in Knapp's Greek while
on MS way 10 Excelsior during high
water last week. When he cot into
deep water he succeeded in cutting
loose the string of buggles hitched
To the vehicle in which he rode and
his team swan with him to shore
The string of new buggies rolled
over and over in the turbid muddy
water and finally lodged against a
barbwlre fence. They were gotten
out by men III the neighborhood
VINO We're hired by Jehiel.-BoSco6eI
Diat.
Mr.. Henry Wedlake, of Survey,
met with quite a painful though not
serious accident on Sunday last. He
had been over to Mineral Point at
tending the Salvation Army meet
ings, and on returning his horse be-
came frightened, throwing him 10
the ground aud lnjuring his shout
der and arm. He will not be able
to work for some time. Dodgegjis
Eye and Star.
The creek about a mile and halt
from the Watertown Junction has
been entirely dry for the past two
years or more. A most remarkable
phenomenon has occurred at this
place. Last Monday morning as
usual the bed of the creek was as
dry as the land for mile on either
side, but in the evening stream of
water about twenty feet wide and
three feet deep was running with a
very swift current along IN the Old
creek bed. The question OF what
started the flow OF water is some
what pulling, although 1t Is prob
able that some subterraneau reser-
yolr, which has before been the
source Of the stream and gradually
dried up during the partial drouth
of the past two years, has been
filled up by the rains OF this season
and once more the water runs from
this reservoir to the river P0Lga
OAK. Tribune.
OUR teas, coffees, aud dried fruits
can't be beat. \. SpratIer.