Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-26

likely get good attendance from
here on the 5th. Rewey will do her
best on the 4th, presenting a speak
er from the south and a good musi-
cal program. There's plenty of OPP
portunity for all to partake of a
good time.
THE destructive power of the
hail storm on Wednesday evening
of last week, southeast of this city,
was great-aye astonishing. AT
the Parkinson farm, adjoining the
Willow Springs church, the growing
crops were cut down by the hail
and carried off by the strong wind
(hurricane) that prevailed, leaving
the fields as completely stripped as
if a mower had done the work. OF
the one hundred acres of oats it is
thought that only a bushel to the
acre can be harvested. Other grains
and corn shared like fate, yet corn
which was not far advanced may
develop to some value. Mary
farmers in that section suffered
heavy damage by the same storm.
Trees in places were stripped of
their foliage, and nearly twenty
four hours after hail could be gath
cred in wagon loads from the piles
as drifted by the fences.
REDUCTION in price of flour at
26w2 ID. JACKo's.
An assault and battery case,
wherein Jas. O'Neil was defendant
and - Neff the complaining wit
ness, was tried before Justice Curry
on Monday. A cat that would pur.
loin chickens appears to be the sole
cause of this particular trial, but it
is not believed that the invention
of cats was ever intended for such
purpose. The entire day was taken
up by the trial, and considerable in
terest prevailed among citizens.
Many witnesses were placed upon
the stand, and the lawyers-C.
Spensley for prosecution aud j. NJ.
Smith for Acknowledgment at
length on the points of law and
defects of action before an intelli-
gent jury, consisting of II. Ivey,
Sr., Jas. Kitto, Jas. Brewer, 5. c.
Thomas, Stephen Reed and Alfred
Wallace. This jury hung fire for
three hours but failed TO hang the
cat, and then agreed to disagree.
The question Of provocation seemed
to have cut quite a swarth in the
minds of the jurymen, Whether a
new trial will be held or the case
dismissed has not been learned.
The Sons of Veterans Encamp.
ment for the Division of Wisconsin
held at Sheboygan the first three
days of last week was well attended,
about 200 visiting members being
present Col. Hudson's report
showed the order in a prosperous
condition in this state, there being
about 70 camps, with a membership
of 400. Wisconsin is one Of the
new divisions and has not yet at,
tanned it's just proportion Of the
10000 in the United States.
The election of officers resulted in
II. 5. Fuller, of Milwaukee, for
Colonel; Louis Burgermeister, Of
Lacrosse, for Lieut-Colonel; and
- North, of Beloit, for Major;
Krackowitzer, of Milwaukee, and
JACOBS, of Menasha, were elected
delegates to the National Encamp-
ment at St. Joseph, Mo.
Among other matters passed was
a resolution to raise a subscription
for the purpose of erecting a $3.50
fountain at the Wisconsin Veterans
Home at Waupaca.
A lively debate was occasioned
by the introduction Of resolution
to increase the age Of eligibility
from IS to q years, which ended
in the defeat Of the resolution.
On Tuesday at p. N. there was
held a grand parade Of Sons of Vet
Grams aud L. a. S., and on Wednes-
day afternoon the Sheboygan boys