Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-04-05
NUMBER IA.
Neighboring County Notes.
GRANT.


The proprietor of the Boscobel
Woolen Mills is making a large
addition TO his building.
Revival meetings at = the NJ. L.
church in Fenimore, are adding
several to The ct urch membership.
Lancaster is agitating the subject
of electric lights, much division
of sentiment on the subject is
manifest.
There were fifteen young people,
five boys and ten girls, confirmed at
the Lancaster German Evangelical
church last Sunday.
New impetus, il which capital
and science are to be oo.workers
with skill and labor, is taking hold
of the mines at Potosi,
The new flour and feed mill at
Lancaster is almost ready for the
machinery. 1t will not be long
before it is in full operation again.
Jessie Comstock, whose name has
frequently appeared on the court
dockets of Grant County during the
last half century, is charged with
selling liquor to minors At Boscobel.
Phuevile will have canning
factory, all the stock necessary,
$1,000, and $70o in addition, having
been subscribed, Land will ba Sc
cured for factory near one Of the
depots.
Two Cuba City merchants are
practleiug reciprocity with ven
geauce. The barber commenced
selling harness AT cost, and the
harness.maker started young
barber to cut hair at cut-rates.
The new excelsior machine just
put in operation in the factory at
Lancaster is one of the finest made.
1t cuts a grade Of excelsior that for
fine quality cannot be surpassed by
any thing in the market at present.
Leslie Webb, of Plattevilje, aud
Miss Redman were convicted Of
adultery. The former fined 5000
and costs, aud the latter sent to
jail for ak months The sentence
indicates that the woman was ad-
judged the most guilty OF tie p:,ir.
Yet she is an unmarried woman
while he is married man.
LA FAYErrE.
Nelson Bower entered upon duty
as postmaster Of Darlington last
Saturday.
a branch Of Catholic Knights has
been organized at Benton, with
about 30 members.
Belmont is moving for village
incorporation. They claim a popu.
lation Of $50 souls.
Teachers examinations are being
held at Belmont and Darlington
this week, concluding at the latter
place Saturday.
The Devil Of the Darlington Re-
publican carries an accident policy.
1t is a timely precautiou. One Of
Monahan heavy editorials might
/ fall on his impsbip.
w. II. Calvert shot a genuine
beaver in q small stream On his farm
near Benton last week. The animal
measured three feet nine inches
from tip to tip. Itis .be ouIy beaver
seen in this locality 'or many years.
Joseph Gibson, son Of Wm. Glib.
son, committed suicide by hanging
at his fathers farm near Belmont
on March gath. He was an esteem
el young man; a graduate of Platte.
Vile normal school Mental de-
rangemeut following severe illness
was the cause Of seIfdestrucJiou.
A correspondent Of the G4lena
Gazette says Of m;aes aud mining
about ShuIlsburg;
] The Nip and Tuck company have
ont considerable quantity of dirt
and will soon commence u wash up.
The Monte Cristo company are
getting out good orein considerable
quantity, and piling it up for better
prices.
The diggings owned by Baxter
and Kendall still continue to show
up well, and ii looks Is if they had
a good thing.
Frankland aud Northouss have