Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-20
Eeisheoring County Notes.
tGleaned from Exchanges.
LAFAYETTE

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1t IS reported that DIR. and + =
Coulahan, of Fayette, have recon.,
inherited q handsome legacy ~
relatives in England. h
Elba Eastman, manager ~ =
man Cos. yards at BeInont ''-
found guilty of selling twentv.sa,'e
loads Of lumber most of which ,n en
intended for the new Bethel c,rn'
creamery. 1--we
Mr. ii. III. Cook, of Darlington
very i'll and no hopes for his recor
cry are entertained by his family
The Fayette creamery is gettipo.
large quantity of milk. The comnans
Is building an ice house and will H.
IN supply of ice for the summer
Mrs. William Trousdale, Of Fava,,.
was striker with paralysis last wess
She has so far recovered as to he M.
to use her entire body with the ~
ception Of one limb.
There are several families in Da.
lington that are in well-nipb a.
titute condition. Actually sutfarin.
Tor clothing and food, if we are cos
rectly informed, says the Republican
Mrs. DIR. NJ. L. Huntington is lvinc
dangerously i'll at her home IN IT.
lington. Last week she gave birth
to a child, after which puerperaI feva,
set in and her condition is yo,r
critical.
While returning from ride in tbo
country on Wednesday evening of
last week, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Row
met with sad accident, which cana
near costing the latter her life.
A telegram was received in Dsr-
lington announcing that Mrs. .Iosenb
Marvin, who resides in Kansas. bsd
been striker with paralysis. Her
sister, Mrs. f. Ducan. left inmedi.
ately for her side, and upon arriving
there telegraphed that she found
Mrs. Marvin much better and homes
for her ultimate recovery.
Sam Scales and H. ID. Baldwin
hav" commenced mining in the
Dowd and McGinnis lot near New
Diggings. In early times more than Il
eleven million pounds of lead ore
were taken from this tract.
GRANT
Platteville has skating rink sup.
piled with an engine and pump %
that it can be overlooked and fresh
ice obtained every day.
The rumor that the Platteyille
Normal school is to be closed ON ac-
count of lack of funds is denied by
Regents Gardnerand Ainsworth, who
stated that at the last meeting OF the
Regents there was a large surplus in
the treasury, and that the Platteville
Normal would be the last closed even
If the statement were true.
Work was begun Tuesday III lay
ing water mains from the tank under
the railroad tracks to supply the
southsiders of Monfort.
Several new buildings will be erect
ed in Montfort the coming spring.
Two different parties have offered to
erect dwellings for steady tenants
at reasonable rental.
The mining interests about Mont
fort are beginning to present more
encouraging aspect. 1t is to be bop
ed that our hard working, sturdy
miners will get better prices than
have prevailed in the past two years.
Another attempt to maintain 10
cal paper at Montfort is made, Mr..
+. l.. Howe, having started new
paper there, and named it the SEN
tlnel. a copy received is creditable
to the publisher, and indicates that
he is determined to deserve success.
Prof. Clyde Showalter, Of the
Platteville Normal School faculty,
has purchased the Grant County
Heard, and will take editorial
charge with the opening of the new
year. We welcome Mr.. Showalterte
the journalistic brotherhood and
doubt not he will bring honor to IL
May he find it pleasant and proht-
able. Mr.. Harper, in retiring from
the Herald to become assistant su-
perintendent Of public instruction
returns to line of work for which
he is wen fitted, and in which he has
already won distinction.
Mosr people can not afford to experimeH