Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-09-05


over the kitchen stove and out Oh
the opposite side. Another large
piece was thrown sixty-fiye yards
through the side of the barn. Still
another chunk was thrown through
the chicken house roof. A yard gate
was also completely demolished by
flying splinters.
Libbie Orr, Of Fennimore, attemp-
ted to commit suicide by drinking Il
solution of match heads dissolved in
water. For a time she was very sick,
but now recovered. Disappointment
in love affair was the supposed
cause.
The Boscobel Driving Park associ-
alton are erecting new buildinge on
the fair grounds.
1t is said that fifty new buildings
have been erected in Platteville this
year.
! a. soldiers Reunion will be held on
the fair grounds at Boscobel on
Thursday, Oct 3, to which all old
soldiers will be admitted free. FIX
Governor Hoard viii deliver the
principal address, at 1880 in the
forenoon.
1t is shown by the completed CEN
sus that the total populationof Rich
land county il 1896, and that Of
Richland Center is 2,044. In 1890
when the last census was taken, the
population Of the county was 1921,
and that Of the city 1873.
A canning factory at Prairie du
CHEN is running night and day; to-
matoes and corn are being received
by tons every day.
Last Thursday closed the soldiers
and sailors reunion at Cassvillc. A
large number of veterans We're pres
ent. A sham battle OH the Missis.
sippi river was one OF the attractions.
Farmers near Lancaster whose
standing crops were destroyed by
hail lately, say that not live rabbit
has been seen on the hail struck
ground since the time Of the hail
storm.
The new high school building at
Fenninore Is progressing finely.
The 10th annual fair of the Grant
County Agricultural Society is to be
held September is, 10 and 20, at Lam
caster.
Actual survey has commenced for
tile Lancaster and Bloomington road.
A party of eight or ten surveyors are
at work.
Carpenter j. @. Hughes, Of Lancas-
ter met with quite painful acci-
dent by falling from building on
which he was working. He badly
bruised his side, which will lay him
OF duty for fey days.
The Darlington "bould solger boys''
unite in voting Adjt. Gen. King IA
martinet--a cross, overbearing and
eNacting task-master. The boys
Went to camp to have good time
a picnic. Instead they found there
was no play in the program. 1t was
work, drill and hustle from early
morn until evening taps
Mrs. Mary Janey, of Platteyille, in
jured herself badly by stepping on
rusty nail, which ran nearly through
her foot.
Canning factory Of Platteville has
opened with force OF twenty-five
J. II. Cabinas is manager and Jos.
Shepherd as professor.
Il. Frank Woodward has accepted
the position offered him in Honolulu
college and expects to leave for SAN
Francisco Sept. 6. Darlington school
board was exceedingly reluctant to
accept his resignation.
The Platteville normal school
opened last week with full corps of
twenty-one professors and teachers,
ana with the largest opening attend
anee in The history of the school.
The present attendance, as compared
with the attendance Of last year this
time indicates IN increase Of more
than one hundred students over last
years enrolment.
VIM. O Hara was terribly injured
by falling into mine shaft ut
Jcnkinsyille, Lafayette Co, on We'd
nesday of last week. His knee cap
was shattered, and his shoulder Joint
disloeated besides other injuries. 1t
il thought hr viii recover. but likely
to be cripple for life,
The work Of digging trenches aud
laying mains for the water works ut
Shullshurg i progressing rapidly.
A large fore, ~ men are employed.
The proprietor OF the Little Gem