Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-12-19
Neighboring County Notes.


stone was reached at 1872 feet. The
drill IL running night and day. The
surface water is piped off and yet the
water rises in the well to within
eight inches of the top.
Miss May Rogers, aged 16 years,
daughter Of Edward Rogers, Of Louis
berg, died Thursday morning Of diph-
iberia. She was student In the
Platteville normal school. -Four other
members of the family were prostrat-
ed by the same disease.
President Adams, of the state uni
versity, is to make an address at the
normal school commencement, next
June.
J.T. Kyle, prominent and much
esteemed citizen Of Platteville. died
on the 10th inst, aged 66 years.
Platteville taxes this year amount
to $40.9l on each $1,000 of assessment.
Platteville boasts of guitar fac
tory. Mr.. w. b. Hough has COM
menced to manufacture guitars. He
also makes zithers, mandolins and
other stringed instruments. He
prides himself that he makes gui-
tar equal in every respect to the
Washburn, and sells it for less than
one-third the price.
The farmers institute at Blooming
ton last week was well attended.
Some enterprising citizens have
been agitating the question Of start
ing IA commercial college in Lam
caster.
a tramp who passed through Lam
caster was captured at Montfort the
same night by Sheriff Dyer. He is
wanted in Iowa to answer to the
charge Of obtaining money under
false pretense.
Little Laura Esser, 6-year-old
daughter OF Albert Esser, who lives
about six miles south of Lancaster,
was terribly burned last week. The
family was at the barn and Laura
was left alone in the house, and by
some means her clothing caught fire
and was so badly burned that the
little one died at IL O'Clock that
night.
Richard Farrar, of Livingston,
while working in the timber got hurt
in some way he can't account for, re-
ceiving wounds on his face and on
his head.
Jesse Kress, the seventeen-year-old
son of Aug. Kress, living near Fenni-
more, was killed. He was riding
down a hill on handsled and coll
lided with COW, and the animal
either kicked him or the collision
was so severe as to cause his death.
When picked up the side of his face
was badly injured and blood was
pouring from his ear.
Wolves are killing sheep near
Plainfield, Grant Co.
Jas. Picket, of Benton, is arranging
for the annual meeting of the south
western Wisconsin poultry associ-
alton.
jeremiah Il. Evans, who enlisted as
member of Co. f. 1lth Wis. Inf, at
Mineral Point, died at Darlington
on the 9th inst, aged about 60 years.
He was brother of Walter Evans,
formerly of the town of Mineral
Point, and the father of eleven child
rem, mostly grown. He was q member
Of Harvey Post, G. A. r., of Darling
ton, and was buried with the honors
Of the order.
Mark Richardson, who shot his
brother, near Benton, and was last
spring sentenced to four years in the
penitentiary, has been pardoned by
Gov. Upham.
co. ID. w. N. O., of Darlington, give
a grand supper and ball Dec. 26, FOL
benefit of an armory fund. a Du.
budue orchestra is to furnish music.
While working with a wind mil
John Quinn, of Kendall, received In
juries which, report says, will cause
him to lose one hand.
VIM. Murphy, formerly of Darling
ton city, was mangled by the machin
cry in the Allis iron works at Mil
waukee. His left arm was amputated
A very notable and impressive
wedding took place recently ut the
residence Of Mrs. DR.. Hamilton, Q
Darlington, the principals being Mr.
John Cline, Of Fayette, a youth Q
some rs summers, and Mrs. DIR. Ham
ilton, Of Darlington, lady Of lik,
age.
Mr.. Richard Nichols was knocked
insensible at his livery barn in Oar
lington, by Q. Gordon, who used
club. The blow was delivered on th'