Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-07-18

rye, winter wheat and Dakota blue
stem spring wheat. The estimated
yield il 20 bu. for the rye, 20 to y blu.
for the winter wheat and from Is to
2S ba. per acre for the spring wheat,
pretty good showing for this dry
season.
Thos. Frankenhoff, of Fennimore,
had curious accident happen to him
He was picking his ear with lead
pencil, when the rubber came off and
lodged in his ear. twas in 50 firmly
that he had TO go to Lancaster and
have doctor extract ii.
Fennimore's annual "Big Day. cell
ebration this year will be Aug. IL, 10
and rs. The Times says there will
be great exhibitions of speed on the
new mile kite track.
The Platteville reading rooms are
closed for the heated season.
Tho Platteville city council refused
to grant saloon license to Henry
Schram. This is the first time in the
history of the city that license
board has refused a license to any
persons who applied.
The Dubuque Times says story
comes from Fairplay, Wis, to the
effect that women who was sent to
the Wisconsin asylum for the insane,
at Mendoza, received such inhuman
treatment that her husband had to
take her home. n is charged that
hot water was thrown ON her, and
that she was maltreated in many
other ways.
The 10 Daviess county jail has
| been without an inmate for the past
five weeks,
Prof. Chas. M. Fox has been em-
ployed as principal Of the Platteville
high school, and Fl. l.. Van Dusen
has been elected principal of the
Rock School.
The city Of Galena has inaugurated
Il chain gang into which tramps are
placed and required to break rock.
Last week the gang struck and re-
fused to work, and the authorities
are considerably exercised as TO what
shall be done.
John Dunston, an aged, unmarried
man, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. He lived
alone at Rockville, Grant Co, and
was found dead in his house by a
boy on the morning of June 30th.
Darlington's population is shown
by the censes just completed to be
1910.
The farm house of Joseph Morgan
- miles southeast of Darlington
was destroyed by fire on the Sth. a
part Of the furniture was saved. Loss
$1,000. insured $500
Mayor Burnhaln, of Richland Cen
ter, served special notices on the
saloon men that their places must be
closed on Sundays, not only at the
front entrance but at the back door
and it was literally obeyed last sun
day. Not drop of the 'craythur'
was to be had at any Of the usual
places, not even an eye opener on
sunday morning for the extra dry.
On Tuesday evening Of last week
as Hon. j. b. Johnson, of Montfort
one Of the commissioners who arr
reviewing the assessment of Rich
land county, Was crossing the street
in Richland Center, he was knocked
down by Il runaway horse attached
TO buggy aud seriously hurt H
was taken to his boarding place at the
Home Hotel, and Or. DE Lap sum
moned. On examinations the doctor
found one rib broken and that the
broken limb had puntured the lung
He was otherwise bruised and i'll.
iured, but not dangerously.
Shullsburg is agonizing over pro
posed water works. There are diff.
ferences as to how to do it. Some
want to utilize the water in old mines
others want water from new wells
some want the supply from direct
pump pressure, others clamor for Z
reservoir or stand pipe; some wan
good steam power, others favor wine
motor. And nobody is happy.
1t is said that the contract foi
building the eight iron bridges II
Shullsburg town was recently let BY
private contract and no opportunity
offered for public bids. The price Al
which the contract was let suggest.
that somebody has a pull' in the
matter,
Tramp peddlers have been quite
numerous in the vicinity Of Shulls,
burg the past few weeks, but they
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