Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-18
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Twomen, named respectively J. W.
SchiiTman and Jack Webb, quarreled
in the village Of British Hollow,Gran
county on the public street. The lat
ter fred a revolver three times at
SchifTman, one Of the shots stricklng
little girl who was standing by,
killing her almost instantly. Two Of
the shots hit SchilYman, but neither
doing very serious injury. The girl
killed about was l0years old, daugh-
ter Of Henry Binder. Webb was
arrested and Is il Jail at Lancaster.
The annual report Of the Platte
willie lecture course shows receipts
amounting to 1880, and cash balance
on hand ut close'of season, 5000.
plaueville has resolved to ccIe-
brate the 4th of July,
A large town clock is being set into
the tower Of the Congregational
church at SbulIsburg.
ON "Wednesday, the n inst, the
members of ST. Johns Catholic
churcI will hold picnic at Union
Mills
An attempt to burglarize Shulls-
burg post office one night last week
was abandoned for some unknown
reason after the operators had almost
succeeded.
BY the derailing of a train on the
Shullsburg branch Of the G. M. d st.
~, on Thursday Of last weel mail
and passengers for that station We're
delayed several hours.
The pretentious little burg Of Cuba
City will also celebrate the glorious
lth with fiz-zip-bang.
While working in his field near
Darlington one day last week Henry
Keough found a small deposit of an
cieut coins, one spanish dollar of
l7s7, three other spanish coins Of
about the size Of silver quarters, dat
ing l776, and one us. 80 cent piece of
1926.
Large numbers ofpike and bass are
being caught in the Darlington mill
dam III present, Fishing Is said to
be better this year than for several
years past.
Henry Sanders, one of the pioneers
of the lead region, died Mt his home
in New Diggings on Saturday morn-
ing the 9Th inst. Deceased was a ma
tive Of England, and Is years old at
the time Of his death. He had been
a resident of New Diggiugs for more
than 20 years,
Darlington Journal While Emil
Duppler was prodding piece Of ice
with four-pronged pick he made a
mislick and jabbed the sharp tool
into his left foot spelling his shoe
and making CHASTITY wounds in the
flesh, nearly nm inch deep, The doc
tor properly dressed the foot and
Emil isuew suffering but little incon-
Venienec from the accident.
The Allen aud Galloway mine at
Rcetown Il giving promise of 4 big
lead 4 considerable amount lead
orc has already been taken out.
The late storms have been very de-
struetiye 80 property i'll Grant comfy.
st Bloomington the large barn 81 n.
Austin vas blown down. And at Mt.
Hope the granery Of James McCin-
sky was struck 10y Lightning and
burned to the ground.
Rockhohn,a Beetown saloon keeps
rr, was arrested oIl i charge of toe
grry and bound over IL the circuit
cont iii bonds Of S40Q. Ii is claimed
he forged the names Of Messrs, Ncl-
souapd fhorp to u two hundred dol
lar note
Lancaster rcllcr Away hac1 III
California gold times the late state
superintendent Craig lost, in hotel
In Lancaster gold ring which had
been mad, from the first nugget q
goli found Iii i triua3 on thc COLDER
coast l'ae chamber maid 81 the ho.
tn afterwards found i aud restored
ittot the owner. Hearing Of this Cen
Fairchild begged and obtained TIN
privilege u wearing thr ring I'll !
mouth out ~ respect fit TIN honesty
Of the chamber maid. Forty year.
ago that ring Was asain lest 1t tbs
building Of a school house mt Pal
1nyra, Wis. Since CEN. Fairceilds
death Il ht- been fauaa aeaina th,
old school house sitr.