Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-28
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NEIGHBORING COUNTY NOTES.
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name OF Gen. rs. Allen, of Oshkosh,
for governor.
The Platteville waterworks, it is
thought, will be in working order
when this week closes. The report
was that the drill was stuck in the
we'll at depth of 1860 feet.
Accompanying some gypsies who
camped near Platteville last week
was sprinter, who evidently expects
to find "snaps" in the towns where
the fortune tellers pitch their tents,
but he bit off more than he could
chew when he undertook to beat
Mather, the Normal school cham
pion.
Since the city fathers Of Platteville
have decided that all wheels must be
kept off the sidewalks, some OF the
citizens of that place have taken to
walking in the road, which is equiv
alent to self admission of having
wheels in their heads.
One Of the features Of the parade
on the Both Of May will be the Mon
roe wheelmen and wheelwomen, in
Guiding about 50 members.
The Variety store of Monroe went
out Of business one night last week.
The Darlington people are now in
teresting themselves in the proposal
construction OF an armory for their
n. G.. and a public audience room in
connection Herewith. a good pro-
ject, push It along.
Blanchardville is to have new
iron bridge across the river, and
system OF waterworks,
According 10 the Newspaper I'm
ion, Of Chicago, the two youngest
printers in Wisconsin are the sons of
T.. l.. Howe, of the Lancaster Report
err One was ! years old last March,
and when 4 years old could set re-
print and now can go to the case and
set anything that is legible. The
other is only years old now and
can set reprint the same as his BROTH
or did at his age. Howe says that
the older boy writes a better hand
than his dad which wasn't hard to
believe after a glance at the later's
achievements in that line, but If the
boys ever intend to beat their father
at hustling they've a big contract on
their hands.
Crawford county Jail must be mis-
erably uncomfortable or unwhole-
some place. The proof is in the fact
that it has no patrons. A place that
gives a man Il living in these times
aud yet has no applicants to fill it, is
tough.
Eight citizens Of Monroe. well adj
vaneed in years, lett thai place one
day recently for a visit to homes Of
their youth across the Atlantic.
\ dark-brown worm ranging
in length from one-half TO two and
one-half inches, has appeared within
the past few days in alarming num-
beers in several parts of the state.
They advance over the fields quite
like the army worm, destroying
whole fields Of grain in single night
Local scientists have been unable as
yet to indemnity them.
The Grant county Sunday school
convention will be held in Lancaster
June 20 and 3rd.
Geo. Mckinney, an eccentric char
acter, formerly of Lancaster, living
in oklahoma territory, was murdered
at Mckinney, Il small town named
after him, by three men, in dispute
over some land. He was a good deal
Of cowboy and preacher, and held
about all the local offices of the town.
La Graves store in Montfort was
broken into by unknown parties last
Saturday night. The thieves took
four dollars IN money besides cloth
ing. They also took bicycle from a
residence near the depot.
The Lancaster Teller says: Wool
y beginning TO come III SLOWLY ana
prices range from l0to1le cents. Buy
ers say the clip will be very light
this year. Owing to low prices the
farmers nave sold off their sheep
81 allowed their tiocks to de-
crease to such an extent that the
wool preduct is materially lessened.
4 smart dog has Lancaster. Among
numerous tricks he performs the one
that delights him most is to stand on
his mind legs with his head out Of
tile window of John Jeide's tailor
shop (upstairsl and catch III his
mouth base ball thrown 70 him by
boys standing down on the sidewalk
below. He catches the ball every
time 1t comes within reach.