Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-08-06


of Shullsburg This is the first
match game played by the club as
at present organized and shows that
it is capable of competing with the
best clubs in this part Of the state.
A daughter Of }. A. Cary, Of Willow
Springs was 50 severely injured by
lightning that she was unconscious
for several minutes.
The storm of Sunday, the 18th, was
very severe in southern Lafayette |
county. At Gratiot three horses !.
were drowned, and much damage
was done to buildings and crops by
wind and flood,
About thirty Platteville people
took advantage Of the excursion
rates to the Dells of the Wisconsin
Tuesday, July 2lst.
John Pendelton, for many years a
successful caterer at Lancaster, Will
soon open a restaurant and confec-
tionary store in the Holman build
ing, Platteville.
A farmer living near Warren, ILL.,,
last week threshed ten acres of oats, |
which yielded Is bushels of per acre.
Pretty good crop.
Mr.. Lewis White, residing in Elk
Grove, was seriously hurt. lie was
unhitching horse from a wagon,
- IL =. -, i,,,aI l. ioI, cd h i'm op1 fhap
ran away. He is at present alive,
but is in very precarious condition.
Colonel and Mrs. John +. Wright, |
of Chicago, are stopping at Hotel
Meehan, Darlington. SiNty-four
years ago last June, Col Wright, T
a dashing young soldier of Gen.
Dodges command, was wounded
during an engagement with the red
skins near the old Calamine mill.
Mr.. Wright has made application
for a pension and came to Darlington
testimony.
Many lifelong democrats in and
around Lancaster are talking for Nc
hlnleN ana SOuIu HlOilty.
Bloomington postoflice was burg
larized one night lately, and Sl2 stol-
en- therefrom.
A good new barn belonging to VIII
Smith, in Platteville, was struck by
| lightning and burned. The horse, I
buggy and cutter We're got safely I
out.
| Drs. Cronin aud Hassel assisted by
DR.. w. T. Dafflin, Of Guttenerg, Iowa, /
performed an operation on Clyde
Aupperle, aged II years who resides
south of the Grant county asylum,
on Monday Of last week. 1t consisted
in opening an abscess of the chest
and removing therefrom pint Of
pus. The little fellow stood the or
deal brayely and is now doing well. |
A stranger, about go years old,
strong and healthy, was picked up
at Potosi and brought to Judge Car
ter, ut Lancaster, and being insane
could give no account of himself and
gave his name as 'Mary Jane Me-
Knight His clothing is marked
with the name Of Henry Leonard"
He was taken to Mendoza asylum.
The post office Mt Juda, Green Co,
was robbed of $75 in money and
stamps. This is the second time
within year that the Office has
been looted.
James McWilliams, of Chicago, is
in Darlington asking bids for the
erection Of brick building on his
Main street lot
The Blanehardville driving park
association announces racing and
other sports Aug. l3 and IA, and will
pay $3.50 IN purses.
There was no truth III re-
port circulated last week that the
| First National Bank OF Shullsburg
had suspended.
Many farmers near Darlington are
threshing their oates, and the yield
I generally is greater than ever before
known, running from 60 to - bushels
per acre.
Hon. Frank Campbell, of Gratiot,
has recovered from the effects Of the
dose of earbolic acid he swallowed
\ ~ mistaking it for rheumatic remedy
but is gaining strength very rapidly.
Tie earbolic acid knocked the
rheumatic aches and pains out his
system completely. However, We
caution our readers not to take car
bnlic acid
The Modern Woodman camp, Of
Cuba City, will hold picnic on
| August II.