Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-12-03
NIBERRL POINT TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY. DEC. 3, 1896.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEIGHBoRIEG COUNTY NOTES.
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w. Il. Schroeder has made arrange
meuts again to have the skating RINK
at the Platteville brewery. He Will
sell season tickets, not transferable,
for SI.25 and transferable for Sl60.
Single skate ilYe cents. he has also
made arrangements with the electric
light company TO have light on the
pond. A good warm house has been
provided for skaters.
a special session oI the Grant
county circuit court Is called for
Dee. H. to try the Belle Proctor vs.
city Of Plattevile damage suit and
two or three smaller cases.
Forty-nine tramps who registered
at the Darlington Jail cost the county
$603, over $l2 each. They were bad
characters who committed various
acts Of petty larceny and were sem
fenced to jail from 9 to TO days each.
Supervisor Jack Mcdonald of Gra~
tiot says that his town disposed Of
tramps ut an average cost OF l2la
cents each for food and one nights
lodging In the calaboose. The food
supplied consisted of bowl of coffee,
II loaf of bread and chunk Of
bologna sausage, eaten in the cala-
bose.
The village Of Blanchardville,
population between GOO and 700, has
probably the best system of water
works of any town of its size in the
west. The water IL supplied from a
reservoir dug into the top OF hill OF
solid rock 1906 feet above the level
Of its business streets, and several
feet higher than the highest church
steeple. The reservoir has 4 capac-
ity OF 100000 barrels, the water being
obtained from drilled well near by.
pumped by Il wind engine. In case
OF fire direct pressure can also be
had from the water wheels Of tie
mill and the town can be flooded
with rivers Of water. They are also
provided with now fire apparatus.
The enterprising register OF deeds
in Grant county, by special efforts
found that there had been some 2500
births and deaths in the county
during the past 20 years that had
not been recorded, and proceeded TO
record them, collecting % cents each
a., ~ t1n
board failed to appreciate the enter
prise and disallowed the claim,
holding the treasurer responsible for
the amount paid for such recording.
a little matter OF law, which provides
that records of births and deaths must
be made within Il year to entitle the
recorder to fees therefor, caused the
trouble for therecorder and treasurer.
1t is said that there is more corn
yet to he husISed III Lafayette county
than the entire crop o( 1898.
Steve Elliott took few more
horses from Fennimore on Tuesday
for the northern market
John Meehen, Earl Driver, Art
Swearengen and Miss Ina Judge,
went from Darlington "a sec Our
University team defeat Minnesota.
Pres. Chalmers, Of the Platteyille
Normal, invited all students who
coulG not reach their homes, and
who are not otherwise provided for,
"a partake If Thanksgiving dinner 1T
his home.
4 large Thanksgiving box WAS sent
from Preston, Grant Co, g Chicago.
contained fried chicken ana tur-
key, etc. II wa~ sent ny the Epworth
leage 70 the poor people of tha.
great city.
Andrew Hansen unmarried, aged
about 30, who has been confined III
the Lafayette county ial awaiting
trial III Circuit Court, cot Il piece
Of rope and hung himsclf from the
ceiling in his cell Monday night
liz Was deformed ana weak minded
W. ]. Duncan, III Lancaster, WHO
vas accused IL stcaliug horses and
disposing IL them III Dubuque hadI
4 hearing before Justice Wheeler
las week, and was bound over e. thel
circuit court fit tri4b biz bail bong
fxed II $500, Tie evidence against
him seems to be very complete and
convincing.