Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-21
NEIGHBORING COUNTY NOTES
tGleaned from ExcbapRes.

The two men mentioned in
TRIBUNE last week as arrested
Lancaster for burglary of store
Fayette, were held in 1000 bail ca.
upon examination before JUST,
Mckinley, of Darlington, and tax.
to Madison for safe keeping in ii
Dane county Jail until the ne
meeting of the circuit court.
Two tramps arrested on suspiei
of being burglars, and released NJ
want of evidence, by Justice M
Ginley. of Darlington, at once pro
ceeded to a store of that city an,
helped themselves to a pair of shoe
each, expecting no doubt to be r.
arrested and secure thirty DAYS Il
the county jail. But the ruse didnl
work. Marshal Hazlitt instead coo
Quoted them to the city limits and
gave each "a good swift kick oyeI
the boundary line.
Hoffman, the Shullsburg brewer
will soon start bottling establish
ment in connection with his brewer
Fred Burr has opened up tempe,
ance billiard hall at Lancaster. N,
card playing or gambling will be al
lowed, and boys will be excluded.
| Grandma Munson, of Patch Grove
is supposed to be the oldest woman
in Grant county. She is in her niny.
ninth year, and retains her phys.
cal and mental strength to a remark.
able degree, being able to read, writs
sew, knit and do general housework
Geo. Gruenfelder who lives on
Hay Island" above Cassville, was at
work baling hay when pin broke
and let the sweep fly back and strike
him across the bowels, and he died
from the effects Of the blow. 1t wa,
his wife and child who were drowned
in the Mississippi last July. Hewas
about forty years of age, and leaves
family of seven children.
Bloomington, Grant county, is now
| agitated by a proposition to build
electric railways to connect that am.
| bilious village with Lancaster and
other points.
Jonn d. Wilson, of Boscobel con-
tinues in poor health.
Daniel Garner, an old resident oil
the town of Lancaster, was strickenl
with paralysis last Tuesday morning.
and for time was considered auite|
dangerously i'll.
Sanford Dodge played Damon and
Pythias at st. Paul under the aust
pieces of the St. Paul Knights oil
| Pythias. The Pioneer Press said.
"Should this company play hereI
| again the theatre will be packed front
pit to DOME"
Although the machinery is barelyi
| in place, and the various lines and
| lights not yet regulated, it is already
apparent that Darlington has the
best electric light system in southern
| Wisconsin.
Register of Deeds Better, of Grant,
county, has paid over to Treasure
Harshberger the sum of sos, which
he had illegally drawn as payment
for registering births and deaths prior
| to the time he went into office.
The ex-county clerk of Lafayette
county filed "A claim of $l495.5O for
extra services during his term, and
the board allowed him 500, which
he accepted in full satisfaction.
A wolf bounty is restored in La
| fayette county.
A teachers institute will be held in
Belmont on Saturday, Jan. 30.
| For several years the Platteville
Hook u Ladder company have had
more money in the treasury than
they knew what to do with. They
tried loaning it out, but the plan was
not successful, so after considerable
agitation among themselves they de-
cided to divide the money, each mem
Der to get 81 for each year of service.
1t WAS found that the total numher
of years was 800, and that amount Of
cash was distributed in accordance
with the above plan.
A railroad from Dubuque to Platte
Vile is the latest rumor. That is all
the reporter could learn about the
subject.
After months of work and vexa-
tious delays Platteville has water at
last; pure, soft and plenty of it. An
exhibition and test of the air pump
was given last Thursday, and every
thing worked to perfection. The well
is guaranteed to furnish 100000 gal
Ions per day.
Olive Branch Home Bakery.