Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-04

Jesus.
Messrs. Wooded Turner. who nine
years ago started the Monroe Journal,
have dissolved partnerships; Mr.. j.. A..
Noodle continuing the publication.
The convention to nominate can
didate for county judge of Grant
county Is called to meet at Lancaster
Thursday. Feb. %. Platteville will
have twenty-one delegates.
The Gun club Of Lancaster has in
vested $40 in hounds, and fox hunt
will he in order when the weather
moderates.
INV. Altizer, agent for the Colorado
Colonization company, who are sell
ing lands in the. beautiful valley OF
the South Platte river, is endeavorlng
to organize an excursion party at
Lancaster to make trip to the val
lev. One fare for round trip.
Herman jacob, Of the town OF
Jamestown, was instantly Killed by
being run over by - wagon Wednes-
day, Jan. u. He was descending a
| Hill near East Dubuque, and the road
was 50 slippery that the wagon ran
into the horses and caused them TO
run away. Mr.. jacob jumped from
the wagon to the bank, but fell back
under the wagon and was crushed to
deatb. He was "A well-known farmer,
and his death is deeply deplored,
d. w. Convey, of Argyle. was up be-
fore Justice Hooper Of this town Fri
day, Jan. y. on the charge of selling
| liquor without license. There Is no
license granted in the town, although
a good many citizens are troubled
with an aching void in their respect
| i've epigastric regions, which can only
| be relieved by corn juice or extract OF
malt. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Convey
| had these liquids on hand, and in the
goodness Of his heart consented to
| divide up with some of his thirsty
neighbors fora consideration. Chair
man Parsons made the complaints a
! Jury found the defendant guilty, and
the Justice fixed the fine ut $50 and
counted up 1858 costs, a total OF SOB,
which Mr.. Convey declined to pay and
took an appeal to the Circuit court.
Eli Perkins had full house Mon
day night at Darlington IN spite of
| the cold, and for two solid hours en-
tertained n well pleased audience.
| He was introduced by Judge orion,
who was chum of Ellis when they
we're both good little boys. Some of
| Ellis hearers were disappointed be-
cause he wasn't as funny as they OK
pected him to be and Doc Harbridge,
of Chicago, who attended this lecture
and had heard Eli before, said at the
| Hotel Meehan that the man was
handicapped by church environ
ment that he dare not tie him
self loose and do his level best for
fear Of shocking the pious Sunday
Evening club, which hired him. But
it was a pretty good show anyhow.
Andrew Huse, of Rewey, died on
| the 10Th of January, after a short ill
ness, aged nearly 50 years. He was
born i'm Christian county, Kentucky
and came to Linden, Iowa county, in
1892, and engaged in mining. Two
years later he pre-empted quarter
section of land in the town of Mitllin
aud engaged in farming, and on
which he resided until a few years
| ago when he moved to Rewey, at
which place he remained until his
death. He was a member of the
Miners Guards during tho Black
hawk war. He was buried mt Mitllin
on Tuesday of last week.
Henry T.. Howe the former owner
of the kickapoo Chief, of Wauzeka
has decided to cast his lot with the
/ Prairie du Chicn Union, as an en-
ploye in the Office
John Klaus, of ShuIlsburg, was
dangerously bitten by Il mad cat,
which jumped upon him while he
was getting wood from the shed near
the house one day recently. The
animal fastened its teeth in Klaus
hand, and could not be shaken of
until it was Killed with Ratchet by
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