Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-11-10
NEIGuHoKINe COUNTIES.

amount OF Sl91OO, ana expended
$52O.s5, advancing from his own
funds the difference Of $3.50.
The Shullsburg Local says: sat
urday night fighting liquor must
have been the principal drink of
number of young men GU in this city.
At one time three fights We're going
on and others were looking for
trouble. Ambrose Meehan, the prin
cipal bad man, was escorted by the
marshal TO the cooler where he re-
manned until Monday morning,
when he was tried before Justice
Campbell and given 40 days in the
county jail
The waterworks supply of Monroe
is found to be insufficient to allow
its use as power, and the company
has decided to discontinue furnish
ing water to propel motors for the
operation of machinery. This is a
hardship to many WHO had put in
moters at considerable expense.
Two former members of the Beloit
company Of the LIST regiment, lately
mustered out, charge in written
statements that Captain Rogers of
said company compelled sick men
to do heavy work rs punishment for
having signed petitions to the gov
e-nor asking to be returned home.
They also say that the captain
scratched the names of sick soldiers
from the sick list in orde" to make
the health record of his company APP
gear better than it really was.
Nelson Rust, late Of Monroe acct
dentally shot and killed IA man with
whom he was out hunting recently,
hear Park Rapids, MINI.
Burglars raided n boarding house
known as the Travellers Home, at
Monroe, one night lately, securing
about $3.50 in cash.
James Farmer, Co. D., Darlington,
died at Jacksonville, Fla, Saturday
night, oct. 29th. The day previous
all other sick of the regiment were
started homeward, but Farmer was
too far gone to be moved. HIS re-
mains were brought to Darlington
for burial last week.
Dave :. Convey, of Argyle blind pig
fame, and several of his sous are en-
gagged in making family history in
the Lafayette county Jail at Darling
ton just now. Some time ago "old
Dave" was arrested for using obscene
ami abusive language and, being un-
able to furnish $1,000 bonds to keep
the peace, was sentenced to & months
in jail. Frank Coyey, son, found
guilty of selling liquor without a Ii
cense, was sent to jail for / months.
Fred Convey, another son, Is serving
! & months for the same oiteuse, and
Young Dave Convey was under a
like charge, but escaped and has not
been heard of since. Port Covey. the
oldest son. is defendant in a lawsuit,
charged with attempt to bride Juror
in a liquor case in which his father
was the defendant
Mrs. Wagner and her two daugh-
tiers, of Boscobel were arrested aud
taken to the jail at Lancaster last
week. ON October 10th one of the
daughters gave birth to child
which hts not been seen since. \
reward of $1,000 has been offered for
the child or any information in re-
gard to II,
The Lancaster laundry burned out
last week. The building wasn't con-
sumcd, but most of the stun inside
WAS destroyed.
VIM. Kelley, of Lancaster, died
suddenly sunday morning, oct 3uth,
at about two o'clock. ApopleXy is
( is given as the cause of death
The young ladies Of PlattcvilIe
save "a supper last saturday night to
ulse luud t. provide the Grant CO.
company of soldiers now at Annis-
tom, Alabama. with . Thanksgiving
dinner.
The Belmont Bee roasts some fell
low manned George VI. Ritchic to a
tuln II represent, him as one Of
those peripatetie preachers who per-
ambulata about imposing upon good
people under cloak of religion,
which often, like charity, covereth a
multitude Of sins.
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