Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-22

| state. Worth $50 to $500" according
to use required, and "only IA years
old"
| AXtel Nelson, one of the sick boys
Of Co. ID, LIST Wis. Vol, returned
| home to Darlington recently from
Milwaukee, where for several weeks,
he had been confined in the Emer-
gency Hospital.
The w. r.. G.. of Darlington will
give II supper and pul lie installa-
ton of officers on Tuesday evening,
January Bird 1899.
Now that city water is being quite
generally introduced in Platteville
many of the wells throughout the
city are being used for cesspools,
and these are communicating the
wells in their immediate vicinity so
that there is hardly well in the
city that the water is fitto drink.
Or. f. f. Strong, "A prominent ply.
stefan of Lancaster, was found dead
IN his Office Tuesday morning, Dec.
10. The coroner's jury returned IA
verdict that his death was caused
by an overdose of chloroform or
ether taken by mistake.
A number Of foxes have been seen
in the western part Of Lafayette
county within the past month.
II anst EAnnrnaup,.n ,f
the First district over twelve hun
dred dollars to get elected, although
the district is overwhelmingly re-
publican. Politics costs money
whether you win or not
VIM. Abraham and Chas. Thomas,
who have been hauling walnut logs
TO the station at Shullsburg, COM
pleted their labor and about eighty
thousand feet have been delivered
for shipment
The new Methodist Episcopal
church at Fennimore will be dedi-
Gated Sunday, Jan. LIST. DR.. Lewis
Curtis Of Cicinnatti, Ohio, will be
the principal speaker. DR.. 5. W.
Trousdale, Of PlatteviIle, and many
| other ministers are expected to be
present.
The Methodists of the Platteville
charge have secured the services of
n Mr.. Masters from Ohio, as assistant
pastor, to take charge Of the Wing
church.
The tax for the town Of Platteville
Will be little over four and one
half percent
The retiring county clerk of Yer
non county attempted suicide by
shooting himself in the head, but
bad scalp wound was the extent of
his injury. He sought denomination
ana failed, and now must meet a
settlement of his accounts.
The house of John Gates, one mile
and a half south of Bloomington was
entirely consumed by fire Dec. 10th
but most of the household goods
were saved. The house was insured
for $500 and the contents for 5000.
AN expert accountant finds ex-
county clerk Cornwall, of Richland
county to be short in his accounts to
the amount of Sl,7S6.0l. He was
clerk for six years and discrepancies
are found in his accounts for each
term
The Vernon County Censor pub
fishes list of over 300 property own
ers IN Niroqua who pay over $40
taxes each. he editor of the Cen
scr Eon. O. G.. Munson, pays 1919.
There are but six in the list of 300
who pay more taxes than this edi-
torial Croesus.
stoves y Bray have just finished
drilling an air shaft at the New Deal
mine near Buncombe. In going down
the drill passed through several feet
of blackjack far above where the
miners are now at work. Mr.. Stoves
says the mine is one Of the richest
ever discovered i'm this section of the
Northwest 1t is his opinion that
the present owners viii not be able
TO work 1t out during their lifetime. |
j. &, Monahan, orator, poet, and |
editor, of Darlington, holds as tro-
ply of the late political unpleas-
antness' q granger hat worn by Gca-
ham l.. Rice, railroad commissioner
elect, while ca paigning among the |
farmers. The ceremonies attendant
upon the transfer of the hat from
Rice to Monahau, are yersified in
the Darlington Republican, occupy
ing a column.
MAuGER'S stock of ladies gold
watches and ladies long watch