Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-08
NE1aHRoRINa COUNTIES.

NEIGHBORfNG COUNTIES.
The milk condensing company OF
Monroe has made an assignment to
satisfy mortgage creditors claims OF
$4,000. The plant has been operated
two years at loss. Nearly 100000
had been invested in the enterprise.
1t is now estimated that if run as Il
creamery and fancy cheese factory
in addition to milk condensing, it
may pay on "A capitalization of $4,000.
Grant county board has levied Il
tax of $1,000 to be used in charging
and undermining the county asylum.
The new sheriff's residence and
Jail at Darlington will be completed
in about two weeks, and sheriff elect
Turner will occupy it January lst.
Married at the home of the bride
in KendalItown, on Wednesday,
Nov. Both 1898, Mr.. John Newendyke
Of Fulton, ILL.,, and Miss Katie Mar
shah. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John
Marshall.
On Thursday and Friday Of last
week six cows died suddenly on the
farm of w Brendemuhehl on Grant
river near Gray's mill. The cattle,
without showing previous signs Of
sickness, would suddenly stiffen in
their joints, fall down and in short
time expire. | was probably pleuro-
pneumonia or it may have been from
eating smut on cornstalks.
There was great rush of hogs to
Lancaster last week. AS conse-
quence there was "A drop in price
From S3I5 ut the beginning of the
week down to $3.05.
The Index speaks Of probable
button factory enterprise at Cass-
Vile, and suggests that little effort
on the part Of the business men of
that village might induce firm at
Muscatine to come there.
Anton Fruestvnberg, residing near
Lancaster, recently sold 5000 pounds
Of Wisconsin grown tobacco to Kari
mann 81 Son of platteville.
The New Deal Mining company at
Hazel Green, is now employing f'f-
teen men and boys. The are mining
day and night. and prospects are
richer than at any time since they
began.
Miss Roxy Shepherd, daughter of
Mrs. shepherd, Jr., of Platteville,
while visiting at Cobb, fell from a
horse on Thanksgiving day, and in
jnred herself so badly that serious
consequences were feared, but she is
recovering nicely.
Mrs. Chas. Toppins of Kendall died
at her home Monday, after an illness
OF neurly two years, aged about 50
years.
Married at the Methodist parson.
age, Darlington, on Wednesday, Nov.
30, Mr., John h. Wortley of Darling
ton and Miss Lizzie Meehan of
Shullsburg.
The Nj. Il. sunday school of Platte
willie will present cantata at Christ
mas time which was composed and
written, both words and music, by
Arthur smith of that city.
Geo. W. Taylor, member of the
state Board of Control spent Wednes
day and Thursday in Lafayette
county inspecting jails and Gala
bosses.
While hunting recently, Frank
'rrenary of Belmont was shot in the
hand accidentally, by companion.
Belmont Is threatened with a law
suit ON account of team being
driven into barbed wire fence.
\ big break has been struck in the
mines of Hardy, Casey Il Go. IN the
old Galona Level, near Shullsburg.
showing large quantities of black
jack and cog mineral
over thirty thousand feet of wal
Inut logs have been purchased near
ShulIsburg, and shipped to Chicago
within the pastmouth
The Wisconsin Lead and Elmo Co.,
of Shullsburg have sold all their
lands and other property in Lafay.
cite county to a Milwaukee man.
The New Deal Mining Company
is rlising large quantisies of black
jack from the mine at Buncomb, aud
employing forty people. The adj
vanced price of zine has stimulated
mining interest there, aud some
diggugs THAI would not pay to oper-
ate are now being worked prohtably.
Montfort boasts Of four fine new
residences being erected this fall.
An effort Will bomade To start a
Library at the Grant County Home
aud Asylum.
The Grant county board at its re-
cent session decided To let Mr. Harsh