Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-04
Observation-Disclosures

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to light the remains of a curious ami
nal at Anderson Mills, twelve miles |
northwest Of Fennimore. A son OF
John W. Anderson accidently dis
covered the point Of huge tusk pro-
truding from the ground and at once
set to work to take it out. 1t
was thenE he discovered he bad
found a complete skeleton of some
strange species OF animal, now eX-
tinct. 1t is difficult to form a clear
idea from the parts now eXumed, but
the skeleton is evidently the re-
The tusks are 8 feet inches in length
and measure Is inches in circumfer
ence at the base. The ribs measure
| 80 feet in length and are connected
TO the vertebrae by a ball and socket
Joint The teeth are bright as agate
and are partly petrified. The larg-
est Of tho teeth eXumed weighs four
pounds. One fthe vertebrate, a very
| fue specimen. has also been secured.
1t is irregular in shape andimoasures
! 10 inches i'm diameter, the opening
for the spinal cord measuring !
inches across. From the teeth and
bones, it appears TO be a skeleton
OF some form Of carnivora. The en-
tire skeleton is being cXumed, and it
will make avery fine specimen for
the state Bmuscum, for which it is
said to have been purchased by the
state.
1t is stated that the NJ. j.. church
will soon be lighted by acetylene
gas.--Shullsburg Pick and Cad.
A horse drinking fountain will soon
be placed on the triangular lot
across from J. EH.LEyms' residence
at Plattcviile. Private subscription
will purchase the.fouutan, and the
city will3 furnish the Piping and
water.
The traction engine Of Duhl Bros,
Of Belmont. went through small
bridge at.Elk Grove, Monday of last
week. 1t took almost IN entire day
to getthe engine out.aa No great dam
age was done except to the bridge.
The team of Edward Nall, of Oar
lingtou, while hitched to reaper
became frightened and ran away,
whereby Mr.. Nall was seriously if
not fatally hurt, and Ching Torreson
was also,injured.
Henry Speth, a.lGerman citizen
living nearsBelmont, after suffering
two years with a cancer, died Thurs
day of last week. Deceased was 50
years and six months old. The flu
neral was held insthe German Luth-
eran church
ID. 5. Coyey, Of Argyle, was found
guilty of selling liquor without IL
cousr for the second time in the
month of July, and sentenced to pay
a fine of 500 and costs and serve
three months in the Lafayette
county jail, and if the fine and costs
are not paid to serve two months
additional.
Word has lately been received IN
Darlington that Mr.. Andrew Skin
rood, who Went to the Klondike
country, died at. Dawson ON May Is.
He was anoble young man n years
old and very highly esteemed by
friends and acquaintance.
The following young folks of Plat
teylle started the 2Sth of July for
two weeks camping at Bakers Ford,
near Elleuboro: Misses Bernice
Buck, Gretta Davis, Lenice Oettiker,
! Fannie Sillmau, Nora Jones, Cert
rude Friedrich, Elsie Huntington,
Stella aud RONie Vail, Jessie Love
land Julia Rindlaub, Ethel Garter,
and Messrs. Lumen Macomber,
Clyde McCabe, George Beck Jr,
Charlie Davis, Arthur Mann, Arthur
Nehls Clarence Hcudy, Earl Rose,
ahd Paul TIT The party will be
chaperoued by Mrs NJ f. Mackay.