Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1904-05-12
Local Overflow.

Miss Alice Hartigan, OF Highland,
We're married at the latter place yes
terdap. May the best of life be theirs.
-insurrection exists in the city
council Of Lancaster. A state of war
exists between two and perhaps
three of the aldermen and the mayor
and remaining aldermen. The de-
claration was made last week where
two aldermen refused to obey the
summons OF the mayor served by the
City Marshal ordering the two al
dermen to appear at the council
meeting.
Y &C. G. Mathey, the well known
mining machinery man, formerly of
| Joplin, Missouri, now of Galena, pro-
poses to erect an ore separating
plant in the latter city, provided the
city will furnish the site for the
plant, and make the proper fill o get
above high water mark. AS this
| would not cost the city over or about
three hundred dollars the Galena
Business Mems Association is fav
| orably impressed with the PROPOSE
ton, and there is but little doubt that
enterprise be carried out.
| Darlington Republican: Henry
| Innsbruck, farmer residing near
| Elmo, met with a serious misfortune
on Monday Of this week. While
| blowing in the field with a four
horse team he passed over an old
| mineral hole which had been filled
| in. The earth gave way under the
horses and two of them were plunged
downward to the depth Of thirty five
feet and they were instantly killed.
The other two horses lodged about
fifteen feet below the surface and
were rescued with considera
difficulty. The man escaped unin--
jured.
The rural free delivery postal
service appears to be spreading rap
idly over the country. According to
latest reports there are nearly $4,000
routes in operation, and several hun
dred more have been favorably re-
ported upon. Besides these there are
on hand something over 5000 petit.
tions for other routes This branch OF
the postal service has already be-
come one of its important features
and promises in the future to reach
all sections of the country. 1t is
helping to make rural life more com
Portable and attractive, but at an
enormous expense, as multiplying
the number by 1920 will prove, and
should be appreciated.
The rural districts are being
worked by a new game, recently in
troduced by pair Of smooth swind-
lers. In the first act of the tragedy a
stranger appears on the road near the
farmhouse, diligently searching for
a lost diamond ring. AS he does not
find it, he offers 800 reward for its
recovery. He goes away without
finding the ring, and shortly after
wards a tramp picks up the ring. The
farmer who is to be the victim offers
the tramp $25 for the ring, expecting
to get the 800 reward. The tramp
hesitates but finally accepts and
leaves. The farmer failing to find
the stranger grows suspicious and
has a eweler examine the ring. 1t is
generally pronounced to be worth
about fifteen cents.
The securing of the right Of way,
by purchase, for the new railroad
from Highland to Linden is prac-
tically completed, and operations, or
ground breaking. for the construc-
tion of the same is likely to begin by
the 10Th of this month, as predicted
when the new line was first conceded
"A certainty. At this time there is
much discussion, and it might be
said, much anxiety, as to where the
road will run from Linden. Expert
surveyors have been engaged for
several days past between this city
and Linden. They find it, as was
generally regarded beforehand, a
very difficult seven miles DER which
to construct IA railroad. For the well
fare and enhancement of Mineral
Point the new line should by all
means connect with our city.
Rev. Macs has rendered his res
ignation as pastor of Willow Springs
circuit. to take effect at the close Of
the conference year. He will remove
10 Rochester, Minnesota, where he
has been appointed rs missionary of
the American Sunday School Union
at "A salary of 800 IA year. During his
soiourn in this section Mr.. Macs has
proved himself an earnest christian
and social, K ind-hearted gentleman.
As "A Grand Army comrade his pa
triotism has been stamped in every
action, in recognition of which the
Geo. II. Legate Post of this city in.
scaled him last January into the Of