Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-06-18
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The Fate Fire---Bus1ness 80 Pros
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Last Monday, in company with Capt.
Wigham, we started fol- the village of
Highland. The Captain is very good
travelling companion, and kept US in good
spirits with his quaint stories of army life
and his boyhood days.
THE VILLAGE.
The most striking feature was the ruins
of DR.. David's drug store, which was de,
stroyed by fire on the night of May 9th,
between III and u o'clock. There was a
high wind at the time, and nothing could
be saved. His account books, instruments,
note book and diploma, were destroyed.
Loss about $4,000. He was insured in a
Milwaukee company for $500. Notwith-
standing his heavy loss, he is preparing
to open another store is getting on his
goods as fast as possible, and will be in
running order again next week.. Widow
Bolster's loss at the same fire was about
$500. DR.. Byers' about $50. Great
credit is due to the citizens for their en-.
deavors to save the adjoining buildings
They worked we'll and hard, or the whole
village would have been destroyed.
BUSINESS.
There are churchcs-Methodist Epis-
copal, Lutheran, Irish Catholic, and Ger
man Catholic; schoohouses-two of
them public; dry goods and grocery
stores ; hardware store; 2 drug stores
3 hotels; l harness shop; cooper shop,
2 cabinet, 2 blacksmith, and 2 wagon shops,
and brewery. There are also about to
be built two-story schoolhouse, 40x20
an extensive pillow mandatory, which is
to be l2Ox2O, two stories high, with paint
shop above; a two-story 30x40 building
for grocery, and six dry goods stores
in all from 20 to 80 new buildings........
Winters has built new blacksmith shop,
16x4O. P Grant has made an addition
to his place of business.
THE WISCONSIN HOUSE.
We put up at the Wisconsin House now
owned and kept by Mr.. John Saar. 1t is
a first-rate country hotel; the tables well
loaded with eatables, and the beds just the
thing for tired men.
THE FURNACE.
Mr.. Cholvin has bought up large
quantity of mineral, and it now seems
likely that he will run his furnace all the
coming winter.
PERSONAL.
Among the pleasant acquaintance met
during our brief stay in Highland we men,
tion Doctors Byers and Edwards-whole-
souled, sociable gentlemen.
CONCLUSION.
Iowa county people who have never
been in Highland, have very inadequate
inca of the village, which is stirring, wide
awake, go-ahead sort Of a place, and in
which there is first-class lot Of business |
men. We shall have more to say in re-
gard to them hereafter. E. II. W.
MAzo MANIE.-The approaching ami |
versary of our national independence is to
be celebrated in Mazo Mamie in grand |
style. Col. Johnny Spooner. of Madison,
one of the finest orators in the west,is to de-
liver the grafton. President of the day
Henry z. Moulton; Observation-Disclosures
Diment, Jas. E. Ward, Henry Powell,
Thomas Hodkinson Marshal-Major Ar
thur B. Platt; Assistant Marshals-Capt.
Henry Schildt, Alex. Campbell; Commit
tee of arrangements-Wm. Thompson, W.
A Cooper, Maj. A. B. Platt, NJ. D. Alvord
R. r. Lander, W. V. Widener; reader of
the Declaration of ndependence--John
Murrish Chief of Artillery-Lieutenant |
A. P. Peck. A grand display of fireworks
in the evening.