Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07
Mrs. Jas. Pollard, who has been


Prohihition-one for and the other
agrinst-are unavoidably crowded
out of this issue.
Our Assistant Postmaster, +. +.
Hanscom visited Madison last
week. \ visit to the State capital
is getting to he quite common with
Frank.
Ernest Wiesen, ali Old resident If
this city, died at his home on sun
day morning last. He leaves a wife
and family of seven children to
mourn his death.
Hon. John Potter, member of
the Assembly from WinnebaSo
county, died Of pneumonia ut the
capital House, Madison, on Wednes-
day the 29th inst.
The large Balm Of Gilead trees i'll
DIR. NanDusens yard were cut down
last week. In falling, one of them
struck Il beautiful pine tree and
shattered il to pieces. Several other
small trees We're also destroyed.
Oliver Granville and William
Glanville, of Linden. left this week
for Leadville, Colorado, and William
Adams and Hannibal Gardner for
mines on Lake Superior George
Kisslcuburry will start for Colorado
in i few days.
Addresses and offerings to Arch
bishop lIenni, III honor Of the
attainment Of his fifticth year III
the priesthood, We're presented from
the seventeen Catholic congrega-
tions of Milwaukee, at the services
held at st. Johns Cathedral in that
city on Sunday, the ID inst.
Preparations are already hcing
made for the extension Of the {. 4
I. K. Il. to Montfort, Grant County,
in the Spring The distance from
the junction, near Fcnnimore Cen
ter, to Montfort is nine miles, the
road is graded all the way, and il
will only be about six weeks before
the work Of laying the track will
hc commenced.
For school teachers out of Il ol
there is an opening in Winchester
Ind. ; but any one deciding to try
it will do we'll to take out IN insu.
rance policy before buying his rail,
road ticket. That will be only pru.
dent preeaution in going to 4 town
whose school trustees encourage the
big boys TO intervene with knives
when small boys are whipped.
BY a new ruling Of the internal
revenue department, groccrs who
fail to esncel the stamps on emty
cigar boxes and otherwise comply
with revenue rules, are to be prose
cutcd, and collectors and other gov
eminent agents have directions To
accept no excuses for such neglect
hereafter.
On Tuesday the supreme court IL
Madison, this morning, affirmed the
decision Of the lower court, dcclar-
ING the present system Of ASSESS.
ment for taxation under the law
passed last winter, to be rneonsti-
tutional. The opinion, which was
delivered ~ Chief Justice Ryan, is
now III the hands If the judiciary
committee, who are To frame 4 new
assessment law for presentation 70
the legislature this evening.
Mrs. 4. ]. White, died at the res
idcnce Of her parents, Mr.. " Mrs.
Peter James, i'll this city, on Mon
day morning last She had been
an invalid fl about / year. She
was i good and noble woman, and
her death i, i / terrible blow to
her bereaved husband and family.
Her husband, Mr.. A. j. White was
former Resident Of Lafayette
county, and i. well known and very
highly respected il this city IT,
IL noW county superintendent of
schools Of Bucna Vista county,
Iowa Many friends sympathize
with him III his aflliction.
Married, At st. Bridgets Church,
Ridgeway, % Monday, February