Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-28
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
The Local Events as Recorded BY the
Newspapers.
NlINNESoTA.

arrival of immigrants, many of whom
purchased and broke land last year and
have now come to stay.
THE St. Cloud Journal says that with
the renewal of the land grant the pros
poets for the early building of the St.
Cloud and Mankato road become very
promising. .tI
THE largest farm in Stevens county
is owned by Farnsworth & Newcomb,
of Hancock. They have over 1000
acres ready for seed this spring.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT Burt has re
ceived proposition for the holding of
an educational mass meeting July 10Th,
at Lake Minnetonka, to be participated
in by citizens OF Minnesota, Iowa, and
perhaps Wisconsin.
The Red Wing Advunce says that
Goodhue county has a better court
house than st. Paul, and better than
nine-tenths of the counties in the state,
and the county buildings are always
kept in good repair, neat and clean.
WILLIAM G. LEDUc, commissioner of
agriculture, has presented the Hastings
library with n complete set of hand
somely bound volumes pertaining TO
his office. :"
NEXT regular term of court in Free
born county commences April Sth. A
new law gives that county three gen.
eral terms of court hereaiter-in Janu-
airy, April and September.
HERMAN TRoGE, tailor at Hartland,
Freedom county, one cold night last
week went home, left his door wide
open and threw himself on his bed in a
drunken stupor, where he lay all night.
In the morning, when found, his feet
and legs half way to his knees and his
hands were frozen as solid as stone.
Lake Ctu Sentinel: On Monday after
noon Charley Williams, Il drunken
loafer of African extraction, attempted
to commit rape on Mrs. Mary Black,
wife of William Black, who runs bar
Der shop in one OF Sigler's tenements
on the north side of the street, one of
the most prominent business locations
i'll the city. Williams was arrested.
WISCONSIN.
A WISCONSIN paper: Farmers who
are troubled with chinch-bugs in their
crops should SOW clover literally with
the wheat. Clover nourishes the ground
and bugs hate moisture.
RICHARD DART, the bee king of Ripon,
reports that the cholera is visiting his
swarms and devastating the little colo
MES. Warm weather and the wing is
the only remedy he says.
A COUPLE We're married in Waupaca,
recently, who illustrated the big and lit
tie oft. The groom weighed one hun
dred and ten pounds and the bride two
hundred.
ONLY one passenger was killed last
year on any of the lines operated by
the milwaukee, and St. Paul company,
and not one injured.
THERE is some trouble at the state
fish hatchery, south of Madison. The
trout are dying off by the thousands,
and there will be none for distribution
this season.
The new town of Cumberland, on
Beaver Dam lake, OH the North Wis
consin road, promises to be one Of the
most prosperous towns on the road.
Last week the company sold fifteen lots
for business purposes, with prospects Of
disposing of many more.
Mr.. THOMAS J. VAUGHN, who was en-
crossing clerk of the assembly last win
ter, has received an appointment in the
United States railway mail service. He
has been assigned to duty as wegher of
mails on the route between Fort How
ard and Chicago.
A COLUMBUS fellow named William
Shackley. with another young man,
boarded the west-bound freight at that
station the other day, and, not having
tickets, were ordered from the train by
the conductor. Shackley refused to go
and was put off by the conductor, his
companion getting off without trouble.
Shackley drew revolver, fired once at
the conductor, and then essayed sec
ond trial, but the revolver missed fire.
A REMARKABLE accident occurred toa
G-year-old boy, near Amherst, short
time since. The water had been drawn
from pond after il had been covered
with ice. The child found hole, and
was roaming about under the ice, when
q loaded team broke through, breaking
one of his legs and otherwise bruislng
him.
THE Milwaukee Ne,ts: Billy Holbert
received such handsome offer to play
with the Syracuse Stars this season that
lie could not we'll refuse, and will leave
Milwaukee Sunday afternoon for SYRIA
cuse. where he will go into training at
once. The arrangements TO keep Hol-
bert in Milwaukee did not succeed.
ILLINOIS.
IT is announced that new hotel is to
be erected in Peoria.
THE East St Louis calaboose is crowd
ed to overfowing.
An Elgin man is getting up an excur-
sion to Brazil.
A CREAMERY at Oswego daily receives
twenty-one thousand pounds Of milk.
THE prohibitonists have obtained
majority in the Decatur city council.
La SALE claims to have the second
largest bottle factory IN the state.
Louis HENDAY, in Jail at Morris for
forgery, was found dead in his cell the
rtlnr A !. Canoe ~ daath uply nru.t,