Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-03-14
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
A Skirmish Among 0nr Exchanges for
Interesting Items.
WISCONSIN,


du Lac, died March 9th aged go years. |
Gov. SMITH has issued commissions
to the following officers Of the newly
organized county Of Price: Treasurer,
David Oberin: county clerk, f, W. Sack
ct; county judge, Willis Hand; superin-
tendent of schools, J. d. Wyatt; register
of deeds, Walter Brown; coroner,
Charles Roesir; surveyor, W. ID. Gu
maer; commissioners for adjustment
and settlement between the counties
of Chippewa rnd Price, from the state
at large, Dana c. Lamb; from Chippe-
wa county, J. A. Bates, and J. A. lay
Tor: from Price county, Willis Hand
and David OBrien; commissioners for
adjustment and settlements between
Lincoln and Price counties, from the
state at large, Dana c. Lamb; from
Price county, Willis Hand and Dayid
OBrien; from Lincoln county, NJ. II.
McCord and Van r. Willard.
o. w. TRAyNoR, ex-treasurer of Dodge
county, on trial for the recovery of
$4,000 worth of funds, has been ac-
Quilted.
RACINE trots heriail prisoners out and
compels them to clean up the streets.
FOND DU LAC will have an Inspector
of oils.
SIX hotels have been burned at Hud-
in the same number of years.
A TELEPHONE connects the school
buildings at Berlin.
A sHAwANo letter says last year there
were in the booms Of the Wolf river
about 100000 feet; this year there
will be from 150,000,000 to 100000, 900
feet. If other sections are doing as
much, there will be plenty of work for
the mills, and probably lumber will be
cheaper than before for some time.
Every team that can haul anything, and
every man who can work, are now in
the woods. Tramps are entirely I'M
known here. The prospects are that
times will be good here this year.
MINNESOTA.
TIE legislature adjourned March 9TH.
Another wheatgrading bill was passed
differing from the other in establishing
a farmers board of trade to fix grades.
The bill to appropriate swamp lands to
corporations was killed.
The Mail says Mortified beats any
d. b. SMITH has been nominated for
mayor of Austin by the prohibitionists.
IT is understood at Hokah that Mr..
5. w. Wall, editor Of the Hokah Blade,
isaboutto remove his paper to Chattield.
THE Window Reporter is informed that
the St. Paul and Sioux City Railroad
mas not raised the prices of lands in jack
son county, rs reported.
THE Red Wing Aduoace says: 1t is re-
ported that no less than thirteen glo-
Gerry stores in this section of the state
are going to move to Crookston.
We are told by county treasurer Bra
den that The taA COLLECTIONS amount to
the snug sum Of ST., 100, averaging
fairly with previous years. All Of which
speaks we'll for Fillmore county,
\ Preston Republican.
LAST year there was considerable seed
put into the ground in various parts OF
the State during February. Very little
will be put into the ground in March
this year.-Notgield Md.
TIE Lake City Sentinel is afflicted
with religious discussion and has the
sympathy of all its contemporaries.
The controversialists are not yet red
n hot, but they will soon get into that con
dition after little more friction.
Nix. INGAIUNDsoN, treasurer of Mower
county, is an invalid, and on Friday last
I Mrs. lngmundson stood from morning
until night writing receipts for the per-
sonal property Taxpayers who came in
at the eleventh hour.
TIIpEp hundred ticknfS havn banp
sold to parties in the State of Massachu-
sets who intend coming to Minnesota
next spring. Our informant also states
that in several other portions Of the
eastern States there are colonies being
formed to come West, and Minnesota
will receive her share of the immigra-
tion.-IScoh County Advocate.
ILLINOIS,
DANvII.LE is out of debt.
PEACHES in Shelby county are report
ed killed.
THERE are sixteen prisoners in the
Morgan county Jail.
J. g. BIDMAN has been appointed as
Postmaster at Canton.
DIR. Z. X. WEsTFALL has been APP
pointed and confirmed as postmaster at
Bushnell
For the purpose of taxation the rail-
way interests of Illinois are valued AZ
S40.000000.
The Jonesboro GdseHe reports the
prospects for fruit in Southern Illinois
very favorable, peaches only excepted.
THERE il talk Of opening medical
college at Bloomington.
THE postmaster at Naperville has
silver dollar Of the coinage Of 1895.
Coin gatherers call it worth $50.
The Bulstin is certain that nothing
will be done to put Cairo in good sani-
tary condition "untl the thousands of
the south come hocking north to escape
the spreading scourge. The direst ne
cessity, coupled with alarm, may COM
pei action.
The Jacksonville Journal il authority
for the story that young lady residing