Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-11
Alton junction, making miniature

limos, with prospects Tor at least nall
a crop.
THE state of Colorado supports IF.
teen insane persons 1t Oak Lawn Re-
treat, Jacksonville.
Mr.. Il, T. Tansey. elected member
of the council in st. Louis, was former
ley citizen Of Alton.
Mr. LAMsKR, Of Algonquin, has pur.
chased Mr.. William Usburne's farm in
Huntley, for 5000.
The tiremen of Aurora have organ
lied dramatic company.
NEAR Lincoln, the other day, Martin
Miller and three of his horses were
struck and instantly killed by lightning.
All Moo LONG, a Chinese waShee
Nashee of Bloomington, sends his shoes
to San Francisco to be mended, paying
seventy cents postage each way.
ALEX JOHNSON has brought suit
against Gibson City for $1,000 damages
for breaking his arm, by falling on an
icy pavement.
IT Is said that the horse show Of 1879
fair of the Illinois state board of agrical-
ture, from present indications, will be
one Of the largest exhibitions Of we'll
bred horses ever brought together i'll
America.
THE Bloomington Pantugdm says
An examination of the fruit trees in this
vicinity reveals the fact tina. not only
will the apple crop of this season be a
failure, but that the trees have been SER
iously injured, and many of them killed
outright.
Ton CARROLL, notorious rough, was
fatally shot by police officer named
Boise at Peoria Sunday night. Carroll
was making u disturbance III the street
and when told to desist by the officer
put his hand to his hip pocket rs if To
draw u revolver.
PROF. Worthen, OF the state museum
has received an Indian battle-axe, found
on Salt Creek bottom, Mason county, in
1885, and Il group,of calclte crystals Of
peculiar construction, from the national
park on the Yellowstone river, which
will be added to the museum specimens.
WISCONSIN,.
RACINE tiremen are paid $50 per
year.
TRUNK making has become quite an
industry at Fond du Lac.
THE wooden mills at Sheboygan Fails
are running night and day.
THERE is talk of short line rail-
road between WATERFOWL and Lake
Mills.
THE estimated cost Of construction
Of water works ut GAINESVILLE is
100000
NERNILIIoN is the name of a new
postotiice in the town of Clinton, Bar
ron county.
A LARGE number Of persons in the
neighborhood of Arcadia, are prepar-
ing to emigrate to Dakota.
TIE name of the post-otiice in barron
county. known as Morley, has been
changed to Cartwright's Mill.
THE city council of Fond du Lac are
striving TO reduce the salary of the in
coming city treasurer to 5000.
JESSE MARRIOTT, aged 16, resident of
Walworth county, committed suicide
by hanging, Friday. No cause known.
Ar Black River Falls recently, James
Galbraith was sentenced to state prison
for life for numbering Minnie Wheeler,
child 6 years Of age.
WHILE little daughter of Even Ev-
nson, of Chimney Rock, was playing
around bonfire the other day, her
nj ahn "A
to death.
On the first day of April, Hon.
Charles Burchard, prominent citizen
of Beaver Dam and pioneer of Wis.
consin, died in the 70.h year Of his age
of paralysis.
THE Rev. j. A. X. Rogers, of Shawa-
no.. has been appointed visitor to the
state university. Mr.. Rogers till recent.
~ was professor Of Greek and president
Of Berea college, Kentucky.
FRANK M. NEAL, of Sheboygan coun
ty, appointed to the signal corps of the
United States army on the recommend
alton Of Gen. Bragg, has just been pro.
NOTED and is now an officer of the corps
to rank from March /, 1878.
JUDGE DYER denied the application Of
Mary +. La Mothe for preliminary in
junction to restrain United States Marsh.
al Fink from selling the Sunnyside per
sonal property to satisfy the Cook judg.
ment. In the bill, it will be remember
ed, it was averred that Gen. Mcdonald
executed to Mrs. La Mothe a chatte
mortgage on the property to oooure thu
payment of an alleged Indebtedness o.
about $4,000; that she took possession
with view to selling and converting il
into money to satisfy her debt, and thai
the marshal, fully advised Of these facts
forcibly and unlasfully seized the prop
erty. The prayer of the bill was thai
the marshal be enjoined from selling
the property and that it be required t
deliver the possession thereof to Mrs
La Mothe.-M iiudukee Sentinel.
ALoSzo DURFEE. notorious forger
ran away from Elmira, y. y, in the
oYri,,o IF Q-Q aftar niyinu haavy bo IL