Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12
Items from our Exchanges.

The game laws should be amended
some more. 1t is all right to impose It
line for shooting game ont Of season,
but what is wanted now is a clause
inserted toenable i man to shoot game
and catch fish i'll season, We found il
easy enough not to shoot game ont Of
season. TO kill ii in season is what
hotherS us.-EN.
Pat Flynn gave the base bali
clubs of Lancaster and podgcvillc Il
free ride over the G. 4 T. railroad
Sunday last. The ITarmonia band ac-
companied them. The object of tins
free ride was not announced, hnt Il
few suspect that Pat. has IN eye on Il
Dodgeville extension. All of which
is right and proper Gazette.
Chronicles: On last Monday Peter
palskill, who lives Il short distance
south of Survey, lost all his hay and
farm machinery and most Of his
wheat and oats (Which We're in stack
by fire. He was absent from home ut
the time, and the origin of the fire is
unknown: but it had evidently COM
menced in the hay shed, and is var
lousy SurmiSed to have started from
the hay heating or from matches in
the hands of his children. There was
no insurance.
Chronicle; -Some rowdies broke in
to the school house ut Floyd'S settle
ment on sunday night and stole there
from the library belonging to the =.
NJ. Sunday school which meets there,
the new large bible lately purchased
by the T.. NJ. congregations, and the
Webster's unabridged dictionary BE-
longing to the day school 1t is pre-
sumed that they intend starting Il
rival Sunday school somewhere IN the
ghborhoot, and when they grt ii
established and come to read those
books they will find out that what ails
them is not thirst for knowledge IL
all, but simply total drprMity. They
are BAD ones, sure.
Arena Star;-On Tuesday, Christian
Hoffman, son Of John Hoffman. 0f
this town, while ASSISTING in thresAing
for his employer Il. Il. Boyee, had his
left leg broken just above the ankle
ny being wound up in straw THAT had
become attached to the tumbliHg rod.
The limb WAS badly twisted and
broken So that both bones stuck
through the flesh and it was with
great difficulty that Or. Walbridgc
succeeded III replacing them properly.
Christian IL one Of the best of BOYS
and his many friends sympatnize with
him III tllis severe alliction.
=. T Blmor Of Richland Center
has been brought before the courts for
selling liquor, for other than medic
inal purposes, without license. A
young man Of that place acted rs de-
trctiye and brought suit against Mr..
Brimer 4 verdict OF guilty was rem
drrel ard the defendant fined ten
dollars and costs. IN attempt has
been made todrive the young detective
out 81 town. The Observer SAYS 49,
On saturday night between y and
o'clock. 4 crowd Of fifteen or twenty
roughs collected and marched to the
Center House for the purpose Of in
timidating, Or forcing TO leave the
place. Young man who for a few
weeks past has been employed Oh tile
railroad, and WHO has succeeded in de-
tecting some per oHs who have been
selling liquor without license. Ru-
mors ef what vas tg be done lad
spread during the dag. and police
force Was appointed to guard tie
the house The young man who had
occasioned tile ill-feeling 81 the mob
Was at the time OF their arrival al the
hotel iii the bar room, but WAS not To.
easily moved The leaders Of the mot,
pretty well set up with liquor sold
without license. flourished their fists
promiscuoasly. and dealt largely IN.
tile most horrible oaths, creating 4