Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-03
FROM HIGHLAND.

DuTlcu ouO ildNc iiuIlIcu up lIuSof
to resume their business. Charlie,
Ohlerking has opened up in DR.
Andrews brick house and is now
ready for his old customers and NJ
many new ones as wish TO call Of
him. Mr.. i. II. Lampe has opened
his store over Joseph Kotte's sa
loon, where he will remain unit
spring; he also requests those whe
are in want of anything in his line
to give him n call. Mr.. X. Kennedy
has put all his drugs and medicines
in his new dry goods and grocery
store, formerly occupied by Mrs.
Susan Carey, and will dish out pills
and powders for all those that are
under the weather. Mr. Thos. Me-
CURE will not open until he has
erected his new building.
The following is the correct list
Of the insurance Of each and the
companies they were insured in:
=. Grant, dwelling, $500, Pcnnsyl-
vania Fire Co; T. Mcclure, store
aud dwelling, $500, Penn. Il. co;
II. Kennedy, store, $500, Mil. Me-
chanics'; X. Kennedy, goods, 1920,
Mil. Mechanics; Henry I.ampc,
store and dwelling, $1,000, Home,
N. Y; Henry I.ampe, goods, $1,000,
North American, Phil; Henry
Lampe, household goods, $500,
North American, Phil.
The above insurance was placed
by =. A. Daggett 4 Son, Agents at
Muscoda.
q. Ohlerking's store for 5000, and
goods $1,000 were insured in the
Winchester.
We understand that companies
have settled with all the victims OF
the big fire excepting b. II.
i.ampe. The agents at Muscoda
were here but the adjustcr has not
yet arrived.
The Highland brass band have
received their new instruments;
they are very beautiful. Now we
may expect to hear some lovely
strains from their musical throats.
We can beat Iowa county in the
line of footing.
Mrs. George Rowe is at the pres
cnJ writing III critical condition.
DR., II. L. Mix, of this place and
DIR. Van Duscn OF Monttort arc in
attendance. Mrs. Nellie Lee is also
very sick; there are quito u mum
Der sick in our vicinity.
We understand that John S.
Wolf Il Son, railroad contractors,
will stop their work at Eden until
spring; they have sent men and
teams to Illinois to work ON their
large contracts mt Ottown. MIR.
james lIasburgh Of this place, who
has been acting boss for them dur
ing the summer and fall will go
with them next week and resume
his old position
MIR. jacob Fox, one night last
week was ordered TO halt, and was
requested to deliver up his mlua-
bles. Well, sir, said Mr.. Fox, il
must, | must. He put his hand
into his pocket and whipped out
his knife and gave the fellow Il
blow, when he started to run; he
has not been seen since.
MIR Thos, Conroy, Jr., who shot
himself in the left hand with II IT.,
Nolver while trying to shoot II dog
on tho day of the fire, is doing
well; he did not have his finger
ampulated as reported by tht
Chronicle last week; he will prob.
ably silve IL by good care and un.
der tho skilllul treatment Of DR.
Charles Egan.
MIR. Il. i. Goodscll. who fell from
the root OF Il. kcnncdy's building
a distance OF about thirty feet n
the great fire of Nov. 10th, is very
low, but great hopes of his recovery
are entertained by his friends. MIR
Goodscll Is the son of the late Hon
E. b, Goodsell, and the only sup
port OF his widowed mother; ho il
pretty well educated and has taught
school for the last two years, and il
a young man OF good moral habits
and is well respected by all VIII,
know him. The leading men q
this place will give II grand New
Years ball ON the 3lst OF December
for his benefit. Everybody is III
vitcd to attend, old and young, In
and near, and the ladies III the vii
laYc and country arc requested Il
cook and furnish q grand New
Years supper for the occasion. I'll,
Editors OF the DEMOCRAT are ex
pected to furnish us with n few
handbills to circulate around th,
country, and also to put u notice
In their paper. The dance will b,
held in Carey's Hall and good mu
sic will be III attendance.
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