Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-20
RichIand County.
HIGHLAND DEMOCRAT.

And the maple sugar still rolls IL.
They talk Of organizing a band at
Dodgeyille.
An Iowa county man recently paid
800, for an Iowa county, Wis, horse.
RICIILAND REPUBLICAN.
Gangs of men are busy putting in
new ties on our RAILROAD.
1t is reported on authority that the
Chicago u Northwestern railroad COM
pany will this season build road from
Dodgeville to Mineral Point.
The G. M. & s.. P. road has complet-
ed detailed list of the billing stations
on its line, the number being 562.
There are also a number Of stations at
which no freight is billed, making the
total number 712
The assessors of the several towns
are on their rounds making the annual
assessment. The blanks which they
furnish to be filled and sworn to by
each property holder are very explicit
in defining all property subject to tax
alton, also that which is exempt. The
instructions should be studied care
fully and the blanks concientiously
filled.
Now that spring has actually opened
and summer is at hand, travelling
frauds will make their appearance, as
they always do about this time of the
year offering to do wonderful things
very cheaply for the farmer and the
suburban resident, by new inventions.
AS guardian OF the public that is too
easily imposed upon. we feel it duty
tn ~ ~ Of
travelling lmpoStors wide berth.
Last week the Republican mention
ed that Il dipatch had been received
from McGregor, Iowa, that the parties
who it was supposed had burglarized
the hardware store of w. G. James of
Lone Rock, had been captured at that
place. Mr.. James and sheriff Busby
took a team and drove to Lone Rock
for the purpose of taking the first
train for McGregor after the burglars.
Walter w. Bailey went along with
them thinking these might be the same
parties who recently burglariZed III. Il.
Balley,s store, and if so, that he might
Identify the goods in their possession.
The sequel proves that he was correct,
and that they were the very fellows
Ill. L. Bailey above all others most de-
Gregor they found one Of the burglars
(there We're two of them) i'll custody,
and with him Satchel, suit Of clothes
etc, which was readily identified bv
Mr.. Bailey by their trade mark. The
other burglar had lit out from Nc
Gregor with two SatchelS packed full
Of plumber Sheriff Busby procured a
team and followed him, and although
he had three days the start, overt,
him after travelling all day and ngl. &C.
on the road near Luana. about forty
miles from McGregor. The sheriff
tracked him by the goods lie sold to the
people along the route, and which he
repurchased. He returned to McGregor
with the prisoner, where got the other
one and brought them back here, ar
irving on last Thursday nights train
and was welcomed at the dept by half
the populace of Richland Center. The
burglars give their names as Abraham
w. Brown and Julius Mallet. They
are strangers here and claim to be
from Dubuque, where one of them is
said to be known as Three-Fingered
Jack, and who has but recently been
released from a terms Imprisonment
for burglarizlng store in Plattyille.
A few parties claim to have seen them
here the day before the burglary of
Bailey's store, and the clerk in James
Il Sons grocery says he sold one of
them a box of matches. After COM
mltting the burglary they went mile
or two west of town where they chang
ed their old clothes for new ones, and
remained in the woods all day. The
next night they went toward Muscoda
and took a boat from MI. Cram near
the Muscoda bridge and from thence
t1oated down the Wisconsin river to
McGregor. 1t is said they were very
indiscreet in disposing of their plum
der, offering them for almost anything.
and in exchange whisky, tobacco and.
beer, which led to their being suspic-
Toned and finally captured. These
gents have fine prospect before them
of long term in the penitentiary.