Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-11
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Events of General Interest Occurring
in and around our Neighboring
Towns.
PLATEVILLE WITNESS.

PLATEvILLE WITNESS.
Died, In Platteville. Jan. 81, 1881. Mrs.
Phills Eddy, wife of Mr.. 7. Eddy, at
the advanced age of ~ years.
Died, In Platteville, at the residence
OF his adopted son, DR.. F. T. Barry, Jan.
22d, 1881, Mr.. Joseph r. Barry. aged 50
years. Deceased was well-known
and exemplary resident Of this city for
a number of years.
Messrs q. Hawley Il Son have sold
their Agricultural Implement business
10 MeSSrs. =. Pratt and VIM. IangStaff.
! Mr.. Pratt MAS formely General Agent
for the Mccormick Reaper at Mineral
Point.
Some one poisoned the line large dog
owned ~ Mrs. f. Bailey. of this place,
last week. 1t is q shame that such i
fine animal should be destroyed when
scores of worthless ours are allowed to
run our streets unharmed
Our enterprising druggist, Mr.. L. j.
Hooper, has purchased the lot next door
west OF Northrop u Co.'S Bank and IS
already making preparations for the
erection Of Il two story building to be
occupied by him as a drug store
Mr. Abel Howell, OF Fennimore, fell
out of wagon about three months age
and injured himself 50 badly that ne
was laid up for five or six weeks. About
/; month ago, jus as he got we'll enough
to be around "a crutches, he slipped
pan, from which he has been confined
to his bed ever since.
o,ALENA GAZETTE.
Wood is selling in this market at
from 81 to s. per cord.
Diptheria is prevailing to considela-
BILE extent in Grant county, Wis.
Warren Gray. has been appointed
Justice of the Peace at Darlington, to
ill the uneXpired term Of J. =. Fran
else, deceased.
The National HoI.;" Committee ON
Commerce has comp red the river and
harbor bill. Our river L, down for al
appropriation, the amount Of which is
not known.
Dr.. J. s Crawford had tire misfortune
on Saturday last, TO fall on the icy steps
while descending the stairway leading
from the Bank of Galena 10 Bench
Street, breaking one of the tendonS on
the upper side of his left shoulder. The
gentleman WAS going TO market at the
time, and pluckily continued on his
way, Notwithstanding the painful in
jury he sustained.
Y gentleman, whilc crossing the
Galena river the other day, broke
through the ice and was drenched to
the skin, from head to foot. Uncle
Ben lerrington kindly went 20 bed
and loaned the unfortunate his own
suit, until the clothes of the former
could he dried. Philanthropy is one of
the prominent characteristics in the
makeup Of our ex-county superin-
tendent of the poor
DODGEVLLE CHRONICLE
The Dodgeville Hook and Ladder Co.
will give grand ball on the evening
Of Washington's birthday. the ed inst.
Thomas, youngest son of the late
Thos Brunker, of Ridgeway, aged
eight years, died on saturday last. of
dipthera.
William b. Williams. Of this town,
reioiceS over the advent Of his
twentieth child, a daughter born on
Tuesday morning.
Thos. Rowe, returned from Storm
Lake Iowa, few days since, on visit
to relatives and friends.
Benz. IIoskins, ST., and wife returned
on Friday last, from visit to their
daughter in Nebraska.
A series Of revival meetings was
commenced at the p NJ Church in
this village on last Sunday evening.
Services are being held nightly.
John Rowe, ST., Joseph Perkins, il.
Richard Rowe and James Bennett, of
this town, went up to Madison on
Monday, TO witness the legislative
machine in motion.
The lumber for the new hook and
ladder building was hauled last week,
but the village board having decided
to make some changes i'll the specified
lions the contract for building it has
not vet been let Ii is to be located on
the lot west of James Perkins res
idence. The equipment for the Hook
and Ladder Co. Is now expected daily.
Geo. Sigmes and wife Of the northern
part Of this town, are now stopping
With Sheriff Kennedy. being charged
with larceny in having stolen S133
from Joseph Chaput. 1t seems that
Sigmes (who. by The way, is better
known us the white nigger') lived III
Il cabin on Chaputs farm, and but a
few rods from his residence, and that
Mrs. SigmeS did the houSew0rk for
both families. On last Saturday, while
Mr. Chaput was off in the timber, for
wood. SigmeS asked his wife if she
didn't know where Mr.. Chaput kept
his money. and upon her admitting
that she thought she did, compelled,
her by threats and violence, to 60 into
his house and get it. Mr.. Chaput, on
returning to the house, finding the
doors open and Il promisSory note
which had been wrapped mp along with
his money lying on the floor. ut once
suspected that he had been robbed, and
on turning down the upper tick on his
bed, under which the money had been
kept, found his suspicious confirmed.
He at once questioned SigmcS, but he
denied all knowledge of the affair, and
and expressed great sympathy with
Mr. Chaput in his loss. Thus mat
tiers rested until Sunday night,
when number OF the neighbors
gathered around SigmeS's cabin with
seeing which SigmeS weakened and
made a full confession, and ripping
open bed quilt restored Mr. Chaput
his money, Mrs. Sigmes came TO
Dodgeville on Monday and gave her
self mp, and MI Chaput had warrant
issued for Slgmes, upon which officers
Pengelly and Robbins went out and
Al rested him. The pair waived an
examination and will await the action
of the circuit court at its March term.
GALENA GAZETTE corr
Edward Prime, Il Wei known citizen
of jamestown. Wis, who is now III
his sd year, claims to be the best
pigeon Slot of his age i'll the country,
and will shoot any man at pigeons for
money. He has gun which was made
fifty years ago in London. lie shot
three matches recently in which he
shot at in all three matches, at twenty
one yards rise and eighty-yards boun-
Diary.
y few days ago we referred to the
fact that Mr.. John Palmer, while driA-
ing well on the farm of James Sher-
rard. on the old Council Hill road, had
encountered thick layer of mineral.
when down about one hundred and
forty feet from the surface and had
run his drill through twenty feet OF
solid ore. Owing to the discovery.
which is regarded as valuable one,
the work of drilling was stopped by Mr..
Sherrard, and 4 company is being or
ganiZed TO prove the prospect. Although
the hole is bored to the depth of one