Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-03-04
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Events Of General Interest Occurring
in and arOun our Neighboring
Towns.
LANCASTER HERALD.

LAM ASIER HERALD.
The first robin was seen Monday
morning by AGolph Schmidt IN Judge
Mills yard.
Anton j. Howell, the new barber.
saws he likes Lancaster and will make
it his permanent residence. He will
soon have his family here. consisting
Of wife and girl.
The Mineral Point Democrat is re-
Gently enlarged to an eight column
folio and looks healthy. Politically. its
is name "agin" il, but it is edited with
spirit and il L good, readable paper for
a that.
North SAYS he'll give the people of
Lancaster the best performance ever
given here, next Thursday and Friday,
or drive all the singers crazy in the at
tempt. And he'll do it. too, for he's "a
right good captain Of the Pinafore.
Several men are at work endeavoring
to discover the remains of the Narrow
Gauge beneath the snow. They COM
menced Monday ut this end and have
gone some distance. BY Saturday we
shall hear the snort Of the engine.
\ report recently went the rounds of
the papers that one OF the Treasury
officials from Wisconsin was promtly
relieved from duty because after secur-
ing vocation to go home AND vote he
spent the VA alton in Washington.
The official was Il clerk from the 9th dis
trict, this state, and although he has
been making great efforts to be re-
stored the Wisconsin delegation will
not intercede in his behalf.
DARLINGTON DEMOCRAT
David jolly has purchased of Will
liams & Fisher, three car loads of
machinery which lie has forwarded to
his farms in Dakota.
\ bill has been offered in the leyisia-
ture of this state which would seem to
lit the case OF the tramp now fattening
IN our county jail at the expense of the
tax payer. 1t provides That he must
work. This Of course i; quite sufficient
legislation to rid us OF heSe yagahondS
as it is we'll known they will never
visit 4 section where the are forced
to labor.
Died, 1T the residence Of Thomas
Logan, in the town Of Seymour, on
Wednesday. Feb. 10th, James IIennessy
aged SO years.
Deceased was native of the County
Waterford, Ireland, was contractor
and builder by occupation. When a
young man he contracted with the bish-
op of New Foundland, then in ireland,
for the erection OF the cathedral at the
former place. He accordingly went
there and superintendent the work I'M
til lis final completion. The editice
was five years in course of construct
ion, and at the end of that time he
returned t. his native place. remaining
there for some time. He emmigrated
to Canada and was very successful III
business for some time, until disturb
ance between the Home Government
and some of the Canadians, induced
nim to quit that country, when he
moved and settled in Maine, whence,
after some time he moved to South
Carolina, and was employed rs foreman
On that memorial building Fort Stump
ter. On one Of tile parapetS Of which
he mounted the first gun. Here he
became totally blind and WAS compelled
to return to the 'Green Isle" once more
where he placed himself under the
treatment of some Of the most Skilful
oculiStS Of that time, and had the good
fortune of having his sight restored.
lie again emmigrated to the United
states, settling somewhere in South
Carolina. He moved to Wisconsin
ABOUT twenty years ago, settling in
this county, and has erected in that
time some Of the most substantial
structures TO be found here. all Of
which bear evidence of his skill and
taste.
GALENA GAZETTE.
\ Swindler representing himself as
Il canvassin5 agent for HarpArs Ba-
Zaar, has been operating in Dubuque
Look out for him
Through misunderstanding of or
deTs, wild freight train on the Chi
cage. Milwaukee Il s., Paul Railroad
coIilded Sunday night near Mount
Carroll With the regular eaSt-bound
freight. The engines aHd many ears
We're wrecked, but no lives lost, the
engineers ANA lircmen saving them
selves by Jumping from their engines
\ similar accident happened on Sat
urday night between two freights,
within aquarter of Il mile Of the same
spot. Fifty thousand dollars worth
VI property Was destroyed by the two
accidents.
D0DGENILLE CHRONICLE.
A. +. Arnson, of Ridgeway, lost his
little daughter, Clara. aged ! years, OH
The lth inst, by diptherla.
\ lodge of Good Templars was or
ganized 1T Eden on Monday night, with
twenty-five charter members.
Ten big sled loads of Juvnlle Tenn
plars from Mineral Point besides va
riouS couples III cutters, paid Il visit
10 DodgeSille juvenile Temple, on
Wednesday evening, and seemed to
have Il jolly time. The Dodgeyille
Temple will return the visit next
Tuesday evening.
Oryille Strong q Co.'S new safe
was brought out from the Point and
placed i'll position III their backing
house. on last Saturday. Frank Hill
and johnson Granville, Jr.. did the
hauling. Tie operation of unloading
i and putting it into the building
was witnessed by a large crowd of
interested spectators, who remained
throughout the proceedings, nOtWith-
standing they extended far into the
night 4 small admittance fee would
nave netted the firm Il handsome sum.
The brethren Of Dodgeville Temple
of Honor, together With their invited
guests. 10 the number of something
over q hundred, enjoyed Il very pleas
ant time at their hall on last Monday
evening, the occasion being the eel
ebration of the second anniversary OF
the Temples institution. \ Sumptu
Gus feast was spread. after diSpoSing
Of which the programme consisted OF
short addresses by Chief Templar
Dyer, ReyS. Wright. Fox and Penber-
thy, and Bro. J. II. Pike. interSpersed
with excellent singing by a select
choir. The Temple Is III i tlourishing
condition. and doing good work in
our community. Its membership num-
bers about seventy. and its meetings
are always well attended and inter-
esting.
DARLINGTON REPUBLICAN,.
The good Templars Of Lafayette
county will hold their next convention
with Harmony Lodge, at Belmont, on
Thursday and Friday. March 18th, and
18th. 1851
The temperance people held a mass
netting in the Court House Wednes-
Day evening. It was decided to place
al an,i-llcenSe ticket i'll the field at
the approaching election.
The Glee Club expect to give ar
entertainment at the Willow Spring,
Good Templars' Hall on Saturday
evening. March 9TH. They have a fine