Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Events of General Interest Occurring
in and around Our Neighboring
Towns.
DoDGEyILLE CHRoNICLE.

lOWtiS.
DoDGEYILLE CHRONICLE.
Ole Wong. 4 wealthy farmer and
leading citizen OF the town Of Moscow.
died last Sunday night OF pneumonia,
after an illness Of but one week, the
result Of a cold contracted while haul
ing lumber for Il new house. His age
was about fifty years.
Thomas ID Grifiirhs, one Of Dodge
yille'S oldest settlers, died 1T his resi-
dence. one mile south Of this village,
this (rhursday) morning, after a brieI
Illness. OF Inflammation Of the lungs,
in the fifty-ninth year Of his age. De
ceased was born in Ilan-t-hangel-ar-
arth, C3rmdrthenShire, South Wales,
and emigrated TO this country in ISL.
remaining about three years IL sugar
Greek, Pa, from whence he came west
and settled 1T D0dgeYiile IN io4S, where
he has since resided lie was Il man
OF strict integrity and unblemlShed
reputation, and had been Il consistent
and active member of the GOngrega-
tional Chuch for upwards OF forty
wears. His unexpected death is mgcA
regretted by all who knew him. tie
leaves a wife and three children. who
have the sympathy OF the community
in their bereavement.
The Spring Green correspondent Ct
tile State Journal, of the 9TH, inst,
rather prpmat3aely compliments 4
couple Of RIchl1Hd county officers for
the arrest Of Il supposed horse thief,
who gave his name rs Jones, and said
lie hailed from Ridgeway. The arrest
being the SuUje OF Inuc, cOnTers;i-
tiOn here and many versions Of the
affair being given, the facts viii proba-
hly be Acceptable. Griffith Jones, son 81
John f. Jones Esq, who is on Il visit
home from Virginia City, Montana,
started from HIDES Mill for Viola.
Vernon county, OH the morning OF the
lst, inst. driving his fathers team
attached TO L cutter hired from \. b.
Robinson, Of D0dga ..t, and passed.
on his way, throug ~tilg Green and
Lone Rock. On the !. inst, he was
overjalen some nine miles west OF
Muscoda, by George RI ToWslcy, Z
deputy sheriff. and I'D. Eoyes, Il con
stable, both OF Lone Roofs, who charged
him with having stolen the team from
kenoSha. and forthwith proceeded to
arrest him Mr.. Jones protested. but
upon being assured that II the charge
We're false lie would be reeomptnSed
for any Inconvenience and loss Of time
he might be put 10, quietly returned
with the officers 70 Lone Ruc<, remain
ing iii charge. tat being allowed his
liberty, until O'clock p. H., when the
supposed owner OF the team, who had
been teiegraphed for, arrived from
ken0Sha. and ut once pronounced the
team not to be the one lie had lost, and
apOlogiZed to Mn Jones for the trouble
given itn. Contrary to the assurances
given hy Iowsiey that he would be
recompensed FOR loss Of time. &c, Nh
Jones, although but asking -, received
no compensation whatever. Tow sleY
positively refusing to fulfill his
promise
LANCASTER HERALD.
The smallpox is reported ut Guttcn-
burg. The case at Glen Haven is not
severe, and the patient is doing well.
If Won are going ont OF town we
advise you not to take the narrow
gauge ut present
The one ease OF smallpox reported
OH the prairie in the western part Of
the county alluded to week before last
in the Herald, is recovering rapidly.
There are at present about thirty
men engaged at mining III the neigh
borhood Of Potosi and British Hollow. +
Lead ore Is worth from 80 TO S36.
Washington's birthday viii be cele-
brated III PotOsi by il grand ball Tues 4
day evening, Feb, -. Music will be
furnished Ly the metropolitan Bmj,ot
Dubuque. Everybody enyited to
attend.
Miss Nellie Walters, Who viii III re-
membered rs one Of the Walters Thea /
trical Company that visited Lancaster /.
last winter, is reported to have been
shot, through jealousy, 1T Minneapolis, X
by the violiniSt of the company, whom
She married since Size was last here.
LancasterS market day Viii be held
on Saturday, Feb. 26tll. Everybody i'll +
the county invited t. come. Bring 4
anything yon want I'd trade OF sell. .
The last market day was a good sue
cess and lively times were had here.
Nell. Dustin arrived OH Thursday .
last with i weeks mail froln Wood
man. lie also distributed mii! Ill tie
intervening towns. Mel. thinks that
the narrow gauge viii not be able III
get through mt.l the spring ii}W, as
it is impossible To Keep snoW cut Of
the cuts. This WaS attempted, bat
they closed MP 1t once. 1t looks like
the narrow gauge viii not arrive,
therefore, f0r many days hence.
We are all children when Mr.. Frank
Lyster, coroner, ff0m jamestown, +
makes his appearance among us. He /
was here on Friday last. and brought !
rs much flesh as is usually allowed to
mortalS here bpl0W. lie is tar largest /
man iii tie county AND probably III the \
state. His present weight IS 3f0 ms, (
which he regards rs rather light, 4
having few months ago reached the T
astonishing weight ri 365 lbs His \
stature is six feet. three inches. rs
coroner, engaged in the solemn daty Of
sitting on Il corpse. he is regarded us Il
very competent official. We are pleas
Ell to add to this statement another to
the effect that his large qualities Of
mind and heart are IN keeping with his
physical proportions. OF kindly man ,
ners and generous instincts. hir. Lysjer
is regarded is Il large addition 70 the
country. We nominate Him - i'resl-
dent Of the next Fat Mems convention.
DARLINGTON DEMOCRAT.
John CalVert, of Willow Springs
brought into this city on Thursday last
4 large fox which he had shot.
Bills are out announcing that
shooting match will come oil this city
on the 18th ct this month, and IN Bel
mont on the following day. The direct
ors have secured plenty Of birds. and
ii the dag proves taiT there viii - loads
Of fun. +. T. Uugill and T. Gugerty
are The gentlemen in charge
The Mineral Point division OF the
Milwaukee and 81 Paul railroad have
since Saturday morning been in quite
a predicament. In other words they
have been showed in. They reached
the Warren cut on Saturday morning
all right bat could no farther. Ali
available help was at once put TO work.
and the. Galena pusher was brought
into action. hut the snow resisted
their efforts until Monday afternoon.
GALENA GAZETTE.
The journal reports that in tie past
month at least "A dozen horses have
been stolen within fifty miles of Free
par,. Two horses have been taken
from Stephenson county. and although
every effort has beeG made fer their
recovery. no aathestic trace Of them
has vet been found.
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