Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-03-18

Prairie Qu Cnlen, QleQ on Monday of
last week at the age of los years. 8
months, and days. He was probably
the oldest man in the state.
Jennie, only daughter of Samuel and
Isabella Dayey, of this village, aged
three years and twenty-seven days,
died on last Sunday of diphtheric
Group, otter an ILLNESS of but three
days.
DR.. George Smith, surgeon dentist,
who has been attending to DR.. Was
sails practice. in Mineral Point. for
some time past during the latter's ab-
sence, was in town on Wednesday look
ing over the field with a view of locat-
ing here.
Thos. NJ. Goldsworthy, county clerk,
was summond home to Linden. on last
Sunday, on account of the serious i'll
ness of his wife We are glad to
learn that she is now improving,
though slowly. Mr. Goldsworthy re-
turned to his Office on Tuesday.
NJ Ii. and V. Y. jerks, of Darling
ton, brothers of our fellow townsman,
Aldro jerks, Esq, were in town on
Wednesday, making some preliminary
arrangements for moving onto the
farm of 5. w. Dudgeon, near Pine
Knob =. o., winch the former has re-
Gently purchased.
The contract for carpenter work for
the new school house, was awarded to
Davis & James, Of Dodgeville. for
$s,495, including electricians work.
HIGHLAND COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
A train lead of hard looking lot of
hogs and cattle that had been snow
bound in Minnesota for two or three
weeks. passed through Lone Rock on
Tuesday. 4 number of dead hogs
were hung up in every car.
The new depot at Lone Rock has
been SO far completed as to be occupied
and Station Agent Towsly took pos
session of it last saturday. Its one Of
the finest and best arranged and most
commodiouS depots on the Prairie
du CHEN division of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul railroad.
The oldest inhabitant of Prairie du
Chen, Antoine Valley. aged one hun
dred and three years, three months
and twenty-four days, died recen. ly at
he, Canada, Nov. /, III; was the
father of eighteen children, and was a
total abstinence man.
1t is said, and we guess is true, that
our railroad will be relaid with heav-
ier iron rs soon as the weather in the
spring will permit. Watch and see if
this isn't true. 1t is also said that the
road will be pushed through to New
Lisbon or Tomah early in the spring.
Watch and see If this isn't true, too.
1t is reported that the people of Min
neSota and Dakota are suffering severe
ly from want Of fuel. Along the Iowa
&Dakota division of the Chicago, Mil
waukee i ST. Paul railroad it is said the
people have been compelled to burn
ties and cut down railroad bridges for
fireWOod. These reports may be eXag-
gerated, but there is no doubt that the
suffering of the people in that REGION is
great.
The particulars of the railroad acct
dent III Missouri in which DR.. A. III.
Wood, formely of this place was killed,
as mentioned in the Republican and
Observer, last week, have been re-
ceived. A passenger train on the Han
nibal & st. Joe railroad was thrown off
the track by Il broken rail and Il num-
Der Of passengers injured. A Wrecking
train was sent from Brookfield, the res
idence of DR.. Wood, to the scene of the
disaster, but it never reached its desti-
nation. About thirteen miles from
Brookfield the engine and two fiat cars
crossed Brush Creek bridge safely but
the Wrecklng car proper, cabooSe and
paSSengeS car, on which were phySi-
clans and other citizens of Brookfield,
going to the aid of the passenger wreck,
broke through and went down thirty
feet in mass of broken timbers and
humanity. Of those on the cars which
went dOwn,SeVen were killed and
among them was DIR. Wood. Over
fIffU ha troi,, IF
whom escaped without injury.
BOSCOBEL DIAL.
Darlington papers of February %,
reached this city on the morning of
March 5. Hardly up to the old fash
Toned stage times.
The blockade became to be felt in
this city before it was raised, especial
ly III some articles of merchandise.
Had it continued week longer there
would have been scarity of groceries
and other articles.
On February 20, Bloomington lost one
of its oldest citizens in the death of
Mr.. William johnson, aged 81 years.
One of the peculiar requests made by
Mr.. johnson, before his demise, was
that no ladies should be allowed to at
tend his funeral.
On Tuesday q footman found some
thin ice near one of the piers of the
bridge, at the river, and took sudden
plunge bath. The crossing is not con-
sldered just the best, and few cents
paid for toll will be found a sure pre-
ventatiye against losing 4 horse or
two.
Last Monday completed the nineteen
weeks continuous crossing on the ice
bridge over the Wisconsin river, and a
probability exists that more weeks will
expire before the bridge is gone. This
IS the longest continuous freeze up
known in this section. There may
have been winters where the ice bridge
formed earlier than October 25, but
there has always, heretofore, been a
breakup during the winter. The loss
to the city, in tolls, has been considera-
BILE, bat then no one cares particularly
about that, SO that the people from that
section could get to town.
MADISON DEMOCRAT.
Little Geo. G.. HaZelton played a
good hand when he reached this city
from Washington. He took in the
situation and satisfied himself that he
was not in demand for Z. 5. senator,
so he Joined the Cameron forces. They
were then in sore need of such an all V
and that saved them. Now the ma
chine will see that HaZelton has a suit
able congressional district, and is made
solid on the congressional question
for the next five years.
Some of the knowing ones say that
the Legislature will surly adjourn
about the 18th inst. There is no reason
why it should not.
Important to Horsemen,