Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-04-29
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Events of General interest occurring in
and around our Neighhoring Towns.
DoDGEvILLE CHRONICLE.

\ hog recently sold at Muscoda
weighed 100 pounds.
Judge Jones is happy the long wish
ed for daughter arrived Tuesday morn
ing.
The old stairway is being removed
at the Masonic Hall and replaced by a
new one.
District Attorney Taylor pays his Of
fetal visits to Dodgeyille on the first
and third Tuesdays of each month.
Died at Ridgeway, Wis, on the 18th
inst. of consumption, Bridget, daughter
of Bartle McSherry. aged 80 years
Gunder Monson, of this town, boy
II years of age, while cleaning his re-
yolver on Friday last accidentally shot
himself in the leg.
Work was resumed on our new rail
road OH Wednesday, at Roacl's. four
miles east of town. Now if the wealth
Ell will Just behave itself, the cars will
be here within three months.
Mrs. Mary Jane Crowley. wife Of MI.
Thomas Crowley, and neice of Mrs
Patrick Smith, of Arena, died at her
day last, from childbirth, aged %
years. She was beloved by all who
knew her.
Died, in this village, on the 18th inst
of fever, after an illness of six days,
Amaryldia, daughter Of O. G. Smith,
aged Is years. months and II days
Deceased was bright little girl, be-
loved by her school-mates and all who
knew her. The funeral took place on
Wednesday.
DARLINGTON REPUBLICAN,.
The Episcopalians will endeavor to
raise sufficient money to erect church
building.
At old Belmont, i'll this county, Il
named Leslie. This office is near the
station on the narrow gauge known as
Grand View. where quite Il flouriShing
business in grain. lumber, ETC., is being
done.
Mr.. VIM. l. Stephens has purchased
bookings store building in Fayette,
and will commence business there on
his own account with an entire new
stock OF goods about the first Of July
The only show we have for plenty Of
fish IL our streams is high water. By
the-by, law was passed last year
making it obligatory upon owners of
dams to construct fishways in La Fay
cite and Iowa counties.
There is some talk Of the erection of
large hotel in Shullsburg this sum
mer. The party were out with tape
lines measuring off the ground last
Saturday. 1t will be the largest in the
county. The structure will be an or
nameAt to the village. The lower story
Will have a massive iron front with
French plate glass windows, and the
remainder of the building will be fin
lshed to correspond. Several other inn
portant improvements are talked of in
the way Of building.
DARLINGTON DEMOCRAT.
The summer term Of school ut Mon
tlcello will begin next Monday.
Jas. II. Gray will ship 125 head Of
cattle to Iowa in few days
Snow fell in western Iowa on Thurs
day to the depth Of ten inches.
We would like to know if the Oar
lington Driving Park Association are
gong TO have spring meeting.
It is reported that another rail road
iand WAS shot and killed near the
county line last week.
Mrs. Odgers and daughter, of Mineral
Point, are guests at the residence of
Mrs. +. c. Duncan.
Rumor says that Hon. John b. Clark
IS to receive one Of the commissioners
ships provided by the legislature, salary
s., 900.
Parties from Wiota brought two
AIN-,a f,,I I,S,
flee on Wednesday last for bounty.
They received nine dollars each.
Work has been commenced on our
Court House and it is expected that
everything will be in readiness to hold
the regular term of court in June.
Hon. j. w. Blackstone has been ap-
pointed TO $1,000 cleTkship in the Pen
sion Bureau at Washington. 1t is eX-
pccted that he is to be detailed on
special service in this state.
We learn that the mill dam above
this city has been materially damaged
during the past spring. The damage
cannot be estimated on account of high
water, but we suppose that the cost of
repairing will be quite large.
HIGHLAND REPUBLICAN.
There is talk Of organizing Chapter
OF ROYAL Arch Masons III this village.
The sugarm liking season is said to
be better than for number of years
past.
George krouskop recently shipped
over one hundred head of cattle to
Iowa i'll consequence Of a scarcity of
feed here.
The past winter has been very de-
Structive to bees and it is said that at
least tW0-thirdS of the sWarmS owned !
IN Rlchland county have died Many
farmers report that every bee in their
hives is gone.
Judge Ira Is. Bronson, OF Prairie du
CHEN, has been county Judge of Craw-
ford county for thirty-four consecutive (
years. lie is the oldest county Judge /
IN service, i'll the State, and probably /
in tie United States.
One day last week Young man by |
the name OF j. r. Moody, who works |
for j. II. l.. McCollum, near Sexton /
vile, killed large wild cat. Since
last fall the same gentleman has killed !
twenty-nine coons, two deer and one
badger.
D. G. James has received from the
! ~ eiltotel beHeId HOllce OF his APP
poIntment as postmaster at Richland
Center. AS soon rs his bond is filed
and approved he will receive his com
and be clothed with the proper
to assume the duties of the
Office.
Samuel Davis, an old citizen of the
town of Ithica, died very suddenly
while sitting in his chair on Sunday
last. OF neuralgia of the heart. Mr..
Davis was born in October 1899, and
was nearly eighty-two years of age ut
the time OF his death He was father
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