Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-01-19

/ Nearly four hundred miles of rail-
way were constructed in Wisconsin
during the past year.
/ Charles Tramel who was in the New
hall House at the time of the burning,
fortunately escaped with but few
slight injuries.
/ John Dillon, Geo. w. Walters, and
Nellie Walters, stars of ne little mag
nitude in their profession. will appear
in "Colleen Bawn," tonight, at the
! Opera House.
| Calvert Spensley, Thos. Priestley, c.
Lanyon, Joseph Fl. Gandry, c. Parmele.
Sam Harris, and Harry Harris, enjoyed
a kettle hunt" on Wednesday, and
report great destruction of game and a
a big time.
/ Thos. Alton has closed out his store
| business and stock of goods in Miff1in
| to j. b. Huse, who will run branch
store at Miffiin in connection with his
store at Rewey. We regret to learn
that Mr.. Alton contemplates going
west early in the spring.
| The FIRE at Stoughton. on Saturday
afternoon, destroyed the large wagon
factory of Mr. MANI, involving loss of
100000 or more. The Madison fire
! company turned out with engines, ETC.,
! and although the train reached Slough
! ton, a distance of Is miles in % min
utes they were unable TO render assist
ance.
| There will be grand pigeon shoot
| ing tournament in this city some time
4 Within a month from this date. Mr..
| Joe. Engles who is one of the
chief spirits in the movement. wants
! to purchase 1000 pigeons, and those
having birds of this variety to sell are
requested to bring them along. 1t is
! expected that the tournament will last
/ about three days.
A snow blockade on the Northwest
ern road between Dodgeville and Mad
ison caused a delay of several days in
the running of trains. An engine and
snow plow ran off the track about one
mile east of Dodgevilie on Sunday,
and caused still further trouble. The
fall of snow was light, all along the
line but the cuts were solidly packed
with snow and dirt.
Hon. Jas. II. Earnest, Of Shullsburg
has gone through the pleasant O. ex-
perience of reading his own obituary
notices. not having persisted in the
Newhall house fire at Milwaukee as
at first supposed. They were all first
class eulogisms but some errors were
made as to dates etc. The fact thai
he attended the Jackson's day eel
ebration at Darlington kept him from
being guest of the hotel on that i'll
fated night
The cold stormy weather of the
present week has been very much
against the poultry show but never
theless the exhibition is quite aSuc-
cess, large number of fowls, ferrets
dogs, cats, ect, being or exhibition, ali
of them good and many of superior
quality. The incubator exhibited by
Mr.. James Donaldson, of KenoSha, its
inventor, proved great attraction.
and the little chicks Matching out
right in the presence of the assembled
multitude demonStra. ed beyond cavil
that the machine is success. We
shall have more to say of this invent
ion hereafter, as we deem it of import
ance to all who raise poultry. Among
the prominent exhibitors were 5. G.
Thomas, j. z. Hankins, and b. j. Ben
nett, of Mineral Point, VIM. b. Harris
of the town of Linden, Chris. Elenger.
Jno. f. Johns, G. 5. Ralph, Clayton Il
Penberthy. John Ten by, Mark Smith.
Aldro jerks, viii Richard, Will. c.
Jones, and others of this village CD
Ward, editor of the Poultry Journal.
Chicago. acted as judge and gave excel
lent satisfaction Dodgeville Chron
icle.
i. H. Blome. Sheboygan. Wis, says:
81 have found great relief in Browns
Iron Bitters in blood disease"