Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-10-26

county, within three miles of where
the golden spike was driven on the
Northern Pacific railroad.
The Portage Democrat says that
Mr.. Geo. Dunbar, Marcellon, thinks
he has struck a bonanza on his farm
in that township. Last week he
picked up a stone, not of very large
dimensions, but found to be almost
wholly copper, and weighed 1882
lbs. 1t also appeared as though 1t
had been broken off from a larger
body and not like the ordinary float.
| The Dunbar real estate has sudden
ly advanced in value, Mr.. ID. who
is an old experienced miner, will in
vestigate for more.
DR.. William II. Fox, a well
known citizen of this State died at
his residence in Fitchburg, on Sat
urday evening, Oct. 20. The Madl-
son Del. .ocrat of Sunday morning
last in announcing his death says:
This sad intelligence will send a
pang to more hearts and sense of
bereavement to more homes than
could follow the news of the death
of any man in the state. No man
was more widely honored, trusted,
loved, than this truest Of friends,
kindest Of neighbors and most
able and useful of physicians.
Platteyille Witness:-On Monday
last as Mr.. Peter Sanders, Of this
city, was digging for mineral in the
side hill, near Virgins Mill a large
rock caved and fell on him, break
ing his leg and otherwise injuring
him. The accident occurred about 10
o'clock in the morning, and he was
not discovered until about three in
afternoon, when some little children
heard his cries and brought relief.
During the long weary hours that
he was held by the rock he had
tried every way to release himself
and had almost worn himself out
trying to make himself heard.
A company has been formed in
Milwaukee for the purpose of en-
gaging in the manufacture of wood
pulp. The Evening Wisconsin says:
pulp is made chiefly from soft
woods, and is for many purposes sd
perior to natural wood, as it may be
easily moulded into any shape, is
very tough, and will not crack or
warn. In the manufacture of trunks
it is coming to be much used. 1t
is also employed in making chair
seats, butter plates, such as are given
away by grocers, and several other
articles of every day utility. The
company's mill at Kaukauna, on the
Fox River, is being constructed to
have u capacity of producing from
three to four tons of wood pulp per
day. 1t will bc run by water
power.
The difficulty about the Wisconsin
internal revenue districts, brought
on by the consolidation some
time ago, was settled on the 18th
inst. The original order resulted III
the discharge of Collector Harnden,
of Madison, whose friends did not
relish this deal, Lottridge, the Sparta
collector, being retained. The new
order consolidates the First and
Third Districts, and retains Collec-
tor Bean, of Milwaukee, dismiss
sing II. NJ. Kutchin, of Fon du Lac,
who it is understood, was willing to
go. The second District, Harnden,
collector is retained, as well as the
Sixth, with Lottridge as collector.
Darlington Republican: Edward
Johnson Il resident of Belmont, was
school mate of Charles Parnell's
father, while they both resided in
the County Wicklow, Ireland. Mr..
Johnson, although born in Ireland,
is of Danish descent, tracing his line
back to the time when the Danes
over-run the English soil. He came
to this country in 1886, and since
that time has crossed the grand
old ocean fourteen times. While
resident of the Emerald Isle Mr.. J.
was a member of Il cricket club that
never was beaten in any match they
ever played. Mr.. Johnson, on his
fourteen trips, has evidently seen a
good deal of life on both contin-
entS.
The twelve-horse power traction
engine purchased by Tom Collins,
of Waldwick, from Martin & Toay
of this city manufactured by Mich
OILS, Shepard 4 Co, of Battle Greek,
| Michigan-arrived here last week.
/ 1t was taken from the cars, on Sat
urday afternoon and was fired up :"
and steamed out of town in fine
shape AS this was the first engine
of the kind ever brought to this city
n number of our citizens was on
hand to see it put to the test OF
making the ascent of the Mineral
! Point hill, near Buffers dam. which
it did without halt or balk of any
kind, followed by 4 wondering
crowd of people. This engine is to
be employed by Mr.. Collins in run
ming his Nichols, Shepard Il Co.
Vibrator threshing machine, made
expressly for steam power. Surely
wonderful Improvements have been
made in threshers during the past
twenty live or thirty years. We re-
i member when the old "Trayelier "
ON which about o shock of grain
was loaded, and the machine haul
ed around until it was threshed,
when another shock was taken on
was considered wonderful achieve
ment of inventive skill, but we
would about as soon think CT using
the I" fail as the Traveller now.
Tom Collins threshing machinery is
wonderful improvement over both
the fail and the Traveller"
Farmers,
Remember that in buying two OF