Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-04-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

Burglars have recently been get
ting in their work at Racine.
John Hadlield has Just received
a car load of the famous Waukesh;
lime.
Hon. John Lawler, of Prairie dl
Chen, has been appointed private
chamberlain to Pope Leo.
In Manitowoc county there exists
an epidemic among horses. The dis
ease attacks the eyes and results In
| blindness.
High water prevails in Rock river
compelling the cotton and other fac.
tories to shut down until the flood
subsidies.
Early on Saturday morning fire
broke out in the village of Sun
Prairie near Madison, which des-
troyed property to the amount OF
$1,000.
The Monday night train for this
city ran over and killed a man near
Albany in Green county. He was
lying asleep on the track, being I'M
der the influence of liquor, and his
body was horribly mangled.
Mrs. Elizabeth krouskop, one of
the oldest settlers of Richland
county, recently died at her home
in Twin Bluffs, aged 80 years. She
was mother of ex-senator George
Krouskop.
There will be quarterly meeting
at the p. NJ. church Sunday, April
s. The pastors topics will be: In
the morning, "A luminous walk and
Il sanctifed soul" Evening, Con-
trasts of moral character and final
destiny"
Mrs. IL. NanDusen, on Wednes-
day, received telegram from New
York, bearing the sad intelligence of
of the death of her only brother,
VIM. NJ. Wilson, who has been for
very many years prominent bust
ness man of that city.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal church elected
officers yesterday, and will hold
their first social for the season, at
the parsonage next Wednesday
evening, April +. a general attend
ance is desired.
The safe of Pierce Brothers of
the village of Wonnewoc, this state,
was blown open by burglars one
night last week. Il. Pierce, one OF
the firm, is town treasurer, but fortu-
nately there was not a cent in the
safe.
Mr.. Thomas Martin, postmaster at
Belmont, died very suddenly on
Tuesday, A congestive chill was the
cause Of his death. Deceased was a
brother of Il. II. Martin, of this city,
and was a most highly respected
citizen. He was elected treasurer Of
the town Oh the day of his death.
The Illinois Central Il. Il. will run
an Excursion to the Confederate
and Federal Soldiers Reunion and
the Lumbermen's Convention, to
be held at Nicksburg, April 10th and
18th. Train will leave Warren at
al a. m. April s, 1854. Fare for
the round trip only S16,35. Return
tickets good for thirty days.
John Connolly was severely injured
while at work in his fathers dig.
giugs about a mile west of this city
on Monday forenoon. A large stone
fell on him, breaking one of his ribs
and crushing him badly. He was
speedily released and brought home.
At first it was feared that his in
juries were very dangerous, but it is
now believed that he will recover
without permanent injury.
The attention of our readers is
called to the large advertisement OF
Il. D. Pulford, druggist, which APP.
pears elsewhere in this paper. Mr.
Pulford's is one Of the oldest and
most widely known drug houses IL
in the state, and carries a very
heavy stock in the lines of medi
cines, drugs, paintss, oil, glass
etc. This house opens up well 70,
the spring trade of 1884, by invit
ing, through the columns of Th,
Democrat, the people of this anc
adjoining counties to call and learl
his prices. The attractive advertise
ment of this house wuich appear
elsewhere is indicative of the larg
and attractive stock of goods which
it offers to the trade. No drug stor
outside of the larger cities carrie
a finer or larger stock, and rs +
prices they are as low as can b
obtained anywhere.