Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-07-18

John Kim has purchased from
Mrs. Lenahan, the store building
now occupied by James Mulhairn,
and intends to move his stock of
furniture, etc, into it in few days.
He will build dwelling house on
the lot north of the store at an early
day.
The Lancaster Herald says: On
the fourth of July last year, corn
averaged twelve inches high from
observations and measurements
made by Mr. Hugh A. Moore in
this section. This year at the
same time and places it averaged
three feet by actual measurement.
Oats and rye are also heavier.
S. E. Shepard has been making
some very valuable improvements
to his farm residence one mile south
of this city. During the present
season he has completed a dairy
house which is supplied with pure
cold water from a well sunk this
season, by J. S. Slower, well driller,
of this city. The water is pumped
by an II. X L. Rockford Wind Mill"
for which Mr.. Slower is agent. A
feed mill is also run by this power.
The arrangement of the dairy, for
feeding and watering stock, ETC., are
most modern and complete. The
mill, feed grinder and pump work to
perfection, and carry on business
steadily and surely, without hating
or breaking.
The Weidenfellers are at work
completing the painting of the new
residence of C. r. Moffett, of this
city. And by the way, it is fine
and handsome residence. The work
was begun last year, and is now
about completed. The building is
two story, of gothic style, with
wings on the north and south. The
rooms are commodious, and highly
finished The wood work was done
by John Charles of this city, and
Frank Weidenfeller has decorated
the interior in a manner that would
do credit to an artist of far greater
pretentions than he. The decorations
of the large parlor show the work
of his master hand. Taken alto
gether Mr.. Moffett has now one of
the finest residences in this section
Of Wisconsin.
Monroe Sentinel: Eugene Keister,
a lad of ten, living near Rock Grove
village, ILL.,, met with terrible mis-
fortune last Monday morning. The
lad was visiting his grandfather,
Harvey Keister, who was cutting
grass with a mower The boy leased
his grandfather to let him run the
mower, until at last his grandfather
consented. The team went around
ali right until the old gentleman
arose from the ground to take the
lines again, when the horses took
fright at him and ran away, throw
ing the lad into the sickle. The
boys left hand and right foot were
entirely cut off, while the middle
finger of the right hand was severed
and the left foot badly injured. The
boy also received several cuts in one
of his thighs. The little fellow is
doing as well as could be expected.
Darlington Democrat: Jas. Hall,
of Browntown, formerly resident
of Warren, died in the latter place
Wednesday afternoon, from injuries
received at the hands Of James
Dargan, the village, marshal of
Gratiot. Hall was in Gratiot with a
party of friends, and one of them
became engaged in a fist cuff with
a man, when Hall interfered to stop
the fight. He was kicked in the
lower part of the abdomen by Oar
gan, and shortly started for Warren.
While on his way there Hall COM
planned that the kick he had received
hurt him, and rapidly grew worse.
The companions of Hall saw Oar
gan kick at h.m, but are not pre-
pared TO testify that they saw him
touch him. Hall is an old soldier,
and while serving in cavalry regi-
ment received ten buck-shot in his
body at one time. He leaves a
wife and several children.