Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-24

Burr Robbins show closed the
season, at GAINESVILLE, on Wednesday
of last week, and went into winter
quarters at Mr.. Robbins farm near
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Toay started
for Chicago on Monday morning.
They intend to purchase a large
and fine assortment of goods for
the firm of Toay Bros.
Cyrus Miner of GAINESVILLE, pres
ident of the Wisconsin state agri-
cultural society, met with an acct
dental fall, recently, and dislocated
shoulder.
During the week ending Oct. 18th,
seventeen Singer Sewing machines
were sold from the branch Office of
the SingeICompany in this city. Mr..
McCarville is one of the most ener-
getic managers that the company
has in its employ.
Nicholas and Joseph GRADER re-
Gently purchased from Simon
Waters, eighteen head of three
year old steers-the finest and
latest lot of steers marketed in this
city during the present season.
They averaged 1888 pounds, and
the price paid for them was 1925
per cwt.
Ninety-nine cases of scarlet fever
and five of diphtheria are at present
under treatment in Milwaukee.
The health authorities, however say
that there is no need of fears of
scarletina becoming epidemic, as the
cases are of very mild type, No
new cases are reported at the indus
trial school, and the children affected
are all doing well.
The public is advised to look out
for counterfeit ten-cent pieces. They
are brighter than the genuine ones,
having a glazed appearance as if
coated with quicksilver. The wreath
is clumsily executed, and under
the words one dime are engraved
two C's." The counterfeits thus far
seen are dated 1875. They are
extremely soft and easily cut with
knife.
The Shulisburg Pick and Cad
says: THE one thing most anxious
ly sought for and most ardently
priced by the political managers
of all parties just now seems to be
the Irish vote" One speaker the
other evening at the Opera House
said, Excuse me gentlemen, until
| speak few words to the Irish. !"
He didn't realize until sometime
after that he had perpetrated a
masculine bovine of very large di-
mansions"
Charles J. Rountree, son of Major
John II. Rountree, of Platteville,
was killed by the cars at Stevens
Point, this state, on Friday morning
of last week. He entered the en-
ploy of the Wisconsin Central road
three years ago as a fireman, and
was subsequently, given an engin-
GERS beth, which position he held
for some time. Mr.. Rountree then
went West, and returned to Wis
consin two weeks ago. At the time
of the accident he was switching in
the Wisconsin Central yards at
Stevens Point, while waiting for
more lucrative position. While en-
gagged in making up train he was
thrown from a switch engine, three
cars passing over his body. The
deceased was % years of age and I'M
married.
The people of Vernon county
have been thrown into fever of ex-
element over a terrible tragedy
which occurred on farm about six
miles distant from Niroqua, on Sat
urday, at midnight. At that hour
John Huschka, a German, about
GU years of age, shot and killed his
wife, and then, arming himself, took
to the woods. He has not been seen
since, although a band of forty to
fifty men have been securing the
country since the murder was dis
covered. Huschka is supposed to
have been insane when he committed
the deed, as he was only released
from the asylum short time since.
Huschka has since been taken to
Niroqua by a friend and surrendered
to the sheriff. He was evidently
insane but not violent when surrend-
cred up, and apparently .was not
aware that he had killed his wife.