Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-22
Local News.

evening, January %.
Burglars recently took clothing
valued at $500 from the residence o
J. |. Case, at Racine.
The annual meeting ofthe Wiscon
sin beekeepers' association will be
held at Madison Feb 4.
The house of Rev. Parks at Mont
fort caught fire and burned TO the
ground on Tuesday morning.
C. d. Alexander, formerly o
Monfort, was recently appointed
postmaster at Tamora, Nebraska.
The Courier says that fifty
dwelling houses could be rented i
built in Prairie du Chen in the
spring.
K. Dunstan is postmaster at Wyo.
ming, and Thos. w. Short is post
master at Ridgeway. Good appoint
ments.
NJ. Reitler & Co.'S clothing store
was entered by thieves on Sunday
night and goods, mostly silk scarfs
ties and muffiers, to the value o.
about $500, stolen. 1t is thought
that professionals did the work.
The Milwaukee Journal truthfully
says: If advertising pays at all, il
must pay when business is called
dull and the competition for the trade
to be secured is naturally greatest
The masonic bodies Of this city
have purchased the large and beau
tiful hall which they have occupied
for number Of years. 1t is consid
cred one of the finest lodge rooms
in the State.
| Alf. Hendra, of Stacyville, Iowa,
is in town on a visit to his brothers
and sisters, and receives a cordial
greeting from his many friends. We
are glad to learn that he is pros
pering.
Belva Lockwood recently lectured
in Monroe. The Sentinel says that
she succeeded in entertaining her
listeners for more than an hour with
very sensible and spicy talk, well
worth hearing.
1t is said that the Northwestern
road is soon to commence the con
struction Of its Southern Wisconsin
line westward from Fennimore in
Grant county along Military Ridge
to the Mississippi river.
5000 is the reward offered for the
arrest and conviction of the MURDERS
of one Felix, who was killed in prairie
du Chen Christmas week. 1t is time
this crime was cleared up, and the
reward claimed.-Courier.
The Chicago. Burlington and
Northern road has laid 100 miles OF
track, reaching point near Savanna
Illinois, at cost of 100000.
Within a year the company intends
to have trains running to st. Paul.
The Rev DIR. Louis P. Tschiffely, q
graduate of Nashotah College, who
subsequently ministered at Mineral
Point, Appleton and Green Bay, died
suddenly of apoplexy at Louisville,
Ky, where he was rector of Grace
Church.
On Tuesday evening large sur
prise party went out from this city
to the residence of John Proctor in
the town of Mineral Point. They
were handsomely entertained by
Mr.. Proctor and family, and al.
together had most pleasant time
A CONFUSION OF NANIEs.-The
L. S. Ansley who lately removed to
Englewood, is not 7. Scott Ansley,
the attorney, but cousin of that
gentleman. r. Scott Ansley has nc
intention of leaving Iowa county,
but is still practicing law in this
city.
The following letters are adver-
tised at the post office this week:
A. b. Allen, John B. Huchins, Mrs.
Francis J. 'Pegg, Ed. Wendlant
Solomon VIM. If these are not
called for within thirty days they
will be forwarded to the Dead Letter
office.
The Prairie du Chen Courier OF
this week contains a lengthy obit-
uary notice of the late IL. l.. Dous-
man, written by Hon. Peter Doyle,
who was for many years his contiden-
tal friend and adviser. The notice
honors both the subject and the
author.
The Central Roller Rink, at La
Crosse an immense structure go feet
Ions, completed late last spring, fell
in, a total wreck, just before mid
night on the 18th inst, from the
weight of snow on the roof. The rink
has been used but little, and had
never paid expenses. 1t belonged to
a stock company.
The executive committee have de-
cided, already, to hold the next
Green County Fair on the second
week of September, 1856. Begin
ming on Wednesday morning and
closing Saturday evening A new
and larger amphitheatre is to be
built, and other Improvements are
talked of.-Monroe Sentinel.
Attention is called to the adver-
tisement of the Mineral Point Mar
BILE Works. The proprietor, Mr..
Becker, comes recommended as a
first class workman. He carries a
large stock of marble and granite,
and is fully prepared to satisfactorily
attend to orders for work in his line.
He respectfully solicits an examin-
alton of his work and prices.
Prof. Freeman, Of the state Uni
versity, delivered a very interesting
and instructive lecture in the NJ. +.
church of this city on Friday
evening last; subject: Across the
Ocean and up the Rhine" In well
chosen words he described an ocean
voyage, producing faithful pictures
of scenes ard incidents common
thereto. His description of the
Rhine and its historic cities and
castles was grand and beautiful.
Darlington Journal.-The Farm.
ers' Institute is in session at the