Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
About the State,
The ShOemakers' Strike Ended.
The Workingmen Score
Complete Success.
Two Prisoners Escape from Jail.
A Farmers Narrow Escape
from Death in a Well.
The Price of Lumber Liable to
Advance Materially-Death
of DR.. Flett.
State News.

ihh SrklhlNG SHoEMAEERS WIN.
MINIATURES, March 9.-Ths shoe
makers striSe is practically ended.
ard the working men have scored a
complete success. Four Of the six
hrms upon whom the scale of prices
were served and in whose factories
the hands quit work two weeks ago,
have agreed to the pricehst and the
men have returned 10 work. The las,
hrm TO sign was the Page
Shoe company, the employees return
ing TO work to-day in body. Bssls,
Torrey X Co. have notified the execu,
tive committee that they sre willing
10 make concessions and sign the
scale, and these advances have been
met by others by the workiugmen.
The result is that a conferences is be
ing held this afternoon that Mr..
Beals said to-day would result in the
employees in the factory he represents,
returning to work to- morrow. The
agreement of Atkins, Ogden 4 Co,
which is proposed TO annex to the
workingmen's scale, will be consider
cred at a meeting to be held tonight.
1t is expected that the assembly will
accept the cffer of the firm. This
done, all the striking men will be at
work tomorrow.
ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
SHEBoYGAN, March 9.-George
Brown and Frank Williams, held ON
charge of grand larceny, have es-
capped frcm Jail here. AS no broken
bars or locks were found, or no evi-
dence of holes dug through the walls
or ceilings the presumption is that the
fellows had skeleton keys and unlock
ed their cell doors at their leisure.
Brown is five feet eight inches in
height and weighs 165 pounds. Will
liams weighs ITO pounds and Is five
feet eleven inches IN height. The men
are supposed to be experienced cracks
men,
WATERFORD, Wis, March 9.--Hen-
ry Roncke, young farmer living
about three Mules from here, went
into his well, about forty four feet
deep, Monday morning, and 1t caved
in or him. An alarm was given, aud
neighbors at once began TO Gig him
out, eifectlng rescue about midnight
The falling stone had caught against
the shaft of the pump, and thus formed
an arch that prevented his being
killed. He was badly chilled by being
IN the water SO long, but will recover.
THE LUMBER BUSINESS.
MEDFoRD March "A lumberman
Of l.. a, 4 h..
seasons log cut would fall forty per
cent below the estimates made at the
opening OF the season. This is ac-
counted for by the fact that the first
two months were very unfavorable
for logging operations. There has
been a change for the better lately,
and many loggers are putting forlh
extra efforts to make up for lost time
and if the present weather will hold
out until April first, the shortage will
be mate rally decreased. ASS matter
of course logging has been more ex
pensive this season than for many
years before. and 1t will not bea sur
prising thing to see the prices of lum-
Der advancing considerably.
DEATH OF DIR. HENRY TLETT.
RACINE, March "a telegram re-
ceived from Merrill, announces the
death of DR.. Henry Flett, at that
place, of pneumonia, brother Of ID. III.
Flett, of this city. aged 32 years.
BURGLARS OPERATING AT EAU CLAIRE.
EAU CLAIRE, March 9-Several
small burglaries were committed here
Saturday night, but only small
amounts were secured at each placa.