Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-19
The State Bar association met in an

me state DdT dSSOcldliOn met III al
nual session at the United States
court room, at Madison, On Monday.
about forty members being present.
The president, Hon. Moses NJ. Strong.
delivered brief address, commencing
the action of the last Legislature in
providing for commission to examine
applicants for admission TO the bar.
He thought it would elevate the char
acter of the bar. 4 number of new
members We're voted in. The treas
urer's report showed the receipts of the
year to be s211, and the balance on
hand SIG
The Board of Health of Mineral
Point has thought it advisable to
adopt and. publish certain rules and
precautions concerning the Scarlet
fever in the city; but people must not
infer from this that the disease is on the
] increase to any alarming extent; as
there are fewer cases now than there
have been at almost any time since its
first appearance here. Exaggerated
reports have been circulated about the
country and it is no more than right
! that the Board of Health should make
| this statement as they are supposed to
know something about the true con-
dition OF things.
The safe in the store of ). ".
Harris, general merchandise dealer, of
| Spring Green, was blown open on
Thursday night, Feb. 4th, by burglars,
who effected an entrance through a
rear door by prying It open with
large chiSel. The safe was entered by
boring half-inclr hole in the lock and
forcing back the bolts. The sum of
$500 was taken from it, The money
| drawer of the store was torn from its
| bearing, but il contained but few
pennies. Cigars and other stuff were
taken from the showcase Two men
| have been arrested at Beloit. but there
is as yet, no direct evidence against
them.
The Kennedy mines at Highland
have received a great deal of notoriety
of late. \ few weeks ago The Demo-
crat contained local notice in regard
to these mines, which among other
things stated that they were now being
protitably worked at a greater depth
| than mining had ever been successfully
| prosecuted III that vicinity. Since that
time several ''enterprising" city papers
have published what purported to be
special dispatches in regard to a great
deep mining discovery at Highland.
Some of these "fishy" dispatches were
dated at Galena and some at Highland,
but all contained substantially the same
information and to a great extent the
Identical language contained in our
local notice above referred to, and from
which they all evidently originated.
And finally, to make the matter worse,
comes one of our local exchanges and
republishes one of the dispatches as
mattea of news.
The Teller reports that Oh Monday
of last week mysterious explosions were
heard by merchants of Lancaster in
the vicinity Of Nathan's meat market,
and on Tuesday morning another re-
port was heard all along the row. At
four o'clock there came another sound.
This time missile from the explosive
knocked hole through the stout plate
glass in the door to Gibbs'S barber
shop, and fell to the floor inside. 1t
was picked up and told for itself plainly
enough that it was cartridge slug.
The cartridge had lain out on the
street and the runner of a sleigh laden
with wood passing over it. caused it
to explode. The mystery was solved.
George Gibbs remembered that week
before he had thrown half dozen or
SO of cartridges out in the snow on the
street. They had tumbled about his
shop in the way for year, and not
thinking that any consequences could
follow, he took this method of getting
rid of them. Search was made and he
thinks that all not exploded have
been picked up.
The first entertainment Of the high
school Library Association was given
under very unfavorable circumstances,
revival meetings being in progress in
two of the churches, and other causes
existing to prevent large attendance.
Notwithstanding there was a fair at
tendance on both Friday and Saturday
evenings, and the entertainment gave
general satisfaction. On Friday even
ing the entertainment was for the
benefit of school children. who were
admitted at the low price of fifteen
cents. On Saturday evening Mr.. T.
). Ansley being unable to attend,
Rev NJ. Chase addressed the audience
briefly upon the advantages and pleas
ure derived from useful books. \
tableauX Illustrating the various scenes
of camp life was well presented. The
rival orators formed an amusing feat
ure, as did also the four orators, each
striving at once for the attention of
the audience. After these was pre-
sented the popular drama, Seth Green
back. The several parts were well
sustained, each character performing
his part in a very creditable manner.
| Altogether the entertainment reflected
credit on the energy and perseverance,