Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-19
WISCONSIN ITEMS.

The furniture business of D. c..
Treadway at Berlin has been purchas.
ed by Frank Tucker.
Sam T. Henry has been appointed
agent of the American Express com-
pany at Menasha.
Netfs mill, at the crossing near An
tigo will cut about 5000, coo feet this
year.
In the municipal court at Madison,
Fritz Renneke was sentenced to state
prison eight months for stealing a
watch and chain from Fritz Weber.
1t is stated that quite a number will
compete for the honor ef cadetship
at West Point in the examination to
be held at Green Bay in June.
John Barnes, a hardware merchant
of Durend, has died from the effects
of strangulated hernia.
AS yet the places in which timber
has been cleared away in Lincoln
county are small.
s. A. Keen 81 Co., of Chicago, were
the successful bidders for the Juneau
county bonds, amounting to 81, 500,
The bid 81, 500, bonus of $3.50, bring
ing the interest down to five and one
half per cent. The bonds are made
payable III Eve years-s1, 500 a year
st seven per cent. per annum.
The Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western railway company has nearly
completed new drawbridge across
the Wolf river at New London.
The First Congregational church
society of Eau Claire, is agitating the
early completion of its new church
edifice. The contractors have until
the fall of 1887 to complete the build
ing, though it is understood that they
will finish it by Jan. 1, 1887, If de-
sired.
The amount of business transacted
through the Mil waukee custom office
from the month of February, shows
an increase of duties paid of 5000
over February, 1885. This represents
an increase in busines ess of 500, ,0OO.
1t Is expected that during the COM
ing summer the McDill saw-mill at
Stevens Point will cut about ,OOO, 600
feet of logs.
The new Unitarian church at Madi-
son was dedicated Sunday. President
Bascom of the State university made
the dedicatory prayer.
AT Rockton in the western part OF
the state, Mrs Matilda Neville shot
her brother in-law through the head
from which the man afterwards died.
The woman claims that the shooting
was accidental. Mrs. MELVILLE has
been lodged in jail at Viroqua.
Florence Mining News: At least
1,700, 900 tons of iron ore have been
placed for 1886, and of this at least
1,550,00 have been sold for steel
making. Very careful estimates have
been made as to the number of tons
of steel ores that will be needed from
the upper lake region to meet the re-
quirements of the steel makers.
These estimates, coming from several
sources, run from 1000, 900 to 2, 400,
| 600 tons.
Papers have been filed at the circuit
court at Milwaukee in case com
menced by Rose Sheehey against the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
company to recover 50, 415. 90 salary
alleged to be due her husband.
! The case was commenced in the
circuit court Of Fond du Lac
coanty, but change OF venue was
| taken.
La Crosse Republican: The interlo
cutory account in the Washburn es.
tate for February shows that there
were 1923, 54S 81 on hand at the be-
ginning of the month. During the
month the stock of Mill G, at Mime.
apolis was sold for $3.50, 900 and the
money turned over to the trustees oil
the orphan asylum. The sum of $780,.
600 was paid to the La Crosse Public
Library'trustees, and 81, 900 in annu
tiles were paid.