Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-08
Local News.

Iedu Nunury bTay N 70 s. new
advertisement.
The public schools opened on
Monday with good attendance OF
pupils, after the holiday vacation.
Three children recently died at
Alton, a station near GAINESVILLE, from
the effects of eating cheap, poison
Gus candy.
II. IL. Chandler has leased Isaac
TambIyn's plate front store, and it
is being handsomely painted and
decorated tor his occupancy.
w. J. Penhallegon, of the firm OF
J. Pcnhallegon u Son, has just re-
turned from eastern markets with
a fine new spring stock OF boots and
shoes.
The p. NJ. tea Meeting held at
Good Templar Hall on New Years
evening was very successful. There
was large attendance aud every
body present had a pleasant time.
We are panied to lean that DIR, II.
Perkins, of Dodgeville, was on Tues
day taken to the Asylum at Madison,
having shown unmIstakabIe signs OF
insanity for two or three days pre-
viOus.
During the soft weather a great
deal of -baIliug was INDUCED
in by boys on High street, to the
annoyance of passers-by, and en-
dangering show windows. 1t ought
to be prevented.
A reward of 5000 is offered by
the citizens of Prairie du CHEN for
the apprehension and conviction of
the person or persons who murdered
John Felix, in that city on De
cembcr &c, 1885.
The fourteenth annual meeting of
the Wisconsin dairymen's associa-
ton will be held at Richland Center,
Wis, January 26, q and %, 1886.
d. w. Curtis, Secretary, Fort Atkin-
son, has our thanks for programme
of exercises.
NJ. McCarville, general manager
for the Singer sewing machine COM
pauy, has removed his Office to the
iewelry store of G. ii. James, and
W. II Jacko has removed his meat
market to the store room vacated by
Mr.. McCarville.
An interesting revival has been
held during the past few weeks in
the NJ T. Church at Elk Grove,
Lafayette county. The services,
which closed on Thursday of last
week, were conducted by the pastor,
Rev. f. Zeigler. The converts num-
Der about thirty.
Mrs. John Mal ch, of the town of
White Oak Springs has sued the
town for fifteen hundred dollars
damages for an injury sustained a
short time ago by being thrown
from buggy and breaking an arm.
The accident was caused by bad
bridge, Mrs. March's husband is a
member of the town board.
James Hutchinson x Sons have
placed in their bank and abstract
office a handsome and useful piece
of furniture in the shape of bank
counter of solid walnut and cut and
ground glas. The counter was
manufactured ut Dubuque, Iowa,
and shows good workmanship and
is con- plete with numerous conven-
lent draws and pigeon holes for
storing books and papers. 1t is a
fine addition to their office furniture.
\ dividend of 10 per cent. has
BEEN paid 10 the creditors o. Hen
rvs Bank. All claims against the
estate of VIM. I. Henry, except
these pending in the courts, have
been ordered paid. We understand
that another dividend TO the cred
itors of the bank will be declared as
soon as the pending contested claims
are disposed of. There is still in the
hands Of the assignee and admin
istrator considerable property yet to
be sold.
Marshal Glanville received q dis
patch on Monday morning, and
later n postal catd, from II. NJ,
Truesdell, deputy sheriff of Bon
Homme county, Dakota, stating
that Chris. H. Singer, a German
butcher, formerly of this village
was wanted at Scotland, Dakota,
for the murder Of man named
Thomas Campbell. No particulars
have been received. but Mr.. Singers
many friends here hope that hi
may be found Innocent of the ter
rible crime aileged.-Dodgeville
Chronicle.
SATURDAY. last while W. P. Stearns
a druggist, of Monroe, was smokin,
a cigar made in q Cincinnati factory
. terrific explosion took place, anc
a missile flew out of the cigar injur
ing Mr.. Stearns' thumb badly. Hi
face was also burned, and severa
bystanders narrowly escaped bein;
struck by pieces of the missile. Al
examination showed that the ciga
had been loaded with a revoive
cartridge of somewhat small callibel
, which caused the explosion. TIL
cigar was of a popular brand, an,
it is probable that the cartridge wa
placed in it by some miscreant at tn
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