Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-17

John Crotty was arrested last week
and fined for leaving his horses stand
out all night in the cold without feed
ing.
The Brodhead independent.
The Brodhead Exposition next week
while it will give some little idea OF
the enterprise of BrOdhead citizens, to
strangers and visitors, it is hoped will
also net a handsome sum for the
Woman's Relief Corps.
The Salvation Army :. hold the fort :
and have rented Broughton's Hall for
one year from Nov. 2S-fifty nights
being reserved by the proprietors-
will continue their meetings as hereto
fore. A cadet Is expected soon to as
sist Lieut. Hover.
The Darlington Democrat.
\ number of men employed on the
water works struck last weeks on ac-
count of reduction in the hours of
labor from ten to eight, and a cores
ponding :. drop in the wages paid.
The Darlington Journal
William Merrigan was found with a
broken skull and breathing his last on
the 30 ult., beside the railroad track, 40
rods north of the depot. in Gratiot
An inquest was held by County CorO-
ner VanMatre. The jury returned a
verdict that the deceased came to his
death from cause unknown. He had
been drinking heavily for some DAYS
He leaves a wife and several children
destitute of the necessaries of life.
The DodgevIlle Chronicle.
J. ". Pengelly, sheriff elect of Iowa
county, while descending from the hay
NOW last week, had the misfortune II
drop in such a manner as to iniure his
knee to such an extent as to require
the aid of crutches ever since.
1t is reported that the Mineral Point
zinc works will soon undergo an i'm
provement that will entirely change
the system of oxidiZing the ore, by
which much finer and better quality
Of zinc white will be produced. Mr..
w. \. Jones one Of the proprietors of
the works, and who is now cashier in
the first national bank of Mineral
Point. will assume the local manage
ment of the zinc works, willie his
brother, who is also largely interested.
will devote his attention to marketing
the product. With the new improve
ments, the works Will furnish the purest
article of this or any other country.
Hon. Kearton Coates. one of the
superintendent of the poor Of Iowa
county, took occasion to Dav his re-
Spects to the Chronicle office last Wed
nesday, while in town on official bust
ness procuring the necessary books and
records preparatory to opening the
new insane asylum of this county for
occupancy. He says the superintend-
ents will make formal application to
the state authorities by the 1St of Jan
uary for acceptance of the building
and for the authority to remove the
insane patients to the asylum. The
center building is completed now, and
DR.. }. II. Vivian and Mrs. Elizabeth
b. Fairbanks. two of the members of
the state board of charities and reform
visited the new asylum last Tuesday,
and furnished list of furniture which
will be required for the asylum and
Mr.. +. J. Perkins, the overseer, his
wife, and Mr.. Jas. Spensley, one of the
building committee, left yesterday for
milwaukee, and Chicago to purchase
the furniture. 1t is confidently ey-
pected by the superintendent that the
asylum will be opened to receive pa
tients on the first of January.