Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-05-21
prompt action during the recent Milwau-

effects of paralytic stroke.
p. R. Proctor of Depere. has accepted
the position of an inspector for the Wis
consul Miller's Mutual Insurance com
pany.
Louis Gripp, seven years of age. Jump
ed from way train at Prairie du Chen
and was so badly mangled by the wheels
that he may lose an arm.
The Milwaukee common council has
passed an ordinance making the delivery
of imtiammatory speeches crime and
prohibiting boycots.
The fourth annual reunion OF the vet
terans of Adams, Waushara and Mar
quette counties will be held at Plaintield
June s, 9 and 10.
The Chicago, Burlington q Northern
railway company has planned two
story depot for Trempealeau. A large
water tank has recently been built at that
place.
The Milwaukee d St. Paul company is
arranging for refrigo orator cars in order
to do dairy business from, points in
Wisconsin and Iowa to Milwaukee and
Chicago.
On the Moose river, thirty five miles
from Glidden, man named Sullivan
attempted to kill fish with heavy charge
of dynamite. The cartridge exploded
and tore off his right hand close to the
wrist.
The lumber business at Milwaukee is at
standStill. The cessation of buildinr
during the past ten days has had the eff
feet of stopping the city trade, and there
is no shipment of car loads into the in
terror.
off Of An. 1 III
on Bryant Branch, seven miles north of
Amigo, has failed. Liabilities about sol.
600, assets nearly $4,000. The mil,
which commenced the seasons work two
months ago, has cut 100000 feet, and
has 100000 feet of logs on hand.
General John A. Logan. has accepted
an invitation from the Veterans associa
tion of Northwestern Wisconsin to address
them at their annual meeting to be held
in Manitowoc, September 27-3O. The as
sOclation includes the veterans of Brown,
Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan
and Calumet counties.
At Eau Claire, the Badger state Lumber
company's employees, who struck for ten
hours work per day instead of eleven.
were discharged and paid off, and the mill
Is now running eleven hours a day. with
There Is at present no scarcity of labor
there for mills or drives.
Kate NJ. Hastings, of this state, has sued
the Illinois Masonic association for $4,000.
the life insurance of Eugene H. Wright,
her atfianced husband, who had assigned
the certificate to her under the name of
Kate NJ. Wright, but who died before they
were married.
in, Ioir
promise a large harvest. Winter wheat
is looking vigorous and is up four or five
inches. Most of the spring seeding was
completed some time ago. and some of
the farmers put in corn last week. The
planting of corn will be finished all over
the county this week. Winter wheat in
Chippewa county is also pronounced by
the farmers to be magnificent"
In the town of Worcester in Price
county difficulty has arisen over the
amount of license money to be paid by
saloon keepers. 4 part of them have
paid the 5000 required in towns having
an unincorporated village of over 500
but the others refuse to do
so on the claim that the census enumer-
ator improperly included in the village
some outside residents. The town board
threatens prosecution,
At Chippewa Fails the jury in the Ros-
seau murder case, after six hours deliber-
alton. returned verdict of guilty of man.
slaughter in the third degree, the penalty
being from two to four years imprison-
ment Monday morning the judge, after
hearing the verdict, stated that it was CON
trary to the evidence given, and that the
law could not hold the prisoner, as it was
an act of justifcable homicide, and the
charge to the jury was in that line cOnse-
quently Rosseau was discharged and is
free man. The law and order element of
Falls and vicinity are congrat-
ulating Rosseau, as it was clearly proven
by evidence and facts that the prisoner
was simply defending his own and his
friend rights from drunken mob.
Anecdotes of Josh Billings
Now that no more novelties in humor
are to be expected from Josh Billing"
Henry W. Shaw, the following should be
placed where they will do the most
good"
One who called upon Josh Billings and
solicited his autograph, reports
that he took the autograph album on his
knees, gave his mouth a comical twist and
wrote:
Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel
just.
The Bard of Avon.
And four times he who gets his blow in
fust.
j. Billings.
When Rubinstein was over here he was
presented to Josh, and the pianist was
careful to impress the American with ac-
counts of the nobility of his ancestors.
My family" said he, lOftily, goes back
to the time of the Crusaders. My research
es in this direction enabled me to discov-
er that one of my ancestors accom- panied
the Emperor Barbarossa."
Josh smiled, and effecting to be i'm
mensely impressed, Immediately re-
marked:
"On the piano, of course
On one occasion he was thrown among
a batch of students in a country town
near New Haven. He was tramping along
with rusty yellow dog, and entered the
bar-room of a hotel for some refresh
ments. group of the YaL lads CHANGED
to be there on a frOlic, and Immediately
interviewed Billings, whom they evident
ly mistook for farmer. They inquired
with affected interest after the health of
his wife and children, and Josh, with
counterfeited mplicity, gave them
graphic account of his farm and little fam
ly.
"Of course you belong to the church,"
one student asked.
Yes. the Lord be praised, and my IA
ther and grandfather before me-"
Now, l suppose you wouldn't tell a lie, .
was asked.
Not for the world"
What will you take for that dog"
pointing to Josh's cur, which was lying
beneath his chair.
4 won't take twenty dollars for that
dog"
Twenty dollars. Why, he's not worth
20 cents"
4 assure you l would not take $40 for
him
Come, my friend" said the student,
who, with his companions was bent on
having some fun with the old man.
"Aow, you say you won't tell a lie for the
world Let me see if you viii not do 1t
for $50 l will give you $50 for your
dog"
I'm not take IT."
You viii not Herei let me see if this
will not tempt you TO lie added the stu
dent. producing a small bag of half-dol-
lars, which he built up IN small piles on
the table.
Josh was sitting by the table with his
hat in his hand. apparently very uncon-