Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
Local News.

CHEN, is estimated at 100000.
Charles Collard a1yertises for
sale thirteen through bred short horn
calves See advertisement else
where.
The Pick and Cad reports a very
promising mining discovery in what
is known as the Townsend level,
near Shullsburg.
A terrific boiler explosion occurred
near Baldwin, in this state, on Thurs
day last. One man was severely
injured.
The Lancaster Lodge of A. 0. U.
w. will celebrate their seventh ami
versary at the Grand hotel in that
city on February 10th.
For a mild winter the thermome-
ter registers rather low these morn
ings. 1t was reported as low as
twenty-five on Tuesday morning.
On Saturday last the school child
ren Of Madison two thousand strong,
enjoyed their annual sleighride
through the principal thoroughfares
Of the city.
The GAINESVILLE Times thinks that
the facts have not been over stated
in the report that 10000 hogs have
persisted from cholera within fifteen
mile radius of Beloit.
Large icicles are to be found in
many places hanging over walks
where people pass and repass. 1t
would be well to knock them down
when nobody is near to get injured.
Governor Rusk has issued a proc
lamation calling for a special election
in the fifth congressional district, on
Tuesday, February %. for the choice
Of a successor to the late Joseph
Rankin.
Simon Waters recently purchased
from Charles Collard, of Edmund,
a fine thoroughbred Durham bull
calf, which will be kept on the
.Jno. Spensley farm north of this city.
The second session of the fifth
district lodge, |. o. G. r., held at
Lancaster last week, was largely at
tended. An increased interest in
the work Of the order throughout
the district was reported.
A company of miners is being
organized at Baraboo, with the in
tention of going to Alaska, to pros
pect in the gold fields on the Yukon
river. c. A. Swineford and r. B..
Cowles are the moving spirits in the
enterprise.
Brewer & Penhallegon received,
on Saturday, another car load Of
choice New York apples,-the second
car load of apples received by them
since the cold weather Parties de-
string good apples will do we'll to
leave their orders at once.
Jas. G.. Monahan, Of the Darling
ton Republican. has recently pur-
chased the Prouty power press held
for sale at Platteville. He will find
it great convenience, and The Re-
publican will be greatly improved
by the better press-work insured.
From a special report by the state
veterinary surgeon, Dr.. V. T. Atkin-
son, upon the existence and spread
of hydrophobia, it appears that five
persons have died within the state
from this dreadful disease within
the last three months.
The Galena Gazette says that Mr..
Wright, president Of the Chicago,
Freeport & st. Paul r. r. Co., de-
MES the report that the company has
any intention ut present of COM
mencing condemnation proceedings
for the right of way.
The Democrat is in receipt of a
political poem from Simon J. Bartle,
of Barrcltown. The poem possesses
considerable merit, and q great deal
of democracy, but is more suitable
for n campaign year, and so we have
filed it away with other important
papers for 'SS.
Isaac Tamblyn's plate glass store,
which is to be occupied by II. IL.
Chandler, has been fitted up in a
neat and attractive manner, with
new counters, etc. The carpenter
work was done by Ellery & Sons,
and the painting and granting by
J. 7. Hankins.
Geo. w. Sherman gave q fine ex-
hibition of magic lantern views on
last Monday evening, in the Nj. e.
Sunday school room. The enter
tainment was largely attended, gave
very general satisfaction. and Melted
neat sum for the ladies' aid society,
under whose auspices it was held.
&c. Weidenfeller passed last week
in Chicago for the purpose of per-
fecting himself in the line of frescoe
painting, and picking up new ideas,
generally, in connection with his
business. Parties having work to
do in the line of decorating will find
it to their advantage to call on Mr..
Weideufeller.
The Wisconsin Beekeepers' Asso-
citation met in Madison on February
4th. NJ. A. Gill, of Viola, read a
paper on Preparing Bees for Ex-
tracting;" Frank McNay, of Boston,
on Preparing Bees for Comb Hon
ey:' Il. L. Joiner, of Wyoming, on
Wintering Bees, and the Necessary
Preparation. f. Wilcox gave his
views MS to the relative of comb and
extracted honey.
A sharper has recently swindled a
number of people i'll Waukesha,
Galena and other towns by calling
upon them with the information that
he was sent to collect charges ON 8
package lying at the express office.
If he can secure the money he gives
receipt for the same, and vauishes
1t would be well to he on the look
out, and have him arrested if he
should show up.
The wrestling match at Central
Music Hall, Chicago, between Evan
Lewis, of Ridgeway, Wis, and Mat
saba Sorakichi, the japanese cham
Dinn was won bv Lewis The re-