Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-12-28

joining.
Nicholas Arthur has sold the corner
lot northeast from the Marks House
in Dodgeville, and it is rumored that
the lot has been purchased by parties
who intend to erect thereon a large
building, the lower floor to be occupied
by a national bank and a general store
and the second floor to be fitted up
for an opera house.
On Christmas eve Mr.. and Mrs. f.
p Hill, of Viroqua, the new super
intendent and matron of the Vernon
county insane asylum, in company
with II. H. Giles of the state board of
charities and reform, visited the Iowa
county asylum for the purpose of be-
coming familiar with the duties Of
the positions which they have assumed.
The Christmas entertainment includ-
ing Christmas tree at the Willow
Springs p. NJ. church, on Christmas
| eve, was we'll attended and was thor
oughly enjoyed by all present. The
recitations and music were appropriate
and well rendered. The Willow Springs
people generally make success of
their enterprises connected with sun
day school and church work.
The entertainment and promenade
concert of George H. Legate Post G.
\. r., will take place on New Years
eve, December 81, 1888, instead of
January l, 1889, as previously an
nounced. This change has been made
so as not to conflict with other doings
on New Years day. 1t is hoped that
the entertainment will be literally
patronized as the object is certainly a
most Iaudable one. At the Post Hall
there will be singing Of old army songs
by a selected chorus and stirring adj
dresses by Reys b. Z. Wheeler, of
PIatteville, J. Hardcastle, of Dodge
vile, c. w. Horton and w. j. C. Bond,
of Mineral Point, and others, and an
excellent supper for 25 cents. Dresen's
orchestra will furnish the music for the
promenade concert. Remember the
date.
David Williams, chairman, and W.
Addenbrooke, Capt. E. Enos, J. \.
Lins, and G. F. Clark, of the board of
supervisors of Waukesha county, in
company with w. W. Reed and a.
w. Elmore, of the state board of
charities and reform, visited the Iowa
county asylum on Wednesday, for the
purpose of looking after the large
number of Waukesha patients which
are cared for there, and to examine
the buildings with view of erect
ing some time in the future such an
institution for their home county.
They expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the administration of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins, as superin-
tendent and matron, and the careful
attention bestowed by them and others
upon the inmates. They also thought
that Iowa county had very fine build
ings to show for their cost of con
struction.
! Two fishermen near Mt. Vernon,
/ Dane county, on Sunday, December %,
caught a grain sack and pulled it to
/ the surface. Within it was found the
head of a man, identified as that of
farm hand named William Christ.
Dahendin's cheese factory, near by,
showed pools of blood smearing the
/ floor. In the fireplace were human
bones, showing that the murderer had
attempted t. burn the body after
severing the head \ man named
! kuhni,wh kept batch with Christen
! evidently did the evil and bloody deed
He had induced Christen to board with
him at the factory. At the inquest it
was discovered that the murder had
been committed a week ago Thursday
1t is thought Christen was murdered for
his money, as his trunk was ransacked,
and every article Of value removed.
The murderer took a check on the
Bank of Monroe for $500, forged the
name of Christ to the check and re-
Ceived the money The murderer is
between twenty-five and thirty years of
age, has an inperfection about the ear,
is Swiss and can talk but imperfect
English. One arm is broken or badly
injured. He told his brother he was
going to the old country. He was
taken to New GIarus and then started
on his journey. This was on the 14th
inst. The head found in the sack is
the only veStige of the body of the
murdered man to be found. 1t is sup
posed that Kuhni killed his victim
in bed and then burned his clothes.
The murderer has been traced as far
as Philadelphia, where he took passage
on a ship which will touch at Queens
land, and arrangements have been
made to arrest him as soon as the
vessel reaches that port.