Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28
Miss Ida HiI5ehraDd Peak second

Miss Ida Hildebrand PEEK, second
daughter of W. II. and Johanna Peck
died at Platteville on Sunday, June %
of rheumatism of the heart; aged II
years. Ida was born in Mineral Point
. where Mr.. Peck resided for many
years. and the many friends of Mr.
. and Mrs. Peck extend their heartfelt
sympathy to them in their sad bereav-
tment.
The Platteville Democrat reports that
Daniel Jones, who was mining about
two and one-half miles north of Leslie
!. Grant county, Wasquite seriously in
iured on June 10Th. He was descend.
ing shaft and when fully fifty feet
, from the bottom round of the ladder
broke, and he fell to the bottom break
ing one of his legs above the knee and
dislocating his shoulder
The Mineral Point cheese factory at
Rock Branch is running to its utmost
capacity with one large vat; and with
Jacob A. Weiting as cheese maker, is
turning out lot of excellent cheese.
The company shipped nearly five tons
to Chicago, on Wednesday, for the
English market, and has liberal share
of the home trade,-each at the high
est market price.
B. C. Bennett, commissioner of nox-
ious weeds for Mineral Point, has
given general and special notice to lot
owners of the city to destroy, or cause
to be destroyed, before seeds set in, all
noxious weeds growing on land owned
by them, according to chapter 432,
laws of 1889. Such weeds should be
summary dealt with and it is to be
hoped that the commissioner will re-
ceive ready and cheerful assistance in
the work.
Married, in Lancaster, n. H., at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Cobleigh,
Saturday, June y, Miss Ida NJ. Nettle-
ton and Prof. H. L. Fiske, of Platte
vile. The bride is a sister of our for
mer toWnsman, w. H. Peck, and has a
large circle of friends in our midst.
Prof. and Mrs. Fiske will make their
home in Platteville, where the Prof.
is attached to the corps of teachers in
the State Normal School. They will
be at home after September 1st.
\ master builder for the Milwaukee
and st. Paul railway company claims
that the life Of plank or board side
walk will be extended three to five
years if the upper surface is planned
and space left between the boards
! through which the water and air may
circulate. The reason is that an IN
planed board has a rough surface
which catches both moisture and dirt
that form innumerable points at which
the process of decay begins.
The annual picnic of the Methodist
| Episcopal Sunday School of Mineral
Point will be held at Gundry's grove,
southwest of the city, on Tuesday
next, July I'd. At 8 o'clock, a. m.
the members of the school and their
| friends will meet at the church and
will 90 in buses and carriages to the
grove, where a basket dinner will be
partaken of, and refreshments will be
served. The Mineral Point band will
lead the procession, and furnish music
during the day. All are cordially in
vited.
\ stranger canvassed Shullsburg
| last week for aid for the JohnstoWn
sufferers. He collected 81, and the
next day left town. The Local says:
In his journey eastward he halted at
Dunbarton long enough to collect s..
| From DunbartOn he walked down to
Gratiot, and the next day had all his
| preparations made to work that town,
but was deferred by the presence of
| Special Detective Add Townsend, who
at the request of his Shullsburg vic
TINS, accompanied by warrant and
pair of bracelets, prevailed on him to
return to this city and see how the
count stood. After arrest he broke
down and made full breast of his
crooked work. He was taken before
Judge Blackstone in this city, and
waving examination, was conducted
to the county's bastile and committed
to the care of Sheriff Hoskin.
Wayne Williams, Mount Hope
stock buyer, has been bothered num-
Der of times when driving into Wood
man by dog which belongs to John
Hating, who lives in the village. On
Monday afternoon, as he passed
the house the dog came running
out and barked at Mr.. Williams
team at which he became enraged,
and drawing his revolver shot at the
dog. But his horse being frightened
at the dog, made lunge which caused
the ball to take an entirely different
direction from that intended. 1t
missed the dog, but took effect in the
leg of Mr. Ratings little five-year- old
boy, who was playing near by. The
ball passed entirely through the fleshy
part of the leg, and it was only few
minutes before the little fellow was
once more playing with his compan-
ions. The boy was not seriously in
inred, but Mr.. Williams has learned a
lesson in the use of firearms.
ter Teller.
Sometime ago we reported that J. p.
Hawkins of this city, was arrested at
Darlington by p. +. Deering, special
treasury agent, or a charge of having
violated the peddler law of this state.
Mr.. Hawkins had sold an organ to
citizen of Darlington and had not
taken out a license The trial was
held before G. A. Marshall, justice of
the peace. Mr.. Hankins' defense was
that he sold as agent Of manufacturers
and therefore, was not subject to the
tax imposed upon peddlers of mer-
chandise. The case however, was de-
cided in favor of the plaintiff, and
Mr.. Hankins not being able to show
a license, was fined $50 and costs He
appealed from the decision of the JUS
tice, and the case was tried before
Judge Clemenston in Darlington last
week, the state being represented by
District Attorney, 2. H. Conley, and
Mr.. Hankins by his attorney, Jas. R.
Rose, when the former decision was
reversed and the case decided in favor
of Mr.. HankinS.