Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-11

sympathy of many friends is extended |
to the bereaved parents.
W. J. Rapson, of Cobb reports his
herd of Short Horn cattle wintering in
fine shape, and the demand for young
breeding stock good. Among the |
sales recently made is a fine young |
bull to Thomas Baker, who is located +
in Woodbury. county, Iowa.
/ On Tuesday afternoon Hon. Moses
NJ. Strong presented to the supreme |
court, at Madison, a memorial address
on the death of Judge NJ. NJ. Cothren, /
together with resolutions recently /
adopted by the Lafayette county bar +
( association.
/ The officers elect of Iowa county
were sworn in and entered upon their
duties on Monday. There are four
new men, viz: Richard Carter district
attorney, John Dunstan county sur
veyor, Henry Pengelly sheriff and ".
/ II. Thomas register of deeds; the for
mer two being republicans and the
latter two democrats.
/ The Darlington Journal reports that
last Saturday afternoon John Patter-
son, young farmer living near ShuIIs-
burg, was attacked by a HoIstein bull,
which he was leading, thrown to the
ground and trampled upon, all of his
ribs being broken and other injuries
inflicted, causing death in a few hours.
Our extremely pleasant weather was
disturbed on Tuesday and Wednesday
by a very heavy fall of snow and the
plling up of immense drifts. But
Thursday morning dawned bright and
fair, with the thermometer not quite
down to zero, and looks as though we
had been granted a continuance Of
of fine weather.
Those who will patronize an excur-
sion from Mineral Point to Plattevilie.
on Monday, Jan. IA, to attend the
Musin Concert, under the auspices Of
the PIatteyille Lecture Society, viii
please leave their names at HanScOm's
Book Store or the railroad depot; and
if a reasonable number wish to 90 a
special train will be run. Y. II. SNOW.
On Monday evening the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union laid before
the common council a petition for the
removal on Sundays of all screens and
other distractions from doors and
windows Of all saloons and other
places where intoxicating liquors are
sold. The petition has been referred
to the committee on ordinances to re-
port at the next meeting of council.
At GAINESVILLE last week a young
man named c. f. Green was brought
before the municipal court on charge
of larceny. He called on young lady
one evening, and after he had gone
she missed hand bag which she
claimed contained $50 in money and
set of diamonds. She made a com
plant against Green at once. He
gave bonds in the sum Of $3.50 for his
appearance.
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The dealers IN groceries nave deter
mined to adopt the eight O'Clock CLOS
ing rule. brewer " Penhauegoh' T.
Allen y Son, John Horn Gorgen y
PIttz' \. I. Osborne, }. a. NpratIer. T.
+. Gale, t. Hendra' Charles Hornung
and David Jacho nave agreed TO close
then respective places OF business at
3 o clock each evening from MONDAY
Jan lfth' until Aprll ISt-oaturoayS
excepted.
The old and reliable firm of 5. Hook
ing x Co., under which name samuel
Hocklng ana samuel Jenkln' ST. nave
carried on the business OF tlilShllIllS
ana dealers III general hardware 1or
the past twenty-five years. was on
Wednesday, Jan. 9Th dissolved by
mutual consent. Inc business VIII
hereafter be conducted by samuel
locking ana samuel Jenkln' Jr'' under
the name OF LOCKING Y Jenkln.
The officers of Protection Lodge, No.
:, A. Q. L. w, will be installed next
Monday evening. Jan. l4th. The of
ffcers elect are: p. NJ. W. r.. J. Pen
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