Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-22

able and instructive sermons on Sat
urday evening and Sunday morning
last at the p. N. church, in behalf of
missionary aid for the extension of
Primitive Methodism. \ very laud-
able object in behalf of a very re-
publican form of church government.
On the morning of April 30 1889, at
! 9 o'clock, it has been arranged that the
church bells all over the country shall
ring to celebrate the event of 100 years
ago, when the church bells throughout
the - states rang out to call the sue
cess and prosperity Of the country
under Gen. Washington, that day inau
gurated president of the United States.
The Volga (Dakota) Tribune thus
notes business transaction between
two former citizens Of Mineral Point:
Two hard ones at trade got together
last Monday Geo. Henry and 10
Daum-and when they got through
10 had transferred his store building
on Kason avenue and was driving
some of the best horsefesh in Dakota
Representatives of the Farmers al
lance for the northwestern states and
territories met at DesMoines, Iowa,
last week and discussed the subject of
the binding Irvine trust. After con-
siderable debate the meeting resolved
to recommend to the farmers Of the
northwest three things, viz: First, to
change their binders into hayesters
with platforms for hand binding; sec
ond, change self-binders into headers;
third, to curtal the output of small
grain whenever experience shows that
there is doubtful profit.
The Democratic county convention
was held at DodgeyiIle on Friday last.
As there was no contest for the NOM
ination of county Judge, the attend
ance was not large. However the
towns of Linden, NIifiin and Ridge
way were represented. Hon. James
Ryan was elected chairman, and w.
J. Thomas and NJ. y. Torphy secreta-
ries. The nomination Of Hon. John
T. Jones, the republican candidate was
promptly endorsed and after a few
remarks from Judge Jones, in which
he returned thanks for the high com
pIiment bestowed, the convention ad-
journed.
\ gang Of five tramps, who evidently
followed sneak thieving for livelihood,
paid Mineral Point visit on Saturday
last. They were quite well dressed
and had very little appearance of
being tramps They visited several
dry goods stores pretending that they
wanted to buy dry goods. Two called
on \. G. DeIler and asked to be shown
some pantaloons, saying that they were
going to work at the paint factory .
and wanted some working clothes.
While Mr. Deller was showing them
some jean pants, one of them snatched
up three high priced pairs and putting
them under an arm concealed them
with an overcOat which he wore thrown
over his left shoulder. They left the
store saying that they were going else
where to see if they could not do bet
ter; but Mr.. Deller happened to look
out of a window and saw them take a
back street and strike a bee line and a
very quick gate in the direction of the
depot. This excited his suspicious,
and he examined his stock and found
that some of his goods were missing.
He then called policeman w J. Healy,
who was passing on the opposite side
of the street, and set him on the track
of the thieves. Mr.. HeaIy went direct
ly to the depot and thence to the zinc
works, where he found two strangers
who were trying to sell pair of pan
falcons to some of the men employed
there. Five strangers had been there,
but three had left in the direction of
Calamine leaving two behind to carry
on the retail clothing business. Healy
arrested the two men and found in
their possession two pair of pants, and
another pair of pants was found in
box car shortly afterwards, making
three pairs, all of which Mr.. Deller
identified as his property. The tramps
arrested were not the men who stole
the goods, but they were held until
Monday morning, when District At
torney Carter came in from DodgeviIIe
and prosecuted them before Justice
Horn for feloniousIy receiving and
trying to dispose of stolen goods.
They gave their names as Thomas Car
roll and James Morgan, and plead
guilty of the charge, and the court
sentenced them to sixty days in the
county jail
Fish.