Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-25

Tuesday afternoon turned their atten-
ton to stealing. They took pair of
boots from David Jacko and relieved
Brewer and Penhallegon's poultry
table of four or five geese and TWO
or three chickens. Marshal Healy
soon arrested them and placed them
in the city jail, and also recovered the
boots and most of the poultry. Dis
trict Attorney jerks was Immediately
notified of their arrest, and came over
from Dodgeville on Wednesday and
prosecuted them for larceny before
Justice Commins, who found them
guilty and sentenced them to the
county jail for two months.
Since the sudden cessation of
printing operations in Dodgeville by
the disastrous fire of the 10th inst,
The Democrat has enjoyed occasional
pleasant visits from Messrs. Hearn
Smith and Letcher, of The Chronicle,
Mr.. Peavey, of The Eye and Star,
and Mr.. Carr, of The Sun, who have
brought over the forms of their re-
spectiye papers and hao them printed
in Mineral Point.
James Jackson. chairman Of the
town board of ,, aldwick, having
removed to Mineral Point, David
Walsh succeeds him in that position,
and will represent the town on the
county board. Mr.. Walsh is a very
deserving and capable young man,
and will make a worthy successor of
Mr.. Jackson, who has the well earned
reputation of being an able and in
fuential supervisor.
A representative of The Democrat
spent a rev hours recently over at
Rewey. There is a taking air of in
dustry, thrift and contentment about
the village. There are two neat church
edifces the Methodist Episcopal and
the Primitive Methodist-and a good
graded school. General stores are kept
by Mr.. Elgar and Mr.. Harker, who
carry large stocks and do an extensive
business; and Postmaster Gibbon gives
the people an excellent mail service.
There are two hardware stores and
numerous other business places. j.
c. kirkpatrick, one of the earliest
settlers and most popular citizens of
southwestern Wisconsin keeps most
excellent hotel, which is fast gaining
an enviable reputation with the travel
ing public. The table and everything
else about the house is first class.
Hon. J. w. Rewey's fine brick block is
an ornament to the village. 1t is a
substantial structure of two stories
above large and we'll constructed
basement. On the ground floor are
situated the Bank of Rewey, and Mr..
Harker's store. The bank is conducted
by Mr.. Rewey and his son o. G..
Rewey. On the second floor is the
Masonic hall, and a model hall it is.
There are many other things about the
pleasant growing village worthy of
description if time and space would
permit.
M. j. Minor has sold his richly fur
nished saloon to Henry Curry, who has
already taken possession of it.
The Dodgeville Chronicle: John
Ruderstorf has taken a lease of the
Wisconsin House, of this city, for a
term of three years, and Mr.. Hooking
will remove his family into the dwell
ing house of Mr.. Rudersdorf, on Wal
nut street.
Will Letcher, foreman of The
Chronicle, became very sick in Mineral
Point on Friday while running off his
paper, but speedy application to DR.,
Cntler released him from great bodily
suffering SO that he was able to ride
home in the evening. He has since
been convalescent.-The Dodgeville
Chronicle.
Chief Justice Orsamus A. Cole
has declined the honor of banquet
which was to have been rendered him
by the bar Of Dane county. He gives
as reason that his health is not such
as to permit him to enjoy a banquet.
He is not i'll enough to keep him from
sitting on the bencl, but his condition
is such that he is obliged to be very
careful as to his health.
The Dodgeville Star: j. Thomas
Pryor who has been very sick with
pneumonia for about three weeks, is
convalescent.
Editor Cline, of The Hudson True
Republican, was notified on Saturday
of the death of his mother, Mrs.
Cline, of Fayette. He had not
been notified of her illness, as her
friends thought she would recover.