Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-02-19
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

wood floor has been laid and a plate
glass front will shortly be put in. 1t
is to be occupied by Z. J. Davey.
James B. Wallis has concluded that
the far west is more conducive to good
health with him, and has sold his farm
four miles southeast of this city, to
Mr. Alfred Cook, of Gratiot, and in a
few weeks will start for California,
from whence he returned seven or
eight years ago. We wish Jim success
wherever his lot may be cast.
The old frame building owned by
Mrs. Jane Bastain has been torn
down to make room for the new bank
building of James HutchisOn q Sons.
S. Jenkin, city treasurer, is still
collecting taxes Those who have not
paid their taxes can find him at the
store of S. Hooking 81 Co., ready to
make out receipts.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons, of Wisconsin, is in session III
Milwaukee this week. The following
representatives from this city are in
attendance: i. T. Prideaux, high
priest II. II. Wright, king; n. Ire
week, scribe.
The high school building at Stevens
Point was destroyed by fire on the
night Of Feb. Il. The fire originated
beneath the floor and was probably
caused by defective hot-air fue. The
loss is about $4,000 with insurance of
$4,000 upon building and fixtures.
There is some talk of extending the
c. NJ. u st. u. Ry. from Shullsburg to
Dubuque. The distance is about 80
miles.
A new boiler was received at the
Mineral Point Zinc works on Saturday
last, 60 inches in diameter, 16 feet in
length, weighing about $4,000 pounds.
The Mineral Point Zinc works are
turning out over two hundred barrels
Of oxide daily.
The Grand Chapter of the Eastern
Star of Wisconsin met in Milwaukee
on Wednesday. Mineral Point Chap
ter No. z, is represented by J. a.
Spratler, worthy patron, and Mrs. II.
II. Wright, worthy matron; and Miss
Annie Phillips, grand marshal, is also
in attendance as an officer of the grand
chapter.
During the week, fifty thousand
trout fry, from the state fish hatchery,
were received by S. Ross, II. McDer
mott, A. Appel, J. Oates and L.
Motley and planted in the streams
surrounding Mineral Point. The
propagation of trout in the many
clear and cool streams which abound
in Iowa county has proven quite sue
cessful. and year by year there is an
increased interest manifested, as well
as skill acquired in the delightful
sport of catching them.
We are told that John Motley has
bought the farm of Mr. 5. Ii. Schellen-
ger, three miles south east of this city.
John is hustler and will allow no
grass to grow under his feet and our
guess is that he will soon furnish us
another local for this paper. How is
it John
Col Theodore Rodolf, who was a
resident Of Mineral Point many years
ago, died at his home in La Crosse on
Friday last. He was Swiss by birth
but came to America when seventeen
years of age, settling at New Orleans.
He had "a liberal education in his
native land, graduating from the Uni
versity of Zurich His father died in
New Orleans and in 1884, Mrs. Rodolf
with her sons, came to Wisconsin and
settled in La Fayette county. He re-
moved to Mineral Point, and was
engaged in business here for several
years. He removed to La Crosse in
1858, upon being appointed receiver
Of the land office at that place. Col
Rodolf was prominent in business and
politics, and in the order of Odd
Fellows being at one time grand
master for Wisconsin.
Mrs. Mary A. Brown, mother of
j. b. Brown, editor of The Galena
Gazette, died recently at Gilmanton
Iron Works, \. H, at the ripe age of
IS years. Her husband, Hon. JON
athan Brown, died March Sd, 1888,
aged 81 years. This aged couple
lived together to celebrate the sixty
second anniversary of their marriage.
and had he lived one month longer,
they would have passed, hand in hand,
their sixty-third anniversary"
The ladies of the Alpha Society of
the p. N. church will hold tea at the
residence of Mrs F. E. Hanscom, from
6 TO p. m., Wednesday, Feb. 24th
\ sociable with program in the even
ipr Evary hpdv Ipyited admission