Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-18

urday last Three Huxtable,
John Trevillian, and J. p. Davies were
employed in the part of the mine where
the accident occurred. Huxtable was
on the south side driving a drift be-
tween two open crevices. Mr.. Davies
was working few feet to the right
Of him, and noticing that the sound
issuing from his corner was very
drumming, became alarmed, and went
to him and asked him if he thought it
safe to work under an overhanging
stone. He answered that it was not
too safe; but seeing that it was bound
by key rock at the far end, took a
sledge to remove iC, and when he
had freed it sufficiently to remove it
with pick he did SO; when imme-
diately it dropped, stone that would
weigh about a ton, catching him under
the center Of it. Mr.. D. sprang forward
Immediately and succeeded in fitting
one end of the stone sufficiently for
Mr.. John Trevillian to pull him from
under it. When he recovered con-
sciOusness and the use of his speech,
he said that his greatest injury was in
his back. He was carried to the car,
and wheeled about 200 feet to the
shaft, where assistance came, and he
was raised to the surface. DR.. S. Vivian
was at soon the house as the injured
man was brought home. The Doctor
examined him, and discovered that at
the union of the lower ribs with the
spine was the greatest injury. His
suffering has been excruciating at
times, he is so badly bruised internally
as well as externally; but is doing
well for a patient in his condition.
One day last week while Allen Shep-
herd, residing north of Platteville, was
working with large circular saw saw
ing logs, the saw broke, piece strik-
ing him on the foot and cutting most
of it Off
John w. Gum, of Highland, trans
acted business in Mineral Point on
Thursday.
The regular meeting of George Fl.
Legate Post, No. 25, G.. A. r., will be
held on Friday evening, March Is,
at which time business of Importance
to al members of the post will be
transacted.
George Masten recently purchased
from Samuel Harris, Sr, the dwelling
house, the livery barn building, and a
large lot of ground on the corner of
High street and Henry alley. 1t is a
good piece of property and was sold
for a very reasonable consideration,
$4,000.
Treasurer Jenkin made his returns
to the County Treasurer on Thursday
last The delinquent taxes amount
ed to 1920.
Mayor Penhallegon attended the
annual meeting of the grand lodge of
Knights of Phythias, at Lacrosse last
week.
A teachers institute will be held at
Dodgeville, March %, % and 30; also
examination at the same place on
March 81 and April l. The official
notice of the institute together with
the dates of other examinations will be
found elsewhere in this issue.
Henry thinner was in Chicago last
week, buying and selling. He bought
large stock of dry goods and millinery
for the spring trade. and sold $4,000
yards of flanDels for the Mineral Point
Woolen Mills.
A convention to elect four delegates
TO represent the county OF Iowa in
the Democratic State convention, at
Milwaukee on May 4, has been called
to meet at Dodgeyille on Tuesday,
April 19. As the basis of represen-
tation in the county convention has
been changed to conform to the call
for the State onvention-takingt the
Democratic vote of 1890 instead of the
total number of votes cast-some of
the towns will have more and others
less delegates than formerly
Mr.. and Mrs. John Turner of Mimi
eapolis visited relatives in Mineral
Point and vicinity during the week.
John was formerly q Mineral Point
boy, and he is evidently prospering in
the great Flour city, which is pleasing
to his many friends here.
@. !. c. Puzzle.