Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-06
LOCAL NEWS.

w. n. DOe VI OIlllWdLtT, MILL, lids
purchased the lumber business of A.
L. White. See announcements else
where.
Josephus Bailey, wife and daughter,
of Cobb, attended the &. A. r. party,
Friday evening, and had good time
meeting old friends.
The Prairie du Chen Courier con-
tains the business cards and announce
ments of almost every man and firm
in trade or public affairs in that city.
The passenger locomotive, Tuesday
afternoon, going east, ran into farm
er's team, at Riverside crossing, killing
one of the horses. =. The Darlington
Journal.
Miss Nellie Rely, who was visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Brennan the past week, returned to
her home in Darlington on Thursday
morning.
The Republican Observer says that
the story that NJ. Schuyler LOCKER of
Ash Ridge, Richland county, caused
the death Of little daughter is with
out foundation.
Will Temby has purchased the in
terest of Harvey Paynter in the meat
market of Paynter Brothers, and to-
gether with Josiah Paynter will here
after carry on the buiness.
Richard Aide returned on Wednes-
day to st. Joseph's college Dubuque,
accompanied by his college friend Mar
tin Mackey, who visited with him
here during the holidays.
Miss Sterling, stamp clerk of the
Lincoln (Neb.) postoflice, who was ill
at the home of her sister at Topeka,
received as a Christmas present an
elegant gold watch forwarded by the
employees of the office. So says The
Nebraska Daily State Journal.
The noted African elephant, Zip,
owned by Ringling Bros, died sud-
denly, at Baraboo, on Monday, of
heart disease. Carl E. Akeley of Mil
waukee has bought the carcass and
will make two specimens Of the ami
NAL, one Of the bones and another of
the skin.
The G. A. II. posts of southwestern
Wisconsin have settled upon Capt.
Richard Carter of Dodgeville-n now
department inspector - for depart
ment commander. And as they have
never had department commander
in this section, and Capt. Carter is well
qualified and deserving, they have
strong claims for the position.
On Saturday evening Of last week
two masked men entered the office OF
Treasurer John C. Johnson of Vernon
county, at Viroqua, and compelled him
to open the vault and the safe. After
securing about $4,000, they locked Mr.
johnson in the vault and departed
The imprisoned treasurer was found
and released by brother, several
hours afterwards.
Gov. Peck has issued proclamation
declaring the constitutional amend.
ment regarding the incorporating OF
cities, submitted to the people at the
November election, to have been
adopted and to be now a part of the
constitution. The question of aban.
doning the old city charter and accept
ing the general law for city govern
ment should be agitated by the people
of Mineral Point
Of all men who found themselves
on the wrong side of unique wagers
the one to be pitied is a sorrowful re-
publican in kensington, Pa. His wife
is as ardent a democrat as he is a re-
publican, and before the election he
proposed to her if Cleveland wa.
elected he would clear off the supper
away for year. If Harrison wa
elected she was to shave him anG
shine his boots for like period. TIL,
wife snapped up the bet and now TIT
unfortunate man struggles with th'
dish rag every evening while she look'
on with an indulgent smile.