Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-08-27
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

in extending the water works system
at La Crosse.
Alexander Galbraith of GAINESVILLE,
has just received consignment o.
twenty-three Clydesdale horses from
Scotland
/ The Wisconsin Granite and Marble
Retail Dealers association voted TO
affiliate with the national association,
which has headquarters in Chicago
/ The proposition to bond the city, CT
Medford for a water works plant
failed at the special election Oy few
votes, the vote being 121 for and 70
against
Reports from the bituminous coal
fields of Indiana, indicate that the
number of striking miners is now
about 5000 out of the 10000 in the
district
/ Chairman Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission was in con
ference with officials of the Delaware
'Lackawanna and Western railroad at
New York, regarding the threatened
strike of switchmen.
Alfred Darlow, advertising agent Of
the Union Pacific, has placed his resig-
nation in the proper hands, effective
on Sept 1, by which time he will have
completed twenty years of service
with that company.
The Eau Clare branch of the Amer
lean Society Of Equity is planning u
build a warehouse here to be used n
packing tobacco, hay and potatoes.
! The Business Mems association stands
ready to back the movement.
Dr.. Eyerman Of Washington, of the
United States fish commission, vii!
arrive at La Crosse from Washington
the last of August, and the site for the
new $4,000 experimental fisheries
station will be decided upon.
The worlds record for a week S
catch by any coast whaling station
was broken last week by the Kyuquot
station, British Columbia, to which
twenty-six whales were taken by the
steam whaler st. Lawrence. The best
catch known heretofore was twenty
two.
Announcement was made by the
Union Pacific and Burlington roads
that they were prepared to handle the
wheat and corn movement, which is
about to begin in earnest, from the
western grain belt The roads an
nounce that the jam of recent years
will not be apparent this fall.
The party in charge OF the La
Crosse clam experiment has concluded
its work and left. The men had been
there for nearly two months, and the
experiments with the various mussels
were satisfactory. The determination
of the breeding season of various spe
cies alone has been ample recompense
for the outlay.
At the convention of the Interna
tional Typographical unions in Boston
political discussions were barred from
all sessions. This decision was
reached as the result of some mem
bers asking the union TO indorse the
candidacy Of Bryan. Milwaukee
delegates are expected home in a few
days.
The Alden Novelty works will con
solidate its Waukegan and Ladysmitl
plants at Ladysmith, Wis, to De
nearer the raw material. For twenty
one years the plant has been in opera
ton at Waukegan supplying the Kra
ball Organ company with organ stops
The plant will be doubled il size.
Thousands of game fish are dying il
landlOcked waters in the vicinity o
! La Crosse, where they were left 0y
the recent fall of water. Game War
den Kingsley, who has been making
an investigation Of the loss of fish n
this manner during the last week, says
that tons OF bass, croppies, suufisn
perch, and carp have been smothereC
to death in the slough and boyous.
The farmers about Hartford, Wis.
are beginning to sit up and take nOuIce
Of the fact that it may be that q
survey for an electric road is going
on right under their noses. Las
week a number of Surveyors came
from the south along the west side oi
Mud lake, and laid out survey as
far north as SchleisingerVille. 1t is
thought from chance words they have
dropped that the. men are in the EN-
ploy of the Fox river valley system.
The first piano made in Amigo
Wis, is complete De Siax & Beck
man are the manufacturers. 1t Is
made Of walnut, and although the out
ward appearance is plain, the plain
ness adds TO its beauty. The instru
ment is just finished but there are
already several purchasers after il
The company expects to keep at work
and will continue to build new pianos