.1. O’Hare, of the town of Mineral
Point, died, from meningitis, on Friday
morning. January 4th. The earnest
sympathy of many friends is extended
to the bereaved parents.
W. J. Bapson, of Cobb reports his
' herd of Short Horn cattle wintering in
fine shape, and the demand for young
breeding stock good. Among the
sales recently made is a fine young
bull to Thomas Baker, who is located
in Woodburry county, lowa.
■ On Tuesday afternoon Hon. Moses
M. strong presented to the supreme
court, at Madison, a memorial address
on the death of Judge M. M. Cothren,
together with resolutions recently
adopted by the La Fayette county bar
• association.
The officers elect of lowa county
were sworn in and entered upon their
duties on Monday. There are four
new men, viz.: Richard Carter district
. attorney, John Dunstan county sur
: veyor, Henry Pengelly sheriff and YV.
: 11. Thomas register of deeds; the for
| mer two being republicans and the
latter two democrats.
The Darlington Journal reports that
: last Saturday afternoon John Patter
son. a young farmer living nearShulis
; burg, was attacked by a Holstein bull,
! which he was leading, thrown to the
ground and trampled upon, all of his
ribs being broken and other injuries
inflicted, causing death in a few hours.
Our extremely pleasant weather was
disturbed on Tuesday and Wednesday
by a very heavy fall of snow and the j
piling up of immense drifts. But
Thursday morning dawned bright and
fair, with the thermometer not quite
down to zero, and looks as though we
had been granted a continuance of j
of fine weather.
