Thursday, May 6, 1869

Mr. Peter KLEIN returned from his visit to the "Faderland", on Wednesday, the 28th.

Died - Mr. Samuel McNitt, died Saturday, the 1st. Cause, disease of the heart.

Muscular Orphans - The two boys taken by Mr. D. Holmes gave that gentleman a sound drubbing, and left for more congenial fields. One or two other ones are hanging around town, having left the places provided for them.

We advise our citizens who have intended to send old fire arms to Charles H. WINTHROP, Troy, N. Y., to wait a bit. It strikes us he is a swindieist. If he is a thief we shall find it out in a week. --- We found it out a week ago.

Immense quantities of bat guano have been found on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. It is believed to be superior to the Peruvian guano.

Proceedings of Village Board

Fort Atkinson, April 20

Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Roll called. Present, Jos. WINSLOW, President, H. M. KUTCHIN, J. WANDSCHNEIDER Minutes read and approved.

Petition for a sidewalk, from the residents on the north side of Germany st., west of railroad, was received and granted. A petition to fill same street was also granted.

The following bills were received and allowed: H. M. KUTCHIN, 14.50; WHITE & SHELDON, 8.00; WILCOX & SOUTHWELL, 43.84; W. Y. WENTWORTH, 21.00.

Petition from H. S. PRITCHARD relative to bridge near his brewery, was laid over.

On motion adjourned. H. WERNICKE, Clerk

May 3, 1869 - Proceedings of Village Board

Board met pursuant to adjournment.

Roll called. Present, Jos. WINSLOW, President, H. M. KUTCHIN, J. WANDSCHNEIDER Minutes read and approved.

The following bills were received and allowed: WHITE & SHELDON, 2.10; W. Y. WENTWORTH, 2.50; CORNISH & CURTIS, 10.71.

On motions, $12 was appropriated for building crossing from BICKNELL's corner to A. J. RANKIN's; also same amount to build crossing on Main street, from BOWEN House to GARDNER's store.

On motion, the sum of $50 was appropriated to carry the water from the east side of South 3d street.

On motion, the amount of funds remaining in Treasury (26.56) was appropriated to purchase stone to be used towards repairing bridge near PRITCHARD's brewery.

W. Y. WENTWORTH, Street Commissioner, reported that he expended $34 from the appropriation of $75 for lowering ditch to the railroad culvert.

S. B. HAMMOND and H. M. KUTCHIN were appointed to act as inspectors of election, on May 4th.

On motion adjourned. H. WERNICKE, Clerk.

On Wednesday last a little daughter of Frank KAMELOHR of Kilbourn City, while her mother was in the yard hanging up her newly washed clothes, fell into a boiler of boiling hot water and died in a few hours.

The Trempealeau County Record reports that the body of a man was discovered in a skiff near that place. He looked like a German about forty five years old, five feet six inches tall. Nothing was found to identity the body.

Thursday, May 13, 1869

Personal - M. H. GANONG has gone east, for the benefit of his health.

The Town Board are doing a good work in having the bridge repaired, as it had become unsafe. Piles have been drived midway between the pers, and will serve to strengthen the bridge sufficiently to make it safe until next spring, at least.

Thursday, May 20, 1869

Music lessons - Mrs. J. S. MILLER is prepared to give instructions in vocal and instrumental music. For terms, &c. apply at Mrs. A.M. MORRISON's.

Capt. LOHMILLER has begun the erection of a fine brick block on corner north of WINSLOW's. It will be finished in the best style. Mr. Wm. LOHMILLER will, we believe, occupy the first floor for a drug and grocery store.

MEAN- The wretch who is killing some of the best dogs in this village for no shadow of reason. A valuable pointer belonging to Dr. CRANDALL was poisoned last week. There are hundreds of worthless curs which go scott free.

Thursday, May 27, 1869

Judge BOWEN is making immense improvement in the appearance of his hotel by having a "Pizarro" built around it. It will be a great comfort in warm weather.

HARDING & Co. have an advertisement of the Meat Market in this paper. Mr. H. has had very bad luck of late, and we hope he will receive a generous patronage.

Decorating the Graves -- An exchange, in its notices of a meeting preparatory to decking the grave of soldiers, which takes place in this State on Sunday next, makes the following good suggestion: "We suggest the propriety of each person, on the day set apart for the purpose, taking some live shrub or flowers, and planting it out upon the grave. This will be far more appropriate than the mere scattering of plucked flowers upon the graves, which must wither in an hour."

Shall We Have A Sprinkler? - Last spring we asked this same question and it was negatived. We have talked with several business men and they unite in saying that it would not only be a great advantage to the citizens at large, but would be a saving to every merchant in allaying dust which would otherwise do much damage to goods. The cost would be trifling in comparison to the benefits gained. Who will take the lead in bringing the matter to a focus. Some person who has a team may thus employ them with profit, and at quite easy work.

The following rules should be strictly observed, as the importance of avoiding sudden changes in clothing is greater than is generally thought and the time has arrived when it will become necessary to lay aside the warm attire of winter:

Many persons lose life every year by an in judicious change of clothing, and the principle involved need repetition almost every year. If clothing is to be diminished it should be done in the morning, when first dressing. Additional clothing may be put on at any time.

In Northern States, the under garments should not be changed for those less heavy sooner than the middle of May; for even in June a fire is very comfortable sometimes in a New York parlor.

Woolen flannel ought to be worn next the person, during the whole year, but a thinner material may be worn after the first of June.

A blazing fire should be kept in every family room until ten in the morning, and rekindled again an hour be sundown, up to the first week in June and from the first day of October.

Wm. PRITCHARD, a farmer living between Columbus and Beaver Dam was almost instantly killed by being run over by a roller which he was at work in the field.