Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-21

! Ex-Vico President Colfax will
lecture in this CITY on Wednesday
evening, January I'd,
Jim Knight editor of the Darlington
Democrat sin Washington. He writes
an interesting letter to his paper each
week from the Capital.
The Linden Town Farmers Mutual
Insurance Company will hold its an
nual meeting on the first Tuesday in
January
Rev. A. w. Staircase went TO Chica-
last week for the purpose Of buying
the Christmas presents for the children
Of Trinity Church Sunday School.
At the Annual Session of the Grand
Encampment of Odd Fellows held in
Milwaukee last week Gen.E. Weather
| by OF Shullsburg was eli ,ed M. w. G.
Patriarch for the coming year.
On last Thursday. as a son Of Mr.. II.
Kunnehan was coming from school
some boys threw stones at him and
hit him in the left eye, nearly putting
out that member.
We are pleased to learn that Bro.
Bennett of the Tribune will have a
Clerkship In the Land Office in Madi-
son the for next two years, at n salary
of little less than two thousand
year. 1t serves him right. The only
thing mean about Bennett is his poll
tics.
Bainbridges Mill in Mifilin was
broken into by thieves one night last
week and number OF things stolen.
The School house in Thos. Alton, dis
trct was entered the same night, and
the school register and several other
books stolen.
WEATHER TO SUIT EVERYBODY.
While VIC Badgers are having the
incest kind Of Indian Summer the
Mississippians are happy over an unus-
ualy long spell of cold wather. A
splendid time, as they say, in which to
kill hogs.
The telephone is to used for divers
purposes. 1t Is used in mines not on
ly to communicate messages but also
to Indicate ventilation. thought to be
brought here When first set up, we
should be able to tell-a-phony story
OH some worthy miners.
Edward Weston, while riding on
horseback near Linden, on Thursday
Of last week, had one Of his legs bro
ken in very singular manner. Some
horses were running ut large, and us
Weston was passing along, one OF the
horses wheeled suddenly around, kick
ing him below the knee with such
force rs to break his leg.
The Chronicle man was absent from
the radical love feast held In Madison
last week, and we understand 1t would
have been useless for him to be there.
Knowing ones Of the party declare
that his services will he needed in the
next campaign. Thec;lse of the party is
becoming desperate, and there will
have 30 be some tail" lying done next
year, and it will be well to have the
Chronicle man on hand.
st. Pauls Qrish) Catholic Congre-
CATION will hold grand ball in the
City Hall on Wednesday evening next,
the 10th inst. These parties are noted
rs being the very best in the country,
and are always very largely attended.
Tho coming one will be no exception
to the general rulo, and lovers of the
dance ii they do not wish to miss the
great event of the season will do well
to attend See notice of the ball in
another column.
The editor of the Prairie du Chen
Courier, says that tho circulation Of
his paper was never so great rs mt
present. We take tho statement rs u
partial compliment to ourselves, rs we
have ut different times during the
year observed articles from our paper
| taken and transferred to the columns
of the Courier without any credit
whatever. Cur brethren of the press
i throughout the state who have asss-
ted in editing the Courier will doubt
/ less he pleased to note that the circu-
lation OF the paper is SO rapidly in
creasing.
40 announced, on SUNDAY afternoon