Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-07-12
Iowa County Democrat.
FRIDAY, JULY 70. 1873.
Local Items.

Frank Moffett has returned TO Mad
lson.
Linden had an amateur circus on
the 4th and 9Th.
w. II. Bennett Is here on short
visit from Madison.
Confirmation at st. Paul's Catholic
Church on Sunday next
Communion services at the Pres
byterian Church, Sabbath q. ~.
Young peoples meeting Saturday
evening nj 1870.
"Communism," is Rev. Mr. Fishers
topic for Sabbath evening
Henry Ward Bcccher will lecture
in Lacrosse july 23d.
Mrs. I. Kussel, of Boscobel, Is visit
Ing her brother Mr.. VIM. Strauss.
The thermometer stood fO8' in the
ghade mt Lacrosse on Monday.
The Public Dinner given by the st.
Agnes Society OF Trinity Church, re-
Elected great credit upon the Society.
ATTORNEY General Wilson returned
to Madison, on Monday to attend to
his official duties.
Father Cleary will shortly leave
platteville having been assigned 10
the Catholic Church ut Delevan.
Mr.. II. G. Estep, is here delivering
the copies subscribed for OF Snyder,
Van VGcten 70 Co.'s illustrated His
torical Atlas Of Wisconsin.
The report Of the Committee Of
Arrangements on 4th Of July Celcbra-
ton in this city, will be published
next week.
We should have. u daily mail be-
tween Mineral Point and Highland.
Application to our congressional rep
tentative should obtain it. Lets howl
for it.
The grass on the City Hall SOU are
between the Bank and Post ONCE
has been cut and made into hay. The
Mayor will doubtless sell it to the
highest bidder
Read the premium lists Of the South
western Wisconsin Industrial Assoc
citation and Of the Iowa County Agri-
cultural Society-published in our pa
paper to-day.
A terrible rainstorm prevailed IN
this vicinity all OF Wednesday night
and most Of the time during Thurs
,lay night. Much damage to the crops
b feared.
And now como Republican papers
asking for the pardon w Hhubcrt, 81
Highland, who perjured himself 10
obtain u pension. Why not? lie was
"A lone Republican In strong Demo.
cratic town, and he voted tho radical
ticket ut the risk OF INV life. At leAst |
Ii was 40 stated In letters which he |
sent to Y. s. Grant.
Aswc go to press we learn by tele-
cram from Darlington that II school
house In the town of Seymour, near |
that place, was struck by lightning du- |
ring the storm of this, Thursday after |
noon. One of the children WAS killed, |
and three others and the teacher badly |
wounded. Collins brewery, about Il |
mile northwest Of Darlington. was
also struck by lightning and burned
to the ground. A team of horses was
drowned in the flood ut Gratiot.
The Tribune suggests the name of
Judge j. 4. Mills rs d candidate for
Congress-. The first reason given why I
he should he nominated is one which
is carefully avoided 10y those who ask
for llazelton's denomination, viz;
" lis integrity of character IL OF the
old-fashioned kind" llRelton must
have IL patent right on his character,
AS we notice that our Republican
friends are rather afraid to speak of
it..
While IN Darlington on Saturday.
we called ut the Democrat office and
found the force getting good really
Tor the fall campaign. Knight has re-
turned from Washington. and will
make ii lively for the RAIDS in lafay
cttccounty. We called upon Gen. Bimt
lilf 81 Son, and found them fitting up
their Office with new type. il new job
Der and now steam engine. The Re-
publican is one of the best local pa-
pela IN this part of the State.
The Tribune has d hurlesQue ac-
count of the Greenhack Convention
VT Dodgeville, which Is anything hut
reduhle to that paper. While we
are very far from falling in with and
advocating many Of tue wild no tions
81 tho Greonhaek party, We believe
tie greater number OF its members IN
this county ARE mon who are honest in
their convictions. The rrihuncs nj
tempt to brand such men rs Geo, W.
strong. ~ Mitllin.and llouO owen King.
III soreheads Is simply outrageous.
The old Bliss lot in the Second ward
las been bought by MrSsrs ~ I. Mar
lin and j. T.. Hankins. who have divi-
dol ii. Nh. Martin has the western
part, on which the house is situated,
aud Mr Unnkina tho nlslnrn nlrI on