Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-18
Local Items.


thousand.
Rev. 4. w. Seabrease, spent the
beginning Of this week in Chicago.
Pulford's display Of garden and field
seeds is simply immense,
Fall wheat looks unusually well for
this season of the year.
PIT. Barnum'S great show will visit
the West this season.
Last Tuesday was fish day for
many of our young folks.
Farmers are busy in the fields. \
late spring makes hard work.
Dubuque. Iowa has 4 bad case Of
revolution. The st;MartS Were beaten.
Rev. p. 5. Mather has bought a farm
near Lincoln, Nebraska, and is going
there tolive.
The fair of the Boscobel Driving
Park Association will be held Sept
24th, 25th and %.
II. j. Pcnhallegon, j. is building 4
dwelling house OH the lot just East of
James Toay's residence.
\ son of Stephen \, Douglas is
about to commence the practice of
law i'll Chicago.
Our citizens are busy cleaning up
their yards. The green laws will
soon be visible.
Mr.. 7. $. Ansley has removed the
maple trees that stood along his fence
on Ridge street.
Spread abroad the news that Joseph
Cook will lecture in the NJ. +. Church
on Saturday. May the 3D.
Messrs. Torphy and Roberts, of
Ridgeway, have gone to Madison to
attend school ut the University.
The number Of pupils attending the
High school is greater than at any
time before during the school year.
Mr.. Deller, our popular merchant,
started for New York, and Boston,
this morning to buy his spring stock.
The Madison Democrat says that
city will never be anything us Il Sum
mer resort, or anything else, until it
has water-works.
Suthers Brothers have removed
their stock of groceries, etc, to VIM.
PrideauNs' store, two doors West of
NJ. w. Praters.
Messrs. Patsey Whalen, Stephen
Thomas and James Penhallegon are
all improving their residences on
State street.
a company of Eastern capitalists
are erecting works in Milwaukee for
the manufacture of zinc white from
dry bone.
In Nebraska farmers have got all
their small grain in, and are now pre-
pairing to plant corn. 4 little ahead
of us.
The population of Dakota has in
creased nearly 10000 during the past
year, The present population of the
territory is estimated at 10000.
Capt. Angus r. Mcdonald, formerly
of the 18th Wisconsin regiment, and
an old resident of this State, died at
Madison on Monday morning last.
There is about sixty dollars in the
hands of the last Fourth Of July com
mittee of this city, which will do as u
"starter for fund for the coming
Fourth.
r.John Jackson and Charley Dunn
of this city, started for Denver, Color
ado, last Monday morning. which
place they intend to make their flu
ture home.
Kinnie 4 Spratler have moved into
the store building on the west Of their
old stand. They have fitted up and
repainted the building, and it presents
a greatly improved appearance.
DR.. J.. b. Moffett and Mrs. Alex.
Wilson have gone to Nebraska to at
tend the sick bed OF Mr.. Frank sud-
deth, who is supposed TO be at the
point Of death.
VIM. i. Carter, Esp. ha9 been III
and confined to the house most Of the
time during the past three weeks. We
are pleased to state THAT he is gradu-
ally recovering.
The Mineral Point road will make
an effort to build its road to Dodge
vile the present season. but success
Is probably contingent upon an agree
ment With the Central company to
build ID the same point.
Schilling Brothers have removed
their shoe shop to building near the
foot of High Street.-The same they oc-
cupied about year ago They will /.
continue to make first-elass boots and
shoes 10 order. and will also do re- /
pairing.
The majority for Orsamus Cole for /