Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-16
Local Items.

Assessor PrieStely is making his
animal rounds.
Numerous reports of horse stealing
are published in our exchanges.
Counterfeit silver coin is said to be
circulating quite freely.
Mr.. Alvin Bachman is in town for
Il brief stay with his family.
Mrs. Dietrich, of New York, sister
of Mr.. J. NJ. Smith, is visiting IN this
city.
Squire Thomas Of this city has i'll
his possession. a five dollar gold piece
bearing the date "l79S.'
The sons of old Billy Garland, with
their wives and children, left MuSco-
da recently for the far West.
Mr.. James Mulhearn is having his
tobacco and cigar store re-painted and
and papered.
Or. j. b. Moffett is building Il picket
fence around his fine residence oppo-
site the German church.
One day last week Ed. \. Phillips
captured five young wolves on hls
fathers farm just west of the city.
The water in the Mississippi is tile
lowest known for years, ut this seal
son, and still receeding.
Gen. Bragg will deliver the Grafton
on the 30th Of May 1T the Antietam
battlefield.
John Horn visited Chicago last
week and bought himself Il large
stock of dry goods ana groceries.
Chills and fever are shaking up the
inhabitants of Prairie du Chen and
vicinity. So says the Boscobel Dial,
Boscobel has 4 Gornet Band Of
twenty-siX members, the largest band
III the State. outside Of Milwaukee.
Rev. DR.. Stevens Parker of New Jer-
sey has been chosen Warden Of Racine
College, at a salary of $4,000 per year.
James Jones OF Georgetown, was
robbed of Il pocket book containing
$162 While in Dmlieth, one day last
week.
ID. Brown, at the City Bakery, has
his soda fountain in tirst-class run.
ming order. If you want a cool drink
call on Brown.
a bushel, more or less, Of copies Of
Hon. Geo. G. Hazclton speech in Con-
greSS have been received at each Of
the post offices in this district
John Horn has our thanks for a
treat of some delicious oranges and
other good things, from his stock
which he purchased while in Chicago.
The merchants Of Darlington nave
employed S. Trowbridge to Fix the
grade and put price upon all butter
brought to that city.
Rev. NJ. Balch preached at the NJ. L,
Church Oh Sunday morning llst upon
the life, laborS, and death of the late
Bishop Ames.
"IIomely Jack" the ugly horse that
did some very fast trotting here and
ut Madison and other places last fall
is now the property Of Il. Pratt.
The Grafton at the celebration at
Moscow tomorrow Saturday will be
deliyerd by Mr.. Thos. Scott Ansley,
instead Of Judge Cothren, as adyer-
tised.
The choir Of the NJ. +. Church Of
Platteyille, under the leadership of
Martha lIoare, Of this city, gave IN
excellent concert at that place ON
Saturday evening last.
We were wrong last week in stating
that Mr.. j. T.Prideaux had gone west.
John is still in town and does not
contemplate leaving for some time to
come.
A short time .ago some person set
fire to 4 large straw stack belonging
to Albert Williams, Of Barreltown
The fire kept alive in some Of the flax
straw for more than five days.
Mrs. Nancy Gray, a pioneer of 10
Daviess County, H., aged los years,
died at her residence in Galena, ON
Friday morning last. She was a ma
tive Of County Cavan, Ireland
Between 400 and 500 Indians near
Ashland have taken the pledge. They
got the idea that the pledge was some
thing about whiskev, and that was
enough.-Peck.
j, Lmyon Il Bro. emanufactured
an even dozen Of their monster crush
ers, and are at work on more which /.
have been ordered. They are giving
excellent satisfaction wherever intro
duced.
Mr.. Isaac Buckley is doing good
business in the horticultural line. His
trade in this vicinity is large and !
growing, and he has commenced ship
ping plants to points outside Of the
State.
a fourteen-year-old daughter Of Mr.. I