Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point, Friday. Dee. ;. 1919.
Local itellls.

Read d. T. Child's advertisement of
the Novelty Store.
The Normal School al Platteville
re-opened on Tuesday.
Pork is up. Prices are better row
than they have been for two years.
As high as S410 was paid for live
hogs in this market on Wednesday.
How about course Of lectures in
this city during the winter?
The Witness says the diptheria has
almost entirely subsidized in Platte
VILE
The Poultry Association Of this city
will meet January 18th, 14th, 18th and
10th, 1880.
Hon. Alex. Wilson presented one of
the new State maps to the schools on
Tuesday.
r. j. Penhallegon, Jr,, is Il happy
father. It's Il girl. Mother and child
are doing we'll
\ city don't amount to much these
times that can't boast of two or three
burglaries Il week.
The II. a G. /. Club had very
pleasant hop ut the L. 5. Hotel last
Wednesday evening.
Michael McCarville is selling the
Genuine Singer Sewing Machines He
made Il number of sales last week,
Billy Marble, the popular comedian,
is holding forth in Iowa. He will
probably be here during the winter.
WiHCurry returned from La Crosse
last week, where he has been attend
ing the La Crosse Business College.
The Mineral Point Railroad Co.
advertises Tor $1,000 ties, to be deliv-
cred at any station on the NJ. p. r. r.
The ireman's concert and hop given
in Platteville last week, eclipsed any
thing of its kind ever held at that
place.
Dubuque Herald: Lead is up, and
mineral must follow. To procure any
of the latter, smelterS must pay high
er figures than they acknowledge to
offer.
Joseph L. Baker, of the town Of
Linden, sold on Tuesday last the fin
est lot of hogs brought to Mineral
Point during the present season.
81 weighing 2l,050 pounds.
Fred Cotterell is running the paint
ing business, all the same, during his
brother Wills absence. All work
left with him will be promptly and
satisfactorily attended to.
The Platteville Witness says that
the friends of Mr. Samuel Clayton, of
the town of Mitflin. will regret to
learn that lie is seriously i'll, with
few hopes Of his recovery
Messrs. VIM. Jacka, Isaac Suthers,
VIM. H. Blewitt, John Penhallegon,
and his sons Sam. and John took a
hunt on Monday last and killed fifty
four rabbits, two pheaSantS and fox
Mrs, Abbie Sage Richardson, of
Observation-Disclosures fame, will lee
ture at Boscobel during the present
winter. DR.. J. Jay Nillers, the great
carricaturist is also billed for that
place.
Boscobel Dial; The Chicago and
Tomah railroad is now running to
Wingville. and the people CT that an
cient village, who have so long yearn-
ed for railroad facilities, are eminent
ly happy.
The Boscobel Dial advertiSes; Fifty
volumes of miscellaneous books in
good condition, for sale at half value,
at this office" The editor of the Dial
must have been patron of a circula-
ting library.
The following persons were rusti-
eating at Madison. last week, in atten
dance on the case of PrideauY vs.. City
of Mineral Point: Moses NJ. Strong,
Calvert Spensley, John Spensley, Jas.
Toay, J. V. Mayhem, Joseph Prid-
eaux, j. II. Prideaux, Edward prid-
eaux, Dr.. q. u. Wilbur and L. :. Ans
ley.
Miss lone Sherwood, aged twenty
years, fourth daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Sherwood, late of this city,
died at Red Cloud. Nebraska, on
Thursday last, Nov. 27th. Within Il
few years death has thrice entered
this household. The grief-stricken
family have the sympathy of our peo-
pie in their great affection.
Died, in Platteville Nov. Goth, 1870,
Of diptheria, Harry Thompson Pull
ford, aged five years, youngest child
Of Rev. Samuel y. and Mary d. Pull
ford. after in illness OF only few
days. The body was taken to this
a;+.o,, NfOndar morning last for in