Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-02
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Nj. +. Church next Sunday.
Richland Center holds a soldiers re-
union and celebration today.
Madison has population of 10000
An increase of 1,l24 since 1870.
Judge Cothren is advertised to
crate at New Diggings on the Sd inst.
The celebration in this city to-
morrow. Saturday, will be grand
affair.
The graduating exercises of the
| Avoca high school took place on Fri
day last,
The early morning train leaves this
city at 5: %; instead of $3.50 rs stated
last week.
DR.. w. II. Van Dusen is building a
handsome residence of gothic design.
at Montfort.
Helena Station was badly flooded
last week from the overflow of the
Wisconsin river.
Preaching in the German language.
next Sunday. at the NJ. f. Church, at
So o'clock Z. M.
j. NJ. Smith, Joseph II. Gundry. and
I. 7. Parmele returned from the Gin
cinnati Convention a few days ago.
The members Of the Temple of
Honor of this city talk of taking a
railroad excursion in the near future.
Rev. Jos. Wassall of Nora, H., faith
er of DR.. Wassall. spent two or three
days in this city during the fore part
of the week.
James G. Knight, Assistant Door
Keeper of the House of Representa-
tives, arrived at his home in OAR
lington last week.
The Rev. G. ii. Drew, will ofliciate
in Trinity Church, morning and even
ing of Sunday next. The Rector is at
Nashota for a week.
Elsewhere we publish an obituary
notice of Capt. John O'Neil, who will
be remembered by many old settlers
of southwestern wisconsin.
The censns taker in one of the
wards in Madison has found family
Of seventeen persons, consisting of a
man, wife and fifteen children.
Jne.M. Ellsworth of the town of
Mitflin is building large and very
handsome barn. His place has now
the appearance Of a small village.
VIM. 0. Clark of this city challeng-
es any man in Iowa, Grant OF LaFay-
cite counties to NOW for a prize OF
S25; widest, shortest and closest cut.
There will be pigeon shooting
match on Wednesday next, July It'll.
between VIM. Il. Henry and Moses
Stevenson, near the depot in this city.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will furnish refreshments III
Gillmann's brick store building, be-
low L. 5. Hotel, on Saturday July Sd.
ii. S. We'll, manager of the Singer
sewing machine agency ut this place,
has received two elegant new wagons
of new style, for carrying Singer ma
chimes.
The population of Milwaukee has
increased 44,778 during the past ten
years. In 1870 that city had popu-
latlon of 7l,440. 1t now has q
population of 1922.
Trip tickets at one fare for the
trip, good for July Sd and 9Th to re-
turn July 9th, will be sold at all the
stations on the Mineral Point Rail-
road to any point on the road.
Prof. j. L. Davies, of the State
University, and number of the Uni
yersity students are camped about
four miles east OF this city. They are
engaged in the work OF. icsmpleting
the U. 5. Coast Survey.
Tie Good Templars Of this city
will keep open house" tomorrow,
Saturday, They will serve refresh
ments of all kinds at their lodge
room, and they cordially invite their
friends to call at any hour Of the day
or evening.
The Galena Gazette says: We were
shown to-day, at the Merchants
Bank. gold brick valued over two
thousand dollars. 1t measured four
inches in length, "a inches in width,
and ! 4 inches in thickness. The ore
Of which 1t was composed was taken
out Of mines in Oregon owned by Mr..
Joseph Copeland, of Shullsburg, TO
whom the brick was sent.
a meeting Of the Wisconsion pio-
neer Association will be held at the
capitol, in Madison, at IL o'clock noon,
Wednesday, July Il. The member
ship Of tile association consists Of
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