Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30

One million more pounds of wheat
were Shipped over TO Mineral Point
Railroad in 1879 than in 1878.
The Grand Lodge \. Q. L. W, meets
in Milwaukee next week. Mr.. W, H.
Curry is the representative from this
city.
At Nick lIartert'S ball next Tues-
day evening the music will be fur
niShed by Smiths String Band. which
will be enlarged by the addition of
several new Instruments,
A John Horn has determined tn keep
the city cool next summer. For the
past few weeks hr has had large
force Of men 1T work harvesting ice
Besides hundreds of tons which he
has cut ana sold On the dam he has
packed over five hundred tons tor his
warm weather trade
4 Our representative from the north
rem district, Hon. Richard Kennedy. is
"a member Of the Assembly COM
mittee on Militia. Hon Geo. Cox is
chairman Of the committee on AS
Sesmeut ANA collection of taxes. sen
ator McGrew is one of the committee
on Federal Relations.
Mr.. 4. W. Ben, Esq, Of platteville,
recently received II ine large con. III
nation lock safe which failed to open
on the combinations sent The firm
who sold the safe sent man from
Chicago, who was compelled to bur
glari2e the door by boring into it. be-
fore he succeeded in opening it, 1t
was found that the proper combina-
ton had not been given.
On Friday last Mr.. Isaac Comfort
sold to Mr., John Billings one of his
very best Young Phyllis bulls the
SeN Earl of Lomhardy Park-got
by Fifth Earl Of lIa2elwood (Which
cost Mr.. Comfort 5000 from Belle of
the West (Which cost him 5000 Mr..
Comfort also sold to Mr.. Billings two
choice Durham heiterS. coming two
years old, which are to be retained on
Mr.. Comforts place until bred te
Lord Wiley" Mr., Billings shows 4
commendible disposition to improve
his stock
\ SAD ACCDENT.-We learn that
ON last Monday evening, Mr. William
Perry, Il young man of about ~ years
old, fireman on the Mineral Point rail
road had his leg broken Just below the
knee. He had been IN the round
house, and when going out he STUN.
bled and fell upon Il pile Of wood
which Was lying near the doorway
| The young man was taken to the resi-
denee of Mr.. John lIoare, Of this city
when DR.. Eastman was summoned
Al last accounts he was doing rs wei
as could be expected.
On Tuesday of last week. Miss Mary
Kruse was arraigped before Justice
Marshall, of Platteville. upon charge
of assaulting one McCarty, for throw
ing pepper in his face and eyes. She
plead guilty, and was fined five dollars
and costs. Failing to pay, she was
sent TO Lancaster, where, upon hei
arrival, telephone dispatch was
awaiting her, from the Justice, stating
that her costs and fine had been paid
Thereupon she returned at once tc
Platteville.-Cor. Herald.
There is considerable mining going
on in Mfllin, and as a result business
is quite brisk in our village. Mifflir
is supplied with tirst-class hotel
Mr.. Thos. Warne, proprietor, who
takes great pleasure In providing fol
ihe comfort Of his guests. The -four
ing mill of VIM. Bainbridge is under
going repairs and he will soon have
one of the best mills In this section
: Our schools are now In charge OF Mr.
T. Patefeld and Miss b. Meigs. MifiiiT
is supplied with three stores, two
wagon shops. two blacksmith shops
1.-TWO butcher and one shoemaker shop
Cor. Witness.
| Galena Gazette: The address o.
Grand Councillor, Phil. Allen, of Min
eral Point, at Perseverance Lodg,
last evening. is said to have been 1
mastery effort, and was listened Il
| by large number of ladies and gen
tlemen who crowded the hall to til
utmost capacity. The speaker address
sed the audience for about one hour
land half on the origin Of the Good
lTemplars' order, and an explanation
of its aims and objects, The lecture
was both pleasing and instructive
and will aid materially in advancing
the interests Of Perseverance Lodge
land in promoting the cause Of TEN.
lperance in this community.
! The chioaoo Ctnnk man ~ Januarv