Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-02-13

Z. ID. Baker. of Paola. Dane county
spent several days. of last week Wis
iting his old home in Linden. He wa,
caller at the DEMOCRAT Office or
Monday last. He looks rs hale ana
hearty rs Of wore.
\ JoDayiess county man who didn't
care two shakes of lambs tail about
the newspapers, rode fourteen miles
through fierce snow storm to get a
copy Of y weekly that spoke Of him
rs "a prominent citizen"
The members cf the nodgeville
Temple of Honor have leased the Odd
Fellows hall of that village. The first
meeting in the new ball is expected t.
be m open one, i'll honor Of the first
anniversary of that Temple.
Found, on Sunday morning last. be,
tween the residence of Samuel Jen-
kins and John Haddeld. m article
of some value the owner can, by de-
scribing the same. get information ut
this office i'll regard to IT,
H. 5. We'll. manager of the Singer
Sewing Machine branch office at this
place, has fitted up rs nice an office rs
can he found anywhere. His rooms
are nicely carpeted and furnished, and
number of paintings add to the at
fractions of the place. Mr. We'll is
having good trade.
Died. in this city, on Monday last,
George Gates, aged about three years
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. d. n. Gates. Mr.
Gates was travelling in Iowa at the
time the death occurred. He was
informed of the sad fact by telegram
and his arrival is looked for to-day
Their many friends deeply sympathiz,
with the afflicted parents and Other
relatives.
BY the last postal decision business
men can save money by getting theil
bills and statements Of accounts print
ed. Statements Of account and bill,
of sale that are made out on paper
that is printed st the head can bt
sent through the mail for one cent i
the envelope is left unSealed; where
as, if made out on imprinted paper
they will cost three cents.
The n. d. c. (Which being interpret
ed means, Nonpariel Dance Club
gave one OF the best parties of tn,
season in Lenahans Hall, ON Frida.
evening last. The leading spirits O
the Club know how to get up dane,
and no mistake Prof. James Smitl
q Brother furnished the music 70,
the occasion. and for many hours tn,
dancers kept step to their lively ant
soul.Stirring strains.
The surveyors of the Chicago !
Tomah railroad company are pushing
their work and will soon reach Madi
son. 1t is the intention of the com
pany to put their road through t,
that city before the crops are move,
next fall, and thus set the advantage
OF transportation over competin,
roads. With the line completed t,
Madison and also up the Kickapoo, tn
Chicago & Tomah will be one OF tn
best paying roads in Wisconsin, Bos
cobel Dial.
Mr.. Joel Hubbard, of the town o
MifIlin, aged about forty years. wa
found dead on Thursday morning last
He had Ssen in usual health, and ha,
got up in the morning and gone to tn
stable to attend to feeding his stock
Not coming TO breakfast, as was hi
custom, his little girl went to call hin
when he was found in the barn yard
lying on the ground, being alread
dead. Mr.. Hubbard was the owner o
the land which separates the G.. & W
from the c. & T. Narrow Gauge rail
roads. He leaves a wife and fou
children to mourn his loss. The caus
of his death is supposed to have bee
heart disease.-Platteville Witness,
The Monroe extension to Dubuqu
is just as much in the dark, as far a
the building of the road is concerned
as il was two months ago. The off
GERS of the Chicago. Milwaukee & 81
Paul company here say that the roa
Is probably desirable thing for Mi
waukee as well as Dubuque; that the
would like to see the connection mad
etc. But at the same time these ger
tleman frankly say that in the matte
of facts the question stands just as
has for some time. When the prope
time comes for the development Q
plans under consideration to be mad
public, the matter will be given Il
full to the misrepresentation. Evemn
Wisconsin.
The people of Highland we're pair
fully shocked at about 10 a. m. o
Tuesday, by the very Sudden death 0
/ NJ EroyE l. cnht an inbuQfrtntta au