Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-10
LOCAL ITEMS.


open meeting IN i few weeks.
Wood has been ii GOOD demand III
this city during the week.
Francis Little advertises two hun
dred cords of wood for sale,
Get Your Chickens ready for the
Chicken Show which will occur Jan,
4, >, q, and :. 1881.
Arrangements are being made for
4 course Of letues in this city during
the Winter.
The NJ. l.. Literary society viii
meet at the residence Of David lacka,
on Saturday evening.
The Mondell House Of Prairie lu-
Chen was destroyed hv tire Oh Thurs
day of last week.
The Calico Hop by the II. \ &. I.
Club, at the I. 5. Hotel, tonight will
Ne the event Of the week.
Read the advertisement of Peter
Schultz, merchant of Cobb, to he
found in another column.
The st. Paul company is putting up
shops at Dubuque. \ 1900
Corliss engine will furn-
ish the driving power.
The tax roll of the City of Mineral
Point, for the year 1880, Is in the
hands Of the City Treasurer for col
lection.
The railroad agent at Woodman,
Grant county had two $50 gold pieces
passed upon him, which afterwards
proved to be counterfeitS.
The City Treasurer of Prairie du-
Chen absconded a short time ago, be-
ing defaulter to the City III the
amount Of over two thousands dollars
The Good Templars of this city re-
ports that the membership of their
Lodge is rapidly increasing. An in
tcresting lodge meeting is held every
Friday eveing.
Uno Widestrand, General Agent of
the we'll known Music House of
Storey X Camp, Chicago, has Just ar
rived in the city, and will make his
headquarters With the lIoare Bros. At
the u. 5. Hotel,
The adjustcr for this state, of the
Manchester Fire Insurance Company,
was here during the week and paid
the amount Of insurance on DR.. Wv
ian's goods which We're damaged by
the fire.
Or. j. W. WaSsall, who is now in
Ann Arbor, Michigan, completing his
dental education, will spend the hol-
idays in Mineral Point. He will be
in his office on Monday morning, Dec.
20th, to remain two weeks.
Is Supper will be furnished. to-
gether with oysters, III the Lecture
II oom Of the Presbyterian Church on
Christmas night, Thursday Dec. 25th,
from 4 till II O'clock lIoare Bros,
will furnish some music.
The Tax Roll for the City of Min
eral Point for the year 1880, is now in
my hands for collection. | can be
in my office in the City Hall during
business hours, ready 10 receive the
same. Nicholas Schmit, City Treas
urer.
The Galena, and Southern Wiscon-
sin Marrow Gauge railroad, the new
road from Monfort 70 Madison, and
the new road from Milwaukee TO
Madison have been consolidated
under the title Of Milwaukee & Maj
iSon railroad
Rev. $. Trant, Of Highland has been
appointed to the pastoral of Il Chuch
in Fon du Lac, and Will soon remove
to the latter place. Father Trant
will be greatly missed by the people
of Highland, to whom by his worth as
a man and faithfulness ms a Christian
he has so endeared himself
Next week Hoare Bros. will open
their music store III the u. :. Hotel
Their stock will consist Of
a full line of all kinds of musical mer
chandise. Their goods will be i;st
class and they will offer them at the
lowest prices. These enterprising
young musicians deserve a good pat
ronage and We believe they will re-
ceive it.
Prairie du CHEN Courier This
year has already made sad havoc with
the old settlers OF Crawford county,
hardly a day passes but we hear Of
another added to the list of the de-
parted, and now we learn Of three
more Of the very oldest. who died
last week, Of whom are Mr.. John
Cummins, of Rolling Ground; Mrs.
Blaksley. of Scott and Mrs. J.. Law
rence,of Haney.
Prairia du Chen Courier; Another