Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

MeellllE IN inns city, on Friday. Oct
18TH.
Hon. Moses NJ. Strong will speak on
the political issues OF the day, At the
City Hall, on Tuesday evening next.
The fact that court is i'll session al
Dodgeyile Viii account for the al
sence of our lawyers from the city.
We understand that Queen Esther
Will be produced shortly by COM
pany Of Dodgeville ladies and gentle
men.
Hon. Charley Williams, of James
vile. will speak in Lenahan's Hall to-
night for Garfield, Arthur and Hazel
ton.
Married, by the Rev. =. Allen, ST.,
OIL saturday, Oct. I'd. Mr.. Thomas Day
and Mrs. Mary Siddle; both of this
city.
Calvert SpenSlcy, VIM. II. Prideaux,
sam J. Wright, John Manley. and
others from this place. were in Mon
roe this week.
Democrats Of this city will meet ut
their club room on Saturday evening,
to complete arrangements for the
mass meeting of Friday next.
George Miller and Jos. Arthur, Jr.,
who have been working in the mines
In Utah for the past tive years, came
home few days ago.
Joseph Deller returned from New
York last week, after y considerable
stay in that city, purchasing goods for
his fall and winter trade.
Win and Leslie Moffett and George
Read left by team, for Minneapolis,
Minnesota, their future home, on
Wednesday morning.
Jas. NJ. Mulhairn returned from
Chicago on Saturday, where he
bought large stock of goods for his
tobacco ard cigar store.
One Of the hotels of Milwaukee Was
bnrslarized ON Monday night, and the
thieves secured about nine hundred
dollars worth of watches, jewelry and
money.
Mrs. Kenyon, an old lady of Prairie
du Chen, came TO the rescue of IL
grandchild, whose clothing had taken
tire, and was herself burned to death.
The child also died in few hours.
The Wisconsin hop crop has been
virtually 4 failnre this year. The
usual crop il from eight thousand to
ten thousand bales; whereas this year
II will barely reach live thousand
bales.
Mr.. |. c. Comfort, proprietor of
Lombardy Park Farm, Linden, ship
ped Il thoroughbred bull calf To Mr.
John I. Williams, of Boonsborough,
Iowa. The price received was $3.50
Mr., Williams never saw the calf until
1t was shipped to him. but he is post
ed in regard to stock breeders.
Hon. T.. a. Orton, of Darlington, ad.
dressed the Garfield and Arthur club
OF Mineral Point, at the City Hall, on
Thursday evening. Rhe address MAS
agreeable 10 the liStners. The club is
named in honor Of James a. Garfield.
ONO congressman. of DeGoyler con-
tract and Credit Mobilier fame, and
Chester A. ArthHr, an eX-colector of
the port of New York. Garfield also
originated the $500 puzzle.
i. J. Bennett, of the Tribune. has
lot of fine Black Cochin fowls which
he desires to SELL Mr.. Bennett took
first and second premiums on Black
CochinS. at the last Fair of the 5. ".
Wis. Industrial Association, aud his
fowlsare admired by al chicken fan
cicrS who have seen them. Any
person in want Of this breed IT fowls
viii % well % patronizr Mr. BEN
nett
Tie ladies " Trinity Church have
made arrangements for 4 grand rail-
road excursion to Chicago, on Tuesday,
the 10Th inst. The train will iease
early in the morning and arrive at
Chicago abost noon. The fare for
the round trip will be only six dollars.
Tickets will he good to return until
October 25th, inclusive. This exear-
sion gives everybody a chance To take
a cheap and pleasant trip to Chicago.
and a great many people will doubt
less avail themselves Of the opportu-
nifty. The ladies' are to be congratu-
lated on the fine prospect for 4 sue
cessful excursion.
On Sunday morning last. Colin
Goldsworthy found stray horse in
his pasture The horse was saddled,
but not bridled, and quite lame. Colin
took care Of the horse, and was about
to advertise him as = stray; but on
Tuesday he discovered that the horse
belonged to Felix AcCahe. of tie
town Of Kendall, Lafayette county.
EalfN had a..