Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-23
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point. Friday, July %, 1880,
Terms:--S1.50 per year, in Advance,
LOCAL ITEMS.

out to his partner. Sam. Harris,
DR., 0dgers has new dental sigh
handsome novel and attractive.
Our machince men report large
sales of harvesting machines this
season.
Blanchartlyille has 4 small, neatly
printed local paper styled, the Phono-
graph.
The Cold Water Temple of this city
held 4 very pleasant picnic on Thurs
day of last week.
Rev. Mr.. Cloak. of California.
preached at Trinity Church on sun
day last.
Thos. PrieStley was in Chicago this
week buying buggies. carriages. etc,
for Priestley & Bohan.
Our Dodgeville correspondent sends
US a list of very interesting items for
to-day's paper.
Mr.. J. Ill, Terry, wife and family,
are visiting Mr.. Terrys old home in
Suffolk County, New York.
Miss Sarah .Ansley is visiting her
sister. Mrs. n. G. Coad. Of Patterson
vile, Iowa.
Mrs. Bachman and children returned
last week from Boscobel, where they
had been visiting relatives.
Mr.. w. &. Pettis. of Chicago, is
visiting in this city with Mr.. James
Brewer, ,Jr
The Republicans Of this district will
hold their congressional convention
at Platteville, August oath.
Read the notice of the railroad ex-
cursion to Clear Lake, Iowa, op the
10Th inst.
Harvesting commenced last week
and many farmers now have all their
wheat in shock.
DR.. w. II. Van Dusen, of Montfort,
made the DEMOCRAT u pleasant call
on Tuesday.
The members of the Mineral Point
Temple of Honor have decided to
have rail road excursion to Rock
ford, August 25th.
Rev. q. Magdrick will preach, in
German, ut the NJ. T.. Church of this
city on Sunday next. at -: so o'clock,
p. m.
Rev. NJ. b. Balch. Of the M. Il.
church and Rev. l.. j. Jenkins, of the
Presbyterian church. exchanged pull
pits on last Sunday evening.
The contract for doing the work on
the line Of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
st. Paul railroad between Monroe and
Gratiot was let last week.
Miehaelson & co. have commenced
building handsome new store in
BlanehMdville, to take the place Of
the one that was burned short time
ago
Grand Master j. II. McMullen, Of
the \. o. L. w. of Wisconsin viii
lecture in the City Hall on next Tues
day evening.
County Superintendent Jones an
nounees that the annual Institute for
teachers Of Iowa County will be held
at Dodgeyille, commencing on the sd
of August and continuing two weeks.
The cantata, Of QUEEN ESTHER will
be given in the City lIall, Mineral
Point, on Tuesday and "Wednesday
evenings, August ~ and I'll, By Prof.
S. T. Osborne, Mrs Mary Priestley
and others. Il. Scott Aus!cy, musical
director
Next weeks DEMOCRAT will con-
tain the list of Premiums to be award
ell by the S. W. Wis. Industrial Assoc
citation at the coming Fair. \ large
number Of extra copies will be print
ed and circulated. It viii be good
issue for advertisers.
The census returns for Iowa county
show the population Of the several
towns to be as follows Arena l,S04
Clyde 10; Dodgeyilie duclHding vii
lage} 30; village sc Dodgeyille jig,
Eden 9l5, Highland CinelGding vii
lagc 1896; village Of Highland Cos;
Linden 1896; Mihlin los; Mineral
Point 400; city Of Mineral Point
2,9l5; Moscow a22: Pulaski Cincluding
village Of AyoeA l.4OJ: village Of
Ayoca 10; Ridgeway 2.io7i Valid
wick 500: Wyoming 735. Total ", g5J.
The Darlington Democrat says that
the man Winters Who lately escaped
from the Lafayette county jail WAS
captured i'll Freeport and brought
back 10 Darlington hy sheriff Wad-
dington. Winters says that in making
his escape he came near losing his life.
He was standing on Il chair and lad
IN getting his head through
the opening in tie cell door used p
hand III food. WHOM tllr chaig slipped
from under him ana left lin hanging