Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-02


three-bench bob-sleighs for sale, cheap.
Enquire at this office.
The telephone connected With the
Mineral Point u Dodgeville Telegraph
line is in good working order, and is
giving the very best of satisfaction.
Found, Christmas Eve. about !
o'clock, T. NJ. between the II. NJ.
Church and VIM. Teasdale's residence
a pair of gloves, evidently belonging
to a boy from 10 to IL years of age.
We understand that the blaze in
Henry's bank, which we mentioned
last week came from the lamp being
turned up too highland not from any
fault of the lamp itself, which was
one of Harris 4 Smiths safety lamps
the best i'll use.
MessrS. VIM. T. Henry and John
Hutchinson, of this city, have struck
a big lead on ground owned by them
lying between the two Pecatonicas.
We were informed that sheet of
dry bone twenty inches in thickness
has been discovered, from which i
yield of two ton of bone per day can
easily be taken out.
Darlington Dem: Bert Miller who
was advertised to appear in Dubuque
about three weeks ago, under the aus
pieces of the Randall Guards, has deci-
ded to visit that city on Janusry IL.
IA, Is. Is and II, 1880, and give one
of his unique military entertainments.
He will be assisted by Miss Lillian
Blondelle, of Chicago. and an array of
home talent.
\ joint meeting of the Wisconsin
Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Let
tiers and the Wisconsin State Teach
ers Association was held on Monday
evening at the capitol at Madison.
President Chaplin of Beloit college,
president of the academy, delivered
an address on The Nature and
Methods of Science, with Thoughts
on leading Sciences The teachers
association had no business, but only
assembled to be edited with the work
of the academy.
Frank Hanscom leaves the Post
office with the first of the new year.
He has been Assistant L. NJ. at this
place for the past five years, having
filled during that time most laborious
and painstaking position, and has
proven himself not only faithful but
possessed of a high order of business
ability. He is ono of the last men
Mineral Point could afford to lose, and
the hearty goodwill of host of
friends are with Frank wherever he
goes.
The Good Tem2lars OF this city held
an open lodge meeting at their hall on
Christmas Eve. An entertainment
of vocal and instrumental music was
given, after which supper was par
taken of by those desiring it, which
was followed by several speeches.
1t was announced that those desiring
to stop and witness the Old Year out
and the New Year in could have the
opportunity of doing 50. About fifty
of the young people spent the even
ing in merry making until the hour
of twelve was announced when a
general shaking of hands and "A
Happy New Year to ALL brought
the entertainment to 4 close.
We are informed that Mr. Ohler-
king of Highland, has again been re-
warded with what promises to be a
rich find in the Lower Magnetism,
some fifty feet below where his for
mer bunch WAS met with. The dis
coyery is quite recent, and it is i'm
possible to say what its dimensions
will prove to be. This much seems
shown, that mineral openings in that
rock are to be looked for underlyin gone
another, with mineralized seams con-
Meeting, much as they are found to be
in the dolomite above. The depth at
which this deposit has been reached is
gwen us as 179 feet below the collar
Of the shaft, which as we understand.
is planted somewhere two thirds its
extent down within the st. Peter
Sandstone. What is noticeable is
that though water was encountered
above. in such force as to require
special provision to be made for con-
Quoting 1t off the present bed of the
works, considerably below the bed Of
the Wisconsin river, is dry.
They have been having first-class
row over in Sank county. An old
man named johnson had q falling
out with a niece who was living with
him, and she wished to take away
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