Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19
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J. W. Odgers, dentist, spent Saturday
and Sunday in Mineral Point.
Mineral jumped last week from 1924
to S27 per thousand.
William Penrose and wife Of Chi
cago, are in town.
Dist. Attorney Taylor and Mr.. John
Kittoe of Linden, were in town Thurs
day.
Mr.. Geo. Wearne, Of Linden, left on
Wednesday mornings train for Colo
RADIO.
VIM. LANNON'S winter wheat, north
of town, yielded twenty-five bushels to
the acre, all of good qua lily.
Regular trains between this city and
Milwaukee will be run on and after
Monday next. See timetable.
During the past month James Hutch-
ison cut and stacked over two hundred
tons of hay from his farm south of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ii. Waggoner Of
Richland Center. came down from
Madison on Saturday, to attend the flu
neral of Mr.. and Mrs. BENEFITS young
est child.
Mr.. Henry Rowell, man promi-
lnently identified with the early history
of Iowa county, was III town on Thurs
day H is now engaged in extensive
mining operations at Highland.
On Tuesday of this week Mr.. John
Hutchinson was thrown from a load of
hay and was very severely shocked.
We are glad to learn that lie is not SO
seriously injured as was at first feared.
We acknowledge the receipt of the
premium list of the Boscobel agrlcul-
tural and driving park association.
The fair will be held Oct 4, >, 6, and :.
Rev. J. Il. Bachman. on last Sunday.
preached the first sermon that was ever
preached i'll the village of Livingston.
A congregation of several hundred
met in the depot.
Forest Tucker, Esq, gener freight
agent of the Illinois Central R'y, with
his wife and family, came up over the
railroad, in special ear. on Thursday
morning. They are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs Geo. w. Cobb.
On Tuesday evening while drawing
hay, Simon I.anyon was thrown on a
pile of stones by the tipping over of
the load, the front bones of the leg
being fractured and the ankle joint
very badly bruised. The fracture was
reduced by DR.. Tallman.
The Prairie du Chen Courier says
that there is considerable sickness in
that city and county at the present
time, principally malaria fever and
summer complaint. Although no
deaths have occurred from it, still it
requires the best of treatment to over
come it.
Will Leahy, conductor on the narrow
gauge, was in town on Saturday last.
The company talk of broadening the
gauge of the road some time during
the present season, and if Will is fair
sample of the freight they carry over
their road, we should judge that there
is need of so doing.
The corn market experienced a rather
lively boom during the past week, ow-
ing in part to the reports of continued
dry weather in the corn districts and
estimates that the yield will not be
half an average. Buyers offered 55h
cents in Milwaukee, and $50 cents in
| Chicago. few days ago.
The Montfort Independent says
The Northwestern railroad company
has commenced to build around house,
also turn-table at this place. We ex-
pect the broad gauge here within two
weeks. Then hurrah for Montfort
Chicago won't be anywhere What
will Montfort do when it gets here?
VIII she celebrate"
Died, in Madison, on Saturday morn
ing, August Is, Mabel, only daughter of
W. II. and Lou C. Bennett, aged s
months. The death of the child was
quite sudden and unexpected. it having
been i'll but short time. The parents
and family came down from Madison
on Saturday evening on the sad mis-
sion of taking the remains TO this city
for interment in Graceland Cemetery.
The bereaved ones have the heartfelt
sympathy Of many friends.