Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06

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Samuel Jenkin. Jr. has opened a
i hardware store and tin shop in Grati0t,
La Fayette county.
The farmers are all busily engaged
in planting, which is partly owing to
our city being 50 dull ut present.
Mrs. Collins returned from Chicago
bringing with her q fine stock Of mil
linery goods.
\. J. O'Keefe, of Darlington, was in
town "Wednesday evening". He had
been in attendance at court III Dodge
vile.
A son of Jas. Stevens who has been
in the far west for some time past, re-
turned home recently, and remains in
this city at present.
Mrs. Peter Toay, Of the town Of Min
eral Point, died on Monday after a
short illness. Her death is mourned
4 by many friends.
\ 4 number Of mechanics are at work
I building up the village of Edmund.
| Drillers are at work drilling we'll on
which a large windmill and town
pump will be erected.
! Mr.. John Kim visited Chicago few
weeks ago and purchased fine stock
Of furniture. He offers the same cheap
| for cash. See new advertisement IN
another column.
7 Mrs. McPhail, for thirty years a res
ident of British Hollow, Grant county,
has removed to this city TO live with
her daughter, Mrs. Thos. Lewis.
4 new fence has been placed around
the lot of the brick building opposite
DR.. Van Dusen's residence. which
greatly improves the appearance of the
property.
An order has been issued by the
Postof1ice Department declaring that
postal cards with anything but the di-
rectlon Oh the address side are unmail-
able.
I 'Fhe Iowa county circuit court is in
session at Dodgeville. As most of the
cases have been put over until the fall
term, it is expected that court will ad-
I lourn to-day or tomorrow.
several earnest and enthusiastic mu-
Sicians are making an effort to organ
I ize Il good brass band, and to procure
| instruments for the same. We hope
their efforts will be crowned with sue
! cess.
Our harIw are men have been busy
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stocks Of nails which they lucky pur-
chased II few weeks ago, when nails
were about twenty-five per cent cheap
Ell than they are at present.
John WasleY is building the founda-
ton for 4 new dwelling house which
he is about To erect on the site of the
old ~ L Church building The house
is to he built cottage style, and will be
f . hand nnn when PDmnlptpI
Mrs. Johnson, mother of Mrs. John
! Clovney, of this city, and of Mrs. Jas.
Benson, Of the town Of Mineral Point,
died ut the home of the latter, on Mon
day Her remains were inferred i'll
this city on Tuesday afternoon.
The display OF flower and plans in
Mrs. kissellS store and restaurant look
very fine indeed, as do those in the win
dow Of our our old friend. Doctor
Appel's Oriental barber shop; and also
! those i'll the Office of the L. 5. hotel.
DR.. !. w Wassall will leave this city
on Monday next to attend the meet
ings Of the Illinois Dental Society to
he held during the week at Rock
Island. Ills Office will necessarily be
closed until his return on Monday,
May 10th.
John Spensley is going to put new
| plate-glaSS front in the post office build
/ ing and greatly improve it in other
I particulars One of the improvements
contemplated is to give the Democrat
! office more room in which to carry on
/ its rapidly increasing business.
j Assessors were to commence bust
resS the first Monday in May; but as
/ far us heard from assessors in this
county have not received their person
al property blanks yet. Perhaps those
i Cinnamon, as the Darlington Demo-
crat calls them, were better at bidding
on the county printing than they
are at doing it.
Rev. NJ. Chase of Illinois ofliciated
| III Trinity Church of this city on sun
! day last. At Il meeting of the vestry on
Monday afternoon unanimous cal
/ to the reetorship Of the parish was
/ rendered him. He retu rned to his
home in Illinois on Tues day morning
and will shortly announce his de cislor
in letter 10 the senior warden.
The Highland CORES pendent of The
Montfort Independent says: "Oul
zine and lead mining is looking better
and prospects for better still, seyera
have struck new and rich mines o.
lead and jack and all along the line
will soon he crushing. MeSsrs. Ken
nedy and Flynn have 4 steam engine
ut work, and when their ponderous
pile is ready for market it will take /;
thousand teams or a narrow gauge t
haul it off.
john Hail. Il brewer of Potosi, Grant
county, committed suicide on Thurs
: day night, April 18th. He left home
during the evening, went to his brew
cry. made bed Of blankets, and la,
down thereon, and during the night
placed pistol to his head and blew on
his brains. Search was instituted fo
him this morning when he was foun'
as above described. lie was So years
of age. leaves wife and three child
rem, and ended his life because of fail
ing business. financial embarrassment
? and poor health.
John l.ogue, one Of the subStantiG
men OF La Fayette county, made tn
Democrat office short call on Tues
day. He wishes 10 retire from activ
life, and offers his splendid stock farl
: for sale or rent. See his advertisement
in another column. The farm is on
of the best in southwestern Wisconsin
The dwelling house Moses Stevenson
/ of the town of Waldwick, caught fir
Friday morning and came near burn
T. ing to the ground. Prompt and vigoI
: Gus efforts of the neighbors subdue
the flames and saved the building. Tn
. cause of the fire is unknown, but it i
supposed the fire caught fire from til
stove pipe.
A firm in Darlington has paid OF
$4,000 for cattle this winter. Cue:
they are 4 little ahead of MS on cattl
o but don't believe they can come up t
us on hogs. The shipments TO mark,
last fall averaged seven car loads
hogs day for ten consecutive day
Can you beat that, Darlington p,
any Of the rest of the towns in this SCI
atOrial distriet.-Richland Democrs
=. One firm. or rather a solid man
Mineral Point. paid out over six
I'D thousand dollars in single month la
winter. Taking this month for an a
erage of last winter. which contain,