Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-10-14
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sheet. and otherwise greatly improved.
The Independent is good newspaper
and one deserving of success.
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Anyone wishing TO know the position
taken on state politics bY the Wiscon-
sin Temperance Journal, published IN
this city. can learn it to their satisfac-
ton by at once subscribing for that
paper-fifty cents year in advance
Some of our temperance dress
paraders, who figure in politics as
republican, are opposed to the temper
ance ticket for the ingenious reason
that they ID not think that morality
and politics should be mixed. Sound.
The fair of The Iowa County Agricul-
tural Society, held at Dodgeville last
week was !; success. despite the I'M
favorable weather of Wednesday ana
Thursday A very large number of
people We're in attendance on Thu rs
day
/ The funeral of Edward O'Hare.
which took place on Friday. was very
largely ATTENDED by friends Of III
deceased The procession arrived III
this city 1t II o'clock i. N. and reached
from tie foot Of High Street to the
Y. :. Hotel.
Dried beef. chopped 10 order. 1t J. \,
Spratler's. ID
Ed. Thomas, one of tie live business
men of Eden, was iii town on saturday
and dropped in to see the DEMOCRAT
His new store building ut Eden IS
completed, and he will move his stock
of furniture into it sometime during
the present week,
The bridge on the Mineral Point road,
one and half miles ea,t Of Linden,
was completely washed away by the
flood of Friday night The Mialin
road was covered With water III very
many places 50 Is 70 prevent travel
over il on Saturday.
Tie officers u the :. ". wis. /. a..
have purchased for fair grounds Thirty
acres Of land lately owned by the Min
eral Point Mining company, situated
I just west of GraceIand cemetery. The
/ purchase was made on Tuesday. from
Mr. Samuel Boales, Of Boston.
| c. II. James has just returned from
Chicago with L fine stock of jewelry.
clocks. watches, plated ware. etc. and
is prepared to suit tie wants of all
parties desiring anything in his line
Also fine display Of millinery goods
Of the latest and NEST fashionable
styles at bottom prices
+. Osborne i Son have received i
large stock II the celebrated Bradley
& Me,calf Boots and Shoes. and are The
only house il this place that sells this
make Of boots and Shoes The Bradley
& Metcalf boot and shoe is well known
throughout the northwest IS being
very superior boot and shoe Howl
The Piatteville Witness says that the
new plans for the erection of the
Masonic building at that place have
been received, and the committee are
now ready to receive bids for the
erection of the building, which is to be
completed on or before September lst,
1882
MI John Healey, Of this city, who
has been reading law for the past two
years in the Office Of /. Scott Ansley
was admitted to the bar at the recent
term Of court held i'll Dodgeyille. MI.
IIealey VIII undoubtedly make his
mark in the Legal profession. The
DEMOCRAT congratulates him on being
a full-hedged lawyer and wishes him
abundant success
VIM. Strauss, son in-law of Joseph
Deller, and for SO many Years head
clerk in Mr.. Deller's dry goods estab-
liShment, started one day last week for
his future home in Spencer, Iowa,
where together with the Grimm Broth
ers, he will carry Oh the clothing and
tailoring business. Mr.. S. is a live,
energetic business man. and will with
out doubt succeed i'll building III a
good business.
Platteyille Witness: On Tuesday
night, Oct. 4th. a sneak thief entered
the house Of Mr.. \. Brownwell, situa-
ted about a mile from Ellenboro,
through the door. they not being in the
habit of locking any of the doors, and
stole from chair at the head of the
bed a suit OF clothes. and made good
his escape without being pursued.
There was pocket-booh in the pants.
which contained some receipts. a note
and s. i'll money. Undoubtedly the
thief was expecting to make a good
stake, as Mr.. 3. had agreed to deliver
his hogs that day, but Is he was pre-
vented by the weather. tie thief was
greatly disappointed. Mr. b. says that
it was cool morning to look for
clothes
Eight head Of cattle, belonging to
Mr.. Jones, living on the old Priestley
farm, about three miles southeast of
this city, were run over and killed by
the incoming train on Saturday eve
ming, at about eight o'clock. There was
4 number of calves aud yearlings
among them, but still the loss is great.
Mr.. Jones usually drove his cattle home
in the evening ard shut them up for
the night, but for some reason he failed
to do 50 on Saturday Il IS supposed
the cattle broke through the fence and
were lying On the rack. when the train
came along and RIA over them
George Z. Ward. cIitor Of the Arena
star, who was a candidate for the nom
nation Of county superintendent of
schools in the republican convention,
i'll the last issue of his paper thus
speaks Of the democratic nominee