Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-05

muSlcdI clIdideteI VIII Ue given IN the
lecture room of the N. E. Church. next
Monday evening. August s. Admission
ten cents.
Mrs. e. Collins has sold out her mil
linerv business to Mrs. Jas. Gribb!e.
who viii hereafter carry on the bust
ness at Mrs Collins old stand. Mrs.
Gribble will purchase large stock of
goods for the fail trade. ard will en-
ploy lirst-elass Chicago trimmer to
trim her goods artistically
The twelfth annual fair 81 tile 5. W.
Wis. I. y. will be held in this city.
commencing four weeks from next
Tuesday. With favorable weather it
will be the grandeSt exhibition Of az
ricultural and mechanical products
ever held III this section of the state.
John T. Jones. County Judge. by adj
vice of his physician, will take 4 two
weeks vacation after next Monday.
and % fishing, fol he benefit Of his
health. Any papers in County Court
business can be filed during his ab-
sence, with John NJ. Dale. Clerk Of TIC
Circuit Court.
Alex McGuigan, formerly 4 resident
of Mineral Point. and son-in-law Of
Jas. Smith, ST., was accidentally Killed
in Chicago on FRIDAY last His team
ran away and drew the wagon over
him and broke his neck, killing him
instantly, lie leaves a wife and large
family.
That stirring business man. Vim.
Strauss, has decided to emigrate Ia the
lively town Of Spencer, Iowa. where
he will sell dry goods and manufacture
and sell clothing. We understand that
he has already rented store building
and intends to move to Spencer in time
to catch the fall trade. Success, Mr..
Strauss.
When the improvements which are
being made on the city hall building
are completed. Mineral Point Will
have something our people have
long felt the need ola first class
hall for public entertainments The
main hall will be 4ON47 and will com
fortably seat about four hundred and
fifty or five hundred persons. The
stage will be 12x42
The first number of tie Shulisburg
Free Press has reached our table Il
is well printed, well edited newspa-
per, and its attractive advertising col
umns speak yolgmes for the enterprise
of the business men of 1.-THE Burg"
The paper is edited by II. Z. Mcclellan,
a former Mineral Point boy, and for
mer fellow-deyil Of the publishers of
the Democrat.
Dodgeyille Chronicle: The audience
which assembled at the court house on
last Friday evening, to hear the con-
cert by the Hoarc Bros. concert troupe
of Mineral Point, were not one Whit
disappointed in their expectations of a
rich musical treat. The instrumental
music was truly grand, while the vocal
portion Of the programme was also
finely rendered and highly appreciated.
The following officers were elected
at Emery Lodge, |. 0. &. T., July 10Th,
1881: W. c. l.. Stansmore Vivian; w.
Y. T., Nellie Tink; w. Il. S, Orrin
Beardsley; W. +. S, Phil. Allen, il. ::
Treas, Mrs. Lizzie Allen; w. G., Rev.
VIM. sIacka, Jr.; Marshal, l.. Wright;
Guard, Emily Darlington; Sentinel,
VIM. Jones: Organist, Eta Gray; Z.
w. G. T., j. b. Tcasdale.
Johnny Yates met With very seri-
Gus accident on Monday afternoon
at about o'clock. He was working on
repairs on the City Hall. and as he was
standing on the scaffold right out in
front OF the hall, the scaffoldlng under
him gave way, and he fell, striking on
the stone steps below, breaking his col
lar bone, and it was ut first thought
otherwise severely injuring him; but
he is now doing We'll under the care Of
Drs. Vivian and Eastman.
Perry Austin, the man who stole Il
team from John Collins, was caught at
his old home in Belmont, about the last
place III the world a person would
think of looking for him. Austin
said that lie had left the team and
buggy at Ripon, and on Wednesday
morning deputy-sheriff Healey started
for that place to recover the stolen
property. Austin is now III Jail at
Dodgeville. He has served term in
the reform school, and the probable
tiles now are that during the next few
years he will take the full course at
Waupun.
\ representative Of the Democrat
visited Cobb Oh Monday. and found the
people of that village ioyfully awaiting
the arrival OF the iron horse. on the
line of the Chicago and Northwestern
R'y. The cars will reach Cobb on We'd
nesday, the 10th inst. The day will be
celebrated III 4 becoming manner by
the good people of Cobb and surround
ing country. The people of the village
appear to be alive TO their interests.
and evidences Of improvements and
new business enterprises are to beseen
on every hand. The sun never sLone
Oh any fairer country than that which
surrounds the pleasantly located village
Of Cobb. Dr. Andrews is the fortu-
nate possessor Of thirty nine unoccu-
pied lots in the heart of the town.
The Show.