Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-11-04

Santa Claus has telegraphed ahead
that he will make lis headquarters at
J. A. Spratler's during the holiday
season. Some of his goods, consisting
of all kinds of toys. have already ar
ready arrived. Look out for further
announcement in the advertising col
umns of the DEMOCRAT
Jessie P. Smoker, late of Okobagee,
Iowa, and formerly of Highland. this
county, has just returned from the
west, and contemplates reopening in
the legal profession in Dodgeville or
Eden. Mr.. Smoker has shown a large
reserve of good judgment in returning
from the west; for nobody was ever
elected President who lived in town
with The jaw-wrenching name of
"0kohagee.'
Mr.. sam. Mckenzie, Cumberland.
Md. writes: " 1 am IS years of age.
About four years ago ! began TO go into
decline. / suffered from dyspepsia.
stone in the bladder, weak lungs and
general nervous debility. Nothing l
tried did me any good until l used
Browns Iron Bitters. This remedy
has made me strong and robust again,
and | feel all the fire and activity Of
youth once more in my veins Nv
Gundry & Gray are SO well known
that 1t seems like waste of paper to
inform the public that they have inst
returned from New York, Boston and
Philadelphia, with one of the best
selected stocks of Dry Goods ever offer
ed in this city. For the benefit of
citizens and people of the surrounding
country, we would announce that they
have everything in the Dry Goods line
to suit all, and prices way down lower
than ever before offered in this city.
G. & G.
One of the finest buildings in the
county is that erected by George 4
Mason, in the village of Ridgeway. Oh
the line of the c. X y. w. R'y. 1t is d
two-story building, seventy-six feet
long, twenty-five feet wide and thirty
feet high, with a large high basement
The basement is to be used for ware
room, the first floor to be used as 4
general store, and the upper story fan
Il dwelling, the whole to be connected
BY a large passenger elevator. Mr.
Mason is now in Chicago buying 4
large stock of goods, which he will, in
partnership with his son, open up in
a few days.
AS this is the season of the year
when many people lay in their winters
supply of wood, it might be interesting
to those at loss to find Il ready
and reliable method of securing good
measurement, to give plan suggested
by one of our citizens. 1t is, to have a
water-tight box constructed, with a
faucet attached, and having a capacity
of one cord, more or less; put the
wood in the box, then pour i'll enough
water to completely fill the vacant space,
then draw off and measure the water
deduct the amount Of water from the
capacity Of the box, and the result will
be almost the actual quantity of wood
received This method might not be a
practical one, but it would certainly
prove IN effectual preventative again st
the usual Misrepresentation
On Thursday evening OF last week,
Mr.. viii c. Jones and Miss Florence
Robinson, of Dodgeville, started off on
Il wedding tour, without Gt is said) the
formality Of being married. Both
parties are of manageable age, he
being over tweuty-one, and she being
over eighteen Years of age; which fact
diSrobeS the occurrence of its usual
sensational character They had a
right III the strict code of law and
morals to go away in case the parents
persisted in their objections to their
alliance. If they got married the first
opportunity after leaving, they might
have escaped criticism as etfectually
as they escaped the vigilance of the
parents Of Miss Florence; which, by
some oversight in the arrangement, we
are informed. they neglected to do.
However, that little mistake was soon
easily corrected; and If this be the last
time either OF them run away from
anybody, the domestic atmosphere will
not be seriously infected. Their first
night of search for freedom and nup-
tial independence occurred at Mineral
Point, when they took the early train
for some western junction.