Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-23

at the presbyterian church on Christ
mas Eve, at half-past seven o'clock
sharp. The services VIII be varied
someWhlt from the customary order.
4 very interesting time is expected.
On Saturday evening last Mr.. Isaac
Comfort of Linden. sold to Mr.. James
Pellow. thoroughbred Durham bull
calf, the consideration being 1880.
Mr.. Pellow is to be commended for the
efforts which he is putting forth TO
improve his stock.
No one whose blood is impure can
feel well. There is weary, 1anguid
feeling, and often sense of discour-
agement and dependency. Persons
having this feeling of lassitude and de-
preston, should take Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla to purify and viiallze the blood.
Mr. Joseph Miller, ST., has shown Us
a fine specimen of lead ore. taken from
the mines of Miller & Stephens, on
| Vim. Jewells land in the town of
Linden. These mines are meeting the
anticipations of the owners, and
promise well for the future.
The following officers of Mineral
Point Lodge No. 1, F. Il A. N. were
elected for the ensuing year, at the an
nual communication Of the lodge ON
Tuesday evening: 5. J. Wright, ". NJ;
T. Priestley, S. w; VIM. Treweek, j.
W.; J. A. Spratler, Treasurer; J. p.
Tramel. Secretary.
The annual meeting of the Linden
Town Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Company will be held in the Town
Hall, Linden, on Tuesday, the Sd day
of January, 1882, at 10 o'clock III the
forenoon.
JOHN LEE, President,
JOHN TREGoNNING, Sec'y.
Mr.. Herman GUM. who has been
head clerk of Mr.. J. Deller's dry
goods and clothing emporium for some
time, will leave OH Monday for Austin,
Minnesota. Mr. GUM is wide-awake,
active and affable gentleman. We I'M
derstand that he will return here next
spring.
Ansley Gray. formerly of this place
is maintaining an enviable reputation
as temperance lecturer in the west.
He is spoken of as being as eloquent
as the gifted Blaine, and it is said that
Governor st. John of Kansas, ranks
him as second to no other temperance
lecturer.
The taxes in Dodgeyille have been
steadily increasing for several years;
they now approximate 81 per cent.
Next year, it is thought, the tax-levying
power, instead of determining how
much tax they will levy, will determine
what per cent. Of their property each
man shall keep.
Hon. Geo. C. Cox shipped from this
city to Chicago one day last week a
carload of hogs that were raised on his
farm in the town of Waldwick The
entire carload averaged 457 pounds
each. 1t is believed that this was the
finest carload of hogs ever shipped
from this city.
G.. E. Richardson, the peoples land
agent of LeMars, Iowa, will have his
agent E. p. Cummings, formerly of
this place, here during the holidays
for the purpose Of giving information
to persons inquiring about land in
Northwestern Iowa He will come
with maps and plots of land, ready to
give prices, &c.
Mr.. j. ID. James handed Us copy of
the Storm Lake Qowa) Pilot. 1t con-
tains lengthy article setting forth the
gr eat good fortune that has befallen
Storm Lake in the discovery of min-
elal springs near that place. 1t is in
tended to erect hotel at the springs.
and a " boom " is confidently expected
for that substantial, go-ahead western
city.
II. J. Penhall egon, ST., has been in
Milwaukee the past week making extern
sive purchases of flour for the retail
trade. Having bought so largely, he has
been enabled to purchase at the lowest
wholesale figures. He advertiseS to
sell the Bakers New Era Mills flour
for $3.50, per hundred, which is twenty
five cents per hundred less than the
same -four can be bought for at retail
in Milwaukee.
Now is your time to call at Prof.
Moffet's Drug store, and secure some
of the handsomest Christmas presents
ever brought to this city; all new
styles and new goods; none of your
old stuff that has been on hand for
years. They are all to be sold at bed
rock prices. Ju st eal III add see for
yourselves. Competition challenged on
all prices. Seeing is believing No
trouble to show goods to old and new
customers. 20tf
Mr.. Hugh E. Phillips, with his wife
and child, is making glad the hearts of
many friends by a visit to the home of
his boyhood. lie has been living in
Texas for the past few yeaIs, and is in
the employ of the Texas and Pacific
railroad company, and by which CON-
pany he has recently been promoted to
the very important position of General
Accountant. The Texas & Pacific has
control of more miles of railroad than.
any other company in the world.
Hugh'S merited preferment over many
aSpirants, is Il just acknowledgment
of his ability and faithfulnes5 in dis
charge of duty. He will return to
Texas about the both of of this month.
Mr.. Calvert Spensley and wife re-
turned on Wednesday evening, from
San Antonio, Texas. They bring the
welcome news that Mr.. John Spensley's
health is greatly improving, under the
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