Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-15

Lanyon & Spensley, agents for the
Underwriters Insurance Company. pre-
scented our warm citizens with hand
som. japanese fans the past week.
over three hundred thousand feet of
timbers are required for the buildingof
culyerts, etc. on the extension Of the c.
". 4 st. p. R'y. between Gratiot and
Shullsburg.
Tie Fourth of July Committee of
the city. request those having bills
against the committee to hand them at
once either to John Gorgen, Charles
Hornung or James Brewer
VIM. Lanyon, Jr, of this place. will
open up the sound of the reaper in the
land. lie will to-day commence cut
ting his field of winter wheat north of !
the city.
Married. on Thursday last, Mr.. John
Huxtable. of LIE Mars, Iowa, and Miss
Vim Thomas, of this city. Mr. Huxta- !
bic left this city on Wednesday, the 18th |
inst, for their future home in LeMars. 1
DR.. II. L. Stevens has located in Ora
tiot, for the purpose Of practicing his
profession. The people Of that burgh
will find the Doctor All excellent man
in every respect, as we'll as a first class
physician.
Any person desiring information of
Northwestern Iowa, can obtain the
same by addressing G. f. Richardson,
real estate agent, lie Mars. Iowa. or his
clerk, E. 2. Cummings, late of this
place.
The list of races of the fair of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Industrial
Association will be found in another
column of to-days paper. 1t will be
noticed that the usual large purses are
offered by the Association for running
and trotting horses.
The officers of the ;. w. Wis. |. A.
are determined to put forth every pos
sible effort to make the coming fair the
NEST successful one ever held bv the
Association. \ partial list Of premi-
ums offered is published elsewhere in
to-day's paper.
The Monroe Division of The G. NJ. &
st. L. R'y. will be finished and through
trains from Milwaukee to this city and
Platteville will be put on in about two
weeks from to-day The only work
now remaining to be done on the divis-
ion is the placing of two bridges in
position. The telegraph poles are all
up, and the stringing of wires is in
progress.
Ed. Philo Hitchcock will preach two
sermons in Judson Beardsley's grove.
OH the 18th of JULY, on the following
subject: rs the Bible the Word of
God, and if SO what does it teach 2"
Ed. Hitchcock is an Advent, and one
of the most prominent speakers in the
state, and is entitled to candid hear
ing. Come one, come ALL Services al
80 and 6 80 p. m.
j. B. Pulford seems to be unfortu-
nate. Recently he and others were
treated to a grand ducking in the Mis-
sissippi river, and on the 4th of July
in game of ball he sprained his ankle
and otherwise demoraliZed one of his
1nG,f1.f ~
painful, it will not necessarily prevent
him from filling up insurance policies
and other papers in his fine business
handwriting, but he positively declines
all inyitati ons to dance - Prairie du
Chen Courier.
In speaking of the celebration at
Darlington, tie Republican gives our
gifted townsman L. 5. Ansley tile fol
lowing handsome notice:
! Next. after music, followed the
Grafton by Mr.. /. Scott AnSlcy, Of
effort, which those who know the
orator best, and have heard him deliver
public addresses before, say far
eclipsed any past endeavor The
Grafton was. of course, prepared prior
to the receipt of Fridays shocking
tidings, to which he referred in pref
ace of considerable length. The ora
ton was quite long, but it was 50 pre-
pared, SO closely interviewer were the
thoughts under the varied heads, and
SO well delivered, that the speaker
held that large audience almost intact
from the beginning to the close We
are sorry that space will not permit
US ut least to give a synopsis OF it,
but it is safe to say that the committee
could not have secured a speaker who
would have pleased the general au-
liencn hotter Hmm did Me AnslnA IN