Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-22

Geo. GRADER, of Chicago, is stopping
in this city ut present.
w. IL. Bennett, of the Tribune, was
down from Madison on visit.
The Montfort Independent has been
enlarged to Il five column quarto.
Dan. IIealey, Of Mazomanie, was in
town last week and made us pleasant
call.
Mrs. Wright of Gentralia, Ills, is
visiting her mother. Mrs. Royston, of
this city.
Dan Healey of Mazomanie, was III
town last week and made us 4 pleas
ant call.
4 DIR. Wetherbee, of Mazomanie. has
made his second escape from the Dane
county Jail.
Mrs. Stuart, of Chicago, is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. \. {. Ansley,
Of this place.
NJ. +. Rewey, proprietor Of the hotel
at Rewey. favored US with call on Fri
day of last week.
Jacka and Holman, boot & shoe man
ufacturers, have put out handsome
sign in front of their shop.
DR.. Patterson has placed neat sign
on the corner of the building leading
up 70 his Office.
Will Billings will be freight agent
at Cobb as soon rs the G. y. w. X. II.
is completed to that place.
One of the handsomeSt signs in the
city is that of NanDusen 4 Tollman
executed by Sid. Cotterell.
Geo. Chamley few days ago sold his
famous running mare, Chestnut Oaks
to i man in Darlington, for the sum OF
$500.
Mrs. RoySton, of this city, who has
been visiting i'll old England during
the past year, returnrd home short
time ago.
Joseph Phelan. of New York city
! brother of the late Martin Phelan, OF
Highland. has been spending the past
week in Mineral Point.
Hugh Connaughton for many years
"ehief of police" of this city is il
town on a visit from his home in
AtchiSon. Kansas.
On "wednesday morning lightning
struck and burned about twenty tons
of hay belonging TO Mr.. Robert Vial
of Linden.
Tie officers of school district No. one
I town of DedgeSille, advertise for {
! loan of $4,000. for the purpose of aid
ing in the erection of the new school
! building.
| The earnings Of the c. n. x st. p
/ Ry. for the first half of this yea;
amount to ST.l2O,0o0. The income fol-
the whole year is estimated at S11,04S.
$50. They expect to pay an IL per cent
dividend.
Large quantities of dry-bone and
| blackjack from Highland. Centeryile
and Montfort are being marketed
in this city. Blackjack is selling here
! at S2l.oo per ton and drybone a
Si4.0o per ton.
/ Two young men started from Mad
| ison to Chicago 10y boat. They passed
| through GAINESVILLE a few days ago
Each one had craft of his own, thai
was supplied with bedding. and othel
neeeSsarieS for the trip.
The Mineral Point Railroad now tht
c. NJ. * st. P9 is reported as doins
twice the amount of business which i
did in 1860, and one and one-half times
more than in 1869. and this statement
We believe can be verified by figures.
The session having granted Rev. L.
III. Jenkin Z vacation, there will be n,
preaching in the Presbyterian Churcl
until Aug. 18th. The Sabbath Schoo
will be continued as usual; also ths
Wednesday evening prayer meeting.
There will be land excursion to L,
Mars, Iowa, under the auspices of tn,
Iowa Railroad Land Company. fr
Tuesday, August 10th. Fare from
Warren, and return, $1,000.
! VIM. Gibbon, of Rewey, one Of thu
best men in Iowa county, took unit
himself wife on Tuesday, July 18th
q miss Hughes of Belmont. The Dem
ocrat tenders congratulations.