Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-12

The fifteenth annual catalogue Of the
State Normal School. Of PlatterilIe. i
on our table. The names of fortY-fouI
students from Iowa county are reported
in the several departments of tile
School. The catalogue is very neat
one, and IS credit 10 the printer, NJ. Z.
Rindlaub. OF the Witness.
Arthur Britain. formerly OF this city,
has lately been elected General Mana
ger and Treasurer of The Jacobus 4
Nimick Manufacturing Company, of
Pittsburg-one of the largest Manu-
factories Of bronze and fine door LOCKS
and builders trimmings III the United
States, employing about three hundred
men. Mrs Britain and daughters, now
at Narragansett Pier, leave for Europe
early in September.
Prairie du Chen Courier: DR.. \. z.
Samuels has heen appointed inspector
Of Illuminating oils for this county.
lie has received the testing instru-
ments and will enter upon The dis
charge Of his duties immediately. No
better appointment could have been
made. and the people may rest assured
that the doctor will discharge Lis duties
faithfully.
Those Who attended the dime enter
tainment III the N. Z. Church. last Mon
day evening. pronounce it one of the
best given in tits city. The presence
of such artists is Prof Osborne. Hoare
Bros. Mrs Priestley. Mrs. Osborne.
Miss Hutchison. Miss Roberts, Mrs.
Dunstan. d.. Wingender and Willie
Curry. is always 1 sutliciea, guarantee
that the entertainment Will be zone of
the best
sam. J. Wright has been appointed
agent for the Springfield Fire and Ma
rine Insurance Company, of AIassa-
chuSetts, and the Union Fire Company
OF California Tie first is one of the
oldest companies in the country and
lost over three-quarters of million in
tie Chicago and Boston fires, which
was paid within thirty days. The
Union" lost over half i million i'll the
Chicago fire and was equally rs prompt
in meeting their liabilities in gold.
The Chicago. Milwaukee 4 St. Paul
railway is not yet done building rail
ways in southern and central Wiscon-
sin. The road mentioned not long since
as going to be constructed from Mazo-
mamie 10 Sank City, will next year be
continued to Portage y branch will
be constructed from Lone Rock, by
way Of Linden, to Mineral Point. i
connection will lie made between Rich
land Center ard Niroqua. ana the Mon
roe branch viii lie continued from
Shullsburg to Dubuque. 1t only re
quires glance at the map of tie state
to see what valuable connections all
these will be when done, both for the
company and all the country through
which the lines will Dass.-Madison
Democrat.
\ late Milwaukee paper contains the
following: Notwithstanding the state
mcnt that the Chicago. Milwaukee 8
st Paul Company had resolved lot to
undertake any further extension work
on its lines i'll Wisconsin, ii now ap-
pears that 4 body OF sur yors has just
been sent west along The Prairie du
CHEN division, and is laying out pre-
liminaries for Il projected line from
Lone Rock south to Linden, and thence
to Mineral Point. running partly in the
same direction With the Chicago Il
NorthWes.ern's line from Montfort 80
PIattevlle. The line Will undoubtedly
prove valuable one, from the fact
that, if built. lie company will secure
continuous route from iiichlanQ Cen
ter via Lone Rock to Mineral Point,
and from thence TO Gratiot, connecting
there with the Monroe extension
During the coming year the company
VIII also begin work or the long-talked
of branch between Richland Center
and ViYaiua, thus completing the con-
rection aHd making line from Njro-
qua soutlt.