Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-12-15
AVOCA ATTRACTIONS.
BY P. F. GALLAGHER,
Editor and Collecting Agent.

come one ana all,
And take in the ball,
At Wards hall,
Where the manager will call.
Read Avoca Attractions, Highland
Happenings, Rewey Items, Moscow
Matters, Dodgevllle Doings, Gratiot
Gatherings, Linden Items, Waldwiek
News, Blanchardville Breezes, the
Mineral Point locals, and then read
the rest of the paper over and be
convinced that The Democrat is the
best paper in Iowa county.
Will Bennett recently traded
watch for dollar and fiddle. He
sold the fiddle for a dollar and re-
bought it for fifty cents, then auc-
toned it off at "Hauces" and got
two dollars and a githren from a
person who didn't see or handle the
fiddle. The buyer was John Taylor
and wanted to let folks know that
he would buy when anyone was
bidding against HIM.
Joseph Putt recently bought a
farm from H. Seiger for 81 ,450.
John Mooney moved into town
last week, and is living in Pat De-
laney's house.
J.P. McCallister bought the Yaza
farm at sheriff's sale for 1925.
John PETIT moved into DR.. Smiths
house last week.
Lon Garfield, barber, is going to
make regular trips to Lone Rock to
trim off the boys.
The pay car went through town
last week and left some change be-
hind.
Reuben now goes to school and
seldom thinks of Rachael.
Anyone wishing to trade horses
with Will Bennett will find him at
the blacksmith shop with a hammer
in his hand instead of a billiard cue.
Bully boy, Bill.
Cooney's last 'get up" dance pass
ed away without even a moan, on
last Friday evening. Cooney built
the fire, but the fire went out and
the dancers left and Cooney was left
to share the profits and divide the
losses. Cooney blames the girls for
not turning out, and we believe the
girls did right, for it is just as Oscar
Wilde says, GA girl can't get larnin'
an dancia' at the same time" n.
B., Cooney.
Gus Trunkill was in town last
Saturday and everybody knew it be-
fore he went home.
Samuel Parks received his Christ
mas toys last week for the holiday
trade. He handles a lot of fancy
candies.
Charley Bruil returned from Mil
waukee on the 7th inst. with a sup
ply of goods to fill his drugstore. He
has a heavy wire screen across the
front window to keep the glass from
being taken out by the safe blowers
who have been operating on the
NOTluWesleTu IOdu. Noou eCAeue.
The town pump froze up last
week and it took our marshal sew
eral days to get it froze down.
Last Saturday Peter Hughes and
mother returned to their home from
Fergus Falls, MINI.
Last Saturday was a very lively
day in Ayoca. One of our merchants
says he took in over S175 cash for
goods.
Bennett Bros. have the streets
around their shop filled with old
wagons and sleighs waiting for re-
pairs.
Look out for dance posters and
tickets issued from The Democrat
office to-day.
George Swinehart, who went to
Iowa some time ago, has returned.
He says Iowa was all right but Wis
consin was left. He left.
Bennett Bros. received their hard
ware last Monday.
Matt Lanyon, stage driver be-
tween this point and Dodgeyille, was
in town last Monday and showed us
that he had been to school by per-
forming a problem for one of our il
iterate citizens who undertook to
"cod" him.
AyoCA MARKETS, Dec. ).