Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-08-25

the farmers are not hard up. and that
this is good small grain year.
Read the offer of Special Premium
of Ten Dollars for the best thirty
pound tub of Dairy Butter (not factory
made, at the coming fair, 10 be paid by
| Brewer & Penhallegon, of the Cash
Grocery.
| Dodgveville Chronicle: Peter Spang
is pushing the work on his new opera
house with all possible speed, in order
to have it ready by fair week. when it
will probably be opened by the Simon
Comedy Company.
Died, in this city. at half-past nine
o'clock on Saturday morning last, Mary,
daughter of John and Mary Thies.
The funeral took place from the
parents residence on Sunday after
noon at four o'clock.
The infant daughter of the late Mrs.
Blunt, formerly Miss Mary Yates. died
of cholera infantum, in this city, on
Saturday evening last. 1t will be re-
membered that Mrs. Blunt died sud
denly suddenly few months ago. at
LeMars, Iowa
One of our stock men, A, b. Ferris,
who has been to see VIM. McNeil's
young brood of pigs pronounces them
the finest lot of shoats he has seen
III Wisconsin, and says they show as
fine breeding and form as can be
found with any breeder.
The cranberry marsh men say that
the season is three weeks late, and that
even with Favorable weather the ber-
ries must be high priced this fall. An
early frost will do incalculable damage
to the crop, which is about as uncer-
tain rs lottery.
| \ chunk of mineral weighing over
fifty p unds was taken from the Far
rem diggings, about three miles east of
DR.. Smart's, on the Helena road. The
mineral was taken from the Lower
Magnetism, and it is now on exhibition
at Reese's bank in Dodgeville.
Michael McCarville, manager of the
Singer Sewing Machine Company's
office at this place, is meeting with
great success in making sales, which
not only goes to show that there is
plenty of money in the country, but
that MI. NJ. is lirst-class bushes.
manager.
A new lot OF Hams. Bacon, and
Dried Beef, at J. A. Spratler's.
Printers ink and newspapers have
built up the great west. Railroads are
claimed to be the greatest ciyiliZerS.
but the newspapers have he ralded thu
coming of the railroads of this countr,
and have brought the millions from
distant shores to build up bushes!
for the railroads to do
! \ pleasant and successful haryeS
picnic was held at Yellowstone OF
\ w tuIlCSutN VI lIllS with. dIlh CliJII
of this city attended, and easily won
couple of good foot races. One race
was for Il purse offered 10y the man a
gers Of the picnic and the other wa
on challenge from champion run
ner from Argyle, Lafayette county.
Canned Pine Apples, Peaches ant
other endless varieties ut J \. Sprat
d lers.
MI. Terry has been retained us prin
cipaI of our public schools for til,
coming year. John L. Davies, former
merly Il successful teacher of thi:
place, but now living in Iowa, has
been engaged to teach in the secon(
ward, and with the exception of Colin
Wright the corps of teachers will be
the same rs last year.
Light expenses, and buying good:
for cash direct from the factories, il
company with nine other large firms
situated at different places throughout
I LilS hilCu 'oldlSo, SIltDlC oailSo MIL
gan, Milwaukee, to sell lirst-class dry
goods, millinery. shoes, &C., at the low
| est prices in the country.
Chew Indian Club, Americas finest
Plug Tobacco. 52tf
The farms all over the country, with
| tLair Famine bo,,. act @ Of ,bo.4 Iayo
settled the business for the fall trade
Times are growing brisker every day,
and the outlook will prove false indeed
If there is not Il boom of business in
the fall. The question now seems to
| be how to take care of the fall trade.
1t is surely coming.-EX.
Attention is called to the list of
premiums to be awarded at the coming
fair of the Iowa County Agricultural
Society. If each citizen of the county
will properly assist in the work the
fair can be made to Surpass any pre-
viously held by the Society The
premium list has been carefully re-
viScd and many of the premiums in
creased
Have you tried that Coffee ut Sprat-
lerS? There is no better.
The Storm Lake Pilot gives the fol-
lowing report of the crops in western
Iowa: The harvest is about over and
4 glorious one it is. The yield and
quality of wheat, rye, oats and barley
is absolutely wonderful. The corn is
maturing rapidly. and with few more
weeks of the present excellent weather
the crop viii surprise the oldest inhab-
liant.
Second hand Bugeies and Carriages
for sale cheap; or will trade for horses
at City Livery Stable.
2ml KELLER & PRIDEAUX, Props.
\ fatal railroad accident occurred at
Scales Mound, on Sunday evening last
\ man, whose name we have not
learned, was standing on top of a
moving freight car and was struck by
the bridge over the track on the old
Shullsburg road, knocking him off the
train and killing him instantly. Papers