Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-12-22

comfort ulle lnOEuSl-Dltu DuIldn
| bull elf.
The holly wood work shown at the
Postoffibe reflects credit on the skill
full young workman, Master Ted Teas
dale, of this city.
viii Shepard has samples on hand of
novel boudoir easel style photographs,
which are attractive and pleasing. Be
sure to call and see them.
| Members of the S. of G. of NJ. p. H.
IS. will please remember the meeting
| to be held at the Office of the High
School on Dec. 20, at 3 o'clock. PRES.
Ed. Devlin. of this city. and Joel
! Whitman, of bod gevil!e, ana j. Il.
Humbert, of Waldwick. have been
selected as L. 5. Grand Jurors, and
will attend court at Madison.
If you are looking for some thing
real nice for 4 Christmas or New
| Years present call at Toay Bros
where you will find almost anything
you want in the line of holiday goods.
Mrs. Moore opened her dancing
school on Thursday evening, at Harris's
| Hall. Mrs. Moore's experience and tact
enabl e her to most successfully teach
the graceful art in highly satisfac-
tory manner.
| j. J. IIanscom has rolled up his
sleeves and with his usual good nature
will be pleased to accommodate all
who wish to invest in holiday presents,
and will give stock to select from
that is hard to beat.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will have an oyster supper in the lee
| ture room of the church on Friday
evening, Dec. 90. A cordial invitation
is extended to all. The proceeds will
| be used to pay for church organ
Geo. Fillbach OF Eden, has rented
Geo. Goldthorp's farm in Lost Grove
and intends to run dairy farm, for
which it is well adapted. He has
purchased large number of cows and
will conduct the dairy business on a
large scale.
VIM. Pollard, the popular landlord
of the Linden hotel, will give grand
| Christmas ball on Christmas night,
| December 18th. Prof. Smiths far
famed string band will furnish music
for the occasion, and all who attend
will find enjoyment to their hearts
content.
Our old-time friend and correspond
ent J. p. Ch0lvin of Highland, is au
| thorized to transact business for us
at that place. He will take orders for
/ job printing. receive and receipt for
subscriptions to The Democrat, the
best newspaper published in Iowa
county.
| If The Democrat would permit it,
| foreign advertisers would fill our pa
per with what is generally considered
good paying ads" But the few ac-
commodated pay a liberal price, and
invariably continue their advertise ng
with us. There is no other means by
which they can reach nearly the same
number of readers in this territory y.
The ladies of the p. M. church will
hold their thirty-second annual tea
meeting on January 1st, 1888. The
first table will be set at o'clock p. m.
After supper addresses will be given
by the clergy of this city. interspersed
with solos, glees, quartetts and Choir
uses. Tickets for supper. adults 80 cts.
children % cts. Admis sion free. All
are invited.
Issac Comfort, of Eden, one of the
largest and most successful breeders of
thoroughblc I'd cattle in this section,
was in town Saturday. Mr.. Comfort
takes a just pride in his bushes, and
being entirely at home in regard to
stock, always finds ready market for
his cattle, and never fails to give salts
faction to buyers, as his animals are
always what he represents them to be.
The third edition of Cops Settlers
Guide, a popular exposition of our
public land system, is before US. 1t is
edited by Henry NJ. Copp, of Washing
| ton. ID. c., the " ell known author. Its
price is only 25 cents IN paper and 70
cents in cloth: Svo, la PIP. The chap
ter on surveys is illustrated, and shows
| how to tell township and section cor
ners, etc. The chapters on homesteads,
prescriptions and tim Der culture con-
tain the latest rulings and instructions.
Every settler and land man should
have a copy of this valuable little book.
The editors of The Democrat made
flying visit to Highland on Monday
and found the people of that demo-
cratic stronghold in Il prosperous con-
dition and not in the least cast down
over the recent political tornado which
almost swept the republican party
| from off the face of the earth. The
Democrat will always have warm
spot in its heart for Highland. Its
people are in the main open hearted
and generous, and the warm support
and kindly encouragement they have
given us during all these years that
have tried mems souls to publish any
thing but a republican newspaper, has
been most gratifying to us. The large
number of subscribers which The DEM
ocrat has in that town shows that the
people there not only take kindly to
the political gospel which we preach,
but are anxious to see and read the
best newspaper published in Iowa
county. Nearly Il score of new names
were added to The Democrats sub
scription list during our stay of few
hours in Highland on Monday.
One of the most trying positions
which it IS the fortune of man to be
placed in, was that filled by J. o. Cush-
man. the famous auctioneer, at Chas.
Collard's sale of thoroughbred stock
last week. From Mr.. Cushman's long
and varied experience in his profession,
it has become a sort of second nature
to hun to cry sales of stock and goods
of every description; and he would as
soon sell off the entire Stock-farm
implements and household goodS-of
| farmer, as he would sit down to
meal Being possessed Of lively i'm
agination he is never at IL loss TO set
forth the good points or merits of the
animal or article that comes IN
der his hammer. But though he
had sold everything from tops and
whistles to steamboats, and pianos"
| Wednesday last was the only time
in his life that he was compelled to
employ his eloquence for the sale of
thoroughbred stock and thorough
| bred stock only. As the pedigTeeS and
recommendations of thoroughbred
stock are all recorded, and therefore
| he could not draw upon his imagin
! alton, as in ordinary cases, without
running the risk of his word being
disputed, or being called another
by some well posted stock man in
attendance: it was hard to see how
Mr.. C. would deliver really eloquent
speech without committing the Amer
| lean and English herd books and sew
eral stock journals to memory Such
was the dilemma in which he found
| himself until one of the sale catalogues
| which Mr.. Collard had artistically
printed at The Democrat Office. came
| TO his hands. This catalogue proved
a blessing TO him: for taking his points
| from it, likethe thoroughbred thai he
is-he delivered himself of q speech
which carried the crowd by storm,
| and sold all the stock advertised at
| good prices,-bull calves bringing over
one hundred dollars each. and the
whole netting Mr.. Collard snug sum