Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-02-17

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Co. have erected large ice house on
their depot grounds in this city. 1t
is about 35x4o #. and 20 feet high. Ice
is being shipped from some point
along the road. The ice will be used
the coming season by the company for
is refrigerator ears, &c, and will
prove great convenience to mer-
chants all along the line.
D.Jenkin, photographer, Of this city,
is turning out some very fine work in
his line. He invites an inspection of
his work and prices. He appreciates
the fattering patronage with which he
has been favored, and desires to an
nounce that he is now better than ever
prepared to execute work in all
branches of the Photographic art.
4 Reasonable prices, and work first-class.
The calls upon Judge Cothren from
the several counties in this circuit
asking him to allow his name to be
used as candidate for reelection will
, be presented to the Judge in open
Court at Lancaster, on Friday after
noon, by attorneys from each county
The calls have been generally signed
wherever presented, irrespective of
politics.
In our Educational department. un-
der the heading What shall the boys
and girls read?" will be found an ex-
cellent article by Mr.. J. III. Terry. The
suggestions contained therein should
be carefully considered by those whose
duty it is to see that their BOYS and
! girls are provided with the right kind
of reading and prohibited from read
/ ing the kind which is.so strongly con-
demned by Mr.. Terry.
4 Funny episodes sometimes occur
even in the life of a tramp. \ gentle
man of this persuasion lodged one
night last week in the second ward
school building, and II led to start a fire
in stove by using a can, which he
supposed contained kerosene, but
which in reality contained writing
fluid. 1t is not reported whether he
took the joke good-naturedly or other
/ wise.
VIM. Perry and Thos. Harris, miners.
Y nf This nItV h1uA cfr ~ -
dry-bone six inches in thickness, III a
shaft which they are sinking in va
cant lot, owned by Samuel White, in
the north-W est part of the city. This
sheet is in the first opening, AT a depth
of about thlrty-liye feet, and gives
promise of becoming paying lead
Mr.. Perry, who is an old miner. says
the prospect is cry flattering.
Richland Republican: Mr.. II. w
Edison, az old man who lived in the
town of Willow, died on load of rail
road ties while taking them to market
on Monday. His son who was with
him, had gotten off the load to warm
himself with the exercise of walking
found the old gentleman just breathing
his last, when he got back ON to the
wagon. 1t is supposed that lie died OF
heart disease. He was about seventy
years of age.
Shullsburg Free Press: An ad,
Journed meeting of the Lafayette
ounty Prohibition convention was
held i'll this village last Saturday after
noon, and the matter of thorough or
ganization was talked over pro and
con which resulted in the county be
ing divided into five districts anC
proper committees appointed for eacl
district, who shall report at a meeting
to be held in Darlington next June, 81
that measures may be taken to place {
ticket in the field for the fall election
Rev. l.. II. Jenkins returned few
days ago, from trip through western
Iowa and Minnesota. NotwithStand
ms LllC lStSI liIesJ ilttSStQ llilOupl
some OF the richest country in the
new northwest, he still thinks that
southern Wisconsin is the banner
country for good crops as well as
beautiful climate, and he says thai
if people here only lived as cconom
ical, and with as few of the comforts
and cOnveniences of life, as do the
settlers of the west they could grow
wealthy faster in old Iowa county
than anywhere in the west.
Mr.. j. V. Dabb, who has lately he
turned from Lemars, Iowa, will en-
gage in the photography business in
this city, having entered into partner
ship with VIII. Sheppard, who ha!
been occupying his gallery during hi.
absence. They have purchased new
instruments and prepared to do first
class work in every branch of the pho
tographic art. Mr.. Dabb is successful
ly working the bromo-galentin pro
cess by which pictures can be taker
almost instantaneously. Call and Sc,
samples of work al the gallery ovel
Moffett's drug store, get your photo
graphes taken and be happy.
An item recently appeared in one
Of the Darlington newspapers, which
stated that Lafayette county is free
from debt, while. Iowa county has al
Indebtedness Of seyenty-five thousand
dollars. The item was copied by oul
neighbor, the Tribune, and by nearly
every paper in this section of the
state. We have, however, failed tC
notice the fIct stated that land in
Iowa county, as general rule. sells al
a higher price than in any other coun.
ty in Wisconsin. Our counties curse
its bond indebtedness-is gradually be-
ing wiped out. and the county is just
entering upon an era of prosperity
which less fertile sections of country
may well envy.
The Kate Greenaway and Japan ese
Festival. given on Wednesday evening
by the st. Agnes Guild. of Trinity