Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-24


W. sconsin Spring Manufact, ring COM
pany are in town establishing branch
of their factory at this place. The.
are fine appearing energetic business
men, and come well recommended
Read their card in another column.
Cowley & Brent, of the Linden and
Edmund Creameries. are entering Upon
this seasons work in better condition
than ever. Enlarged facilities will
add greatly to the dispatch of the work
and we feel certain that they will be
rewarded for their pluck and enter
prise.
Bishop Welles preached last Sunday
morning and evening, to large congre-
cations and confirmed class of seven
persons. The sermons were character
stics of the venerable Bishop, and de-
Iivered as they were in a clear and i'm
pressiye tone attracted the most rev.
erent attention.
Richland Republican:-Ed Thurber
well known in railway circles in this
section, who was conductor on the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy rail
road, was killed recently by being
thrown from a wagon while out hunt
ing. His father resides in Iowa co I'M
ty opposite Lone Rock.
st Patrick's day was duly celebrated
in Highland, on Friday last. In the
evening. Mr.. L. Sctt Ansley of this
city, and Mr.. p. J. Delaney of Madison,
delivered addresses to very large
audience The day was celebrated by
the Irish Land League of Highland,
which has large membership enrolled.
Colin W. Wright returned last week
from Ann Arbor, where he has been
the past year, attending the Mich. Uni
versity. which by t. Nay. is now the
| largest Institution q. III, kind in the
United States, SURPRISING old Har-
ward in number of its stl Tents by less
than one hundred.
Mrs. Richard Kislingbary, m other of
John and William Wasley, died at her
home in this city on Tuesday evening,
in the sixty-eighth year of her age.
The bereayed relatives have the SYM
pathy of many friends. The funeral
took place ON Thursday afternoon at
o'clock, and was attended by large
concourse of mourning friends.
d. S. Lemen. of Cobb, is selling farm
and town rights for the Farmers
Handy Gate, the best and most con-
venient farm gate in the market. He
has testimonials from Maj. John Glow
ney. of this city, j. II. Prideaux. of
Cobb, Harvey Cushman, of Mifain, and
many others who speak in the highest
praise of this gate.
Just received at Smith Bros Linden,
a large stock of ladies' and gents fine
shoes. Also carefully selected stock
of ready made Mems and
Boys saits of the latest and most i'm
proved patterns. All of which will be
sold at bottom prices. Purchasers are
politely requested to call and examine
these goods and prices for them
selves. 32tf
The extremely high price of lumber
would be great drawback to pro-
posed improvements, any other season
but the coming one; but the spirit of
improvement is abroad in the land and
it will take a great deal to dampen it..
A great many fine buildings will be
erected in Iowa county before next
winter.
We present elsewhere in this issue
splendid engraving of the New York
Worlds new perfecting press. It will
print, cut, paste and fold more than
fifteen thousand copies per hour. Al
though the DEMOCRAT now has the best
printing presses in the State, outside
of Milwaukee, we expect in order to
keep up with the times to be obliged
to put in press something similar to
the press represented i'll the engraving.
when our new manufactures get fairly
started.
A correspondent writing from this
place to the Darlington Republican
says: If you see heavy trains of coal
passing through your city in a few
months, and any one asks you where it
is going, you can say it is going to the
zinc furnace at Mineral Point. Quite
large company has been formed. and
wethink it will be a success, for the best
material of our city is combined to-
gether, and committees are formed to
look up location to build and make
other necessary improvements to go on
with the "biZ.
While in Dodgeyille. last week, Mr..
). J. Butler travelling agent for the
Champion Reaper and Mower Com
pany, of which F. w. Stratman & Co.,
are the agents at Dodgeville, illustra-
ted some of the material points in
their Card Binder, one OF which con-
sisted in what is called Relief Rake,
which effeetually removes and keeps
clear the grain from the inside divider;
also, instead of the heavy and ungainly
wooden bar, it is provided with a small
steel finger bar, arched in such a man.
ner as to give it the greatest strength,
while at the same time it is very light.
The following circular has been sent
to our grocery merchants from the
well known house of w. j. Guam &Co.,
of Chicago: We have just received
a consignment direct from Ireland, of
choice potatoes, in bags containing
from two hundred to two hundred and
twenty-four pounds each. s.
They will be here ON or about the sd
inst. We understand that our mer-
chants have ordered small lots Of these
potatoes and will retail them, at from
$50 to $3.50 per bushel. Farmers
who desire TO change their potatoes.
will be afforded an opportunity of ex.