Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-12-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

nearly completed.
Josh Billings lectured ia Lancaste
Oh Monday night.
Deer are reported plenty in the vi
entity of Muscoda.
Keep your eye on the Want Col
umn of The Democrat
The transit of Venus brought ou
friend DR.. Wingender and heiress.
Very many of the displays of holida,
goods in this city are exceedingly fine
The Darlington Creamery closed it!
week.
The Circuit Court for Lafayette
county commenced in Darlington or
Tuesday.
Michael kearns sold six fine steer!
to Lewis GRADER, of this city, on Satur
day last.
A prospecting company with a. b
Ferris leader has struck coal neal
LeMars Iowa.
Collard's sale of short-horn cattle
will take place on December -. SET
advertisement.
If you you would have large trade
advertise in the well printed columns
of The Iowa County Democrat.
We are glad to learn that VIM. T
Henry, who is now at Hot Springs
Arkansas, is improving i'll health.
Look out for r. d. Pulford's holiday
announcement in the advertising col
umnS of The Democrat next week.
The Pecatonica Mills have been pur
chased by John Mari, Jr, who will
maintain the excellent reputation OF
the mills.
DIR. Pinkerton and family removed
from Arena to Muscoda last week
where the Doctor has located for the
practice of his profession.
Married, at the p. NJ. parsonage in
this city, Nov. 80, by Rev. G. Dawson,
Mr.. Herman Amenson Doe to Miss
Anne Julson; both of Moscow, Wis.
Victims TO constipation and its I'M
told miseries can keep i'll good con-
dition, by moderate use of Ayers
Pills. the surest, safest, and most re-
liable cathartic.
A surprise party was given the
Misses McIlhon, of this city. by a large
number of their friends on Thursday
evening of last week. A most enjoya-
bic time was had.
A timely article upon the transit OF
Venus, written by Miss Lizzie Robin
son, pupil in our city high school,
appears in the Educational Depart
ment of The Democrat this week
Mrs.John Eden, has just received the
sad intelligence of the death of her
only sister Mrs. Woodward. of Hutch.
ison. Kansas. Mrs. Woodward was
formerly Miss Herst, of Darlington.
+. Kline being DESTROYS of closing
out his business in this city. announces
that he will sell his entire stock OF
goods ut cost. Read his advertisement
printed elsewhere in to.day's paper.
Kit FARMLAND, the veteran landlord
of Mentfort, died on Saturday last
His funeral took place on Monday. He
had been sufferer from poor healtl
for many years, but had been seriously
i'll only for few days before his death
A few nights ago Charles Stude o
Willow Springs, left a quarter of bee
in his woodshed, thidking that because
it was cold there it would keep well
1t didn't keep till morning, as SOM
thief carried it off during the night.
DR.. J. w. Odges rejoices in the ar
rival last week of little stranger VIII,
would not listen to any proposition t.
take up her Quaters elsewhere. Doc
succumbed gracefully and set up tn
cigars without any further remarks
Lancaster Herald.
=. Downey, of Yellowstone. on Fri
day last sold thirty-siX hogs, ayeragin
three hundred and seventy-five pounds
to Michael Schaff. They were as fine
| lot of hogs as have been markete
here for some time. The price pal
| for them was 5000 per cwt.
Died, at her home, in the town c
Mineral Point, on Wednesday evenin.
Nov. 10Th, at six o'clock, Mrs. Pete
| lander, in the 9th year of her az,
The funeral took place from her lat
residence to the German Catholic Cen
etery in this city on Friday.
The Democrat does not wish to az
pear egotIstical, but would suggest I
the gentle reader that he compare TIL
paper with any other newspaper pull
lished in this section of the state. an
after he has done So, inform his neigh
Dor of the conclusions at which he la
arrived.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church wi
give an oyster supper on Wednesda
evening next. at the residence of NJ
James Hutchinson. All are cordial
invited to attend. A good time ma
be expected by all, as every effort wi
be made to make it a success.
Our gentlemanly and worthy cor
ductor, Thos. Leahy. puts in bus
day of it. He runs four trains da
to Calamine and back. His first trai
leaves at p. M. and his last train a
rives at IL 20 p. m. Under the presen
management he has but little time TO
sleep and rest.-Platteville Times.
We note with the greatest of plea.
ure that the once popular feature /
conversation among many of our ell
zens, which consisted in remarks b,
lifting the enterprise and public spiri
of our citizens as a whole, has Oecom
aim ost extinct. A new era has plainl
begun, our enterprising citizens al
showing up. and the change cannot ia
to bring about great good.
The social event of the season Wa
the musical entertainment at "OrchaT
Lawn" the residence of Mr.. JoSep
Gundry of this city, on Tuesday ever
ling. Dec. 5. The programme was n
mirably carried out, and the guest
one and all, express themselves /;
highly delighted with the rich music;
feast which they enjoyed. and the no
pitable reception rendered them.
1t is reported that Wilbur F. Store
. had three detectives employed for I'll
purpose of securing for the Chicag
Times, a copy of the Presidents me
sage in advance of all other newsp
pers of the country. A Representative
of the Iowa County Democrat. howeve
succeeded in getting hold OF one of Il
first copies and we are thereby enable
Ito place the document in full befol
y Ias,r raa1arS fn-fiaw