Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-01-20
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lays. Don't fail to call and settle rs
the senior partner has sold out his
interest in the drug store, and we of
course want our money and the old
business closed up, which must be
done at once. New books are now
opened by the Professor who will be
glad to see old and new customers. All
are cordially invited to give me a call
Prices low as the lowest
| 24tf PROF. c. r. MoFFETT
The ball given by st. Paul's Irish
Catholic congregation WAS an I'M
precedented success. More than one
hundred and fifty couples enjoyed the
pleasures of the evening. Mr.. Ed.
Cullen was master of ceremonies,
and everything passed off pleasantly
under his excellent management The
music, which seemed to put alacrity
in the heels of those who tripped
the light fantastic was of a superior
character, and was furnished by Prof.
Smiths string band, Messrs. Rob. Sharp
and Sebastian Dnppler. Ladies and
gentlemen from Darlington. Monroe,
and other places were in attendance
/ E. Osborne. r.. has just preserved,
mounted and placed on exhibition in
! his jeweler store on high street, a fine
specimen Of the national bird. where
lovers of nature and Of art can share
equally in admiring its many beauties,
by calling at his Office. This eagle
though captured IN Ridgeway does not
belong to the long-eared screech owl
specie, which. according to the County
Police Gazette, eXcreates in that neck
of woods. The difference is too marked
for anyone to be mi..hrn. This bird
appears never to have Invested in the
popular hair-renewers vi The day. as
40 cricket-roost adorns his noble pate,
and neither the rays of proboscal head
light, nor opera classic discoveries in
his crop give him away on the hard
tack problem.
The Rushville 0llinois) Times, of
| December 18th, 1851, contains an obitu-
AIRY notice of the Rev. d. W. Evans,
who diea at that place Dec. 18th, 1881,
of congestion of the throat and lungs,
aged about IS years. He will be re-
membered by our people as having
been the pastor OF the Presbyterian
church Of this city some years ago.
In the notice we find the following
| tribute to his worth: $ :" His pas
torate here was very short, but it was
packed full Of faithful. laboriouS ser
vice for the church he loved. and for
the Master whom lie served As 4
preacher he had very few equals, and
| the memory of his rich Illustrations
and brilliant imagery will long be
cherished by those who listened to
| him. But the great beauty Of his
preaching was the pure character Of
the gospel he preached, and the con
slant uplifting one felt in drinking in
| his words. No one has ever filled the
PRESBYTERIAN church of Rushyille who
was more strikingly original in his
matter and manner, but that originali
ty never led him away from the moor
ingS which anchored him fast to the
rock Of eternal truth
4 man in Dodgeville was cured Of
| fDl h.,I,,4 , 1t
probably be effectual with the most
| inveterate indulger. He was an expert
wood chopper, and one very cold morn
ing this winter, he made an early stir
| to 60 three miles to peform his days
work. and having given his new AK an
extra honing set out by the dim light
of the old moon, and tripping highly
over the frozen ground, he discovered
| by the sidewalk a glittering coin Sc
eurely concealed in the ice. lie took
out his pocket knife to remove the ice
! from it, and when the fruition of his
hopes was almost attained the treach-
erous blade broke from the knife. He
/ DlChCNl up ltIo ttN filitt S9SthC W VI lIitCN
delicate thruSts with the corner OF the
blade, but the coin was buried deeper
than it appeared to be. There was "a
! little stone in the way and III carefully
prying it up nicked piece out of the
corner of his az Though the coin
would pay for the AK, yet lie desired To
possess them both. and when he raised
up the little stone the coin dropped
through the cavity between the
curb-stones, and his Ak was not
equal to the emergency, and he went
off and borrowed a pick from a
neghbor. With the pick he dug tile ice
from between the curb stones, and the
treacherous coin descended further
down. He dug around the curb-stone
got his pick under it and just as he
pryed 1t loose the point broke off the
pick; then lie took the poll Of his ax
and mashed up the curb-Stone, leaving
a hole just deep enough and Of the
proper shape to break the leg of the
unfortunate horse that stepped into it.
However, he removed the fragments
and secured the coin. After breathing
a long while on it, and rubbing the ice
and sand from it, he was enabled to de-
termine its value, ana on turning it
over and gazing triumphantly al it, he
was rewarded with the information
that it was tag taken from plug of
tobacco. Then vigorous reflection
took possession of him. His broken
knife, his ruined ak, the dilapidated
and indictable hole in the street. and
the sun far past the boundaries of
working hours. He threw his last
plug of tobacco upon the general wreck
and since then has chewed not hing but
the bitter week of experience.