Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-21

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Will Shepard recently showed us
good evidence of his skill as a pho
tographer in some very fine specimens
of cabinet and card photographs, re-
Gently taken by himself If YOU call
on him he will exhibit the same to
you and execute like work for you
at reasonable prices.
The boys have been SO troublesome
about the zinc company'S premises
on Sundays that the ompany has been
obliged to employ policeman to pre-
vent their depred ations. Would it not
be good place to have an arrest occa-
sionally? Parents would then learn
where their children spend the Sab
bath.
Go to Toay Bros for Fruits, such as
| Cherries, Apples, Bananas, etc.
The Spring Bed Co. has been obliged
to suspend on account of being unable
to procure steel wire, the recent strikes
having delayed the wire manufactu rers
to such an extent that it will be sew
eral months before they can furnish
the quality used for that purpose.
They expect To resume business again
in the fall.
Wisconsin Journal of Education:
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Journal credited to the Mineral Point
Tribune should have been credited to
The Iowa County Democrat. Prof.
Terry, of Mineral Point, conducts the
educational column of the latter paper
creditably to himself, and it is an
interesting feature of the paper.
Mr. c. f. Young, of Allegheny, Pa,
writes: Disease and suffering had
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pleasure in eating, found no comfort
in living. felt myself burden and
my mind bordered on insanity. Dys-
pepsia and urinary disorders troubled
me- tried Browns Iron Bitters ana
now, thank God. ieei myself the equal
of any man. 1t lI,ls saved my life. 1w
The copper mines OF VIM. 7. Hen
~. on the Dodgeville road, just north
Of Gillman's brewery are being pushed
| vigorously. Several ear loads of ore
have already been taken out, and the
prospect continues good. \ new shaft
has been sunk on the east side of
the road, to connect with the drift
! and facilitate work. Mr. Henry ship
ped two car loads of the ore last week.
A party of fishers, including Drs.
Patterson, Tallman, and Hales, w. II.
Disbrow, and Colin Wright, took a
cruise at their favorite sport Wednes-
day afternoon-betWeen the Gulf of
I Mexico and Schaffs Mill, securing a
j string of young tender string of pill
chards. Their small keg of bait being
exhausted they were obliged to return
before midnight. They report fish
very scarce this season, and hard to
bag with the appliances they have
at hand.
nI,n fNr. In FIJI. Of
the ). w. Wis. i. A. have been mailed
to different parties throughout south
western Wisconsin, who are hereby
requested to post them in conspic-
uous places, where they will remain
undiSturbed until the first week III
September, at which time it is eX-
pected that the grandeSt of all the
successful exhibitions of the society
will be held on the new grounds in
this city.
The United States Express people
were in BoscObel again on Tuesday en-
deavOring to ascertain what became of
the 5000 robbed from their office.
They left on Wednesday morning none
the wiser for their trip. The thief or
thieves, whoever they are, have sue
ceeded. SO far, i'll keeping the matter
well covered up; but as time makes
all things even," there is no telling but
what the guilty will soon be brought to
| punishment
What is known at Linden as the
New York Mining Company started
up a water wheel on Monday to drain
diggings on Ross & Henry's land. This
Company is composed of the following
named energetic miners: Joseph Colds |
worthy and Joseph and Thomas Fault
who have been hard at work for
the past two or three months opening |
up the ground, repairing race, dam,
etc. and it is hoped that they will meet |
with the success which they richly de- |
serve for their untiring efforts.
Mr. VIM. Strauss who has been en-
gagged in the mercantile business at |
Spencer Iowa, for the past six months, |
will return about August 1st. to take
up his residence permanently in this |
city. Mr. Strauss has been doing Il |
successful business at Spencer, but |
his services were too valuable to be |
dispensed with by his fatherin-law, |
and he will resume his old position as
manager of the dry-goods and clothing |
house Of Mr.. Joseph Deller, and will |
hereafter have control and conduct of |
affairs i'll that great establishment.
Died, at the home of her parents in
the town of Mineral Point, on Friday,
July Sth, 1882, Mary Ellen McIurrough,
aged twenty-one years and eleven
months. The deceased had been in ill
health for nearly year. She was a
patient sufferer, and although confined
to her bed Tor many months, bore her
afiliction with Christian resignation.
The body was buried in st. Paul's
Catholic churchyard on Monday, the
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course of mourning friends. She was
beloved by all who knew her. and the
bereaved parents and family have the
sympathy of very many friends in
their deep atlliction.
f. w. Stratman & Co, of Dodgeville,
perhaps advertise more extensively
than any other firm in Iowa county;
" throwing away, some would say,
hundreds of dollars yearly in adyertis-
ing. \ Democrat representative re-
Gently called ut their shops and found
thirty men busy trying to ill the
orders that are daily pouring in upon
them for wagons, carriages, buggieS,
etc, and as The Democrat man APP
peared to be the only loafer about the
place he silently withdrew. rejecting
=" where ignorance is bliss It's folly to
be wise" and If you don't want a large
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attend to. don't advertise.
Alex Strachan, of Rockford. paid
visit to his many friends in this city
on Friday and Saturday of last week.
He had just returned from trip
through Minnesota. eastern Dakota
and western portions of Wisconsin.
He regards this part of Wisconsin for
general farming and dairy purposes far
ahead of any section of country which
he listed. He reported the crops pros
poets are very favorable i'll Minnesota
and Dakota, and also stated that corn
appeared to he much farther adj
vanced in Sank, Richland, and other
counties of this State possessing sandy
soil, than in Iowa county. Mr.. s.. is a
close observer of matters and things in
general, and he declares that southern
Wisconsin and northern Illinois for
fertility of soil can not be equalled
anywhere in the northwest.
The Galena Gazette gives the COM
ing fair to be held in this city the toll
lowing complimentary notice: = The
annual fair of the Southwestern MS
conSin Industrial Association will be
held at Mineral Point, Iowa county, on