Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-11-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

Our city schools viii open next
Monday.
4. II. Hodsdon, piano tuner, will
visit this city ON or about Nov. 10th.
Illinois has railroad station
agent who spells sockct-s-o-c-i-a-t.
Our local exchanges report that
farmers are buying corn imported
from Kansas.
John Prsk, is laying Il frst-class
sidewalk in front of his residence
on West Jerusalem street.
There is talk of organizing a stock
company at Boscobcl for the pur-
pose of starting knitting factory
there.
There are twcnty-thrce pupils
studying Latin and thirty-three in
L, $. history in the Lancaster high
school
Seven ear loads of stock were
shipped from this city to Chicago,
on Monday, and six car loads on
Tuesday,
Jack Curkcct and Evan Lewis
have formed an athletic combination
and will hereafter give exhibitions
in wrestling, boxing, etc.
Mr.. Paul +. Shubaat, Kcil, Wis,
says: " / suffered from kidney
difficulties for three years and
Browns Icon Hittcrs cured me.
j. w. Blackstone, of Shullsburg,
who held one of Hazclton S appoint
mcnts as u pension clerk in Wash
iugton, is home again and has been
promoted to Justice of the Peace
Teller.
James Willet Ira and Oscar Patch,
the men who hurgarized Garden Il
Minors store ut Belmont, Il short
time ago, have been sentenced to
two years each in the states prison.
j. J. Ross and Sons lost II valu-
able colt last week. 1t broke out of
pasture aud when being led back
reared up and fell backwards, strik-
ing its head upon the stony road
with such force rs to result in death.
Michael McCarvillc manager Of
the Singer sewing machine agency
ut this place, started on business
trip to Darlington, Shullsburg and
other points on Wednesday morn
ing.
The annual meeting Of the South
western Wisconsin Industrial Asso-
cation will take place Saturday,
November Sd, 1883, 2 p. m, in this
city, to elect officers and transact
other business.
Citizens of Minlin make consider
able complaints of acts of rowdy-
ism by young men Of that town.
The matter ought to be looked into
and the offenders brought to justice
speedily. When acts of this kind
are tolerated the offenders grow bold
or, and often do something shocking
to the community.
John Gorgen has completed the
improvements to his brick building
ON High street by fixing up the
interior of the saloon in gorgeous
style. The Wcidenfcllers did the
painting and decorating in a highly
artistic manner. Every thing con
rccted with the place is run on
Chicago time kept by q hand
some new regulator.
John NJ. Dale has sold his resi-
deuco in this village to d. Ii. Viii
liams, manager of Lovejoy Il Rich
ards lumber yard ut this place,
possession to be given the first of
April. Consideration SS25-dirt
cheap. Mr.. Dale will start next
Monday to spend the winter with
his father Mt Jacksonville, Florida,
who is tie leading tioriculturist Of
that city. Our best wishes go with
him.-Chronicle.
Some young Scamps amused
themselves by destroying property
around the new barn of j. s. Slower,
the well driller, one day last week.
As word of warning to these
youthful offenders and their
parents, we would say that if they
repeat their depredations they need
not be surprised at finding them
selves in the city jail and their
names in The Democrat.
Mr.. Eli. Clayton, former resi-
dent of Grant county, now residing
at Council Bluffs, Iowa, president Of
the board of supervisors of that
county and one of the retiring men,
bers of the same, was made on last
Tuesday evening the recipient of a
handsome gold-headed cane, by the
members of the board and other
friends. On the head was engraved,
To Eli Clayton, from friends and
associates, October 16, 1SS3."-Her-
aid.