Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-02

/ neSQaY JT0m WISH 10 U6I SUI, heN.
| Alfred Charles, at Shellsburg. Iowa.
The tax roll for the city of Mineral
Point will be returned by Treasurer
Sharp to the county treasurer on
March II.
Mrs. Langtry will appear at the
| Academy of Music in Milwaukee on
Monday and Tuesday evenings, March
5th and 9Th.
The committee on claims have re-
ported to the legislature in favor of
appropriating $500 to the S. W. Wis. l.
A.-S4OO for 1888 and $500 for 1884.
Dennis Doyle, of Ridgeway, made
The Democrat pleasant call on Satur-
day last. Mr.. Doyle is pleasant and
sociable and we were pleased to meet
him.
Now is the time to have your old
clothing made new. The Steam Dye
! Works w, only remain in Mineral
Point short time longer. Office on
| Main street.
Mr.. Thos Rawlings is closing out his
stock of groceries, ETC., preparatory to
removing with his family to Nebraska.
where he recently purchased a large
tract of land.
Our fellow-townsman, Mr.. Thomas
Lewis, Sr.. was taken suddenly and
dangerously i'll on Tuesday morning,
but We are glad to know he has some
what recovered.
The people of LIE Mars, Iowa, are
very much elated over the discovery of
vein of coal within two miles of that
city. Mr.. Ferris seems to have stirred
them up out there.
Robert Willis, of Miffiin, who has
been attending the Hahnemann
Medical college, Chicago, graduated
last week and received his diploma.
He returned home on Thursday.
The Darlington Democrat says:
"The Blakely House is fast gianing
the reputation of being one of the best
hotels in the state. Oscar knows how
to entertain the cary traveller"
Josiah Jacka. travelling agent for the
Wisconsin Shoe factory, of GAINESVILLE,
has been in town during the past week.
We are glad to know he is meeting
with good success on the road.
Frank James, who left for the west
some time since with the intention of
locating" has returned to this city
and will learn the harness-making
trade in the shop of Mr.. T. Priestley.
Mr.. John Lemon, who started the
Home Intelligencar now the Iowa
County DemocraD with Mr.. John Her
ron, is one of the hands on state print
ing in the Democrat Office at Madison.
Thos. O'Dowd, of Forest City, Seney
county, Nebraska, after a few weeks
visit with relatives and friends in
Moscow, on Friday last returned to
the west accompanied by his sister
Annie.
Richland Republican: The farmers
begin to express fears that the sheets
of ice that have formed on top of the
winter wheat by the recent thaw will
have bad effect and smother it in low
places.
The Good Templars of Allen Lodge,
of Waldwick, commemorated Wash
ington's birthday by holding festival
on the evening of the ODD inst, from
which they realized snug sum of
money.
Frank l.. Vail has been in this city
introducing the Yankee Stove Polish,
of which he is the manufacturer. 1t is
kept, for sale at the stores of Devlin q
Prideaux, Toay Bros, G. B. Parmel. i,
and j. A. Spratler.
The grand jury in the Newhall
house case, on Monday afternoon
agreed on true bill indicting George
Scheller for burning the hotel. The
court fixed bail at $4,000 and the
prisoner was taken back to Jail.
The Sisley case was continued over
at the recent term of the Grant county
circuit court, the state not being ready
to 90 to trial. The defendants were
continued on bail on their own recog-
rizance. So says the Herald.
John Francis has purchased the
building of Thos. Rawlings on the
northwest corner of High and Chest
mt streets. We understand that Mr..
Francis intends improving the building
and fitting it up in good style with
plate-glass front.
Michael Brew of the town OF Mos
COW, appreciates the Iowa County
Democrat. and is among the number
who have added their names to our
list recently. He informs us that his
brother-in-law James Burke, recently
! returned from Dakota.
| Mr.. Fred Sherman, of this city, de
parted on Tuesdays noon train Tor
Nebraska, whittier he goes to purchase
land. Fred intends stopping few
DAYS at LIE Mars, Iowa, where he Will
visit his uncle, Mr.. VIM. Simons, and
! other Mineral Pointers.
Mr.. James Smith, the boss carp enter
has lust completed the framing for
two story building 16x24 for Mr.. Jas
Bracken for his Dakota possessions
we understand that the frame and
lumber will be shipped from this cit
in week or ten days.
Mr.. Joseph Gundry deserves TIL
thanks of the community for maxim:
good walks for US the past winter. Al
ter every fall of snow he has sent
man out with a team and snow ploV
to clear walks in all the principa
streets of the city.
Prof w. A. Henry Of the Agricul
tpral department of the State Univer
sitv will lecture before the 5. W. WIS
Industrial Association, at the oper
House in this city, at 10 a. m. and
D. M. of Friday. March 9th. See motto
elsewhere in this issue.
Edwin Prideaux contributed muci
to the comfort of pedestrians IN thi
, 5r;pr tba winter by hitching hl