Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-01-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

J. l.. Beardsley sold last week some
very fine sorghum syrup which he
made from cane raised on the WiScon-
sin River land near Spring Green. He
has demonstrated that the sandy soil
along the Wisconsin river is peculiarly
well adapted to raising sugar cane.
BY taking advantage of the "Want
column of The Democrat, w. L. Jack
son has disposed of over seventy young
pigs to different parties at fair prices.
Mr.. Jackson had learned by experience
before we started the want column
that it paid TO advertise when he had
anything to sell.
some long needed improvements made
on the gates and stiles leading into the
city cemetery.
The cornet band came out into the
streets and made some good music on
last Saturday night. Our citizens gen
orally were well pleased with the play
ing, but some of the members of the
band said the music would have been
better only the night was so cold that
the instruments almost froze up.
Robert Osborne. of Linden, marketed
fine lot of steers in this city on New
Years day.
A very large number of people at
tended mass at st. Paul's church in this
city on New Years day. The congre-
CATION at st. Mary's church in the
afternoon was also large.
Jas. A. Owen brought back from tie
west handsome pipe which he pre-
sented to Cyrus Lanyon. The pipe is
in the shape of a tomahawk. with hol-
low head and handle, the material is
pipe-Stona. and it is of Indian work
manship and skillfully carved. Cyrus
was always considered quiet peaceable,
but we suppose that smoking the pipe
of peace will do him no harm.
The annual ball and festival of st.
Pauls Catholic church will be held in
this city on 18th, and if the roads con-
tlnue good, and the weather is favor
able, we may look for an unusually
attendance and a very successful ball
and festival.
p. Clary has purchased of W. n.
Curry two hundred acres of what is
known rs the Hoffman farm for the
sum of $4,000. Mr.. Clary is now the
owner of one of the best farms in the
county. lie wishes to express his sat
iSfaCtion at the manner in which MIR.
Curry transacted business with him,
acting like gentleman in every re-
spect.
The new democratic county officers
fill the chairs in the offices at Dodge
vile as though they suited them.
The tea-meeting at the p. NJ. church
was well attended and enjoyable.
The members of the ccrnet band, as
sisted by their musical friends, intend
10 give a vocal and instrumental con-
cert within a few weeks. We feel GER
ton that the concert will be enjoyable
and that it will be largely attended.
| The boys are making commendable
efforts to establish tirst-class band
and ought TO be encouraged.
The county board of supervisors is
| in session at DodgevIlle.
John Horn has large force of men
at work storing away ice from Spens-
ley's dam.
Mrs. keegaH, widow of the late Mat
thew keegan, died ON Saturday last.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
| from ST. Paurs Catholic Church, of
which the deceased was faithful
member. The body was followed TO
its last resting place by large number
of mourning friends.
ID. Spellman and Will Parkison killed
twenty rabbits in three hours hunt
the other day.
ChaS. Gilman will pack more than
fifteen hundred tons of ice this year.
His business increased SO much that
he ran out of ice last year. He intends
to store away enough this season If 1t
is possible.
The tariff reform party is growing in
Iowa. The Sac County 0owa) Demo-
crat says: Joe James is the happiest
man in town, and the boys are all
smoking cigars at Joe's expense. IL Is
a boy and of fair average weight. Joe
says one reason he is SO happy Is
owing to the fact that the boy is a
democratic free trader. That's right
Joe. May they all be the same.
OUR LITTLE ONES AND The NURs-
cry for january, 1885, is the Holiday
number of this charming magazine,
and is the most attractive one yet is
sued. 1t contains 1--we full page and
about twenty other but not less beau
tiful illustrations, all drawn by emf
| nent artists expressly for this work,
and engraved in the highest style of
tic az ~ uCotSC L. ahdACn. AntSS
pictures are instructive and eleyating
To the taste, as well as exceedingly
pleasing TO the little ones. The poems,
stories, and descriptive articles are all
by the best writers. and are all such as
will interest the pets of home as well
as improve their minds and hearts.
The publishers announce that no cheap
edition of the bound volume will be
put upon the market during tile year
through the book trade. All who de-
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