Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-04-20

Richard Crawford finished the win
ter term of the school at Cobb. on
Thursday of last week, and on Tuesday
started for Storm Lake, Iowa. where
he intends to remain during the sum-
mer, improving a farm owned by Rich
ard and James Crawford near that
place.
The Good Templars of this city are
making preparations for grand OPEN
ing of their new hall In the near IE-
ture. A supper will be PROVIDED by
the sisters Of the Order. and all may
be sure of having an evening OF enter
tainment and merrymaking seldom
witnessed in our city. The date OF the
wrand opening will be announced in
future issue of this paper.
Mr.. E. r. Breen, formerly editor of
the Ridgeway Review, is now travelling
ing agent and correspondent for The
Democrat. He will receive and receipt
for subscriptions take orders for job
printing, and attend to matters in gen.
eral for US. Mr.. Breen is familiar with
the newspaper business. is an active
and having the best paper
in the county to canvass for he will UNI
doubtedly roll in long list Of new
subscribers.
Jas. Mulhairn has been making some
fine improvements at his cigar factory
and smoking parlor, and they are now
the finest in this section of the state.
The smoking parlor has been re-paint-
ed, and papered throughout with some
of the finest paper to be found in the
market, which will give tone" to
those fine cushioned chairs and sofa
lately ordered. When in need of No.
l cigar give Jim call and he will
supply your wants. His "Regalia''
and "Infnnts" are simply immense.
Street Commissioner Williams has a
large force of men at work cleaning
the streets and repairing dilapidated
sidewalks, many of which are unsafe
for the pedestrian 10 pass over. Min
eral Point has fully fifteen miles of
sidewalks, and our citizens should see
to it that every dangerous place is put
in thorough repair before the winter
months are upon US. Let US begin at
once and show to the outside world
that we still take the lead in south
western Wisconsin in the way of inn
provements.
Let everyone do something towards
improving our city in some way. If
YOU can't own the zinc furnace, you
can push the business you are engaged
in SO that your trade will increase and
consequently benefit the city. You
can become a member of another stock
company to start packing house. a
canning factory, a tannery, an oil mill,
a glass factory. paint mill, or any i'm
aginable thing you may wish to en-
gage in. Put your money, your time
and your energies to doing something
that will benefit yourselves, and as a
matter of course you will benefit the
community.
Colin Wright, attorney at law, has
located at Monroe. Green county. for
the practice of his profession. Mr..
Wright recently graduated with high
honors from the law department of the
University of Michigan, receiving the
degree of b. l.. He has for number
of years closely applied himself to the
study of law and is thoroughly ground
ed in the rudimentary principles there
of, and being possessed of a good edu-
cation, and of more than ordinary
ability he will without doubt soon rank
high in his chosen profession. The
Democrat wishes him abundant sue
cess.
II. N. and Robert James started on
Saturday morning last for the Keel
ridge mine. near Quinnesec. Michigan,
where their brother, Thomas James,
together with seven others, met with
the terrible fate of being carried down
into shaft by the caving in of por
ton of the mine. the particulars of
which were recorded in The Democrat
last week. On arriving at the mine at
about ten o'clock on Saturday night,
they found about two hundred and fif-
ty men at work trying to recover the
bodies of the unfortunate victims, In
which they have been so far unsuccess-
full. r. N. and Robert James arrived
home on Monday evenings train, and
have yet received no tidings of the
finding Of their brother.
While VIM. Arthur and Mr. jeffrey,
of Linden, were engaged In unload
ing box at the depot on Wednesday
evening about seven o'clock, the team
which they were driving started to run
up Commerce street. They had not
gone more than seventy-five yards
when the wagon. which was pursuing
them at lively gait, so fast that its
tongue hung out about eight feet. col
lided with a threshlng machine, which.
of course, did not appreciate being run
on" in such manner and especially did
it not wish to be come at on "all fores,"
and lively time ensued. The thresh-
ing machine had chosen as its seconds
a harrow, two or three cultiyators and
a worn out dray wagon. all of whom
proved themselves equal to the emer-
gency, and to make long story short,
they "downed" wagon, men and horses.
Mr.. Jeffrey received several ugly CASH
es about the face and head. and Mr..
Arthur received such fall as to rem
der him unconscious for some time.
Both gentlemen are well and favorably
known in this city and vicinity, and
their many friends will be sorry to
learn of their misfortune, which could
have been more serious