Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-07
The I'M L chnrch nf Platteuille

The NJ. Z. church of Platteville
was organized Dec. %, 1893; fifty
years ago the 22d of this month.
The Witness says that this is sup
posed to be the oldest Protestant or
ganization in the state of Wisconsin,
and the church is making prepare
ton for a grand time. All pastors
and presiding elders are invited to
join, and quite a number of them
have signified their intention to be
present.
That great newspaper, the st.
Paul and Minneapolis Pioneer Press,
brought to this city the news of the
nomination of Carlisle for speaker
Of the house of representatives, with
in two hours Of the time the news
was received by the Chicago papers.
The report was much nearer being
complete than any of the reports
furnished by the Chicago dailies.
Northwestward the star of empire
taxes us way.
A movement has been on foot for
some time past, says the Lancaster
Herald. to secure the pardon OF
John Judge, ST., and Pat Battle, SEN
fenced by Judge Clemenston to one
years imprisonment each, for the
Gadlin murder. A number of letters
have been written by private citi-
zens to Governor Rusk, asking their
release, and last week a petition was
circulated for that purpose, which
Col. J. q. Clark presented to his ex-
cellency on Monday on behalf of the
petitioners. District Attorney Orr
also went to Madison, and on behalf
Of the state protested against their
pardon. The governor did not give
his decision.
John Ellsworth, of the town OF
MiiTlin, returned last week from Ell
Paso, H., where he purchased three
imported horses, namely: Chateau
roux," a jet black stallion two years
old, weight 1900 pounds, of splendid
action and fine form; one yearling
gray mare, Maurienne," weight
400 pounds; and one sucking colt,
Denmark weight 800 pounds.
These horses we're imported from
France last August. During his visit
to ElPaso Mr.. Ellsworth also bought
two half-brothers of Jno. NJ. Els
worth famous horse Moody" one
4 ycarling, and the other two-year-
old weighing 1920 pounds The two
ycar-old greatly resembles Moody
and is a fine horse in every way.
We return thanks to the many
subscribers who have called upon us
and furnished us with the where
wlthal to make The Democrat a
good newspaper. We do not dun
subscribers through our columns,
and it is highly gratifying to know
that they have in the main become
prompt paying; but we wish to en-
phasize the fact that subscriptions
arc considered due in advance, and
that it is our intention TO conduct
business on even n more strictly
cash basis than heretofore We
will within the next few days send
bills to all who are in arrears, and
those who do not respond promptly
will be discontinued. We are deter
mined to furnish our subscribers
during the ensuing year the best
newspaper published in southwest
crn Wisconsin, and we can do this
successfully only on the cash in adj
vance plan,
Dir. S. b. Myers, Sheboygan, says:
d" | used Browns Iron Bitters with
great success, and recommend it in
cases of general debility"
If this thing keeps on much
longer we will have to advertise for II
Job printer for the especial purpose
of getting out wedding invitations
OF late orders have come rolling in
10 print invitations for parties at
home and from the east, west,
north aud south of us, until we be-
gin to wonder whether or not some
one is trying to play huge joke on
us. We have been ordering we'd
ing stationery in large quantities
from Milwaukee during the past
two or three months, and still our
supply is continually giving out and
we are compelled to order more. 1t
has just dawned upon us that per-
haps it is all owing to the fact that
our printing cannot be eXcclled any
where, and we keep the very latest
styles of wedding goods. Every
thing kept with masonic secrecy
and Il minister of any church or de-
nomination furnished to tie the
nuptial knot if desired. Prices
reasonable and work rrst-class.