Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-01-19
LOCAL ITEMS.

The zinc works are running night
and day and are turning out oxide
equal to any produced i'll the United
| States
The City Flour Mill which has been
closed while the ice crop was harvested
is now pushing business again.
There will be a meeting of farmers
in Darlington on TUESDAY, the 23d inst,
| for the purpose Of organizing a far
mers club.
McCurdy e Co, the celebrated Amer
lean Dyers, late of New York City,
will remove their steam Dye Works
from Galena, H., to Mineral Point.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
church. will have an oyster supper in
the lecture room of their church on
Tuesday evening. January %. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
The Democrats foreign correspon-
dent gives our readers very interest
ing description of the old German
cities, Worms, Frank .ort-on- the Main,
Mayence. and Wiesbaden.
If detailed statement could be
given of the amount of business
transacted in this city during the
past few months it would astoniSh the
the oldest croaker.
Thos. SHOWS train, which by the way
is one of the prettleSt outfits that
strikes this city, broke tire of one of
the wheels of the locomotive, at
Gratiot, yesterday, delaying them some
hours.
Mr.. Andy LAWYER son of Dennis B.
Lawler one of the pioneers OF Ridge
way, retained to Rockford. ILL.,, after a
short visit to the scenes II his boyhood
We are informed that Andy has a good
position in the manufacturing estab-
lishment of Emerson, Talcott Il Co.,
manufactures If agricultural imple-
mentS. Rev ew
The young ladies OF the st. Agnes
Guild will give basket sOciable at
Trinity Rectory next Thursday evening
at which they will be pleased to see
their many friends. The baskets con
tanning lunch for two will be auction
ed among the gentlemen, each TAX ing
supper with the lady whose card he
finds therein
Hope Council No. 334. American Le-
gion of Honor have elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing YEAR /:
Commander, w. Strauss; Vice-Com-
mander, J. Lanyon; Orator. III. Ben
nett: Secretary. c. Hornung; Collector.
Anton Berg; Treasurer, W. \. Jones !;
Chaplain. b. Munion; Guide, 4. T.
Bishop; Warden, n. kessler: Sentry,
Joseph Jones.
Two weeks ago, Prof. Livingston.
of Dodgeville, contributed most
excellent article to our Educational
department upon Physiology IN our
Common Schools. This week Prof
Terry has very suggestive article
upon Reading in school" and in our
aeXt issue will be givea a valued con-
tribution from Prof l.. ). keeley, of
the Highland school, upon The Moral
| Responsibility of the Teacher" The
| Democrat aims IL give the best
thought of the teachers of the county
npou all educational subjects The
practical questions discussed cannot
| fail to be productive nj good results
We invite the aid and cooperation Of
he teachers of the county in the
work of making our educational COL
umn still more interesting and inStruc-
tive.
| The handsome representative of The
lcDuCIai al itupeNlllt. inquiries WnN
it is that subscriptions for this paper
continue To roll in frnm that place and
he know nothing of it, simply. because
subscriptions for The Democrat con.
iinue to roll in from all parts of the
county. and Dodgt vile sends us bel
/ full quota Nearly every mail brings
us new subscribers or reqnr Is To send
sample copies nf our paper Our agents
throughout the several towns will take
pleasure in receiving and receipline
for subscriptions for The Democrat
which, though far from being our idea
of what local newspaper ought 10 be
is nevertheless acknowledged on al
hands to be the best paper printed il
i'm Iowa county. The publishers dc
not have to resort to the shot CUR
policy" to compel people TO take it.
Samuel L;lidlow, Franklin, Wis.
says: Browns Iron Bitters has thor
.oughly cured me Of neuralgia"