Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-09-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

EVentlOn at Alien Lodge III Tue IOWn
of Waldwick, next Thursday and
Friday.
Teachers examination in this city
next Monday and Tuesday. by the
County Superintendent, Miss R.
Bowling
Charles Burkhart had the misfor-
tune to break his arm while I'M
loading stone at the second ward
school building on Friday last.
The house of J. H. Bliss, in James
vile, was broken into on the night
of the 18th inst, and 5000 taken
from his sleeping-room.
T. B. Tregilgus, offers for sale his
valuable farm, consisting of ninety
three acres. 1t is situated two
miles northeast of this city.
/. c. Comforts great sale of Short
horn cattle will take place on We'd
nesday, Oct, Sd. See announce
ment published in another column
Of to-day's Democrat.
r. ID. Horton a travelling man,
had his left arm fractured, on the
18th inst, while examining the
workings of a machine on the state
fair grounds, Madison.
The wonderful Engle Clock will
be on exhibition in Graders store
building, for five days, commencing
on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Don't fail
to see this musical wonder.
John Gray has gone east to buy
goods for the firm of Gundry, Gray
q Co. He intends to buy an i'm
mense Stock of fall and winter
goods. Keep look out fer their
arrival.
The trial of Joseph Ivey, for the
murder of his son-in-law, Orlando
Bacon, was completed at Lancaster,
last Saturday morning. The jury
found Ivey guilty Of manslaughter
in the third degree.-Dial.
The merchants of Lancaster have
signed an agreement to close their
stores on and after September II,
until April ! next, at o'clock p.
M, excepting on Saturdays, fair
days and Christmas eve.
A surprise party was rendered
r. G. Evans and lady on Wednes-
day evening by number Of friends
and relatives upon the first anniver-
sary of their welded life. A very
enjoyable time was had.-Mazo-
mamie Sickle.
L. w. Beauchard & Co. have
bought the right to manufacture
and sell the Wheeler improved
spring bed bottoms. They are now
manufacturing the springs at Lin
den. All who have used them
speak highly Of them.
The trial of Pat Judge, Pat Bart
tile, John Judge and John Judge,
Jr., at Lancaster, for killing the
negro Gatlin, was concluded at
noon on the IA inst. Il verdict of
manslaughter in the fourth degree
was returned against all.
Silas Schcllenger, of the town of
Mineral Point, presented us with
fifteen potatoes of the Peerless vari.
ETY., the aggregate weight of which
is sixteen pounds, or nearly a win
tcr's supply for Yankee.
Every lady should send to Jas.
Morgan, Milwaukee, for "The Ba-
Ear Dressmaker," price twenty cents
by mail. Large quantities of Dress
goods, Blankets, Nelvets, Silks,
Shoes, &c, are received at Morgan's
daily and marked at the lowest
prices. 1w
Speaking of the attendance at
the state fair on Thursday last, the
Madison Democrat says: The jam of
humanity on the streets yesterday,
was indiscribable. 1t was the biggest
thing the capital city ever before ex-
perienced." \ natural result of
judicious advertising.
Rev. Father Harmon, of Darling
ton, olliciated III this city last Sun
day, saying early Mass at the
German Catholic church, in place
of Rev. Father Huber, who is visit
ing friends in Missouri, and high !
mass at the Irish Catholic church,
in place of Rev. JAS. O'Keefe, who is
visiting at Dubuque.
The Democrat Office is prepared |
to print wedding stationery and al |
kinds of invitations, cards, etc, in
first class style and at reasonable !
prices on short notice We use !
the latest styles of script. and other
faces of type and invite q compari-
son of work with samples from
larger cities.
Later reports in regard to the
damage done by the frost proves
more favorable. On low land corn
Jared badly but very many fields
have been left untouched. Reports
to the agricultural department at
Washington indicate that the dam
age to the entire crop will be from
five to fifteen per cent,
The Directors of the Milwaukee
exposition have set September 25th,
rs SOLDIERS Day" This being the
Anniversary of the battle of Chat
tanooga. There will be State Reu-
Mon, and excursion rates upon all
the railroads, are offered to the
Grand Army Posts, and soldiers in
the late war.
A large stock of letter heads, note
heads, bill heads, statements, envel-
opes, etc, has just been received at
The Democrat office and all who
want anything in the line of COM
mercial stationery Will do we'll to
leave their orders. Letter heads,
note head, etc, put up in blocks or
tablets in any style desired. Quality
of work tirst-class and prices reason
ale. Especially low prices on large
orders.
AS predicted by The Democ rat
J. J. Ross Il Sons carried off lib
eral number of premiums from the
state fair last week. They received
the blue ribbon on their four year
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