Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-18
LOCAL ITEMS.

L good new. Inquire at The Democrat once.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
This seasons ice crop is of excel
lent quality.
The Aida Lawrence Dramatic Co.
at the Opera House next week.
Mazo Mamie people are talking Of
having that village incorporated.
The Galena Gazette celebrated its
semi-centennial last week by appear
ing in bran new dress.
Work has been temporarily sus-
pended on the Platteville city hall,
on account of the cold weather.
The Wisconsin state cane growers
association will meet at Madison on
Tuesday, February 5.
There is nothing like 'Pomp' and
the Mineral Point stage for REGULAR
ty during cold weather. "Pomp"
should run the railroad.-Sun.
A grand dance will be held at
Pollard's hotel Linden, this Friday
evening. Smiths string band Of
this place will furnish music.
There were reported to the office
of Register of Deeds of this county
for the year ending Dec 81, 1888,
lS6 marriages, 81 births, and 10
beats.
Peter Spang, a well known citizen
Of Dodgeyille, who went to Califor-
MIA some months ago in the hope Of
regaining his health, recently died
in that state
The young ladies of the Method
list Episcopal church have organized
a Willing Workers society, and are
to hold a bazaar on Washipgton's
birthday, Feb. %.
A sleigh load of our Dodgeville
friends were in attendance at the p.
NJ. church on Sunday evening, and
listened to the sermon preached by
Mrs. Watson,
n GRADER shipped two car loads
of hogs from Belmont this week, one
car load of which averaged $50 lbs.
and brought the fancy price of $500
per hundred in Chicago.
The annual encampment of the
Wisconsin department of the Grand
Army Of the Republic will be held
in GAINESVILLE on Wednesday and
Thursday, January % and "a
Thomas w. Parr, formerly of
Avoca, has taken editorial charge of
Dodgeville Sun. Mr.. Parr, is a
practical printer, and a graduate of
the Wisconsin State University.
The winter term of the state nor
NAL school, at Platteville, commence
cd Tuesday morning of last week
The Witness reports the usual full
attendance, every seat being occu-
pied.
At the farmers state convention
to be held at Madison in February.
Hon. Matt Anderson, of Dane
county, will read a paper upon,
The Draft Horse the Farmers Best
Friend"
\ span Of horses, sleigh and load
of wood recently went through the
ice on the Wisconsin river near
Boscobel The horses were rescued
but the sleigh and wood were not
recovered.
The members of St. Paul's Irish
Catholic congregation return their
sincere thanks to Hon. Thos. Scott
Ansley for the use of his law office
as a clothes room during their ball
on Wednesday evening,
The old and young of our city
find sufficient time these fine even
ings to go coasting Oh the numerous
hills. On Saturday evening fully
three hundred were enjoying this
kind of sport.
Mineral Point has a museum. s.
Hunter, "who has not walked since
1910, is the proprietor. No man or
woman blessed with the privilege Of
walking should fail to visit this phe-
nomenon of industry and enterprise.
c. Gilman, John Horn, Sam J.
Wright, and others have been busy
during the past ten days storing
their ice harvest. The crop is of ex-
cellent quality, from two and half
to three feet in thickness.
Charles Mallory. of Linden, pre-
scented US one day last week with
some cigars made at his factory in
Linden from tobacco of his own
raising. Old smokers pronounce
these cigars to be number one in
every respect.
We are indebted to Matt Ternes,
formerly of this place, for a copy of
the Cheyenne Daily Sun, large,
handsomely printed newspaper. 1t
is ably edited and paints the advan-
tages and beauties of Wyoming
territory in the most glowing colors.
Z. C.. Stevens, has resigned his
position Us editor of the Dodgeville
Sun, to accept position on the
editorial staff of the Lacrosse Repub-
licau and Leader. Mr.. Stevens is a
Young man of good ability, and a
ready and pleasant writer.
Mrs. Charles met with a very pain
full accident on Friday night, by
slipping on the icy sidewalk, oppo-
site Harry Hankins' residence, and
breaking her forearm, near the wrist.