Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Museum in Wright's store
building is the attraction this week.
Read the attractive advertisement
of the Chicago Cheap store, to be
found i'll another column.
Festival and ball for the benefit of
st. Paul's Irish Catholic church next
Wednesday evening.
John White, an old resident of
Portage, fell into we'll on the 9th
ult., and was drowned.
That Baked Bean" supper, only
% cts, at Presbyterian church Thurs
day Of next week, January 18th,
1884
In the United States district court,
in Chicago, on Wednesday morning
of last week, Judge Blodgett refused
n new trial to Loring IL Flemming,
the celebrated " Fund W. swim
oilers.
Misses Jcuck e Cummings, rnillin.
era, have II word to say to the ladies
of this city and vicinity through
the advertising columns of The
Democrat. See their advertisement
in another column.
On Wednesday evening will occur
in this city n grand festival and ball
for the benefit of st. Pauls Irish
Catholic church. All who attend
can rest assured of enjoying an even
ing of genuine pleasure.
The next lecture in the course
will be given ON Wednesday evening,
january %, by Rev. e. l.. Eaton,
presiding elder of the Madison dis
trict; subject, "The Coming Man
and his Wife
The marriages, births and deaths
recorded at the office of the Grant
county register of deeds for 1889 ere
ms follows: marriages, $50; births.
800; deaths. 1913. In 1882 there
were sol marriages, li6 births and
IS deaths.
The Darlington Republican says
Mrs. G. l.. Newcomb. of that city,
while practicing on pair of roller
skates, New Years, lost her balance
and fell, breaking one of the small
bones in her wrist and fears are en-
tertaincd that the injury may re-
suit in Il stiff wrist.
Further evidence Of the product
ivcness OF Dakota soil is found in
the person OF a Hamlin county man,
who has seven fingers on each hand,
the three additional digits growing
out of each thumb, and each being
perfect and under control of the
muscles. McGrcgor Times.
The Christian Statesman, pub
lishcd in Milwaukee has been
bought out by Capt. a. c. Sickle
of Iowa. |. l.. Hauser. the former
owner contemplates starting for
India about Feb. /. The Statesman
is hereafter to be run as an agrees.
i've supporter of the temperance
cause.
The State Historical society has
received the oil painting of Hon
Moses Nj. Strong, Of Mineral Point
whose excellence was mentioned il
The State Journal some months
since, and added it to its fine col
lcctions of portraits of prominent
Wisconsin men which compose its
picture gallery.-State Journal.
at is certainly very funny tc
hear man bowling about patron
izing home industries, when he uses
a rubber stamp to make the mos
horrible daub of letter heads and
cards with which nice white paper
is spoiled. Most mems ideas Of
patrioniling home industries is fol
every body else to do it.N-Ex.
The county and state pay pretty
good bounty on wolf scalps anC
they ought to pay good bounties OF
dog scalps. One night last week
Mr.. Philo Stevens, whose house i:
about 80 rods from the Lancaste
depot. had II sheep killed b.
dogs. There were Is sheep in al
and the eighteenth was left aliv
but crippled. Two of the dog
were seen in the morning early an,
traced home.-Teller.
One of the most surprising busi
ness failures which ever occurred il
Iowa County is that of r. s. Smitl
& Bro, of Linden, who made al
assignment for the benefit of thei
creditors, on Wednesday of thi
week. The liabilities are estimate
at from twelve to fifteen thousan
dollars. The assets are undoubtedl
large but whether they will nearl
cover the loss we can not say. Tn
failure is surprising as the firm wa
generally looked upon as one of til
most reliable III the county.
Joseph Mum, New Holestir
says: II was generally run dowr
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