Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-12-26

The Milwaukee journal is one o
the most lively newspapers in tht
northwest. Its one great aim i!
to give the news and nothing bu
the news, excepting sensible editori
al comment. 1t is meeting with de
served success.
]. J. Hanscom & Co. have sold &
great many holiday presents and
still have many more to sell. Cal
at the Mineral Point book store i
you are in want of anything in
their line, and get a chance in draw,
ing the musical box.
Owing to the extreme cold wealth
er of the past week work on the
Winona, Alma & Northern railroad
along the Mississippi river has been
stopped. There are only six miles to
grade from the Platte river north,
and work will be resumed early in
the Spring.
1t affords US pleasure to present to
our readers this week a Holiday
Supplement to The Democrat. We
feel sure that the young folks will
take delight in reading the stories
short articles, and poetry which it
contains, and we send to each one of
them u merry Christmas greeting.
The business men Of The prosper
Gus cities of ST. Paul and Minneapo-
lis evidently believe that it pays to
advertise. The Pioneer Press of Sun,
day morning printed "a pages or 16S
columns, of which no less than 81
columns were filed by advertisers.
Mr.. James w. James, one of the
earliest settlers of Mineral Point
died in DesMoines, Iowa, on Sunday
December 18th, at the home of his
son J. B. James. The deceased had
reached the advanced age of eighty
five year. We print elsewhere the
announcement of his death, taken
from the Iowa State Register.
Although the farmers of south
western Wisconsin have to sell their
live stock at rather low prices, they
are fortunate, compared with those
living in purely grain producing
sections-with wheat in the neigh.
borhood of forty cents per bushel,
and corn and oats at prices too low
to be quoted.
The officers of the c., NJ. & st. P
R'y, decided a short time ago to
make a reduction of 20 per cent. in
their working force at Dubuque. A
few of the officials met at Dubuque
on Saturday to consider the contem-
plated reduction. but it is now be.
lieved that only a few men will be
discharged as business is growing
better.
Geo. Andrews, overseer of the
Lowell Carpet corporation, was for
over twenty years, before his re-
moval to Lowell, afflicted with salt
rheum in its worst form. Its ulcer
ations actually covered more than
half the surface of his body and
limbs. He was entirely cured by
Ayers Sarsaparilla. See certificate
III Ayers Almanac for 1888.
The following dispatch was sent
out from Madison on Friday last
"W. O. Wright, of Freeport, Ills,
filed with the secretary of state to-
day, mortgage to the American
Loan and Trust company, of New
York, to secure the issue of $4,000
600 forty year 6 per cent. gold
bonds, issued by the Chicago, Free
port Il st. Paul railway company, of
which he is president, to be used on
account of construction and equip
ment of the road. The proposed
road extends from Chicago to Mimi
eapolis, via Freeport, Dodgeville,
Sparta, Durand and ST. Paul, dis
lance of 400 miles. A 1901 mile
branch is also to be built from the
point of juction in Green county to
Portage President Wright asserts
that the line is to be built as an in
dependent enterprise, and will be
completed from Chicago to Minnea-
polls within the coming year.