Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-28
LOCAL ITEMS.
(,itv election next Tuesday.

| RcpuDllCan city caucus, saturday
evening
George L. Vending will lecture
in this city on Thursday evening,
April II.
The STOW and frost have about
disappeared, hence seeding time is
near at hand.
Sullivan & Co., jewelers., of James
vile will occupy Appel's west store
room after April 10.
Every democratic voter ought to
attend the city caucus at the Opera
House on Monday evening.
Notwithstanding the bad condi-
ton of the roads our livery men
seem to be doing an immensely good
business.
Auction sales of farm stock will
be rushing for the next few days.
Three are advertised in this issue of
The Democrat.
The Sam Lucas comic opera COM
pany played to a full house on Mon
day evening. The entertainment
gave general satisfaction.
Lancaster will have to pay $4,000
for neglecting to repair her side
walks. Mineral Point would do
well to take warning.
Michael Higgings, 4 former resi-
dent of Shullsburg, was recently
killed by a snow slide in a mine in
Colorado.
The telephone exchange is now
running day and night without in
remission, excepting Sunday after
moons. William Pesch, Jr., manager.
The Mineral Point Athletic club
will hold grand ball at the Opera
house on Monday evening, April IA,
1881. Attractive invitations for the
event have been issued from The
Democrat office.
The store, stock and residence of
Adrew Schmitt, of Dickeysville,
Grant county, was burned Thurs
day. The loss is estimated at SIS.
600 ON which there is an insurance
of $4,000, mostly with Dubuque
agencies.
& Elsewhere we give the Linden
town ticket James Granville, who
has been treasurer of that town for
the past twenty eight years declined
denomination, and James Hicks,
one of Linden's most worthy cit
liens, was nominated in his stead.
The concert given in connection
with the lecture course was held at
the Opera House on Wednesday eve
ming. \ large number of people
was in attendance, and the concert
was successful in every way and
made q pleasant ending for the
course.
On Wednesday afternoon, of this
week the Farmers Club held very
interesting meeting at the house of
James Spensley. The subject under
discussion was Potatoes. Flancis
Little was the principal speaker, and
all pressed deemed the occasion
most pleasant and profitable one.
Confirmation services were held
at Trinity church on Tuesday even
ing. Seven persons received the
rite of confirmation, and Bishop
Welles preached most excellent
sermon on the lenten season. Al
though the evening was stormy q
large number of people were in at
tendance.
John Gorgen, who was at Free
port the first part Of the week, has
handed US a copy of The Journal
and Republican published at that
place, which contains full report Of
meeting held at Winslow, ILL.,, or
Friday, the 21st inst, to consider
the project of constructing the Chi
cago, Freeport and st. Paul railroad
Hon. NJ. J. Briggs, of Georgetown
Colorado, and Gen. S. D. Atkins, o
Freeport, ILL.,, addressed the meeting
and considerable interest was mani
tested. Among other things, Mr.
Briggs said that Mr.. Wright hac
been to New York and made con
tract with capitalists, that, provided
the right of way was secured TO
seventy miles, from Freeport t.
Dodgeville, and stock subscription
were again secured amounting t,
$4,000, or $1,000 per mile, they
would furnish the ready money ant
'cornplete the road.