Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-02

We are getting good ready to cuss the fas
mail train, as II has thus far neglected 10 .orln
US our Chicago papers, and we therefore, reciey
the papers in question later than under the oil
train schedule.-Trbane.
We don't know how it is with th,
Tribune man, but all the other cit
liens receive their Chicago morning
papers by the fast mail train. Per
haps it is some of the sensational
story papers to which he refers.
A telegram from Darlington t.
the Chicago Times states that thu
people of Darlington receive the fas
mail at 9 a. M, which is two hours
and quarter in advance of the time
at which it arrives here. The c. NJ
d st. P. company ought to enter 8
suit for SANDER against the sender Of
the telegram. We fear that the Re
publican;s political blowing" is
having a very demoralizing effect
upon the good people of our neigh
boring city.
Notwithstanding the fact thai
the zinc works are kept run
ming night and day they are un,
able to supply the demands for the
oxide, which is admitted to be the
finest grade produced in the United
States. From forty-fve to fifty men
are constantly employed. The in
creasing demand for the oxide,
which comes from the eastern
markets, is a pretty strong proof Of
its superiority. Between sixty and
seventy barrels are manufactured
daily.
J. NJ. Smiths law office and the
abstract office have been removed to
the building on the corner of High
and Chestnut streets, west of the
GRADER building, where pleasant
rooms have been fitted up. Mr..
Smith will be found ever ready to
attend to the want of his clients, and
all matters pertaining to the law
and collection business. And all
who desire information in regard to
lands in Iowa county or to obtain
abstracts of titles, will find it to their
interest to consult with those in
charge of the abstract office.
Orange Judd, Editor of the Amer
lean Agriculturist for some thirty
years, but unconnected with its
business management for a year or
two past, has lately retired from its
editorial department and located in
the west. He desires to gather a
complete postal card Album of
his old Readers and Friends, and re-
quests them all to send him now a
a Postal giving their present location
and address, naming also, when
convenient, the years in which they
were his subscribers. Mr.. Judd's
address is Chicago. Illinois.
A correspondent writing from Lin
den to the Tribune, sends the follow
ing sad news: Sarah Roberts an
amiable little ten year old daughter
of Mr.. Albert Roberts, who lives but
a short distance from this village,
went in company with her brother,
q boy of twelve, to burn some brush
and weeds, about a quarter mile
from the house. By some unknown
cause the little girls clothes became
ignited, and despite the manly
efforts of her little brother to save
her life, she dropped dead before
she could reach the house."
The fast mail train arrived in this
city on Monday at Ills a. M,
bringing to us for the first time the
Chicago papers on the same morn
ing of their publication. 1t was ex-
pected the train would reach here at
1890, but as it must wait at Gratiot
for the arrival of another train, the
time was fixed three quarters of an
hour later. To be able to read a
Chicago newspaper within a few
hours Of its publication is some
hing new to our people. The fast
mail arrangements are very satisfac-
tory as are the other changes in the
new railroad time table.
The Minor building on High street
IS being removed to make room for
l new and handsome building which
S to be erected in its stead. The
present frame structure was built
nearly fifty years ago and was one
If the first business houses in Min
eral Point. The new building is to
Dc of stone, two stories high, white
sandstone and plate-glass front. 1t
S to be % feet wide and the same
ength as the post office building
it on the east, which is IS
feet. When completed, the propri-
.tor Mr.. NJ. J. Minor, more famil-
arly known as Badge, the printer,
will have as fine a building as one
would wish to see. He has tempo
'arily removed his stock of wines,
liquors and cigars to Gilmann's
brick building.