Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

AS~ss
The book agent is abroad in the
land.
Every city in southern Wisconsin,
has a skating rink.
Richland county has sixteen in-
sane persons in the state hospital at
Madison.
! The Womans club of Richland
Center will celebrate Washington's
birthday.
Schuyler Colfax will lecture in
Lancaster next Thursday evening,
February IA.
The Odd Fellows of Wisconsin
are holding their annual encamp-
ment at Madison.
Two old settlers of Richland
county died last week-Mr. Joseph
Moody, and Rev. N. Ford.
Good Nebraska corn, of last
seasons crop, has been selling in this
city for SO cents per bushel.
Read the notice to taxpayers
signed by John Carpenter, treasurer
of the town of Mineral Point.
Treasurer Sharp has a word to say
to taxpayers in another column.
Read his notice over carefully.
Edward James, has sold his farm
in the town Of Waldwick to his
brother Uriah, with view to NOV
ing west next spring.
A Joint stock mining corporation
composed of about fifty members
has been formed at Dubuque with
view to the further devolopement
of the mines in that locality.
Richland Republican: Silas c.
Davis & Co., of Ithaca, with their
steam thrasher, last season in sixty
four days threshed 36,493 bushel Of
grain. Can any body show big
ger record than this2
G. III. James deserves credit for
placing in his window that large
transparent window clock, which
marks standard time both day and
night. 1t is quite an attractive adj
dition to our city.
J. p. Hankins has quit raising
fancy chickens and has sold his
stock of fowls to Johnnie Oates.
Among Mr.. Hankin's fowls were
some on which he took premiums
at Chicago.
Why do housekeeker's prefer
DeLand's Soda and Saleratus? Be-
cause it is always uniform, free from
adulteration, snow white, neatly put
up, has many excellent recipes with
every package, and is guaranteed
to be oil right.
Mrs. Mary Fritz, offers for sale
her house and lot, situated on Vine
street directly north of the city hall
square. The house is commodious
and well arranged, and vii. be sold |
on reasonable terms. See advertise
ment elsewhere.
A large amount of oats was
brought to sthis city on Saturday
last. Our dealers paid 80 cents per.
bushel for them, or within two cents
per bushel OF Chicago prices
Loads of oats were brought here
from distance of more than twenty
miles.
Charles Madden, for very many
many years resident of this county,
died on January 16, at his residence
in Cloverdale, California. The de-
ceased was son Of Mrs. louisa |
Madden, and nephew of the late
Gen. Dodge.
Mrs. Meehan, form erly of Willow
Springs, Lafayette county, mother
of Thomas, Patrick and Arthur
Meehan, died a few days ago at her
her home in Buena Vista county,
Iowa. The body was brought to
the Willow Springs Catholic ceme-
terry for interment.
J. S. Mead and A. J. White, of
Buena Vista county, Iowa, exhibited
ed in this city on Thursday Purin-
tons Agricultural Steamer and Feed
Boiler, for cooking all kinds of food
for stock. Mr.. Purinton, the inven-
tor and patentee, is here also. They
are offering county rights for sale.
The farmers of the town of Min
eral Point and vicinity have formed
a Farmers club. The second meet
ing of the club, as announced else
where, viii be held at the residence
of J. c. Martin, on next Wednesday
afternoon. Matters of especial in
terest to farmers will be talked over
and discussed. All farmers are
invited to attend the meeting.
Mr.. Julias Frenden, Chas. Kistler
and Henry Norman were brought
up before Justice Gardner, of Platte
vile, on charge of burglary, as men,
toned in last weeks Herald. Kis-
tier and Norman were discharged
Frenden was remanded to the
county Jail to await trial in the
Circuit Court, and was brought to
this city on Saturday last.-Herald.
To all who visit this city, we
would say, do not fail to visit the
Museum, in Wrights store building. |
A like opportunity may never again |
be presented to you. Very many |
Of the scenes are grand beyond de-
scription. If you desire to make a
{" tour of the world and view that
which is sublime in nature and in
art you can do so by looking at the
scenes there placed before you. Call
at the Museum, and The Democrat
will risk its reputation on the state
ment that you will not be disap-