Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-11-21

word to say IN our advertising col
umns which will be of interest to al
purchasers of lumber.
Chas. Ducray, living east of this
city, showed us the other day 9
sample of some immense corn
which he raised this year. He had
good reason TO be proud of it fol
it was indeed immense.
The ladies Of the Methodist Epis.
copal church will hold their annual
Thanksgiving supper at the church
beginning early enough to accom-
modate their friends SO that they
needn't get supper at home. A
crowd is invited.
The Mineral Point Athletic Club
will hold their ball at the City Hall
next Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th,
instead of Thanksgiving evening, in
order to accommodate the Schubert
Quartette, by allowing them to use
the hall the later date.
The Mound City Engine company
of Platteville, will give their annual
entertainment on Thanksgiving
evening, Nov. 81. The new City
Hall, which is one Of the largest
and finest in the state, has been
secured for the occasion.
The store building Of Gundry,
Gray & Co., was damaged by fire on
Tuesday night during the illumin-
alton in honor of Cleveland and
Hendricks. The fire caught from
candles lighted in an upper front
window, burning the window frame
and shutters considerably, but was
extinguished before spreading far
ther.
The Darlington Democrat reports
that an inmate Of the Lafayette
county poor house named Hart
became violently insane Wednesday
morning and attacked the people
there with butcher knife. Super
intendent Murphy was fortunately
present, and after a violent struggle
succeeded in securing Hart and
bringing him to the jail. Mr.. Muir
ply was cut in the wrist, but not
seriously.
An old farmer says that there is
no feed so good to keep animals in
flesh during the winter as scaled
oats. For mares, cows and sheep
that are to raise young ones it is
superior to almost any other feed,
as it not only puts the animals in
good condition to furnish milk
abundantly, but the young at birth
are strong and active. Wheat bran
is also an excellent feed for breeding
animals given in the form of mess.
Ayers Sarsaparilla thoroughly
cleanses the blood, stimulates the
vital functions, and restores the
health and strength. No one whose
blood is impure can feel well.
There is weary, languid feeling
and often a sense of discourage
ment, and dependency. Persons
having this feeling should take
Ayers Sarsaparilla to purify and
vitalize the blood.
The concert tn be given by the
Schubert Quartette at the City Hall
on Thursday evening will be the
grandest musical entertainment
ever given in Mineral Point. The
musical critic of the Chicago Times
says of it 1t would be scarcely
too much to say that nothing finer
has ever been heard in Chicrgo in
that way than its Interpretation last
night Of Rhodes Remember now
thy Creator" 1t was thoroughly
artistic from first to last.
The entire state and county taxes
in Iowa county, this year, amount
to about Sal 600, including the pay
ment of $4,000 principal and $6,650
interest on our county debt. This
is the smallest tax levied in the
county for many years and is due
partly to very economical admin
istration of our state and county
government and partly to a surplus
now in the county treasury from the
receipt of back taxes. The people
are to be congratulated
On Tuesday night during the
democratic rally, some wretch threw
two large stones at the door of w.
J. Healey's residence, one Of them
going through chinese lantern,
struck the side Of the door with
great force. Mrs. Healey was going
into the house and narrowly escaped
deing hit on the head. Mr.. Healey
is Justly Judgment over the occur
ence and offers reward of SO for
the apprehension of the persons
who threw these stones.
Last "Wednesday evening being the
twentieth wedding anniversary of Mr..
Z. L. Clough and wife, the members
of the church arranged surprise at
the parsonage and took possession of
it at about half past seven, filling it
to OVERLOOKING. During the evening
James Spensley called the pastor
and his wife to the front and in a
few ana appropriate remarks pre-
sented an elegant China Tea Set,
specially ordered for the occasion by
Mr.. C. Z. Gale. In the teapot was
a cup full of silver, being the first
contents poured out. Refreshments
were elegant and abundant. And
everybody said we've had a good
| time
J. P. Hawkins is fitting up his
brick building on High Street in a
first-class manner. The front room
on the first floor is handsomely
papered and decorated as a music
room. Mr.. Hawkins is agent for a
number of musical instruments,
including the Chickering Piano and
the Estey Organ, and his daughter
Edith will give instructions in music.
The rear room on the first floor is to
be used for paint room, for storing
mixed paints, the manufacture Of
which Mr.. H. will carry on in the
basement Of the building, having
put in the necessary machienery fol-
this purpose. This branch of his
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