Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-25
WANTS.
LOCAL ITEMS.

! Increase your trade by advertising
in The Democrat.
if you fail to go to the Museum
you will miss a good show.
The clerk of the circuit court VIII
draw Jurors on February IS.
Monroe sold her old seminary
building last week for S2l5.
The picture show in Wright's
store building will continue all next
week.
Revival meetings are still! held at
the NJ. f. and p. NJ. churches of this
city.
'"he thermometer indicated q
degrees below zero on Thursday
morning.
II. ii. Chandler, of Galena, has
opered branch store in Mrs. Prid-
eaux's building.
The Presbyterians gave another Of
their popular baked bean suppers on
Thursday evening of last week.
d. Jacko has just received three
car loads Of Nebraska corn, which
he VIII sell at fifty cents per bushel.
The village board of Brodhcad
has decided to purchase fire
engine and hose at cost of about
81 800.
Many farmers from distance are
taking advantage of the good sleigh
ing, and are doing their trading in
Mineral Point.
The attendance at the Museum,
i'll Wright's building is in increasing
day by day. If you go once you
will so again.
Mineral Point pays about one
dollar more per cord for wood than
amy other city or village in south
west Wisconsin.
Considering the failure of the corn
crop and the consequent stagnation
of business, Mineral Point is re-
ccving fair trade.
a new list of subscribers connect
ed With our Telephone Exchange
has been issued this week. Note
change in call system.
Frank Niedenfeller had the mis-
fortune to get his hand badly cut on
Thursday last, by a glass door-knob
breaking while he was opening a
door.
An attempt is being made to in
ducc the Western Union telegraph
company to remove the commercial
business from the railroad depot TO
some convenient point on High
street.
About sixty members of Emery
Lodge |. O.G. T., of this city, visit
ed the Good Templars of Dodgevillc
on Monday evening, returning about
low twelve. All report 4 pleasant
time.
There is n large attendance at
every session of the roller skating
rink. A sheet and pillow case party
will be given on Saturday evening,
and the cornet band will furnish
music.
On account of being snow
bound Rev. +. l.. Eaton was not
on hand to lecture at the NJ. +.
church ON Wednesday evening as
advertised. Quite a large number
Of people assembled at the hour
appointed and rather than disap-
point them altogether, Rev. +. +.
Clough delivered n short lecture on
Pluck and Possibilities. The
lecture was full of good points and
was very we'll received.
Citizens of Monroe are talking Of
organizing society for the detection
and punishment of vandalism. The
Sentinel SAYS that for some time
past certain individuals suspected,
have taken occasion to destroy
teuces, carry off gates and do other
damage, during the night and their
vandalism besides being an eXpen-
sive indulgence, is a great source of
annoyance and in some cases of
distress to the property owners.
The Aida Lawrence dramatic
company has been giving first-class
entertainments in the Opera house
during this week. On Monday
night they gave the play Miss
Mutton" for the first time in this
city, on Tuesday night, M'Iiss,
and on ednesday night Forget
Me-Not." The company is one of
the best that ever visited this city.
All who have attended the perfor-
mances say that their expectations
have been fully realized.
The Galena Gazette is responsible
for the statement that the Galena
Telephone Exchange is in commu-
nication with fifty-iye towns and
cities in Illinois, Iowa and Wiscon.
sin. A well directed effort on the
part of the towns in southern Wis,
consin would put them in connec'
ton not only with this rapidly grow
ing system of lines, but also with
Milwaukee and Chicago in the neal
future. The easy terms upon which
the various companies extend theil
lines warrant the prediction that ;
few years will see the telephone il
every inland town In the state, anC
oil cnnnected with the large cities.