Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-08-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

are nine brass DanQS IN hlcnldnu
county.
Reeds Ladies fine Goat and Kid
shoes-warranted-for $3.50 a pair
at Deller's.
Attention is called to the an
nouncement of Keller Il Harris
printed elsewhere.
The annual session of the West
Wisconsin conference of the M. f..
church will convene at Dodgeville,
Sept. Oath.
The annual meeting of the old
settlers of Green county will take
place at Monroe, on Saturday, the
18th inst.
A stack of hay belonging to
Michael Burke, of Waldwick, was
destroyed by lightning on Thursday
night of last week.
The musical event of the season
will be the concert to be given by
the McGibeny Family, at the City
Hall on Saturday evening.
Don't fail to attend the grand
musical entertainment to be given
in this city on Saturday evening,
Aug. 29th, by the famous McGibney
family.
Burnham Il Burnham, of Rich
land Center, advertise for 10000
pounds of green ginseng for which
they will pay 80 cents per pound
in cash.
The Pick and Cad says that Rev.
kinsella, of Shullsburg, is the proud
possessor of a genuine Irish thrush,
which was brought from the "ould
sod by John Lloyd as q present.
Extensive arrangements are being
made for the coming Green county
fair to be held at Monroe, Sept.
10th, 18th, 18th and 10Th. The
secretary has our thanks for a com
plimentary.
Joseph Bastian formerly of this
city, died at Lemars, Iowa, on
Tuesday of last week. lie was
down with pneumonia last February
and never recovered from the effects
of the disease.
The Grant County Democrat says;
You can now kill prairie chickens
with IMMUNITY or shot gun, but
if you catch any more trout you
must call them suckers or else admit
yourself one.
About five thousand people
heard the famous McGibney Family
in this city, and demand is made
for their return, as their praise is
wide spread. "-Cleveland Daily Ar
gus, May &c, 1885.
During the storm of Thursday
night Robert Lilburn, Of Emerald
Grove, Rock county had six head
of polled Angus cattle killed by
lightning. They were of pure
breed. Loss $1,000; covered by in
surance.
The McGibeny Family, number
ing fifteen, will give concert in
the City Hall on Saturday evening,
Aug. 20. This family have become
famous throughout the nation for
novelty and excellence of their en-
tertainments.
Richland Center is to have a CO.
operative boarding house, where a
number of families by forming
club will take their meals together
with the two-fold view of a more
economical living snd greater neigh
borly sociability. So reports the
Republican.
The attention of farmers is called
to the advertisement of the Gala
mine FIGURING Mills, which the
proprietor, Mr.. Holway, has recently
fitted up with the latest and most
approved mill machinery. He will
do work at greatly reduced prices
and guarantees entire satisfaction.
During the storm of Thursday
night about 6 o'clock, Moses Gilling-
ham, farmer residing seven miles
north of Richland Center, was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed. He was in the pasture salt
ing his sheep at the time. His
body was not found until the next
day.
Linden correspondent Chronicle:
Our school board has employed the
following teachers for the coming
school year: Prof. Geo. NJ. Alexan-
dra, of Indiana, Miss l.. Willard, of
Grant county, in the intermediate
department, and Miss Annie Johns,
of Dodgeville, in the primary de-
partment.
All who fail to attend the concert
to be given by the McGibeny Fami-
/ ", on Saturday evening will miss
the rarest musical treat ever fur
nished in Mineral Point. The press
throughout the country speak very
highly of the entertainments given
by this wonderfully gifted family of
musicians.
The Platteville Democrat: Henry
Kuester and Jack Davidson have
some good diggings near the depot.
They take out from 600 to 1900 lbs
of galena per day. The specimens,
some Of them are peculiar, having
the appearance of being worn on
the corners by contract with stones
or other hard matter.
John McArdle offers for sale his
farm situated one and three quarter
miles west of this city. The farm
is in everyway a most decirable one.
and is well adapted to stock raising
and dairying. Any one intending
to buy farm property should see
Mr.. McArdle as he will sell at q
reasonable price and on very favor