Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-11-06
Local News.

Farmers near Fort Atkinson are
suffering from the depredations of
wolves.
"Red Riding Hood" and See
Saw" at city hall next Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lanyon and
children have returned from a short
visit to Chicago.
i Muscoda is erecting a very fine
school building to take the place OF
the one recently burned.
The granite shaft erected in men,
DRY of ex-governor Washburn, at
Lacrosse, is the tallest in the west.
Miss Rose Bowling, county super
intendent starts out this week to
visit schools throughout the county.
There are 126 school houses in
Lafayette county and 1896 children
between the age of 4 and 20 years.
A Mr.. Plondke, Of Grant county,
found a deed which was stolen in
1866, in a hollow tree in front of his
house.
The annual meeting of the county
board Of supervisors will be held at
Dodgeville next week, commencing
on Tuesday.
The Grant County Democrat re-
ports two suicides and one accident
al death as having occurred in that
county last week.
Chris. Miller, clerk of the Lorimer
House, Dubuque, Iowa, came over
on the sad mission of attending his
sisters funeral last week.
AS the result of pushing their
business and judicious advertising
Hawkins & Osborne are selling
large number ofmusical instruments.
The operetta RED Riding Hood"
and "See saw" will be given at the
city hall, next Wednesday evening,
under the direction of Miss Amy
Hutchinson.
John Vincent, Of Edmond. had
stolen from his bedroom on Thurs
day night of last week forty-five
dollars in cash, an overcoat and a
pair of pants.
Remember the popular operet-
ia Red Riding Hood" and "See
Saw" at the city hall on next We'd
nesday evening for the benefit of
the NJ. E. church.
Miners near Galena recently broke
into an opening" which showed
one of the richest prospects for lead
ore that has been struck in that
vicinity for a long time.
We will state for the benefit OF
our many readers, that Oscar Blakley
is improving rapidly, and will we
think be able to sit up in the near
uture.-Darlington Democrat.
The Arena correspondent of the
Chronicle reports that w. G. Meffert
recently exhibited some fine ripe
strawberries, the second crop raised
in his garden from the same vines
this season.
The Platteville Democrat rightly
remarks if any man or men proposes
to start a mandatory of any kind
encourage them; help them if you
can. Producers are material benefit.
Don't be clam.
The following advise from an ex-
change is good: If you think well
Of your city, speak well of it. III
you don't think well Of it, keep your
thoughts to yourself, or else take up
a residence elsewhere.
To every cash purchaser of at
least fifty cents worth of goods at
The Cash Grocery House on Sat-
urday. Now 9Th, will be be given a
package Of candy free. Every boy
and girl 'sh6uids have q package, 81
The State board Of cxxmines oil
applicants for admission to the baEd
of which Hon. Nj. NJ. Strong ISL
chairman-,held session at Eau
Claire last week. There were thir-
teen applicants, nine Of whom were
granted admission.
The earnings of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul R'y for October,
it is said, will be the largest in the
history of the company. The fourth
week will show an increase Of $780,
600, which will swell the gross earn
ings for the month to very nearly
S2,500,0O0.
Farmers institutes will be held at
thirty different places during the
coming winter months. Over one
hundred leading farmers of Wiscon-
sin have signiied their willingness
to prepare papers on different sub
jects of interests to be read at those |
institutes.
Every now and then you fall in
with people who seem to have the
habit of looking at everything
through the wrong end Of the tele-
scope. The man who is always
running down his own town and
surroundings is one Of this kind
Chicago Ledger.
Burglars attempted to enter the
tool house of T. II. Arthur in
Dodgeville, about 3 o'clock Sunday
morning, but Mr.. Arthur happened |
to be awake and succeeded in fright
ening them away, after firing three |
shots at them from his window. They
didn't know he was loaded.-Star.
County clerks have received notice
from Secretary of State Timme, that
the town laws should be ready |
for distribution December LIST. |
Under the law each town is entitled
to five copies and the balance is
placed in the hands of the superin-
tendent Of public property to dis
pose of at 81 each.
At Madison, during the trial of
John Anderson, of Oregon. charged
with being the father of Miss Dora
Olson's child, Thomas Seth swore
he bod haar, or;ro;1o1l,, ,,4:.