Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-12
LOCAL ITEMS.
Moscow has three new cheese fac

The seventeen-year locusts have
put in an appearance in many local
tiles.
The Lafayette county fair will be
held at Darlington, September s, 8
10 and II, 1885.
Alex. Stamm has greatly improved
the appearance of his bar Der shop
by repainting, decorating, etc.
DIR. Tallman has a couple Of live
alligators at his office. These strange
pets draw quite a crowd to see them
and they are curious looking, sure
enough.
The annual reunion of the 18th
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, will
meet at Albany, Green county, June
II, 1885. All old soldiers are in.
yited to attend.
Rev. John VIM, of Madison, will
preach in the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath morning and evening
and will administer the communion
service Immediately after the morn
ing sermon.
Next Sunday is Children's Day,
and appropriate services will be held
at the Nj. e. Church of this city.
The church will be beau tifully dec.
grated with flowers.
The Tennessee Central College
Singers gave an excellent concert al
the NJ. e Church on Monday eve,
ming. The music was of high
order and gave the best of satisfaction
On account of the soldiers re-
union, Jno. M. Ellsworth, of Dodge
vile, will be in this city with his
horses on Monday and Tuesday OF
next week instead of Wednesday
and Thursday, as is his usual Gus
tom.
The p. NJ. church of this city will
be re.opened next Sabbath Rev.
J. Challinor, of Shullsburg, and the
new pastor, Rev. w. J. G. Bond, will
conduct the services. All are in
vited.
The new postal card paper, under
the contract of 1885, will be deli
cate pink, in lieu of the cream color
of the cards now issued. The tex
ture of the paper is also said to be
improved. The size will be the
same as now in use.
The people of Dodgeville are ac-
lively engaged in preparing for the
soldiers reunion, to take place on
Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. A very large attendance and
a general good time is confidently
expected.
The annual picnic of st. Mary s
German Catholic school of this city
will be held next Tuesday, June 1G
The occasion will without doubt be
pleasurable one, Us the managers
are putting forth every effort tc
make it a grand success. The Min.
eral Point band will furnish music
All are cordially invited.
The visiting committee of the
Platteville Normal school will re-
commend that the standard of adj
mission be raised that the require
ments shall at least be equal tc
those for third grade certificate, ex
cepting theory and practice, If this
be done it seems as though three
years ought to be sufficient length
of time to prepare young man OF
women for a thorough teacher
Grant Co. Democrat.
On Sunday morning last Rev. NJ
Chase preached an anniversary
sermon in Trinity church, the occa.
sion being the fourth anniversary o
his rectorship of the parish. He
congratulated his hearers upon the
fact that many improvements hac
been made upon the church build
ing, and upon the further fact thai
the parish was entirely free from
debt. He spoke hopefully of the
future work Of the church.
To make a good town, talk it up
write about it; help improve it
bcautify the street; invest you,
money in it; pstronize its merchants
| advertise in It's newspapers; cleo
good men to its offices; pay you
taxes without grumbling; be cour
teous to all strangers that come
among you; if you can think 0
nothing good to say of it, say moth
ing; don't go or send to any othe
place to buy anything you can ge
in your own town; remember thai
every dollar you invest in a perma
nent improvement is that much
money at interest.-Ex.
Articles of association were flee
with the secretary OF ssate last week
of the Wisconsin Railway and Navi
CATION company. The object is to con
struct and maintain q railway from
point in Brown county near wher
the Fox river empties into Greer
Bay, in an easterly direction
through the town of Casco, in he
waunee county, thence to Sturgeon
Bay in Door county, distance G
forty-five miles; also a branch from
point on the main line in kewau
nee county, east to the city of he
waunee, and another branch from
point on the main line in Kewaune
county east to Ahnapee, in Kewau
nee county, each about fifteen mile
in length.