Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-07-10
LOCAL ITEMS.


be very plentiful this season.
Mr.. VIM. Jackson, the Piano tuner,
will be here next week, leave your
orders at the Music Store of Han
kins Il Osborne.
An inexhaustable quarry of red
granite has been discovered near
Waupaca. The stone is said to re-
semble Scotch granite.
Unmuzzled dogs will not be
permitted to perambulate the streets
of Shullsburg until after the first
day of October next.
Frank Hyde, of Monticello, was
shot dead by some unknown person,
July 4, at New Glarus. He leaves
a wife and three children.
Twenty thousand people attended
the two baseball games between the
Chicago and New York league clubs,
played at Chicago on Saturday.
The Monitor says that work on
the Free Methodist church of that
village has been commenced and
will be completed at an early day.
Nick GRADER recently sold to J. J.
Ross, of this city, fifty-fve head of
steers, averaging 934 pounds, at Al
cents. Mr.. Ross will fatten them
for market.
The Richland Republican reports
that the hay crop in that county is
about an average and the wheat is
good except where it was destroyed
by hail storms.
The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
says: keep the cultivator at work
in the tobacco fields from this time
on, as long as the horses can safely
travel in the rows.
VIM. Brown has completed the
work of taking the census of the
school children of the city, and
finds that they number 1890, being
four more than year ago.
At Monroe on July 4th, John
Wells, German, 45 years old, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself
in Thomas Bedford's barn. He left
no family. No Gauss is given for the
act.
The advertised list of letters this
week at the post office shows letters
for Miss Mary Allinson, Sam Chiles
and Prof. C. CONNIE. If these are
not called for within thirty days,
they will be sent to the Dead Letter
office.
A fire occurred at Stoughton, this
state, on July 4th, which destroyed
property valued at 100000. Ten
tobacco houses containing large
quantities of tobacco, were burned.
The loss was largely covered by in
surancc.
The double store of James Brewer,
ST.. recently occupied by J. Deller,
is being divided into two rooms.
Brewer & Penhallegon of the Cash
Grocery House, expect to occupy
the west room with their large stock
of good by the LIST of August.
We were in error last week in
stating that several Deaths had oc-
cured at Dodgeville from scarlet
fever. The Dodgeville papers re-
port only one death from this cause.
Every possible precaution is being
taken to prevent the spread of the
disease.
The August number of the North
American Review is to contain ar
ticles by five leading medical special
lists, giving information as to the
steps that should be taken by
national, state and city authorities
: to prevent visit from the Cholera
this season.
Although no preparations what
ever was made for celebrating the
Fourth in this city, quite a large
number of people came to town on
that day. 1t is very easy to attract
a large crowd of people to Mineral
Point on such an occasion, and nc
year ought to go by without rous-
ing celebration.
The minimum time that districts
have for many years, been required
to maintain school taught by 8
} qualifiad teacher has been five
months in each year. That time
has now been increased to six
; months. District clerks must now
report that their schools have beer
. taught six months by a teacher hcen
sed according to law.-Ex.
James VanEtta's large stock barr
at Fulton, Rock county, burned a
an early hour, on Monday morning
July 9th, together with all the con
t tents. including nine horses, al
!, blooded stock, four sleighs, carriages
. etc. 1t was the largest and fines
barn in the state. 1t is supposed i
was struck by lightning. Two mer
sleeping in the barn were badly
j. burned, one seriously. He vii
probably not recover. Loss, $4,000
insurance 81. 500.