Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-18
Local News.

smith, dropped dead on the 10th
inst. while at work at his forge.
Two railway laborers were badly
injured near La Crosse, on the 10th,
by the fall of frozen bank of earth.
Citizens of Prairie du Chen are
discussing the feasibility and adyisa-
bility of n street railway for that
city.
Tie Darlington Rifles-Company
Xviii give a grand military ball
and banquet on New Years Eve,
Dec 81.
The executive session of the
Wisconsin Teachers Association
will be held in Madison Dec. 28th,
29th, and Both, 1885.
Mr.. Thomas Strut, an old and re-
spected citizen of Ridgeway, is very
low in health, but hopes are enter
tanned Of his recovery.
The city tax roll is now in the
hands of treasurer ID. F. Beech, who
is prepared to make collections at
his Office in the city hall building.
Fred Free advertise for 100000
hoop poles, to be delivered at
Stamm & Sanders shop in this
city. See advertisement elsewhere.
The annual exhibition of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Poultry
Association will be held at Dodge
Vile from December 26 to January
/.
The university students who were
suspended for failing to report
promptly to the military instructor
on recent cold morning, have been
rcinStated.
The NJ. +. church people of Vel
lowstono will hold a grand festival,
on Wednesday evening, Dec. %.
a cordial invitation is extended to
all to be present..
Crawford County Register record
ed a $9,OO0,000 Trust Mortgage last
week, given by the G., B. & n. r.
r. Co, to secure the bonds on the
llcN I4iSl FDlloIc IdliIotLu' -SOullcl.
The tax roll for the town Of Min
cral Point is now i'll the hands of
the treasurer, L. b. Tregilgus, and
ON and after Monday next he will
be at the council room prepared to
make collections.
The Darlington Rihes-Company
Xviii give grand military ball
and banquet on New Years Eve.
Dec. 3lst. An invitation is extend
ed to the dancing public.
DIR. A. c. Barry. Grand Lodge
Lecturer Of the l. Q. G. T., will lee
ture m Good Templar hall, of this
city on Sunday afternoon, at 3
o'clock. Everybody is invited to
attend.
A reliable authority places the
earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee
4 St Paul railway for the year 1885,
estimating the earnings for the last
three weeks in December, at S24,-
$4,000, an increase of S1,104,792
over those o. 1884.
We are in receipt Of The CassviIle
Current, published by Walter w.
Pollock. The paper is a six column
folio, is well filed with local and
general news, and would be q credit
t. q place many times larger than
Cassvllle. We wish Bro. Pollock
abundant success IN the enterprise.
4 Business Mems Social Club has
been organized i'll this city, of which
J. NJ. Smith is president c. W. Nc
Ilhon secretary, and W. A. Jones,
treasurer. Executive Committee
I DR.. Tallman, DR.. Vivian, J. Ii. Gun
dry, and William Strauss. The club
has already a membership of thirty
1 five. with fine rooms in Coad'S block
George Reed, of West Earl town
ship, Lancaster county, Pa, testifes
to the cure of poor widow named
Nancy Sharp, living in his neighbor-
hood. She was great sufferer from
rheumatism, unable to work and in
destitute circumstances. Mr.. Reed
hearing of the case, procured bot
! tie Of Mishler's Herb Bitters, and
the woman was speedily restored.
She is now able to work, and is
entirely well.
Last week Brewer & Penhallegon
and L. II. Martin Il Toay Bros. ad-
yertised that they wanted live poul-
try for which they would pay the
highest price in cash. Since that
time they have been doing regu-
lar slaughter house business in that
line, They are paying the very
highest prices and the roads being
good owners of turkeys, chickens,
ducks and geese have brought them
in from far and near. Large forces
of men and boys are kept busy
killing, plucking and packing the
fowls Tor shipment,
The Chicago, Milwaukee { st.
Paul railway company has made
ample arrangements TO keep its
various lines of road free from snow
during the present winter, and to
prevent serious blockades. Each
division is supplied with no less
than two monster snow-plows, and
!, several divisions have three ma
chimes. The plows are as large as
an ordinary passenger coach, and
pushed by two or three locomotives,
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