Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Monroe city Guards will at
tend the reunion at Dodgeville.
There is a daily demand for 49,
100000 eggs in the United States.
1t cost 81, 100 for chairs and seat
ing for PIattevilIe's new city hall.
J. NJ. Smiths law Office has been
re-papered aud otherwise improved
this week.
The PROBABILITY is that Mineral
Point will celebrate the Fourth in
grand style.
The Mineral Point Drum Corps
are practicing for the Soldiers re.
union at Dodgeville next month.
The Darlington base ball club
defeated the Shullsburg clu' on
Saturday last, by a score of to IL.
The two military companies Of
the State University will attend the
reunion at Dodgeville on the II and
lS.
The Catholic Knights of Wiscon-
sin, an institution recently organized =,
has already membership of over
1000.
Hon. 4. Scott Ansley will deliver
an address before the graduating
class Of the Mineral Point high
school.
James II. Harris, section foreman
on the railroad, was made glad last
week by being presented with new
hand car.
Grain is being shipped to New
York from Milwaukee, by water at
81 cents n bushcl, the lowest price
ever offered.
The Lone Rock Star failed for
want of patronage. The outfit was
purchased by the publisher of the
Spring Green News.
Darlington will observe Decora-
ton day. The Darlington Rifles
will not be there to participate rs
they will 50 to Madison.
The Wisconsin State Medical So
ciety will hold its thirty ninth
annual meeting at the court house
in Milwaukee on June 2, 3, and 4.
Stephen Toole, an octogenarian of
GAINESVILLE, living by himself, was
found dead in his woodbox by solic-
tious neighbors. Heart disease was
his ailmcnt.
Tho Hutchinson building occupied
by John O'Dowd's saloon is being
fitted up in number one style and
the interior papered and reprinted
throughout.
The Primitive Mcthodists of Will
low Springs will hold their annual
picnic ON Thursday, June I. A
pleasant time is expected, and all
are invited to attend.
Rev, a. G. Smith pastor of South
Presbyterian church, Galena, will
preach at the Presbyterian church,
Mineral Point on Sunday, May 81,
morning and evening.
\ meeting of the members of the
:. W. Wisconsin Poultry association
will bc held at the Office Of ]. j.
llosliius, secretary of the association,
in Dudgcvillr, on Monday evening
.Iuuc LIST.
The Sorghum Growers Guide re-
ports that the seasons statistics of
twenty Of the sorghum mills in Wis
c"nsin give an aggregate of $4,000
gallons nt syrup, readily finding a
market at 80 cents.
The president of the Wisconsin
dairymcn's association reports the
number Of cows in Wisconsin at
100000. The cheese product 10000
pounds ; butter, 100000 pounds
value, S20000,0Oo.
There will be grand Fourth OF
July celebration held one quarter of
II mile south Of the Yellowstone NJ.
+. church in the town of Waldwick.
For further information and pro-
gramme see posters.
Jacob Rcingwalt, northern travel
ing freight agent for the Burlington
and Quincy railway is authority for
the statement that the new line OF
road will be colnpleted from Savan-
ma to Dubuque before next spring.
Our fellow townsman Mr.. Samuel
Coad met with a painful accident
one day last week. A plank in
which there was a large nail fell
upon his right foot, forcing the nail
down into his boot and through the
great toe.
The plate glass front in the hard,
ware store Of Eden & Blewett shows
off their stock to good advantage
The old partition near the center o
the room has been removed and the
entire store presents greatly i'm
proved appearance.
The closing exercises of the high
school will be held at the opera
house on the evening of Thursday
June 4. They will consist of tn,
essays of the graduating class, voca
music and short address by Hon
T, S. Ansley. The public are invit
ed.
The board of health of Minera
Point, will be around the first of Jun,
to make an inspection of the sani
tary condition of the city. 1t is t
be hoped that all places will be pu
in proper condition so that the re
port of the board may be favorable
one,