Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-15


He was a pioneer and was one of the
original incorporators of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad Com
pany toward the construction of
which he largely contributed.
The zinc works of Mineral Point
are increasing their capacity for
turning out zinc white. These
works are a great benefit to that
city-furnishing as they do labor to
to large number of men and max
ing market for the poorer grades
of dry -bone.-Grant County Demo
crat.
"The audience sat spell bound,
and as the final note died away,
there was a deafening outburst OF
applause. The people hardly ex-
pected anything SO grand" is what
the Jersey City Argus says Of the
Hungarian Gypsy band concert
given in that city.
Geo. III. Legate Post has received
notice of the shipment of head
stones for the graves of the follow
ing named deceased soldiers buried
in the four cemeteries of this city
John Larch, Thomas Tully, Michael
Miller, Ernest Weisen, Jacob jaeger,
VIM. Siddel, Geo. Gotthardt, and
John Sollinger.
Henry Lampe, of Highland, has
moved his stock of dry goods and
groceries to his store building oppo-
site B. Kreul's which has lately been
fitted up, reprinted and otherwise
improved. He carries a good
stock of general merchandise and
respectfully invites old and new
friends to call and see him.
w. M. Collins, train dispatcher on
the Lacrosse division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad, has
been appointed assistant superin-
tendent of the Chicago and Milwau-
kee and Chicago and Council Bluffs
division in Illinois. His office will
be in Chicago. He will enter upon
the duties of the position May 80.
Gail Hamilton is to have an
article in the June number of the
North American Review on ''Prohi-
bition in Politics." written in her
most caustic vein. A literary critic
who has read it says that he infers
that Gail has not the most exalted
admiration for the cold water bolt
Of the last election.
A number of improvements have
been made at the zinc works during
the week, new pipes put in etc. The
company has an immense supply of
coal on hand, and the large guam
titles of ore that are being hauled
to the works reminds one of former
times when the ore shipping bust
ness was at its height III this city,
The state board of examiners
will hold meetings as follows du-
ring the year, to examine appi-
cants for admission to the bar: Last
Tuesday in June, at Madison; first
Tuesday in September, at Milwau-
kee; fourth Tuesday in October, at
Eau Claire; last Tuesday i'll Deem
Der, at Oshkosh; first Tuesday in
March, 1886, at Milwaukee.
Mishler's Herb Bitters cures
cholera morbus and thus gets the
better of the complaint every time.
Samuel Anderson, blacksmith,
living three miles from Springfield,
Ohio. writes: 81 was taken with a
severe attack of cholera morbus-so
severe that | was unable to straight
en- myself. After taking two doses
of your Bitters l was entirely cured" "
Bulletin number five, entitled
Analysis of Feeding Stuffs," has
Just been issued from the Agricultu-
raj Experimental station at Madison.
These bulletins are very valuable
to farmers, and will be sent free to
all residents of the state desiring to
receive them. Send your name
and address to the station at Madi-
son if you wish to receive one regu-
larly.
On Monday morning little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield
Davis, aged about three and one-half
years, fell into the cistern at the
house occupied by the family, ad-
joining John Connaughton's resi-
dence in the western part of the
city. The water was about two
feet deep and the child would have
been drowned had not brother a
few years older ran into the house
and told his mother what had hap
pened. The mother called some
neighbors who succeeded in rescu-
ing the child just in time to save its
life.
The Democrat has circulation Of
over one thousand copies, nearly all
of which are sent to persons in this
vicinity. This local circulation is of
importance to home advertisers.
Business men in Iowa county who
desire to refresh the minds of their
old customers that they are still
alive to business and to secure new
ones, will do we'll to make liberal
use of it's columns. Depression in
trade has reached its lowest point
and the business man who adver-
tises extensively now will not only
improve his business Immediately
but will insure a rush when the
lively times come next fall.
Our citizens are to be favored with
a rare musical treat on tomorrow
Saturday. evening, by the famous
Gypsy band, of Hungary. They
have been playing during the past
week in Chicago, to enthusiastic au-
diences and the daily papers of that
city speak in high praise of their
entertainments. The music is of a
different strain to what we have
been accustomed to hear. 1t will be
orchestral and of the weird gypsy
style. The company fourteen in
number) have among them four
solo artists of great musical ability.
They come here from Platteville,