Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-30

Mons Anderson, the La Crosse
i. merchant who owns the land at
. Winona Junction were silver was
recently discovered, thinks the
specimens do not indicate mineral
vein.
A. F. Bishop, of this city received
one day last week from his brother
George A. Bishop, of Denver, Col,
a quarter of fine antelope, which
he shared with his friends, includ-
ing the printers.
Messrs. Bintliff & Monahan have
issued very handsome annual to
subscribers of the Darlington Repub-
lican. The annual is well filled
advertisements, and shows good
workmanship.
The earnings of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway for
the third week of January were
1886, 900, against $4,000 for the
corresponding week last year, a
decrease of 81, 600.
James w. Carney, of Fon du-
Lac, is a successful competitor for
the cadetship at the Annapolis
naval academy. The examination
took place in Gen. E. S. Bragg's
office, in Fond du Lac.
Robt. James intends to erect a
two story building on the site of
his present residence. He has
hauled the stone for the basement,
and will commence work on the
building as soon as as spring opens.
| D. w. Briggs, roadmaster of the
Eastern division of the Southwestern
branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee IL
list. Paul railway for many years,
died in GAINESVILLE Thursday morning
after lingering illness, aged sixty
years.
The citizens of Cobb and vicinity
will hold a meeting at the town
hall, Tuesday, February Sd, at z
o'clock P. NJ. for the purpose Of dis
cussing the question Of erecting a
cheese factory at Cobb. All inter-
ested are invited to attend.
On last Friday night the steam
pipes in the parlors of the residence
of Mrs. r. H. Baker, of Racine,
burst, damaging paintings valued at
$4,000, and books, tapestry, Brussels
carpet, ETC., worth $1,000. There
was small insurance on the DANA
ged articles.
A meeting of the members of the
Wisconsin bar is shortly to be held
in Madison to consider the subject
of a candidate for associate justice
of the supreme court. Judge Tay-
lor's term expires with the present
year, and a successor will be chosen
at the spring election.
Stop that cough, by the use of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral-the best
specific ever known for all diseases
of the throat and lungs. 1t will
soothe the rough feeling in your
throat, give the vocal organs tiexl-
bility and vitality, and enable you
to breathe and speak clearly.
Rev. Father Joseph Huber, of St.
Mary's church in this city, will start
next week for voyage to the old
world. He is considerable broken
down from ministerial labors, and
his physicians think that sea
voltage will benefit him. When he
regains health he will return to this
country.
The chair factory one mile west
of Bara5oo burned at 1 o'clock last
Saturday morning. The fire origi-
mated in the engine loom from
hot journal. The building consisted
of three stories and a basement. 1t
was a fine and imposing building
owned by the Avery estate and was
run by c. f. Rou on a four year
lease. He employed thirty-five men.
The building was completely de-
stroyed. Total loss $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000.
There is no denying the fact
that among the most distressing
complaints of humanity, few are
equal in intensity to bleeding piles.
You say the subject is not a pleas
ant one to talk about, neither is the
victim, and our aim is to give him
relief. Jacob Chambers, Of Henry
street, New York, writes: when
began using Mishler's Herb Bit
tiers Gas per printed directions,) |
had been troubled with bleeding
piles for upwards of five years. In
six weeks l was perfectly cured"
Harry Hunter Gray, youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Gray, of
Darlington, died at Kingsley, Iowa,
Jan. 10th, 1885; aged 81 years. The
deceased left Darlington about a
mouth ago, and intended to go into
the banking business at Kingsley,
with his brother-in-law c. B. Old
field, but about three days after his
arrival he was taken with intermit-
tent fever, which brought his life to
a close on the 10Th inst. His re-
mains were brought back to OAR
lington, and inferred in Union Grove
cemetery, on Tuesday of last week.
An exchange advises it readers
never to skip the advertisements
when reading a newspaper. They
show just what live dealers are about,
and every one who has trading to
do will find that it pays to trade
with those who advertise. Business
men who do not advertise are not up
to the spirit of the age, and keep
their goods on hand. Those who do
advertise turn their stock quickly,
make fair profit and always have
fresh supply to select from. That
is fact, as can be demonstrated by
every successful man in the coutry.
District Attorney Orr went to Liv-
ingston on Monday of last week to
represent the State in the examia-
ton of Sam Hooks, who is charged
with the crime of fornication, the
case being that in which half-wit
ted girl named Wiley was raped
by number of young hyenas,
supposed 20 be human. The case