Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-01-23

which is being shipped by rail, at
the rate of ninety cars day.
The Prairie Farmer reports that
there were received at the Live
Stock Yards in Chicago during the
year 1884, over eight million ami
mails.
Kate Scott, of Colby, killed two
wildcats. The clerk of Clark county
during the past year, paid bounties
! on sixty-five wildcats and three
wolves.
The Milwaukee Wisconsin sneer-
ingly alludes to the state agricultural
society as the democratic side show
at Madison"
The State Journal estimates that
Dane and Rock county farmers will
receive 100000 for their tobacco
crops of 1884.
A. C. Virgins, of Oxford, this
state, aged four score and eleven
years recently took to wife a blush
ing damsel just out of her teens.
The Lancaster Herald says that
Miss Reidel after an illness of two
weeks has resumed her work as
teacher in the grammar department
of the schools at that place.
\ section foreman on the St. Paul
road near Tomah, this state, while
walking on the track last Friday
night was run over by a western
J bound train.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Lane, of Dodgeville, SYM
pathize with them in the death of
their son Howard, aged 6 years,
which resulted from membranous
Group, on January 8.
The case of Parish against the
town of Eden was argued before the
supreme court at Madison, on
Saturday last, by Calvert Spensley
for the plaintiff, and Aldro jerks
for the defendant.
The large and beautiful lot of
house plants and flowers, property
of the late Mrs. Jas. Toay, are offered
for sale, and persons desiring to
purchase can do SO by applying to
Mrs. Thos. Luty. 25w3
Mineral Point ought to have a
market day for the sale and ex-
change Of animals and articles of all
kinds. The plan has been success
fully tried in other places, and we
believe that it would work we'll in
this city.
The finest yield of tobacco in
Dane county, the last season, yet
heard of, was on the farm of Henry
Anderson, of the town of Vienna.
The crop of five acres was sold in
Madison for 81, O52 at 10, cents per
pound.
The two mile race at the skating
rink for purse of five dollars, last
Thursday evening, was won by
Henry Curry, first, Fred Prideaux,
second, Johnnie Curry third. The
race was witnessed by large crowd
and was very interesting.
The state treasurer has in his
possession several hundred dollars
deposited with the department. at
the breaking out of the rebellion by
volunteer soldiers. The depositers
did not return and the moneys are
still with the department.
\ special meeting of the common
council will be held next Monday
evening, to extend the time for
payment of taxes, and to take action
on the proposition to have the city
charter amended with relation to
the construction of sidewalks, etc.
The Chippewa Falls & Western
Railway Company has sold to the
Chicago, Milwaukee Il St Paul Rail-
way Company half-interest in the
right-of-way, road-bed, track and
bridge ir Chippewa Falls, hereto
fore used by the two companies
jointly.
Ayers Pills cure constipation, i'm
prove the appetite, promote diges-
ton, restore healthy action, and
regulate every function. They are
pleasant to take, gentle in their oper-
alton, yet thorough, searching, and
powerful in subduing disease.
On Saturday last while workmen
were engaged in raising the trusses
for the roof of the new skating rink
in Lacrosse, the frame work gave
way and twenty men were precipi-
tated to the floor, a distance of
twenty feet Eight of the number
were badly injured.
\. C. Kent & Co., of GAINESVILLE.
manufactured and sold during the
past year, forty thousand of their
celebrated Triumph Corn Planters.
They have large factory building,
and necessary machinery, devoted
solely to the manufacture of these
planters. They give the best of
satisfaction.
The puddle mill at Bay View,
near Milwaukee, which has been
idle for some time past, started up
again on Monday. The Evening
| Wisconsin says that all the other
departments of the rolling mill
works, with the exception of the
blast furnace, are now running. The
nail mill is turning out 1000 kegs
of nails per day.
Gen. Lucius Fairchild wrote as
follows concerning the concert COM
pany which are to entertain the
people of Mineral Point a, the
opera house on Wednesday evening
next. THE Wilberforce concert
company are entitled to and receive
the hearty thanks of the thousands
who listened to their singing at the
! Monona Lake Assembly this year.
: They have given entire satisfaction,
and have, with their sweet voices,
contributed much to the pleasure of
: the occasion. The members of the
J. cornpary have co eandrctpd Them