Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-10-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

prices and put the knife IN them and
is carrying the war into Egypt 1w
The change OF advertisement of
Iowa and Minnesota Lands" and
notice of excursion on the 18th.
The acreage of tobacco in Wis
consin this year was upwards of 90
600 against about $1,000 in 1884.
Remember the Hyer Sisters at
the City Hall on Friday evening.
Reserved seat for sale at Hanscom's.
Next Sunday is set apart by the
international Sunday school confer
ence as day of prayer for the
youth.
The world renowned Hyer Sisters
colored comic opera company will
appear at the City Hall this { Friday
evening.
| From The Darlington Democrat
we are pleased to learn that the friends
of 0. F. Blakely have good hopes of
his recovery.
Go to Deller's and see how he is
slaughtering goods. no small penny
bargains there. You can save
dollars instead of cents. 1w
On next Tuesday, Oct. Goth, Mat
thias Ley, living in the northwest
part of the town of Waldwick, will
sell large number of horses, cattle
and sheep at auction.
On Sunday evening next at 7
o'clock the annual missionary meet
ing will be held God willing in the
Primitive Methodist church. Sever
al ministers are expected to address
the audience.
The young ladies of the NJ. E.
church have recognized their : Will
ling Workers F" society, and will give
our people series of pleasant en-
tertainments this fall and winter.
On next Sunday evening Rev.
E. Z. Clough will preach a spec
ial sermon on youth and its
responsibilities and opportunities,
Both old and young ought to hear it.
The zinc works are turning out
from eighty to eighty-fye barrels of
oxide per day. The shipments of
oxide during September were i'm
mense, averaging about car load
day.
Now that the fairs of 1885 are
over and the reports all in, it may
not be out of place to remark that
tl,o Eo;r of 4bo g w W., u,o,
the most successful fair held in the
state.
The Mineral Point merchants are
not giving away goods, but The
Democrat will venture the assertion
that you can buy goods in this city
cheaper than anywhere else in the
the country.
A building was destroyed by fire
at Brodhead on Monday of last
week. The Independent says that
the fire department did good service
with their new engine and prevented
the spread of the flames.
Miss r. Bowling, county super
intendent, has been holding an ex-
animation of teachers in this city
during the past few days. The pub
lie schools of the county are in ex-
cellent condition under her superin-
tendency.
Goods of all kinds are being sold
in Mineral Point at the present time
at astonishingly low prices. Keep
your eyes on the advertising columns
of The Democrat, as you will find
represented therein the live, active
business men of Mineral Point, who
invite you to come and trade with
them.
J. S. Slower, of this city, has drill
ed some deep wells in the vicinity
of Barneveld and West Blue Mounds
during the past year, and recently
sunk one to the depth of over two
hundred feet, for farmer named
William Evans. The power for
drilling is furnished by a traction
engine which he recently purchased.
A man was found hanging to a
tree near Leavenworth, Kan, re-
Gently. He had committed suicide,
and left note in his memorandum
book stating that his name was
Jacob Kronshage, asking that his
body should be sent to his brother
at Boscobel, in this state, and warn
ing young men to let whisky alone.
The Shullsburg Pick and Cad
reports that extensive mining opera
tons are being carried Oh by a COM
pany, at that place of which F. c.
Richmond is superintendent The
work SO far is only preparatory but
there is evidence Of heavy deposits
of ore in both mines which warrant
a good return for labor and money
expended.
There has been an increase 20of
per cent in the population of Craw-
ford county since the last census;
and 60 per cent. of this increase Is
in the city of Prairie du Chen, as
shown by the present census report.
This is another evidence of the
growth and improvement of the
prairie City. Courier.
Attention is called to the circular
headed "A Premium for Every body"
which we send out this week. Does
advertising pay? is question fire.
quently asked. Speaking for itself,
The Democrat can unhesitatingly
say that it has never yet failed to
realize a good return for the time
and money invested in blowing its
own horn in a business way.
Mr. Wick, saloon keeper of Ora
tiot, was found at Scales Mound on
Thursday night last with his head
severed from his body and revolver
in hand. He was at the fair at
Galena on Thursday and went down
to the Mound to spend the night.
He got off the train on the oppo-
site side from the depot and it is
supposed he laid his head over the
rail and deliberately suicided. He
was not Observation-Disclosures County