Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-24
LOCAL ITEMS.
The markets tend upward.

The markets tend upward.
Forty cents per bushel is being
paid for corn.
The event of the week Uncle
Toms Cabin company at city hall
Friday evening.
Old tobacco growers declare that
there is as much in curing as in
raising the weed.
Fred Shepard is turning out some
very fine work at the marble shop
of +. II. Shepard.
James Swift, q merchant of Oar
lington, recently made an assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors.
jim O'Hern will be in this city
on May 1 and 2, for the purpose of
buying horses for the Chicago
market.
Richland Republican reports that
the cheese factories of that county
have mostly been started for the
season.
James Penhallegon carpenter, is
improving the residence of Henry
Wiese i'll the second ward, by add
ing porch, etc.
Philip Allen, Jr., will preach in
the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday morning, and DR.. b.
=. Mix in the evening.
The Weidenfellers have greatly
impoved the U. S. Hotel by repaint-
ing and decorating the rooms in a
very handsome manner.
Samuel Hooking is having the
interior of his residence in the first
ward romodelled. John Charles,
carpenter, is doing the work.
Father Sale, assistant pastor of st.
Joseph church, Milwaukee, has been
appointed to the pastorate of St.
Clements church, Lancaster.
John Horn has given his store a
thorough overhauling. He has had
it reprinted and papered, and fitted
up'in fine shape for his spring trade.
The Herald reports that Capt.
Farquaharson, of Lancaster, has dis
posed of his trotting horse German
Boy" to a gentlman from Iowa, for
$500.
Abbey's Uncle Toms Cabin Com
pany Royal Bell Ringers will give
one of their unrivaled entertain
ments in this city, this, Friday
evening,
The roads could not be in much
worse condition than they have been
for the past week or ten days, and
business has been unusually dull in
consequence.
Rev. DIR. Wright, secretary of the
Wisconsin board of diocesan mis-
sions, preached in Trinity church,
this city, on last Sunday morning
and evening,
The ladies of the p. NJ. church
have formed society, with Miss
Eliza Argall, president, Mrs. James
Brewer, Jr,, vice president, and Mrs.
p. Allen, Jr,, treasurer.
Chris. Otter closed out his saloon
business in this city on Monday,
decming it Improbable to pay
license Of 5000. Mr.. Otter is an
industrious straightforward man,
and we hope he may meet with
success in whatever he may engage.
Bishop Welies visited Trinity
parish of this city on Monday last,
and in the evening administered the
rite of confirmation to 4 class of
seven persons. At the close of the
confirmation service the Bishop
preached a very able and impress
slve sermon.
Rev. +. f. Clough started on
Wednesday morning for Madison,
Dakota, where on Friday he will
deliver his lecture Life in the
Army" on Saturday he will de-
liver an address to the Odd Fellows,
and on Sunday conduct the cere-
monies of laying the corner stone of
new M. +. church.
Edward Devlin comes out this
week in an attractive spring adver-
tisement, to remind people of the
fact that a full and complete stock
of hardware, stoves and tinware can
be found at his reliable store. Drop
in and examine his stock, and OBJ
tain his prices which he guarantees
to be as low as the lowest.
Christian Rindlaub, father of NJ.
P. Rindlaub, editor of the Platte
vile Witness, died on Friday last at
the home of his son in Platteville,
at the advanced age of four score
and eight years. He had been in
very poor health for the past four or
five months. He was a good man,
and died as he had lived a sincere
christian.
The properties of Mishler's Herb
Bitters are wholly medicinal. 1t is
compounded on scientific principles
upon German formula, 200 years
old. Clergymen, temperance people
and all other classes who oppose
strong drink on principle, endorse
and recommend our great household
remedy. 1t is sure cure for kidney
land liver complaints.