Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-09-18
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Dodgeville fair has been con.
tinued over until to-day (Friday).
New and seasonable goods are
arriving daily at Gundry, Gray &
Go. g.
The citizens of Monroe are con.
sidering the question of lighting
that city with gas.
Remember the great real estate
sale to take place in this city next
Wednesday, Sept. 23d.
Jake Hoofstitler has been con-
Quoting a temperance campaign in
Platteville during the past week.
The Plateville Democrat reports
that the Normal School at that place
is fuller this year than ever before.
Last month was the coolest
August since the United States
signal service has been established.
The Tobacco Exchange Bank is
the name of the new banking in
stitution to be opened in Edgerton.
VIM. Davis, late of Lost Grove,
has purchased the property of VIM.
Walker on Jerusalem street, consist
ing of four dwelling houses.
On Tuesday our neighboring
towns of Dodgeville and Platteville
voted for $500 license fee ; while
Darlington and Monroe voted for
5000.
Attention is called to the change
in the advertisement of the enter
prising Milwaukee dry goods firm OF
A. w. Rich & Co.
At the late fair held in this city
Chas. Collard, of Edmund, sold to
John Martin, Of Belmont, a bull
calf seven months old, for the snug
sum Of $3.50.
The public schools opened on
Monday, with a full attendance in
all departments. Nearly every seat
in the High school room is already
occupied.
Great real estate sale at Mineral
Point on Wednesday, Sept. %. All
person interested in buying land
will do well to attend as without
doubt some rare bargains will be Of
ffered.
if you would secure bargains in
real estate don't fail to attend the
administrator sale of all lands
belonging to the Henry estate, at
Mineral Point, on Wednesday the
23d inst.
ANY one desiring to purchase a
good farm can do SO by applying to
James Hishen, at Survey, town Of
Mineral Point. The farm is q good
one and will be sold on very reason
able terms.
The thirty-first session of the
West Wisconsin Conference will be
held at the M. E. church in Dodge
vile, September "a, 1885. Rev.
Bishop Thomas Bowman ID. d., Ii.
d., presiding.
N. C. Twining, Jr., of Monroe,
recently passed a satisfactory ex-
animation for admission to the
naval academy at Annapolis. Ninety
candidates were examined, and out
Of the ninety, seventy-two failed.
Letters are advertised at the Post
Office this for Frank Bents, Clara
Eldred and J. McChicken. Persons
knowing of their whereabouts can
have the letters forwarded by hand
ing their address to our Postmaster.
1t is reported that James w. Mar
shall, the discoverer of gold in Cali
fornia, recently died at the age of
"a, poverty stricken and dissapoint-
ed man. At the time of the dis
covery he and two other men were
repairing a mill race for a man by
the name of Suffer.
Rev. Ambrose C. Smith, of Galena,
will preach in the Presbyterian
church in this city next Sabbath
Sept. Goth, morning and evening,
and will administer the ordinances
of Baptism and Lords Supper i'm
mediately after the morning service.
All are cordially invited.
Mr.. Faith, hostler at Geo. Cham
ley's hotel, had his right leg broken
above the knee on Sunday last, by
q kick from Mambrino Swigert, a
trotting stallion owned at Lancaster,
but which had been to the Darling
ton fair and was on the way home.
Last week The Democrat adyer-
tised a dwelling house to rent in
this city, and from dozen to fifteen
persons have already applied for
it. The Democrat would like to
have some Of the croakers against
Mineral Point show just cause for
their croaking or for ever afterwards
hold their peace.
On Sunday last Il girl about
eighteen years of age hired a livery
team at Darlington and drove to
Dodgeville, where she offered the
team for sale. The parties to whom
she offered to sell recognized the
horses and telegraphed to the owner
and had the girl arrested. She says
that her home is in Webster City,
Iowa.
A little son of Peter Opie was
knocked down and run over by a
team at the corner of High and
Chestnut streets on Tuesday evening,
but fortunately escaped without
serious injury. Too many children
are in the habit of staying upon our
public streets, especially in the even
ings, and parents will do well to
take warming by this accident and
keep them at home.
A young man named Hicks was
driving VIM. Jacko's team down
High street on Thursday, and on
his opening up an umbrella the
the team took fright and ran away,
turning the wagon over on to the
driver, knocking him sensless and
cruising him considerably. After
overturning the wagon the team ran
a short distance and was easily stop
ped.