Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-25
Local News.

The Democrat wishes each and
all Of its readers a Merry Christmas.
S. J. Wright commenced the first
ice cutting Of the season on Monday.
The public schools closed on
Friday last for a vacation of two
weeks.
ID. ID. Barnes recently killed a
wolf near Delavan, after a desper-
ate battle.
Ed A. Phillips returned a few days
ago from a few weeks visit in cities
Of the East.
Mrs. Bcauchard is visiting with
her sons Thomas and Richard at
Galcsburg, ILL.,,
Miss Fannie McIlhon is home from
the University ut Madison for the
holiday vacation.
In The different institutions in
/ Wisconsin there are at present Z264
/ insane persons.
Frank James received telegram
to-day announcing the death OF Ned
James, near Nolsa, Iowa.
The Dodgcyilio Cornct Band are
arranging to give social dance on
the evening OF the 3lst inst
Diphthcrla prevails to such an
extent at Eau Claire that some of
the schools have been closed.
James Rogan, the second white
settler at Watertown, Wis, died ON
the 18th, at the age of 81 years.
The Salvation army has rented
the Bcloit roller rink, and will open
the campaign there about Jan. 4.
The Waupun Prison Press is the
name of new paper to be published
at Waupun by the convicts OF the
prison.
A movement is on foot in Madi-
son for the establishment of a stock
company for the manufacture of
! tobacco.
Christmas Tree and Cantata San
Ia Claus's Mistake, or Bundle of
Sticks" at the NJ. f. Church on
Christmas Eve.
The Rock County Agricultural
society has decided on Sept. II, Is,
rs and II, 1888, for the time of
holding the next fair.
Misses Ena and Matte Hutchinson
returned home this week, the former
from Chicago and the latter from
school ut Evanston.
The annual festival OF the viii ow
Springs p. NJ. Church will be held
on New Years Eye, Thursday Dec,
3lst. There should be d large atten-
dance
Sank County Democrat: The
Rev. NJ. Benson has returned from
a visit to his son-in-law, DIR. Viii
trout, Of Hudson, who has been
very i'll.
1t is thought this seasons cut ON
the upper Mississippi and its tribu-
larics will be 55O,U00,OOO feet; 5000
men and 1000 horses and oxen are
in the woods.
The new board OF pension exam
liners for the Madison district will
consist Of Dr. Phil Fox and Dir. G.
Gapcn, of Madison, and DIR. J. G..
Hall, of Monroe.
News from the logging camps of
this state is uniformly to the effect
that business is brisk, and that there
is plcanty Of work at good wages for
all who wish to work
No one can afford to be without
the Chicago Weekly Herald, which
is sent one year for One Dollar.
Subscriptions are received at the
Office OF this paper.
A farmer in Emmons county
Dakota, adyertises to give 100 acres
Of land to any man who will seud
HIM M acceptable lady for wife.
tie is tired OF doing his own cook
ing.
Philip Dowd, and Charles Eddy,
formerly of the town of Moscow, ar
rived here from Ogallala, Neb., on
Tuesday evening, for a few weeks
visit with old time friends in this
county.
The 2. Nj. church Tea Meeting
will take place at Good Templar
Hall on Friday evening, January
LIST, with the usual exercises OF
speaking, singing, etc. All are cor
daily invited.
In the Christmas Supplement
which we issue with to-days paper
we give pretty large installment OF
. the serial story "A Family Affair,
which we hope all will take pleas.
ure III reading,
A truly artistic, elegant AID con,
venient work in chromo-lithography
and the letter press is the Columbia
: BICYCLE Calendar for 1886, JUS
! issued by the Pope Manufacturing
5 Company, of Boston.
Attention is called to the adver,
3 tisement of John Barley, who viii
}, he at Mark Terrill's hotel in this city
!, on January 9th and 7th, for the pur
pose of buying So head OF horses fol
the New York market.
jim. O'Hern the noted hors'
I buyer will be in Mineral Point OF
j tuesday and Wednesday, January
s 9Th and 9th, for the purpose of buy
ing horses for the Chicago market
!. See his advertisement elsewhere.