Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-06-05
Illinois Central r. R.
LOCAL ITEMS.


There is 10000 Odd Fellows in
good standing in Wisconsin.
The prospects are good for an
abundant crop of strawberries.
The Enterprise reports tobacco
plants looking well in the town Of
Ridgeway.
There will be an Old Settlers
meeting at Shullsburg on Friday
Jnne II.
The Central Tennessee college
singers at the M. e. church next
Monday evening.
There were shipped to Chicago on
Monday, May 18th, 1,42O,435
pounds of strawberries.
Attention is called to the adver-
tisement of JACKIE & Penhallegon,
dealers in hardware, tinware, etc.
The secretary and other officers
of the S. w. Wis. |. A., are actively
at work in arranging for the coming
fair.
The soldiers reunion to be held at
Dodgeville, on the 18th and 18th of
the present month, gives promise of
being an immense affair.
On Wednesday G. Spensley re-
ceived twenty thousand young trout
from the hatchery at Madison, which
he planted in the streams east Of
this city.
The Juvenile Temple will hold
an ice cream and strawberry festival
at Good Templar Hall on Thursday
evening, June 18th. Let there be
large attendance. i
The festival given by the Ladies
Aid society of the 2. Nj. church at
Good Templar hall, on last Thurs
day evening, was a success socially
and financially. The receipts
amounting to over 1880.
VIM. III. Moon recently returned
to Ridgeway, having been confined
in state prison at Joliet, Illinois, for
the past eleven years for crime of
| WHICH nC Has Dceil ucCldIeu luilo-
cent.
Farmers say that Moses Stephen
son has the best looking field of
corn in the town of Waldwick-I
35 acres. the growing corn over four
inches high, and the ground as fine
and smooth as an onion bed. Moses
undoubtedly knows how to raise
corn.
Robert canyons stock of goods
will in the near future be removed
from this city to Pittsburg, Kansas,
where Mr.. l.. intends to open out
general wholesale and retail grocery
and dry goods store, with Messrs
John I.anyon and VIM. Osborne as
managers.
J. Deller has moved into his old
home in Coad's block, corner of
High and Chestnut streets. The in
terror of the building has been
remodelled, painted and decorated
from top to bottom, and with Mr..
DIS large stock of goods presents a
fine appearance.
Don't fail to keep in mind the
fact that the sixteenth annual fair of
the S. w. Wis. /. A., will be held in
Mineral Point, on September 1, 2, 3
and 4, and don't fail to do your part
towards making it grand exposi-
ton of the industrial products of
this section of the state.
The Prairie Farmer of May 30th,
shows up the operations of gang
of lightning rod swindlers by which
the farmers of Will county, His,
have this spring have been cheated
out of large sums of money. The
Farmer repeats its advice of score
of years: Farmers never sign any
thing for strangers"
The Richland Republican of last
week says: NJ. J. Briggs, solicitor
of the projected new railroad, re-
turned on Monday from tour of
the different towns on the proposed
Pine river route. He reports that
good feeling exists in most every
community he visited in favor of
voting aid, Public meetings were
held and propositions submitted and
/ filed
! Burglars were abroad in the city
on Wednesday night, and broke in
to the building occupied by Thos.
Phillips on High street. Shortly
after midnight Mr.. Phillips hearing
n noise in the house arose and DIS
covered man in one Of the rooms.
He got his revolver and fired one or
two shots at the would be burglar
who promptly absconded thinking
it was not well for him to be there.
No clue to the fellows identity has
been obtained.
The supreme court has affirmed
! the Judgment Of the circuit court
in the case of Mrs. Christina McLim-
ans, who secured verdict of $1,000
against the city of Lancaster for
injuries received in fall on de-
fective sidewalk, on condition that
| VIC ulLOuAt NC ISuuNSN w SC,OpO.
This is the second time the supreme
court has passed upon the case.
Mrs. McIimans first secured a ver-
dict for $4,000 in the circuit court,
which verdict was set aside by the
supreme court on the ground of
excessive damages. The second
trial resulted as above stated.
The committee. having in charge
the work of putting the city ceme-
terry in proper condition are entitled
to credit for the many changes and
Improvements made. Old and de-
caying fences, leaves and rubbish
have been removed and the fence
around the cemetery repaired and a
. new gate put on. The committee
request all persons who have deceas-
ed relatives or friends buried in this
cemetery to see that the graves, ETC.,
are attended to as they should be.
. And now that the city has done its