Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-17
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Those miners who for some
months past have been prospecting
for lead ore near Galena have struck
vein of very rich mineral. An
old miner who recently visited these
diggings declares the opening to
be one of the richest ever discovered
in the vicinity of Galena. So reports
the Gazette.
On Wednesday of last week G..
A. Blanchard met with a serious
railway accident on the narrow
guage near Woodman. Grant county,
which resulted in a broken ankle.
He is at present confined to his
home at Darlington, but his many
friends hope to see him around
again at an early day.
The Evening Wisconsin of a recent
date contained the following regard
ing a man well known througout
this section of the state. G. S.
Ellsworth, recently a prohibition
lecturer, will give his reasons for
repudiating the doctrine at a mass
meeting arranged by the saloon-keep-
ers' association, to be held at the
west side Turner hall this evening.
The gratitude of father, when
his ofsprings are relieved from
disease is something touching to be-
hold. Elliott Dubois, of Indian
apolis, had triple cause for
gratitude to the manufacturer of
Mishler's Herb Bitters, for he writes;
=" All my children have been cured
of worms by your bitters. 1t is far
ahead of all the worm losenges ever
made.
The tobacco fever is raging in the
region round about Rewey. A cor
respondent of the Chronicle says:
Cephas Cushman is going to put
out 5 acres /; J. B. Huse and John
Gibbon 10 acres Joe. Harker 10
acres J. w. Rewey 10 acres r. H.
Hughes 10 acres P. Nolan 5 acres
Clarence Cushman 5 acres A. c..
Smith 5 acres and Samuel Griffiths
one acre, making a total of 81 acres.
And still the fever increases"
Fire Sunday morning destroyed
the straw paper mill of Hewitt &
Scott in Menasha this state. Loss,
$4,000; no insurance. This mill
was being operated by Face &
School. A large amount of paper,
nearly 100 tons, was burned. The
stable was cleared of all animals
with the exception of a span of
mules, which were burned. A
fireman was somewhat hurt by
falling brick walls, but being thrown
in the flume by the debris he
escaped serious injury.
Editor Peck of the Platteville
Democrat records the following
novel incident: There are many
Robinsons and many barber shops,
but what came to our view a
few days since was rather novel at
least. CHANGING to call into Harry
Webb's barber shop last week we
noticed in the four chairs all at one
time four Robinsons, one uncle and
three nephews, and what was almost
as peculiar they were being attended
to by four Webbs. There seems to
no danger of either the Robinson or
Webb family soon becoming extinct.
\ new branch of industry has
been established in Mineral Point,
to-wit: the manufacture of canvas
awnings for store and shop fronts.
Our fellow townsman Mr.. Christie
topher Day is the leading spirit in
the enterprise and he reports orders
for all the work in this line that he
can attend to. He makes awnings
of various patterns in q very neat
and substantial manner. Persons
DESTROYS OF putting up awnings will
do we'll 10 consult with Mr.. Day,
examine his work and obtain prices,
before sending their orders else
where.
The following persons came here
last week upon the sad mission Of
attending the funeral of the late
Samuel White. Winfield and
Ca. White, sons Of the deceased,
the former from Lemars, Iowa, and
the latter from Dubuque; Mr..
VIM. White, ST., and wife, VIM.
White, Jr., Thos. HI. White, Phil s.
White, from Dubuque; Mrs. VIM.
Osborne, ST.. Mr.. William Osborne
Jr., and wife, Llewellyn and Josiah
Osborne, Mr.. Thos Hillery, from
Shullsburg; Mrs. Thomas Necollins
and Samuel Necollins, from Hazel
Green. The funeral took place on
Sunday afternoon and was largely
attended by sorrowing relatives and
friends.