Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

LooAA u L I1N1o ~.
The people of Dodgeville will OBJ
serve Decoration Day.
Muscoda is to have a new school
building to cost over $4,000.
According to the Courier, Prairie
du CHEN is enjoying a building
boom.
Secretary Babbitt is working hard
for the success of the coming state
! fair.
The c., NJ. & st. P. R'y, company
will build q new passenger depot at
Monroe.
A new grand stand is to be built
on the GAINESVILLE fair ground that
will seat 1000 people.
Rev. c.. Dawson preached his
farewell sermon at the p. M. church
on last Sunday evening.
Sam J. Wright has greatly i'm
proved his residence by putting up
a fine new fence around the entire
lot.
Frank James has removed his
stock of harness, saddlery, etc, to
the store one door north of his for
mer stand.
Call at Martin & Toay's hardware
store, and take a look at those adj
Unstable window screens, which they
keep for sale. They are neat and
convenient.
The annual parade, picnic and
inspection of the Platteville Fire
Department will be held at that
place on May II.
The Linden Mills, A. Burkhardt,
proprietor, started up again last
week, after a shutdown of few
weeks for repairs.
Considering the dizziness in bust
ness we think Mineral Point is do
ing very well this year in the mat
ter of improvements.
A bridge costing $l50,0O0 will be
built by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul R'y company across the
Rock river near Edgerton.
The GAINESVILLE Times says that
tobacco growers are seriously alarm
ed at the backward spring which,
they fear indicates a cold proGtless
season throughout.
Forest fires have been raging
fiercely west and northwest of Green
Bay for the past few days, and con-
siderable property and stock de-
stroyed. Saturdays rain checked
the flames somewhat.
The members of Geo. III. Logate
Post G.. A. Il. Of this city will attend
divine service at Trinity church on
next Sunday morning. See order
issued by commander Priestley.
The ladies of the p. NJ. church,
will hold a Bazaar and Festival
Thursday, May IS, in the Good
Templars hall. Various garments,
fancy articles and house plants will
be for sale.
A little daughter, of w. H. Jacka,
of this city, aged about two years,
on Monday noon fell to the floor
from high chair in which it was
sitting at the table, breaking one OF
her collar bones.
The earnings of the Chicago, Mil
waukec & St. Paul railway for the
second week of May, were $4,000.
For the same week in 1884 they
were S45S,00O, showing a decrease
this year of $4,000.
Decoration day, Saturday, May 80
will be appropriately observed in
this city, under the auspices of Geo.
Ii. Legate Post. See programme IL
another column. Let each one dc
something to make the ceremonies
Imposing.
Bv order of the committee OF
the city cemetery, the sexton, Mr.
James Beaumont, would reques
all persons having deceased relatives
or friends buried therein to see that
the grave stones, monuments, fences
etc, are put i'll proper condition.
Joseph Engels is having the En-
gels building fitted up in fine style
A new hard wood floor and new
wainscoting have been put in, anc
the Weidenfellers are at work re
painting and decorating the mterlo
of the building in first class man
ner.
The Democrats attention has beer
called to the fact that many of tn
highways and byways of Minera
Point are dotted with innumerabl
old tin cans, crockery, pals, stove
pipes, and other cast off household
furniture and appurtenances, mucl
to the discomfort of residents of tn
city. Such things ought not to be
A dispatch from Freeport says tina
the Chicago, Freeport & st, Pau
which is to be constructed frou
Chicago to ST. Paul, is to be built i
the interest Of the Chicago, Burlins
ton & Quincy company and that th
: latter will put the securities in th
treasury and issue 100000 of il
~ own debenture bonds to construc
Is the new road.
Is There is considerable complain
ID made on account Of fast drivir
e, being INDUCED in on High, Con
se merce and Hoard sterets of tn
II city. A word of warning ought
be sufficient to deter any person {
= person from fast driving where Iii
or limb is endangered thereb.
We hope the warning will be heee
ed and the cause for COMPLAINT I