Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-03-20
DODGEVILLE.

IOllOW1ug mOuuaN. O0 the evenings
Of the last two days of the winter
term the teachers and pupils will
give an exhibition in the Opera
House, for the purpose of adding
more furniture to the goodly stock
already acquired; and also to treat
the public to an exhibition Of real
skill-showing what patience and
persistent training viii produce in
pupils of different ages. These en-
tertainments by our schools have
always been of q progressive and
instructive nature, and are always
looked forward to as times of real
pleasure and profit.
DR.. Fl. c. Cutler was summoned
on Monday by telegram to the bed
side of W. J. Wrigglesworth, at
Trinidad, Colorado.
The present incumbent, Judge
John T. Jones, was re-nominated by
reclamation for county judge by the
republican convention held here last
Wednesday.
Local politics are just booming in
our town. The woods are full of
candidates for most all the town
offices, and they are making things
lively.
The landlord of the Marks House
is seeing the elephant " in Chicago
the present week.
Our postmaster thinks that he is
solid for at least two years, as the
term for which he was appointed
does not expire for that length of
time.
Smoked glass was used very in
dustriously by our citizens on Mon
day last. Many of the stand-bys in
the republican ranks thought the
eclipse symbolic of the fortunes of
the republican party, Wonder if it
was?
Miss Mary Roberts, of Spencer,
who has been visiting relatives in
this village for the past three weeks,
returned home on Monday last.
Mr.. John Pollard, of GAINESVILLE,
an old resident of Iowa, died at his
home on Saturday last, and was
buried in the Dodgeville cemetery on
Sunday afternoon.
Too much forty rod = was the
means of securing lodging for a
young man of Norwegian origin at
the hotel de Owens, one night
recently, He did not quite like tire
size of the bill, but he paid it all the
same.
From the strange and not alto
gether melodious noises that can be
heard in various parts of the village,
during all hours of the day, and a
good share of the night also, we infer
that the Dodgeville band has been
recognized and that the boys are
making heroic efforts to get there
with both feet. If this is a correc-
conclusion, we heartily wish them
the best of success. We can not see
why Dodgeville can not have a band
that will rank favorably with other
bands throughout the country; and
we hope the boys will prove that it
can.
The plug hat and shaker carni-
val " given by the managers of the
skating rink on Friday evening last
was well attend by a thoroughly
well behaved and respectable crowd.
The floor was in excellent condition,
and everyone seemed bent on having
q good time; and, from all appear
ances they had it. We were sur
prised to see so many styles of
shakers and plug hats displayed.
They dated all the way from the
Ark to the present time. Several
Mineral Point young men came out
to take in the carnival, we suppose,
as they brought their skates and
hats along; but they failed to con-
meet, someway or other. We have
heard that the new disease, yclcpt
Dutch measles y was what proven
ted them from enjoying a skate; but
do not know whether this is the true
reason or not.
Chas. Keane, formerly of Stratman
& Keane, started on Tuesday morn
ing for a short visit to Milwaukee
and Chicago. We understand that
Mr.. Keane intends to go into the
machine business on his own hook
in this village. Ifso, we wish him
all success.
We have not heard that there has
been any action commenced against
those inhuman brutes who left their
children to either starve out or freeze
to death-an account of which was
given in the county papers last week.
If there is no law by which this class
of fiends can be punished the sooner
we have one the better. If we have
one already we hope to see it en-
forced to the fullest extent in this
case.
The Dodgeville terpsichorean club
will hold another session at the
Opera House, on Friday evening of
this week. If this proves as enjoy
able as the club meetings In the past
have been, a good time is insured to
all who attend.
The several town treasurers have
sent in their reports. There is a
goodly amount of delinquent taxes
this year. Below is a complete list.
1t will be seen by glance at at the
list that Ridgeway comes to the
front as having the smallest delin-
quent roll.
Arena......... ..-........... Sill -
CLYDE ,............ If6 81