Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29
Local News.

Young peoples meeting at the Nj
L. church Saturday evening. Al
are invited.
The special meetings continue
nightly at the P. NJ. church, with
some success.
Leave your buggies with Weiden
Teller & Son and have them re
painted while not in use.
The Brodhead lodge, |. 0. o. f.
will hold a masked ball on Monday
evening, February %.
The Prison Press says that there
are $50 male and Is female prison
ers in the Wisconsin state prison.
/ Hon. H. B. Moore, formerly 0
Brodhcad, Green county, has beer
appointed collector Of customs a
Duluth, Minnesota.
Many of our young people arr
taking advantage of the good sleigh
ing, and sleigh riding parties have
come to be quite common.
On account Of a snow blockade OF
the C. & n. w. R'y, DR.. Floto, %
Ridgeway, was not able to reach thi!
city on Monday, the 18th, as adver
tised.
The Dodgeville Star says tina
Peter Pascoe, formerly of that village
was killed near Aberdeen, Dakota
a few days ago by being run ovel
by snow pillow.
The state encampment of the G
A. r. will be held at Milwaukee
February 8 and f. Railroads vii
carry comrades and their families fol
one and one-fifth fare.
The gross earnings of the Chicago
Milwaukee q St. Paul Railroad fo
the third week in January wer,
| $4,000, an increase Of $4,000
over the same period last year.
The farmers state convention vii
be held at the Capitol at Madison or
February /, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1886. Al
industrial and agricultural organiza
tons are cordially invited to senC
representatives.
a large number of people of Min
eral Point will 90 to Platteyille OF
Friday evening to witness the rem
dition Of Mikado by Galena hom,
talent A special train will be ruI
fer the accommodation Of those wht
wish to attend.
The ladies' aid society of the VI
L. church, have arranged with Geo
w. Sherman to give his magic Ian
tern views in the S. S. rooms of TIN
church next Monday evening Feb
LIST. Admittance Is cents. Go ant
see the pictures. The exhibition i
well recommended.
The annual festival and ball o
St. Paul's Catholic church will b.
held at the city hall on next Wednes
day evening. There promises to b.
a large attendance, and a genera
good time may be confidently ex
pected.
In our card column this week vii
be found the professional card o
Judge NJ. NJ Cothren, who has re
stunned the active practice of law
His Office, as he announces, is il
the post Office building, upstairs
next to the Democrat printing office
The preliminary trial of Georg
f. Jacobia. charged with the mur
der of John Felix recently founC
dead at Prairie du Chen has beer
held, and the defendant committed
to Jail to await trial, or until tn
Judge CIementson, fixes the amour
of bail.
a fine young Thoroughbred
durham bull was shipped from
Kentucky to this city during th
past week by James Spensley. Al
though only about fourteen month
old he weighs 1880, pounds. Thi
animal will be a valuable addition
to Mr.. Spensley's large herd.
Rev. George Benham, of the Yves
Wisconsin conference, NJ. e. church
the county colporteur of the Amer
lean Bible society, will begin to-mor
row, his work of visitation of all tn
families of the county, to suppl,
every family with Bibles and to sc
licit subscriptions for the society
Help him in his work.
The managers of the nationa
sungerfest to be held in Milwaukee
next July, respected growing popu
lar sentiment and pleased a large con
stituency, by their resolution takel
last night to have the grand publ
parade of the festival on Saturday il
stead of Sunday, as was original.
proposed.-Evening Wisconsin.
Cornelius Simon is pushing the sal
of Wigenhauser's Salve. The salv
is of Mr.. Simon's own manufacture
and has been well received whereve
he has introduced it. He reports
, large sale in La Sale county, Ill
, and has received from citizens {
% that county n very strong endorse
meut of its curative Qualities.
1t would seem that considerabl
lead ore is yet being found i'll tn
vicinity of Galena. The Industri;
Press says: The lead mine owne
by Jones, Dirnberger and Naterma,
is still booming. We understan
that they have already sold 10000
pounds of ore, and that the chance
are good for as much more i
ground already gone through"
= The Richland Republican say
that the railroad tie business hg
/ become big thing for Richlan
county. Some two weeks ago il
e spectors of the Chicago, Milwaukee
J. & st. Paul railroad company i,
spected about $4,000 ties in tie var
y at Richland Center, the value
which was between $4,000 an
e $4,000.
;, The farmers institute held,
, Darlington last week was a compile
= success. Judge y. S. Rose delivere
the address of welcome, and int
9 esting addresses upon agricultur
r topics were delivered by Hon. |
H. Gray, \. J. Phillips, Prof. VIII
. nev and Others Warren Grsv res