Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
Platteyilie Witness: Mr.. William

Elgdr, the newly appointed post maSte
: moved into his neat and commodiou
4 Office on Saturday night and was read
for the transaction of his postal bushes
on Sunday afternoon. Mr.. B. !
Wyne, the late post master, has bee
in the business thirty-four years, twenty
one of which he was post master i
/ this city. He retires with the respect 0
all the patrons of the Office.
/ Secretary of State Timme has on
| thanks for copy of the state censu
report for 1885. The report prope
makes 79S pages, and is well com
piled and easy of reference. In add
ton the book contains 400 pages file
with the names of soldiers and sailor
of the war of the rebellion. The pro
duction of the report is creditable boil
to the compiler5 in the Secretary
office, and to the state printers, tn
Democrat company Of Madison.
The state conference Of charities an,
corrections was held at Madison las
week. Dr. J. H. Vivian, of this city
was present. and took prominen
part in the discussions. He secured
the adoption of a resolution requesting
county boards to make all person:
officially connected with the care OF
insane, the poor and the crimina
classes, delegates to the conference
He was also appointed committee tC
determine what becomes of old tramps
The first market day of the Green
County Dairy Board will be held on
the 10th Of March, thereafter there will
be regular meeting on each Tuesday
| The constitution and bylaws were
adopted last Saturday, and the mem
bership fee fixed at $500, and the
annual dues at S1.0O. This, it is
thought, will be quite sufficient to pay
the necessary expenses. There are
now fifty cheese factories represented
in the board and several more have
promised to come in without delay.
Sentinel.
The bazaar, festival and ball held
by the congregation of st. Mary S
| (German1 Catholic church at the City
Hall on last Saturday and Monday was
very successful indeed. The bazaar
was very extensive, containing great
array of fancy articles for sale, and
which were sold readily to the large
number Of people in attendance on
both Saturday and Monday. The ball
and festival on Monday night was
attended by one hundred and twenty
couples. We understand that the re-
ceipts from all sources aggregate $500.
We are III receipt of The Keith
County News, published at Ogalalla,
Nebraska. The News is a lively paper,
and bears on its face evidence of being
published in a prosperous town. Many
former residents Of Iowa county are
now residents of Keith county, Nebras
ka, and are reported to be prospecting.
Among the business cards in The
News is one of II. J.. McWilliamS Il
Co.. real estate agents, Of which firm
II. l.. McWilliams, }. :. McWilliamS
and f. .IcWilIiams, all former resi-
dents Of the town Of Moscow, are mem
bers.
There is now about eight thousand
dollars in the school fund of this city.
In view of this fact The Democrat
would respectfully suggest to the com
mon council the wisdom of paving off
what is known as the Seminary loan,
or at least, portion of that indebted
ness. 1t is true economy for corpO-
ration as well as an individual to pay
debts and stop the running OF inter
est as soon as possible. We would
not like to see the general school fund
cut down too small; but if it is found
that a part Of the amount now appro-
priated can be spared, and we think it
can, it would be well to apply it on
the Indebtedness to the state.
Farmers in the vicinity of Cottage
Grove have had reason to wonder at
the light weight of the stock which
they marketed, and suspicioned that
the weighing scales were tempered
with, and deputy sheriff Boyd, of Mad
ison, was employed to ferret out the
mystery. He discovered on a scales at
Cottage Grove a wire lever device,
placed in such position that it
could be readily pressed by the opera
tor, and the weight of whatever CHANGED
to be on the scales could be reduced
from one to four hundred pounds, ac-
cording to the amount of pressure. 1t
could be manipulated without creating
the suspicion of the innocent farmer.
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Business Mems Club.
The members of the Business Mems
club are hereby notified to meet
at the club room on Monday evening,
March 18th. 1886, at 5 p. NJ. Every
member is requested to be present.
c. W. MCILUON, Secretary
| Executive Committe Meeting.
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