Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-02
Local News.

Ut j. NJ. daieS mas pIdceu very
fine new operating chair in his dental
rooms.
: The millinery store of Misses Jeuck
& Cummings has been handsomely
painted and decorated
W. 4. Jones is building quite
large addition to his already large and
commodious residence.
The dreadful condition of the roads
for the past two weeks has made dull
. times on all hands.
Mrs. 4. 5. Broughal has opened
millinery store in the Ellinger building
next door east of S. Hooking & Co.
4 straw baling machine is at work
at Lone Rock The straw is shipped
to Whitewater.
The millinery store of the Misses
Coates has been greatly improved in
appearance by painting and decorating.
The NJ. E. congregation at Darling
ton will hold services in the Court
House until their new church building
now in course of erection is dedicated.
The Iowa County Democrat and
The New York Star will be furnished
one year for the low price of $500 for
both. The Star is an excellent dem |
ocratic newspaper.
George J. GoldthOrp is preparing to
open a Photographic gallery in Joseph
F. NIilIer's building, High street He
will be ready for business some time
next week
John Stanley, of the town of Mos
COW, will sell large amount of per
sonal property, and his farm of 800
acres, at auction, on Wednesday, April |
7, 1886.
Judging from the number of an
nouncements in The Chronicle Dodge
vile is in no danger of running short
of candidates for the Offices of town !
treasurer and town clerk.
Two attempts were recently made
to burglarize Cleveland's drug store at
Richland Center. A clerk was on the
look out for the second visit, and fired
two shots at the burglar, but did not
succeed in hitting him.
Paul Noble recently purchased a
yearling Holstein bull named Happy
New Year" from III. Trunpe, of Shneys
mills, Green county. The Holstein is
a popular breed of cattle, and Paul has
secured one of tia finest of the breed
Richland Republican - Observer
Farmers report that the winter wheat
has come through the winter in good
condition. Owing to the fact that it
has lain under Il thick covering of
snow which gave it protection, but lit
tie of it has been winter-kiled.
Misses j. and NJ, Coates, milliners.
of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, have
been appointed agents for the sale of
Mime. DeMoreSt's Reliable Patterns.
Ladies should call and get copy of
Nine. Demorest'S Illustrated Port
Folio of Fashions, price l. cents, and
make their selections.
Those who enjoy Il good hearty
laugh should attend the entertainment
to be given at the Good Templars Hall
on Saturday evening, April 10, 1886
At which time will be given an anus
Ing exhibition of the tests through
which candidate had to pass before
being admitted to membership in the
Ancient Order of l0Ol
Another swindlc is being worked on
the farmers. 4 man goes around
through the country bnying up straw
stacks for paper mills, He gives his
note, takes receipt and departs. 1t
is merely a dodge to get the farmers
signature to a paper which afterwards
turns up promsory note at the bank,
left for collection
Bulletin No. 9, report on oats, po-
tatoes and corn, just issued from the
agricultural experiment station at Mad
ison, contains great deal of valuable
information in regard to these crops so
necessary to Wisconsin farmers. Ad-
dress w. \. Henry, Professor of Agri-
culture, state University, Madison,
Wisconsin, to obtain copy.
Miss kellogg, the eloquent president
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, will be in this city on Friday,
and give one of her five temperance
lectures in the yeStry of the NJ Z.
church, on Friday evening April I'd,
at $50 o'clock. After while she
hopes to organize union here. There
will be Il collection for the society at
the close of the lecture
Capt. and Rev. Z. Z. Clough of Min
eral Point gave very interesting and
eloquent address on ''army life" in the
City Hall on Wednesday evening
Had he not attempted to cast reproach
or opprobrium on the dead we should
have claSSed his christianity above that
of the average politician. We think
Elder Clough as a lecturer is ahead of
many who draw big salaries and are
big guns. Platteville Democrat.
The work of asserting tobacco has
commenced in Mineral Point. Null
hairn and Ross have force of men at
work on their crop in the old foundry
building, next door to Chamlev's hotel.