Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-12-07

Brewer & Penhallegon. at the Cash
Grocery House, have purchased very
large and fine line of goods for the
holiday trade. Their display is simply
immense.
Peter Adams and John Opie are
taking out large quantities of dry
bone from mine a short distance
north of the residence of NJ. B.
McSherry.
The Mckinley brothers have just
completed fine large barn for James
Kennedy of the town of Mineral
Point. The barn is 81 by 80 feet, and
is a good substantial building.
CORTLAND Lackner recently secured
judgment for five hundred dollars
against the city of Edgerton, for dam
ages sustained in a runaway. His
wagon was alleged to be overturned
| Dy an aSn-neap III the street.
The excellent condition Of the roads
has helped trade in Mineral Point con-
siderable during the past few weeks.
Our merchants have large stocks of
good goods and sell at low prices, and
! it pays customers to come a long
IL
John McKenna, of the town of Mos
COW, has our thanks for the present of a
combination cane and fishing rod,
ingeniously contrived and handsomely
carved, which he secured from the
Indians during his recent trip to
Washington territory.
The oath Annual Exposition of the
Rock County Agricultural Society will
be held on the Society Grounds at
GAINESVILLE, Wis, SEPTEMBER 10-1112-13,
1889 The officers of the society are
r. T. Pember, president; S. C. Carr, J.
Z. Gleason, vice presidents; S. L.James
treasurer; f. B. Heimstreet, secretary.
The Collins Brothers have purchased
a new power for six horses, to replace
the old heavy ten horse power, for saw
ing wood. Having been crowded with
work in the wood saving line, they
have prepared themselves with good
machinery to fill all orders promptly
and satisfactorily.
The Mineral Point drum corps will
give a grand ball at the City Hall on
Thursday evening, Dec. q. The par
ties held by the corps are invariably
will attended and successful, and no
effort will be spared to make the open
ing party of this season more success
full than any held heretofore.
Miss Rose E. Willis, of Miffiin, was
called to Bookings, Dakota, on Mon
day, by dispatches announcing the
death Of her nephew, Johnny Arthur,
and the illness of her niece, Edna
Arthur, children of Samuel Arthur,
formerly of the town Of Miffiin. The
disease which afflicted the children is
diphtheria.
The Collins Brothers will start a
feed mill in the old Planning mill
building just west of the depot They
have a mill with a capacity of from
forty to fifty bushels per hour, and !
have large and powerful engine to
operate it, and can therefore serve their
customers with promptness. The ad-
vantages of feeding ground feed are
well known to successful stock raisers,
and the new mill will doubtless re-
ceive a good run of custom.
The last volume of the report in the
tenth census has just been issued 1t |
completes the set of twenty-five quarto |
volumes, aggregating 1904 pages. |
In addition there are two volumes of !
the compendium of the census. The |
cost Of the work, exclusive of printing
engraving and binding, was $4,S53,35O |
The appropriation for printing, engrav-
ing and binding amounted to $1,018- |
116.49. In addition to the statistics
of population, manufacture and agri- |
culture, there were special reports.
The Wisconsin Lead and Zinc COM
pany, with which several Chicago cap
italists are associated, has completed |
the purchase of large tract of mineral |
lands in the town of Shullsburg, Wis,
and 10 Davies county, Illinois. The |
transfer includes some of the most i'm !
portant discoveries in that section. 1t
is said to be the intention of the COM
cany to spare no means in developing
the lands, and their operations bid fair
to give great impetus to the lead and
zinc mining industry of this region.
At the recent annual meeting of the
S. w. Industrial Association held in
this city on Saturday Nov. "a, the
statment was made that the Walworth
county fair was conducted very sue
cessfully without horse-racing. Now,
this statment is evidently a mistake;
because the Walworth county society
offered at its last annual fair over
fifteen hundred dollars in stakes and
purses for races, and it is a members
Of The American Trotting Association
So says the premium and race list for
1888.
The Third Carload.
Just arrived at the Cash Grocery
House another carload of choice New