Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-03
COBB.

This fine weather is thankfully re-
ceived by the masses of weather fault
finders.
R. Manning shipped a car load of
hogs to Chicago on Saturday, and
another on Monday. Cobb's market
for stock is among the foremost. On
Monday hogs were brought from be-
tween Linden and Mineral Point to
this market.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fillbach
a son. viii is one of Eden's success
full farmers and firm believer in the
paoprgation of the German race.
Horace Bishop had the misfortune
to loose fine fifteen hundred pound
COW by getting in the manager one
night last week.
Most people closely observed the
eclipse of the moon on Saturday even
ing, and some fine thoughts on astrono-
my were advanced and a great deal of
editing conversation was INDUCED in
among us.
Miss Ella Billings has been quite
sick; but at the present writing is
improving, and her early recovery is
hoped for.
Martin Wilhelm, of Lancaster, while
returning from Chicago stopped off
and made his brother John a short
visit.
A. l.. Meigs made a flying visit to
the capitol of our state last week.
w. z. Andrews, formally one of
Cobb's business men and closely iden-
tilted with the early history and growth
of the village, has been spending a
few days calling on friends. He has
just returned from Michigan where he
has been visiting his father whom he
reports as very feeble indeed.
Miss Annie Lemon, who has been
visiting friends in Mineral Point re-
turned Saturday.
Miss Lydia Cunningham took trip
to Dodgeville Saturday.
Henry Culver is voted the boss hog
raiser of the town. He recently de-
livered Sc, eight month old pigs that
averaged 1921 lbs. receiving for them
1925 per cwt.
One of the most enjoyable events of
the season among our young people
was the leap year party Monday even
| ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Miller.
About twenty-five were present, and
the evening was pleasantly spent
indulging in social games, etc. 4
sumptous supper was served to which
all did justice after which all retired
to their respective homes with kind
feeling for the hospitable treatment
received from Mr. and Mrs. NJ. The
ladies surely won many laurels in the
manifestation of their ability a.
escorts.
Our usual peace is occasionally dis
turbed by tramps who seem to think
people who earn their bread by the
sweat of their brow and duty bound
to feed and care for them. A couple
came to our village last week, and q:
they Of course had no money they wen'
to our chairman of the town board
demanding that they be cared for ovel
night at the expense Of the tax payer.
of our town. / understand there i.
nothing in the statutes giving the
chairman of the the town power K
make an appropriation to the support
of this sort Of degenerated humanit,
and the only thing that can be done i.
to arrest them for what they are
Migrants, the cost of the arrest would
be quite An item; and the most econ
Iomical way is to pay their hotel bill
and send them on which our chairman
Mr.. Comfort has repeatedly donei but
ii is growing just little monotonous
More stringent laws should be mad,
for dealing with tramps, in fact 81
stringent that our land would be freet
from this unmitigated nuisance. WheI