Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-07-12
COBB.

r. Manning is disposing ola large number o
| the popular Plano binders,
Andrew Meigs was in town from wednesda.
till Monday to celebrate with US and spend q few
days with his family and friends.
Mr.. Spencer and his force have completed tn
carpenter work on c. R. Foxes addition to hi
building.
Mrs. Hopkins of Lansing Mich, is visiting a
the home OF her brother, l. C. Comfort of thi
place.
There was general rush for papers Tuesda!
morning, when the train came in, to learn tn,
! result of the Sullivan and K1lrain battle.
DR.. Green and family, of Dubuque, Ia, hav,
been spending few days at the pleasant HON,
Off. n. Lemen. The doctor left for Dubuqu,
Saturday evening. His family will remain for
time.
There are but few of those cheap screer
doors left at the furniture store No such bar
gains have ever before been offered in screer
doors
Mrs Lissie Parmley, of Ipswich, Oak, spen
the 4th at Cobb.
! Our cheese factory is receiving a liberal pat
ronage and is turning out first class article Of
cheese, which meets with a ready market a.
good prices
Mrs Williams. of Tower, Mimi, and her sis
ter, Miss Lizzie Sncox, of Dodgeyille, celebrated
in Cobb and visited friends for a few DAYS.
At the school meeting on Monday evening
July LIST, Henry Cunningham was elected a
member of the school board.
Miss Carrie Dayies. one of our most popuIar
dressmakers, is visiting friends in the city of
Dodgeville.
The show Monday evening was almost n fail
ure, receiving but little patronage.
Chas. r. Rapson came up from Chicago to
spend the 4th returning Friday.
We think as a successful poultry breeder. John
b. Williams, of this place, ranks first. lie now
has 700 young chicks, Last year he nett d from
his poultry alone oyer $500. Mr.. Villa rs does
not make specially of poultry. He one of
our largest and most progressive farm ers, farm
Ing 240 acres of land, raising som good beef
cattle and running large dafr' When the
proper attention is given to porItry. they GER
tainly pay well for the labor bes owed.
Mrs. Matthews and daughter emma are visit
! ing friends in Hazel Green,
Last Sunday night an atter lpt was made to
burn shed belonging to II nry Cunningham.
which contains his farm mac ninery. The shed
is in Mr.. Cunningham's fiel6, about eighty rods
from his house and about sixty rods from our
village. Fortunately party who was out dis
covered The blaze and at once raised an alarm,
ana the flames were soon under subsection.
! Some little damage was done to the machinery
and portion of the floor consumed IT WAS ey-
ident that it was the work of an incendiary. for
the machinery was all tied together with wire so
as to cause delay and make il almost impossible
to remove any of it had the fire got well under
way before it was discovered. Monday morning,
after the crowd had gone home, second attempt
was made to fire the building. A fire had been
made IN the Irvine box of the binder and some
Irvine burnt, but as good fortune would have If
the hre went out. No reason can be given for
this piece of vandalism for Mr.. Cunningham is
at peace with the world. Much surmising has
been done to tie intent of the perpetrators.
but so far nothing has been discovered which
may lead to their identity. Such acts merit the
seVerest censure and should be Tslnished to the
fullest extent of the law.
| Gu 7 Fourth was success. The weather was
perfect, and at an early hour people from the
surrounding country and our neighboring will.
ages began to arrive, and continued to do so
nearly all day, till almost a thousand people
had assembled in Cobb to spend the day we
celebrate. Good nature was a leading charac-
teristic OF the people who came All wore a
smile, and came expecting to have a pleasant
time and each one did his part to have it,
Good order prevailed the entire day and even.
ing; The marShals having nothing to do but
enjoy the day as others were doing, Mr.. Aldro
jerks, of Dodgevile, was the orator and gave
us the best Fourth of July Grafton we ever had
He dealt with matters of the present and ones.
lions which should receive serious thought
from every citizen who desires the welfare and
perpetuity Of our republican form of govern
meht lie believes in encouraging every means
to increase Christianity and morality among
our people and desires to see a school house on
every hilltop to aid in diffusiug knowledge.
lie pointed out some few of the evils growing
out of the liquor traffic, and referred to the
many barefoot little ones broken hearted wives
ana ruined homes as a result of the saloons
to-day One of the most important necessities
TO tie perpetuity of our government he rightly
Claimed is the preservation of the sancity of
the home. That is where the foundation OF
good government is laid. r. II. Arthur, OF
Dodgeyille, read the declaration of independ-
ence and rendered valuable help in furnishing
music for the occasion; and much credit is due
him for the services, and the successful manner
in which his part was performed. Much interest
was shown in the amusements. Aside from the
program furnished there wss a special Trace for
So between horses owned by Jones, of Highland
and Howdle, of Liyingston-Mr Howdle's horse
! winning the race. The tug of war was won by
the home team. In barrel race George Cunning
ham won FIRST Lou Foy second and Howar7
Holman third. In foot race Ben Holman won.
There were four entries in the horse race Mr..
| Howdles horse won first money. There was a
good display Of fireworks in the evening. The
casualties resulting from powder and fire
crackers were light Mr.. Pedcord's little boy
was slightly injured by a tire-cracker explosion
near his eyes, but has recovered from the effects
Of it. The band rendered frst-class music all
day and during the evening, showing that their
iucssant practicing the past two months has not
been in vain,
Rev, Wheeler will hold services in the church
at this place on Saturday evening, July 18Th, a,
7;sO, and also preach to US at 1890 a. m. and
7:3e p. m. sunday. Let all attend.
Mr.. Z. Slattery, of Delhi, La, SAYS
her son, II years of age, had a dread
full time with ulcers, sores and blotches
which followed the chicken pox. After
using many remedies without benefit.
she gave him Swift's Specific. which
cured him sound and well.
We have sold :. : ). since the first
day we commenced the drug business,
and have heard some wonderful reports
of its effects. Many use it with best
results to cleanse malaria from the
system, and for blood poison. scrofula
and such diseases it is without a rival.
CoLDERwOOD 4 Co, Monroe, Ia.
Mr. W. \. Tibbs is printer in the
office of tie Jackson, Miss, Clarion
Ledger. lie says that three years ago
he was victim of bad blood, which
deprived him of health and threatened
serious consequences. He further says
that he took ;. ). ) and it cured him.
l have been subject to painful boils
and carbuncles over my body during
the spring season, and after much use
less doctoring | found a permanent
cure in Swift's Specific. 1t is the
monarch of blood medicines.
Z, J. WILLIS, Augusta, Ark.