Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-01-25

Property holders should use all dill
igence to clean snow and ice from
sidewalks. So far there has not been
q great deal Of snow this winter and
work of this kind has therefore been
light; but it ought to be done thor
oughly nevertheless.
The sixth annual exhibition OF the
Wisconsin State Poultry association
will be held in Hudson from January
Both to Feb. 9Th, 1889. Coops and en-
tries free, \. B. Pierce, Judge. Send
for premium list to F. W. Eplev. cor
responding secretary. =.
The American Agriculturist is one
of the best agricultural magazines
published. 1t is issued monthly, in a
very neat and convenient form. All
who desire to secure a ffrSt-claS pub
LEGATION should at once subscribe for
The American Agriculturist.
MI. anu -1lS' d. NJ oulllu IcluIIeu
on Saturday last from Washington, D.
c. Mr.. Smith submitted to President
Cleveland and Secretary Villas the
treaty recently negotiated with the
Ute Indians, and its provisions We're
highly satisfactory to them as well as
to the Indian bureau.
For the farmers convention and
a meeting of the Wisconsin State
Agricultural Society, to be held at
Madison, Wis, Feb. 5th to 9Th, ex-
cursion tickets will be sold by the c.
NJ. & st. z. railway at a fare one way
for the round trip. Tickets will be
sold Feb. 4th and 5th, good until Feb.
9th.
An advertisement for the firm w. |
p. Wiucher & Co., Chicago, wholesale |
and retail dealers in watches and
diamonds, appears in this issue of The
Democrat. The junior member, Chas |
F. Gilman, is well and favorably !
known in Mineral Point, and his name
will at once give the firm a good |
standing in this vicinity.
School commenced on Monday in !
the Parish school building which was
recently leased by the board of educa-
ton and fitted up for a first primary
department for the First ward. There |
are two very pleasant rooms, with
seating capacity of over one hundred.
Ninety-one pupils are already enrolled
Miss Lydia Stephens and Miss Laura
,Jacko are the teachers in charge.
A largely attended and very inter
esting meeting of the Wisconsin Press
association was held at Madison on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
President John Hicks was not present,
being sick at his home in Oshkosh,
but much deserved credit is given him
for the good work which he did in
arranging for successful and profit
able winter session of the association.
The following officers of Iowa Coun-
ell were installed at Masonic hall in
this city on Monday evening of last
week: VIM. Treweek, T. L. NJ; A. F.
Bishop, r. |. d. NJ; B. T. Prideaux,
f, W. Sylvester, Treas; J. A. Spratler,
Recorder; r. d. Pulford, Chaplain;
Horatio Wright, c. of G.; w. J. Pen
hallegon, c. of c.; W. L. Tallman,
Steward.
Those who are in search of bargains
viii do well to read carefully the
advertisements which appear in The
Democrat. The live business men of
this city and county are well repre-
sented in these columns. Dealers who
advertise largely carry fresh stocks of
of goods, as they are compelled to
constantly keep buying, and as a gen
eral rule it it is not only safe but wise
economy to trade with them.
The following officers of Iowa Lodge,
l. Q. .. T., were installed at Odd Eel
lows hall in Mineral Point on Wednes-
day evening, Jan 23d: \. G., STAINS
more Vivian; r. s, William Short;
l.. 5, A. HuXtable; V. G., William
Kisslingbury; r. s, George Mastin;
L. S, John Roberts; Sec, S. c. Thomas;
P. Sec, n Treweek; Treas, f. Vivian;
W, John Dave; G., F. Vivian: c.,
Thomas Luty.
NJ. McCarville, who has success
fully managed the Singer Manufacture
ing branch Office at Mineral Point for
several years past, has accepted another
position with the company, that of
general travelling agent for the state
of Iowa, and will enter upon his new
duties on Monday. His many friends,
including The Democrat wish him
abundant success. His family will
still reside in Mineral Point.
Among the callers at The Democrat
office during the week were Richard |
Wearne, of Omaha, Nebraska, Thomas
and w. B. Fitzpatrick of the town of
Kendall, Lafayette county, George
Clark, of the town of Miffiin; William
Buffers, of Edmund; Edward Gratz,
of Waldwick; James Watkins, wife
and child, of Edmund; Frank Bohan,
of Moscow, Edward Wilkinson, wife
and son, of Livingston, and John
Keegan, of the town of Mineral Point. |
Irving Odds, aged 10 years, student
in the Beloit college academy, was
drowned in Rock river while skating,
Saturday evening. He started up the
river alone at five o'clock, and was
never seen alive after that. His being |
! drowned was not suggested until the /
next morning when he was n,isSad