Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-11-01
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

A new fence is being built on the
south side of the city cemetery.
The new depot of c., NJ. q st. p. Ry.
at Darlington will be ready for Occu-
pancy this week.
Linden is an Incorporated village
and will hold its first election on the
Dist of November
Bazaar and festival by the Alpha So
ciety of the y. NJ. church, at Good
Templar hall this, Thursday, evening.
Times are quiet, but travelling men
say that Mineral Point is as lively as
any town of its size which they visit.
The fine colored hanger for the |. O.
G.. T. comedy company reflects great
credit upon its printers, the Barnes
Bros, of Darlington.
Rev. s. r. Chubb, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, will preach at the p. VI. church of
this city, next sabbath, both morning
and evening. Services at 1870 a. m.
and p. m.
Joseph Deller has just returned
from Chicago with very large and
fine stock of goods for the fall and
winter trade A new advertisement
will appear next week.
Don't miss Frank Beard at Opera
House, Nov. IA. He has appeared
before audiences in all the large cities
of the country and as yet has never
had an adverse criticism.
The Mineral Point district is exper-
fencing quite revival in mining.
Many men are at work in old mines
surrounding the city, while an in
creased number are prospecting.
Frank Beard, the humorous car
icaturist, makes the chalk talk an d
the audience roar with laughter. OPP
era house Nov. ii. Reserved seats
50 cents; general admission IS cents;
children Is cents.
The Democrat can safely say that
all the people of Mineral Point appre-
ciate the faithful and skillful manner
in which Christopher Day performs
the duties of cleaning, lighting and re-
pairing the lamps of the city.
Joseph Opie, travelling engineer for
the c. NJ. X st. z. R'y, who was in
jured in the railroad collision reported
elsewhere in this paper, had a very
narrow escape from death. Late re
ports state that his Injuries are not Sc
rious.
Brewer \ Penhanegon placed new
hardwood floor in their Cash Grocery
House last week. 1t requires such a
floor to stand the wear and tear in a
place of business which is well con-
Quoted and extensively advertised
through the columns of The Democrat.
The first school of dairying and
cheesemaking ever organized in Amer
| lea has been started at the Wisconsin
State University at Madison. 1t is in
tended to give thorough and practi-
cal knowledge of dairying and cheese
making, including the analysis of
milk.
Rev. NJ Chase, who has been at
/ tending the general convention of the
| Episcopal church in New York city,
expects to return home on Friday
| and will conduct the services at Trinity
church on sunday next. His mother
will accompany him home and will
remain here for an indefinite visit.
| Rev. John Moses, pastor of the
| Welsh Presbyterian church in the town
of Mitiiin, preached at the NJ. f
! church in this city on Sunday evening
last. Many members of the congrega,
ton who then heard Rev. Moses fol-
the first time were highly pleased with
| the preacher and his sermon.
ID. DAWSON will sell at public auc,
ton, at his farm four and one-half
miles southeast of Mineral Point, on
the Yellowstone road, on Tuesday
Nov. 5th, 1899, 40 head of high grade
short horns, principally COWS anG
heiferS; one thoroughbred bull, three
years old past, and few bull calves
also some young horses. sale to com
mence at IL o'clock a. m.
Il. C. BenSon's horse which fell into
a mining shaft twenty-five feet deep
was fearfully bruised and swollen
but under the treatment of W Salmon
and the application of his COMPOUND
oils, is so far recovered, that in tel
DAYS after the fall it was taken out 70
exercias, and is now doing well. Thi
is undoubtedly one of the wonders o
the day.
From present indications there vii
be quite number of auction sales il
this vicinity before winter We ar,
prepared to print bills in good styl
and on short notice. Free notice o
sale given in The Democrat to thos
, having bills printed in our Office
Those who do not have their bill
printed by us can have full notice 0
the sale published in The Democra
for 81.