Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-02
Friday. May 2, 1890.


The chief duty Of its city marshal
appears to be to keep the sidewalks in
good order.
Ticket No. 49, held by Nick Simon,
proved the lucky number in the rattle
for a three year old mare owned by
Nick Kergen.
John Roger, who served during the
war in Co. f, Both Wis. Vol, was lately
mustered in as member of Geo. II.
Legate Post, G. \. r.
County Superintendent b. W. Gil
lette, who was in this vicinity visiting,
schools, made The Democrat Office a
call on Wednesday afternoon.
E. Mosher, wife and two children,
started on Wednesday for Charles City,
Iowa. Mr.. Mosher will take charge of
the Union Hotel at that place.
A. G. DelIer went to Chicago on
Tuesday morning. He will purchase
goods to complete his spring and sum
mer stock of clothing and furnishing
goods.
On Monday of last week James
Dunbar, of Darlington, received re-
turns from pearl sent east, enclosing
draft for $40. So says The Dem
Ocrat.
Joseph Deller returned home, last
Saturday night, from Chicago, where
he purchased fine, large stock of dry
goods, dress goods, etc, for the spring
and summer trade.
In connection with the soldiers and
sailors reunion at Prairie du Chen,
June II, II, and -, there will a re-
union of the members of the I'd Wis
consin Cavalry.
Thomas Given and family, of Man
chester, Iowa, and James Goldsworthy,
of Prescott, Wis, came here last week,
to attend the bedside of Mrs Abram
GOldSwOrthy, whose death occurred on
Friday night
The supreme court has affirmed the
judgment of the circuit court in the
libel case of John F. Grace against A.
Macarthur, of The DodgeviIle Sun.
The judgment in the lower court was
for $4,000 damages, and costs.
The city of Prairie du Chen has
entered into a contract with the Supe-
rior Horse Nail company, to locate its
plant there. The city gives the com
pany bonus of $4,000, and the com
pany is to enlarge its plant and run a
working force of fifty employees.
Hunters in Grant county are reaping
quite harvest of wolf scalps. The
Herald says that on Saturday last no
less than twenty scalps were brought
to the county clerks office. The wolves
were found near Cassyille and Bos-
cO6el.
Owing to some arrangement of the
time lock on a vault in the Shullsburg
bank the door refused to open on Sat
urday last, and experts from Chicago
have been engaged for several days in
trying to force an Opening-The Pick
and Cad.
The American cheese factories are
starting early this year Mt. Hope
on Peter Toays farm - and Buck
Grove factories commenced operations
on the Dist and ODD, respectively; and
the factory at Graysville will prob
ably start some time this week.
Every thinking democrat and reput-
lican of Wisconsin should have a copy
of The Milwaukee Daily Journal of
May 3. The Journal of that
date will contain the most important
to the Bennett law lit
erature" yet published. Price, two
cents copy.
John Hadfeld, shipped from Min
eral Point since the first of last De
cember nearly 100000 worth of hides,
pelts, and rendered tallow. Can any
shipper in Wisconsin make as big a
showing? And yet there are many
who think Mineral Point is not much
of town for business.
Many cities and towns in southern
Wisconsin have recently written to
John Lanyon, of this city, to make
inquiries in regard to the excellent
crushers and stone breakers which he
1t is quite evident that
an increased interest is being taken in
streets and roads in this section. The
L 8Nli pll AtStCblhNc SllS lllC bCoG luot(lC
for preparing stones for maeadam-
izing.
The Rev. W. H. Clark, district lee
turer of the tenth district, l. Q. G. 7.
will hold services at Plum Grove
church, next Sunday morning and ev-
ening; Monday evening, at Pleasant
View; and Tuesday evening at Bethel,
in Waldwick. Mr.. Clark will work
during the month of May, in the fifth
district, up old lodges, and organizing
new ones. He is the best lecturer the
order has in the state.
The executive committee of the S.
w. Wis. Industrial association have
revised the premium list for the next
annual fair, to be held in Mineral Point
the first week in September. 4 num-
Der of important improvements have
been made. The dairy department
has been given special attention, and
re-modeled to keep pace with the ad-
vance which this industry is making
in this section of the country, and the
premiums offered for dairy exhibits
have been very largely increased.
On Monday morning six persons,
who participated in a street row on
Saturday night, were arrested by po-
liceman Foster, and brought before
Mayor LaMalle, on the charge of dis
orderly conduct. Fines of ten dollars
each, costs, were imposed. The en-
forcement Of the law in this case will
doubtless have tendency to prevent
other breaches of the peace. The
action of the authorities in this regard
will receive the sanction and approval
of all good citizens.
The Salvation Army of this city will
give several meetings on the 9Th and
Sth of May. Major WhatmOre, COM
handing officer of the northwest di-
vision, will be present and conduct the
different meetings. On Wednesday,
May Z. supper will be served from $50
to Z p. m; street parade at $50; ami
versary and farewell meeting at s.
On Thursday. May s, the holiness
meeting viii be held at p. m; and
Swearing IN of Recruits at S. Banquet
tickets, % cents; tickets for other
meetings, 10 cents.
The remains of Daniel Crow were
brought to Mineral Point from the
Black Hills, 5. Oak, and inferred in