Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21

death of four Octogenarians in Platte
vile within a week.
Darlington is putting on city airs
and has raised the salary of its mayor
from $25 to $50 per year.
The subject of city hall or water
works for Shullsburg is being dis
cussed by the people of that city.
Darlington pays a salary OF 5000
per year TO J. H. Martin, who acts as
marshal, city engineer and lamp,
lighter.
Charles J. Thomas has returned to
DOdgeville, from western Iowa, where
he has been engaged in the sale OF
creamery supplies.
A large number of farmers of Rich
land county recently met and formed
county alliance. The next meeting
will be held at Richland Center.
Callahan Bros recently purchased
John Meehan's store building and
residence property on south Main street,
Darlington. Consideration $4,000.
In this issue of The Democrat will
be found the tickets for the coming
city election, printed after the manner
contemplated by the new election law.
The Farmers institute now in ses-
sion at DodgeyiIle is proving a very
interesting one. A large number of
farmers from all parts of the county
are in attendance.
Shullsburg Local: Rev. ChallinOr
has been made choice of for preacher
at the following places for next year:
Mineral Point, DOdgeville and New
Diggings.
The Shullsburg Local: Miss Lizzie
Weatherby, eldest daughter of Mr..
George Weatherby, went to Chicago
last Wednesday to take a course of
instruction in the art institute of that
city.
The Teller reports that William
Krous, of Muscoda, recently brought
the scalp Of a large female wolf to
the office of the clerk of Grant
county, and received thereon bounty
of ST..
Gov. Hoard has issued proclama-
ton designating Wednesday, April
30th, next. as Arbor day. He rec
ommends that all public schools and
colleges of the state observe the same
by suitable exercises.
At the G. A. r. encampment, at
Milwaukee, on Wednesday,, Gen. b.
f. Bryant, of Lacrosse, was elected
department commander; and John
Meehan, of Darlington, senior vice
commander.
Until further notice the steam feed
mill of Collins Bros, in this city, will
be closed on Monday and Tuesday Of
each week Grinding will be done on
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays as usual.
Rev. J. Wiley, of Belmont, and Rev.
Horton, of this city, exchanged pulpits
on Sunday last. Rev. Wiley has been
assisting Rev. Horton in conducting
meetings for the past two weeks, and
returned to Belmont on Monday.
All watches, iewelry, etc, left with
f. NJ. Church to be repaired and not
delivered at the time of his dedarture
for GAINESVILLE, are now at AdOlph
Appels barber shop, where they can
be obtained by their respective owners.
The members of the w. C. T. t.,
and all other ladies interested in Bible
Readings, are invited to be present, at
the usual w. c. Il. L. meeting, on
Tuesday next at half past two o'clock.
Reading to be conducted by Miss
notwithstanding
c. G. Van Buren, has lately bought a
fine outfit of type, press, etc. Rumor
has it that we are to have a democratic
paper published in Montfort. The
Monitor welcomes the enterprise. On
with the fight. THE Monitor.
The lecture of Mrs. Olympia Brown,
at the opera house, on Wednesday
evening was attended by fair sized
audience. The lecturer appeared deep
" interested in her subject, and held
the respectful attention of her audi
ence.
The largest public sale of personal
property ever held in southwestern
Wisconsin, was that of John Ellsworth,
held on Wednesday and Thursday of
last week. Over $4,000 worth of
blooded horses and other property were
disposed of, while about $4,000 worth
was left unSold.
Misses Barbara Jeuck and Amy Mas
ten started on Tuesday last for Little
Falls, Mimi, where they will engage
in the millinery business. They are both
estimable young ladies and expert
enced and skillful milliners, and many
friends hope that they will meet with
success in their undertaking.
Now that warm weather will shortly
be upon us, the city should be put in
clean and healthy condition by the
prompt removal Of all nuisaHces. The
culverts and drains throughout the
city are, in the main, in good repair
but it S necessary for property owners
to give a little attention to the re
moval of anything that might endan.
ger the health or safety of the people
Let the work of getting the city in
good order be commenced at once.
Last week The Tribune made al
unwarranted attack upon our stocf
/ buyers. because some hogs from thu
vicinity of Mineral Point had during
the week before been shipped from
/ Jonesdale During the same weel
our veteran buyer, John GRADER, ST.
paid 1885 per cwt. for hogs shipped
from this city. Can The Tribune
name a competing point where so higl
a price was paid? As high as S3.7i
has been paid here during the presen
week.
On Saturday afternoon, about fou
o'clock, J. p kieffer. who lives abou
four miles west of Mineral Point, wa
driving up High street, and stopped
at the saloon of his btother, Mel
kieffer, for Mike Medinger, who wa
going to ride home with him. He Ief
his team standing united, and Just a
he opened the door and inquired
Mike was there, the team started
Turning quickly round Kiefer ran an
graSped the lines and held on to then
for a short distance, when he trippe
and fell, receiving a severe bruise o,
one side of his head and fracturin,
the thumb of his right hand. Tn,
horses were stopped at the city parh
and neither horses nor wagon wer
injured. Mr.. Keiffer was taken to tn
! residence of John Pitt. and his injul
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