Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-25

lIEMS Uf LUJAL lNlERtol.
The Goldsworthy cases against the
town Of Linden have been settled, the
town agreeing to pay $1,000 damages,
and the costs.
Louis Roether returned to Denver,
Colorado, on Thursday last, after a
brief visit with relatives and friends
here.
The citizens of Argyle have guaran-
teed bonus of $500 TO John New
man, Of Elgin, H., who is to erect
creamery at Argyle.
On Sunday morning, April 18th,
twenty-one of Mrs. Van Colts CON
verts were admitted into membership
in the NJ Z. church Of Shullsburg.
DR.. W. l.. TalIman and Adolph
Appel, Of this city. and George Brown,
Of Stillman Valley, Ill, caught very
| fine lot of trout in this vicinity, on
! Thursday last.
/ All the members of the w. c. T. L.
are urgently requested to be present at
the next meeting, on Tuesday after
noon next. Business of importance is
to be transacted at that time.-Sec.
George White has sold his farm in
the town Of Kendall, to John Fisher,
and will, with his family, remove, this
week, to O'Brien county, Iowa, where
| he intends to continue farming and
stock raising.
The La Fayette county Sunday
school convention held at Darlington,
on Wednesday of last week was large
| ly attended. \ great deal of interest
was manifested in the proceedings.
! The next convention will be held in
Shullsburg.
Z. L. Woods, residing about three
miles south Of Darlington, on Mon
day of last week had the misfortune
to lose his house and most of the con
tents by fire. The Darlington Demo
crat reports the loss at $I70O. Insured
for 81 600.
Darlington people lie troubled with
clothes-lme thieves. The Republican
reports that several of the citizens of
that place were recently surprised that
! their lines were relieved of their bur
dcns; and that they were compelled to
borrow under wear Of their ncighbOrs.
James McMuIlen wishes to sell his
farm Of $40 acres, situated five miles
northeast of Mineral Point city. 1t is
Il good farm, well improved, with good
buildings, etc. Anyone DESTROYS of
purchasing fine farm will do well to
see Mr.. McMullen. See advertisement.
Rev. Richard f. sweet oniciated in
Trinity church on Sunday last, and
preached two able and scholarly ser
mons. Many from outside his own
communion attended the services and
were deeply impressed with the earnest
thoughts to which he gave utterance.
George Wilkinson desires to sell his
property in Mineral Point, consisting
of three buildings and four lots, stu
ated in the best part of the city. The
| property is conveniently located for
business and by little improvement
could be made very valuable. See adj
yertiscment in another column.
Mr.. Rcwey will finish, this week, the
abstract of recorded Indebtedness of
nearly 3,1OO real estate mortgages re-
corded, but there is no practicable way
of finding out the amount remaining
unpaid on these securities. - The
Dodgeville Chronicle.
The Evanston Press of April 18th,
contains the following: 1T is a mat
ter of interest to Evanston art circles
that Miss Ena Hutchinson, well and
fayora5ly known in Chicago for her
artistic work, has been engaged by the
university to take charge of the art
department of the college"
The ShUIlsburg Pick and Cad says
The Monroe sentinel having entered
its fortjcth year has adopted new
style of enumeration. Bro. Booth
styles it Volume NNNN 1t is a good
paper just the same, and we hope he
may run it until it reaches volume
NNNNNNNN."
EN-President Bascom has accepted
an invitation to deliver the annual ad-
dress before the graduating law class
of the State University, in June
/ Justice Harlan, of the L. ). Supreme
| Court, will give course of lectures
on constitutional law, and II. NJ. La
| Toilette will give the annual address
/ before the university alumni.
The Galena Gazette reports mat
rimonial event which it says may be
| set down as one of the rareSt of mum
dane occurrences. 1t took place in
GaIena one day last week \ mother
and daughter approached the matri-
monial altar together, while the grand
mother performed the essential func-
tons of bridesmaid for both.
! The prosperity of Richland Center
may be Judged from the fact that The
! Republican and Observer has had to
! inCreas, { number of its columns in
order to meet the demands made upon
it for advertising space. \ newspaper
wen filled with local advertisements
speaks volumes for the place in which
it is published. aud The Republican
and Observer is just such a paper.
The annual report of City Clerk
! Curry, published in The Democrat.
shows that the total bonded indebted
ness of the city amounts to S9,450.00.
and that the city and school orders out
outstanding amount to $699.l2, making
a total of Sl0,149l2. The balance in
the treasury is $5,9i35l; which de
Quoted from the gross amount of in
debtedneSs leaves only $4,3O5.6l
The Riehland Republican and OBJ
, server wisely says that there is one
. thing among many that it will not do,
namely: at will not publish long and
glowing advertisements of the beau
ties of western or southern or eastern
or any other country except Wiscon-
sin unless it is paid to do SO in a reg
ular advertising way. The paper is
devoting itself to the commendable
work of booming its own city and
county.
Rev. stephen Trant, formerly of
Highland, but now pastor of st.
Patrick church, Of Racine, tone of the
largest in the city, after the perform
ance of the first mass on Sunday morn
ing, April Goth, was stricken with
apoplexy. Friends hurried TO his as
: sistance, and removed him TO the
: rectory, adjoining the church, and a