Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-20
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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Saturday evening.
George J. Goldthorp recently re-
ceived an increase of pension.
Brechler Bros. new roller mills at
Montfort are nearing completion.
The fourth assessment of 90 per
cent. of the capital stock of the wooden
mills has been called for, payable to
the treasurer before March 25. See
notice to stockholders.
According to Chapter 296, Laws of
1885, every pharmacist must file his
register of liquor sales on the third
Tuesday in April, in each year. Many
forget it.
Thomas FitzsimonS has purchased
the Carter House at Montfort, and
with one of his sons will continue the
hotel business at that place.
Ernest Naef, of this city, has been
recently granted a pension. He
served in the navy under Admiral
Porter, in the West Gulf Squadron.
The Star mail service from Bloom
ington to Lancaster was, on Tuesday,
ordered increased to six times a
| week.
The annual fair of the La Fayette
County Agricultural Society, will be
held on their grounds at Darlington,
Sept. 8, 9, 10 and II, 1891. The Off
GERS for the current year are W. w.
Murphy, president; William Hooper,
secretary; J. B. Roy, treasurer.
John Lanyon of this city, took Or
ders last week for three large stone
and ore crushers, to be made by him
as soon as possible. One of the crushers
is for r. Kennedy of Highland. Mr..
Lanyon also sold two large pumps for
mining purposes-one to Ross Bros.
for use in their mines.
The Sir knights of Mineral Point
Commandery No. u, will attend di-
vine service at Trinity church on Easter
Sunday, at 2 o'clock p. m. The service
will consist of prayers, hymns, and
responsive readings, in accordance
with special Knight Templar Easter
ritual. The sermon will be preached
by the rector, Rev. NJ. Chase.
The Montfort Monitor: DR.. w. H
VanDusen reports four cases of trich-
iniosis at Centreville, caused by eating
raw or partly cooked ham. Two OF
the cases, the father and the oldest
son, are convalescing. The Others
aged s and II years are very low with
a slim show for recovery.
The Darlington correspondent OF
The Pick and Cad says: Argyle fur,
nishes the largest number of ''whiskey
cases" of any town in the county
Dave Convey of that place was up be
fore Justice Marshall in this city last
week upon a charge of having solo
liquor at public sale, under the name
of elixir of Life"
The Darlington Democrat reports
that Mr.. Sanders, one of Lafayette
county's progressive farmers, recently
sold 20 head of PoIed Angus steel
calves 10 months old for $50 per head
Mr.. Sanders thinks that for this eli
mate the Polled Angus are the coming
cattle.
Joestgen, Theno & Co, have pur
=. chased from John Lanyon, pump
capable of pumping los gallons OF
water per minute. 1t is to be used il
the mines on Mr.. Joestgen's land, OF
the old Holmes water lot diggingS
which are now yielding 200 to 1,OOt
pounds of lead ore per day. tn,
, miners have been working for onl,
about two weeks, and the prospec
4 looks very encouraging.
The Gateway City Review, of L
Crosse, says: Engineer John ArgaI
has compiled book full of interestin!
Information to locomotive firemen, ant
will soon issue the same. 1t is pro
: nounced by many old timers as frs
class authority. John is one of thos
bright, hard working and careful loco
2 motive engineers who have future o
= promotion. He is one of the bes
posted men among the young engineer
on the line, anc an active worker, i
-e all matters pertaining to the brother
hood" The John Arga1 above re
: ferred to will be remembered as
former Mineral Point boy, and hi
IS friends here will be glad to know {
. his high standing in the brotherhood {
locomotive engineers.