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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
BENTON.
The Mining Times,

The Mining Times.
The Dooling mine, one mile north of
Galena, began operations Monday
with day and night shifts.
Jas. V. Thompson, who was called
here from Black Hawk, Col, on ac-
count of the death of his sister. Mrs.
MeCarty. is superintendent of the
Gilpen Co. Tramway system a that
place, and is mayor of the city.
John Woods and the Baxter Broth
ers have struck three inch sheet of
bone since my last letter to the Times.
Our community was surprised and
saddened on Monday last, 10 learn
that Mrs McCarty, relict of the late
Dennis McCarty, had departed this
life, having survived her husband but
seven short weeks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
MUSCODA.

The Waterman.
While cutting rye with reaper. the
chain gearing caught Mr.. Tom Schaf-
fer's hand, causing two or three
fingers on his left hand to be badly
smashed.
Henry Giles commenced work last
Monday morning on a steamboat to
run on the river here as pleasure
boat AS Henry is a fine boat builder
we expect to soon have Il fine pleasure
boat here.
A little Bohemian girl out near Cas-
tie Rock, whose name we are unable
to learn, was killed by a rattle-snakt
last Friday. She left home last Fri
day morning to gather raspbcrries
and as she did not return, a searching
party went out to find her, which re.
suited in their finding her in the berry
patch in an unconscious condition
with six rattle bites on her person
She was taken home and died soon
after. The snake was a large one
having eighteen rattles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
The True Remedy.

w. NJ. Repine, editor, Tiskilwa, Ill.
"Chief." says: I'VE won't keep
house without DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. Experimental with many
others. but never got the true remedy
until we used DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. No other remedy can take its
its place in our home. as in it we have
a certain and sure cure for Coughs,
Colds. Whooping Cough, etc" 1t is
idle to experiment with other remedies
even If they are urged on you as just
as good as DR.. Kings New Discovery.
They are not as good, because this
remedy has record of cures and be-
sides is guaranteed. 1t never fails to
satisfy. Trial bottles free at W. H.
Prideaux's drugstore.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
RlCHLAND CENTER.
Observation-Disclosures.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
T. b. Brown has been appointed
postmaster at Richland City in place
of NJ. w. Gotham who has held the
Office ever since its establishment at
Gotham shortly after the railroad was
built through that place, although il
has mostly been under the manage.
ment of Joseph Book. 1t was first
named Gotham after the name of the
station which was named in honor OF
Capt. Gotham. Upon the discontinue
ance of the postotiice at Richland City
the name of the Office at Gotham was
changed to Richland City.
The Lancet, a bi-monthly publica-
ton started by w. J. Robinson in
this city several months ago, has been
discontinued for lack of patronage.
We understand that Mr.. Robinson
will start a paper at Montfort, Grant
county.
Prof. +. r. Buckley, assistant state
geologist, came from Madison Tuesday
evening and went out to j. G. Bosch S
farm Wednesday morning to look over
the place where the bones of the masto-
don described in this paper last week
were found. with view of making an
extended investigation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
HIGHLAND.
Highland Weekly Press.

Highland Weekly Press.
Harris Lewis purchased l00 tons of
jack on Tuesday from Williams &
Owens and OXEN x Owens Of Dodge
vile.
The Doolng mine, one mile from
Galena, begun operations II week ago
with day and night shifts.
The school board has re-cngagcd all
of the old corps of teachers in the
Highland school for the coming year.
Prof. j. f. McGovern, principals: Miss.
Kittie Mckenzie grammar; Miss. Anna
O'Dowd, Intermediate: Miss. Kate
Moore, LIST primary; Miss Ida Reed
End primary. They have all given
excellent satisfaction and the Press Is
very glad that they will remain in the
school another year.
ID. +. Jacobs, of Mineral Point, was
in our city Monday evening. Great
preparations are being made for the
Fair this year, he says, and some red
hot games are on the program. The
teams most likely to play are Monroe,
Galena, Plattcville and Highland
One game is to be played each day,
DR.. H. y. Mix broke ground for a
new residence on Spring street last
week. The Doctor will erect a build
ipn IF tho lataSt lnp;rp
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The Annual Teachers Institute fol
Iowa county, will be held at Dodge
vile, beginning August :, and viii
continue five days.
Conductors -Profs. Albert Hardy
La Crosse, and O. J. Schuster, Dodge
vile.
A program will be prepared with a
view of meeting the special needs OF
the teachers.
No teacher can afford to miss the
opportunity presented on these occa-
sions of acquiring methods and ideas
of teaching introduced by men whose
lives have been spent in a study OF
these pursuits.
All teachers are earnestly requested
to be present at the institute, and
others who are Interested in the work
are cordially invited to attend.
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
The fall series of examinations will
be held as follows:
At Dodgeville, August Q. 10 and H..
At Mineral Point, August IL and ID.
At Highland, August Is and IL.
At Arena, August 10 and 90
At Avoca, August % and "a.
Examinations will begin at a. m.
each day.
EMMA G. UNDERWOOD,
County Superintendent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
SHuIISRlI RG.

Pick and Cad
Oats harvesting has commenced in
this neighborhood and the crop prom
Uses to be good one.
Our exchanges of last week reported
three accidents from flying clubs in
base ball games. A Freeport man
had his jaw broken from blow of II
club which slipped from the hands OF
a batter. Fellows who pound wind
should at least learn to hold on to the
club
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
Rucklcn'S Arnica SalNC.

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill,
blains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures, or no pay
is required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refun-
ded. Price % cents per box. For
sale by w. II PrideauX.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29

Send your address to II. f. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache. For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size 25c. per box
Sold by w. II. Prideaux, druggist.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting Incl.
dent to eczema, letter, salt .rheum, and other
diseases Of the skin is instantly allayed BY
applying Chamberlains Eye and Skin
Ointment Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by il. II Is equally
efficient for itching piles and favorite rem.
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill.
blains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at IS cents per box.
Try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are just what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
Sold by all Druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
Keen Cool.
BY Drinking from Hosken's Soda
Fountain. All the latest drinks.

Last summer one of our grand
children was sick with severe bowel
trouble, says Mrs. 4. G., Gregory, of
Frederickstown, Mo. "Our doctor
remedies had failed, then we tried
Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhna Remedy, which gave very
speedy relief" For sale by all drug
gists
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
House and Furniture for Sale.

George Gorgen wants 10 sell his
house and furniture complete. The
house is in good repair and has five
rooms completely furnished with
stoves, carpets, crockery. bedroom
and sitting-room suits, ready Tor use
and in good order. All to be sold
together. cheap and on favorable
terms. Inquire Of George Gorgen.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
WHY Does

a grocer say that some other brand OF
flour is just as good as Pillsbury's
Best? Because Pillsbury's Best is the
standard. that's why.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
Instrumental Music

Carefully taught by j. w. NJ. Alder
son. For terms enquire at residence,
oppositethe Episcopal rcctory, Mineral
Point. Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
DODGEVILLE.
The Chronicle.

Inc 1nFouiCp'
The village board of Spring Green,
has passed an ordinance requiring
the saloon keeper of the village to re-
move all screens. plants, vines, paints,
etc, from the windows, so that per-
sons passing along the street may
have an unobstructed view of what is
going on inside.
On Tuesday evening, of this week
Mr.. Simon Harker and Mrs. Thos. 5.
Harker and daughter Elva, of this city.
and Mrs. John Chapman and son Har-
ker, of Darlington, had their ward
robes all packed and complete arrange
ments made for starting on Euro
pean trip on Wednesday morning, but
during the night Mr.. Harker was taken
violently i'll with an affection of the
heart which lasted till morning, and
the trip was abandoned. Mr.. Harker
has apparently recovered from the
attack.
city, while practising riding wheel
at her home in Plattevillc, last Friday,
fell from her wheel and injured her
ankle very severely. and was brought
to Edmund to be cared for by her
daughter.
The Southwestern Telephone Com
pany. of Dodgeville, has "a large force
of men at work extending their line
through Ridgeway, Barneveld, and
Blue Mounds to Mount Horcb, about
twenty five miles east of Dodgeville,
where it will be connected with the
Dane county system. The whole sys-
tenn in the present Dodgeville connec-
tons is being repaired and put in en-
cellent condition by putting in new
cedar poles, and otherwise readjusting
the wires so that when completed com
munication will be distinct and perfect.
The New Star.
The following persons attended the
unwilling of the Logan monument at
Chicago this week: Madams w. p.
Peters, b. f. Lawson, Ed. Bergman,
Lille Richards and Misses Martha
and Eva Perkins and Dr.. Clark.
Reni Goldsworthy and wife, who
have been visiting at the home of
Sheriff Wallis in this city for some
time returned to their home in Chicago
this week.
The poles for the telephone line be-
tween here and Mt. Horeb were placed
in position this week. We shall soon
be so we can talk to the capital city
and other places east of Dodgeville.
The Sun.
The assessed valuation of property
this year is $417. 900, as against $40
GOO last year.
Mrs. Lawrence Spratler nee Elliott J,
of Chicago, is visiting her parents and
other relatives and friends.
On Saturday morning, July II, 1897,
Hans H. Enger departed this life at
Union Mills. aged - years. Death
was caused by diabetes, from which he
had suffered more or less for the past
two wears. He was able to be about
however, until a day or two before his
death. The funeral was held Sunday.
the services being conducted by Rev.
J. Maun. Deceased was unmarried.
DR.. T. II. Hughes has purchased of
Frank Hill the lot adjoining the old
school house property owned by j. W..
Hooking, the building on which has
recently been remodedled and put into
excellent shape. The doctor intends
to erect dwelling on the lot purchased
by him.
Ford Carter caught a twelve pound
catfish Wednesday,
The True Remedy.
w. NJ. Repine. editor. Tiskilwa. III.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
TIME TABLE.

Chicago, milwaukee, and st. Paul
Railway.
Trains depart from and arrive at
Mineral Point as follows:
DEPART ARRIVE
Mall and Express. -. q ~ II. m. 30 y, m.
Through Mall and Ex.. . 90 p, m, IL 10 y. m
Fast Freight. ........... ) 30 D. IN, II 90 IL, IN,
Passengers for Shullsburg and
Platteville make close connections
leaving Mineral Point at $3.50 p. IN.
n. II. SNOW, Agent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29

The Teller.
The Southwestern Wisconsin Fair
will be held at Mineral Point August
l., Is. IL and -, Invitations to be
present will be accepted by Teller rep
resentative If untoward circumstances
do not prevent.
Louis Alt had a mishap the other
day with one of his butcher machine
knives. He was shaving dried beef,
driving ahead as he always does, doing
as much as two men ordinarily do, and
whacked of the end of his thumb, 1t
lays him up from work for while,
Rev. SIR. Chuhh,n now of Kewanee,
ILL.,, preached in Hazel Green last sun
day. On Monday he lecturcd on, The
uses and abuses of the Tongue. The
Rev. Chubb makes very skillful uses
of the tongue himself,
II, r. Roethe, editor of the Fennimore
Times Review, started Tuesday for
Seattle, Wash. That place is the half
way house on the road to the new
Alaska gold field. Roethe said he
would be back in couple of weeks,
but at that distance on the way the gilt
ter will be very tempting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29

You may hunt the world over and
you will not find another medicine
equal to Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhna Remedy for bowel com.
plants. 1t is pleasant, safe and re-
liable. For sale by all druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-29
BrOOms Very Cheap.

At Gales Cash Store. a large stock
to be moved at once. 80
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09
A Fake Sel satiCn

The Times discovered mares nest
yesterday in the exhumation of a badly
decayed skeleton down on Santa Fe
street. The Times reasoned there
must have been q ga-hastly murder in
the near distant future, and no doubt
the Times sent out sensational dis
patches of the horrible find, and all
that sort of thing.
Justice Bridgers looked at the outfit
this morning, and concluded the skele-
ton must be at least thirty years gone
and there was no evidence of foul play
or any other kind Of play, but peace
full death, the justice did not think il
worth while to take any official notice
of the ga-hastly find. George Herold
says no doubt it is the skeleto of some
old Mexican woman who died of an all.
ment her relatives did 20. wish to be
made public and so buried her quietly
He scouts the idea of there being any.
thing suggestive of sensation.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09
The cases agains julius and Adol

The cases agains Julius and Adolph
Schultz for fighting we're settled this
morning. Adolph went before Record
er Patterson and plead guilty and was
fined S.. Julius went to the police court
this morning and wanted to file plea
of guilty, but the recorder refused to
accept the plea and told Julius
that complaint had already
been filed against him before Justice
McKie. Julius called on the justice
and found this to be the case Justice
McKie fined Julius IS and costs, in all
amounting to $1S. Julius thinks he
has been roughly treated by Recorder
Patters who refused to accept his
plea of guilty when he gave himself up
to the police.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09

From Santa Fe Engines Pilot to
Other Worlds Than Oars.

B. l. Smith of Pueblo, Colorado, q
gentleman of more or less enforce d
leisure, and of touring tendencies be-
came very much in the past tense esta
mauana. He hath gone where the
wood bine twineth aad where mules
and locomotives are no more.
Smith was bound south. He was
also bound to beat the Santa Fe rail
road company out OF his fare. and sue
ceeded SO we'll that beat himself out of
existence. or to speak more properly,
an entirely unexpected com binatiOn of
mule and locomotive beat it out for
him. Engineer T. r. Uitt of Santa Fe
engine No. 50 was pulling the south
bound passenger this morning, aud
when near San Antonio noticed a mule
standing on the t. ack, thinking.
The mule deigned not to move, and
as the space was too brief for the train
TO stop, there was collision. The west
end of the mule going east slid sudden
ly up the COW catcher, reached the
head light, and then his mule shi d
turned double back sommersault TO
one side, very much among the things
that were, at the same time Ultt
noticed the appearance of man turn
ing broken packed sort of sOmmer.
sault on the other side of the engine
also from the cowcatcher. He stopped
his train, to find that, a tramp had
been riding on the pilot until sud
denly sAndwicaed in between the ex-
tension head of tie engine and the
mule. The engine WAS splotched up
with the mans blood aud the mules
surplus hair. Examination of letters
on the mans person showed that he
was b. l. Smith of Pueblo, Col, where
he had been at work. The body was
left at San Antonio for local dispo
sition, and train moved on.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09
| K .''(Zp3


Commissioner Sexton is sick and I'M
able to hold court today.
Conductor A. II. Dascomb of the
Santa Fe has returned from his vaca-
ton.
Rev. G. W. Morrison, of the Chris
tian church, has gone to Lordsburg for
two weeks.
Ex-Sheriff II. s. Sisk of Parker coun-
ty was in town today to take east the
remains of his son who died recently in
Cotton, Cal.
Mrs. Glasgow, daughter of Judge
Msgoffin left this morning for Topeka
whence she goes to Fort Riley where
her husband is stationed. The Misses
Augur will visit with her until Major
Augur gets settled at Fort Leaven-
worth.
G. B G. Robinson and wife returned
this noon from their extended New
England trip. They visited the prin-
cipal sea side resorts on the Maine and
Massachusetts coast, and had q very
pleasant time. Mrs. Robinson is much
better for the change.
Mr.. Wigeinson formerly of the 18th
Penn, Infantry baud, and an expert
printer, returned this morning from
the City of Mexico after an absence
of some months from this city. He is
to remain in Ell PasO which he says
suits him exactly, and will resume his
slide trombone in the McGlnty band.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09
Presentation.

The soldiers of troop A, 5th cavalry,
presented their recent captain, now
Major Augur, of the 4th cavalry, ere
he left with q $75 saddle, bride and
spurs, First Sergeant Drake making
the presentation speech. The major
responded with a neat and appropriate
speech, and history relates that the
departure was made more touching by
the boys touching three kegs of beer
at the majors expense.
The new captain, Augustus c. Ma
comb. is off on two months leave OF
absence. Meanwhile, the troop is in
barge of Lieut.. Mcclure.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09

1t will b /, noticed that that exporta-
tiOn of S., 200. 900 god last week did
not have the faintest effect on the
markets. In fact the expectation of
S2S 600, 900 Of the m t Il since April 81,
when the outward movement began,
has virtually been unheeded by the
business community. This is highly
significant. At no other time since the
Barring failure in the latter part of 1890
could such an outflow of gold take place
without causing q scare. More than
once in the past seven years more gold
than this went out in tDree months OF
time, but when it started TO go business
people usually got uneasy and gold
boarding beg an. Nothing of that sort
is seen now, though. AT pr sent the
banks and the treasury have all the
gold they need, and some of the banks
have more of it than they need. Globe
Democrat
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09

Mexico will be in bad fix with her
currency. The poor class
es of people do not feel the effect of
the depreciation of silver as they use
nothing but that produced at home.
The rich and middle class are the suf-
fers. The Americans who must have
American goods feels severely the cri-
sis now going on in the southern repub-
lie.
There is q considerable excitement
in Juarez over the rich mining strike
of Linss and Daily in the San Ignacio
mining district, six miles from Albums
da, on the line of the Mexican Central
The ore that is now being mined runs
800 ounces to the ton. The San Ig-
nacio district was formerly mined ex-
tensively. but of late years very little
had been done there, until Messrs.
Linss and Daily made rich strike
Several parties in Juarez and Ell Pasc
are interested in the new mining strike
and they all feel that they have 8
bonanza.
ROUND ABOUT.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09
Commissioners Court.

The county commissioners met to-
day.
The report of Sam Kari, superinten-
dent of the county hospital for July,
1897, was approved. The superinten
dent was also instructed to buy certain
articles for the county patients to the
amount of So.
Tue resignation of o. NJ Potter as
justice of the peace at Sierra Blanca
was accepted.
I he report of ustice McKie showing
he had collected the sum of $780, go of
fines was approved.
The bond of Walter Downs as Justice
of the peace for the smelter was ap-
proved.
The salaries of county officials for
the month OF July in thu sum of S4S2 30
were approved.
George Harvey presented the follow
Ing petition, which was not acted upon
at the time:
On January II, 1897, your honorable
court was petit oued by certain county
officials and precinct officers interested
IN the enforcement OF the criminal
laws OF Texas to put county cOnvicts to
work as provided in the revised sta
tutes. Inasmuch as your honorable
body has not seen fit to grant petition,
and feeling thai something should be
done in order to enforce obedience to
the criminal laws by some mears of
adequate punishment, and MT allow
county convicts to lie in Jail and do
nothing and be a dead expense to
the county. we made the comm ;ssion-
ers court the following proposition to-
wit: Ii the commissioners C urt will
forth with pass an order requiring
county copvicts who are placed in ia
upon jud guents ag inst ihrm for the
commi-s ST On Of misiemeanors to work
out their fines and costs as PROVE ed ~
law, we, the undersigned county and
precinct officers of said county. w II
remit in favor Of E Pa,o county all
fees and comm ions due or GINNING to
us in all cases where the fines and costs
are 20 worked out upon public works
provided by thu co n Miss onsrs court.
A list of bills was audited.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09

The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, Sores ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chspped hsnds, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay re.
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
fect satisfaction or money refunded
Price 70 cents per box. For sale by
w. A. Irwin & Co., Wholesale and Re-
tail A1ts
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09

Forty steam srs were recently char
tered to load cargOe, of gra n at Phil,
adelphia, New York, Baltimore and
Newport News for ports in the united
kingdom and Europe, making day S
record, which, it Is claimed, has never
been equalled. To Til these vessels
will require 4, 600, 900 bushels of grain.
During the past two weeks fixtures for
steam tonnage to carry over 10000, 900
bushels of cereals abroad have been
effected.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-09

A fine lot of Brown Leghorn hers
will be sold out at once in lots of one
dozen or more. Young stock and
prices very reasonable. East San An
tonic street, just east of Major Rand's
residence. Call on or address, J. G..
Brady.