Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-21
THURSDAY, OCTOBER q, 1897
A GLANCE BACKWARDS.

Ter, laid on our table last week a copy
of The Home Intelligencer Of Thurs
day, February II, 1861. John Heron
(afterward one Of the founders Of The
Democrat) was editor and publisher.
In the "business directory" in the
paper before us appear the names OF
Charles Dunn, Richard l.. Read,
George i. Frost, J. RI. Clary, Moses
M. Strong, Samuel Crawford, Thomas
Scott Ansley, J. Montgomery Smith
all practising attorneys of Mineral
Point: and Luman M. Strong, lawyer,
Dodgcvillc. Also the cards of VIM.
Hildcrbrand, M. d., Physician and
Surgeon; Ernest Wicsen, Justice OF
the Peace, and General Land Agent;
John T. Tramel, General Agency and
Collecting Office; A. w. Dyar, Den
tist: Jenkin, Barringer q Co., whole
sale and retail dealer in Dry Goods,
Groceries, etc; II. Dcios Pulford i,
Wholesale and retail dealer In Drugs,
Medicines, etc. Lanyon, Smith u Co.,
Dry Goods; John Hollingshead ,
Books; VIM. Paiclicld, (Mii1lin
Auctioncer; Land Agency and Abb
stract Office of w. IT, and II. Henry;
Iowa County Bank, Joel 9. Squires,
president, l.. II. Whittlesey, cashier;
United States Hotel, Hugh Phillips,
proprictor; Barber Shop -" George
Appel, Grand Barber To the Oriental
Order, will also shave, shear, and cut
outside bnrbarians.
Advertisements also appear for
VIM. Mauger, Jewelcr; Philip Hoe
bel, Groceries: Fanny T.. Davey, mil
lincry: Perez Smith, Boot and Shoe
maker; Icnahan Il Bro, Groceries;
Richard pcnhallcgon, Boot and Shoe
store; u. Cornish, Hardware; ID. NJ,
Burwell and George b. McGic, Dry
Goods; Nockin q Clottu, Manufac-
turers OF Double Rectilled Whiskey;
Elllngen Brothers, Furniture; l.. s..
Burton, IS barrels clarified cider just
received: Frederick Mocllcr Lager
Beer Halle and Restaurant; John r.
Tramcl, Hardware; Jcnkin, Barringcr
Il Co., Milton's block Dry Goods;
Charlie Mappes, New Billiard Sa-
loon.
In Mr.. Dellcr's advertisement of
fall and winter goods the announce
ment Is made that: "Thc Prince of
Wales was II passenger ON the train
that conveyed Mr.. Joseph Dellcrs
immense stock of dry goods to Chi
cago.'
The reading matter OF the paper
consists OF selection Of poetry
miscellaneous; wit and humor; cdi-
Washington: report of M explosion
OF II steam boiler in Touring mill at
Avoca, resulting In the death OF the
miller and the engineer: an article ON
Lincoln ON his way to w ashington,
Legislative news; II item in regard
to "Covcr Of The Grant County Her
aid and Sauderson, of Tho platteville
Witncss;' speech Of cXl'rcsidcnt J Ohm
Tyler, of Virginia, ON king his scat
M chairman of the peace conference; u
table showing by states the population
of the United States; and an article
upon the compromise proposed by
Congress,
Undcr the heading "Local and Mis-
ccllancous," is printed " card of Ste
phcn B. Ansley announcing himself us
I'm independent candidate for the Office
of county Judge; the markets in which
it Is stated that wheat il selling in
this city ut GO (d rs cents per bush, :
oats l6 (d Is; potatoes - ca -: corn
20cts; flour > ca 2.2a; beef - (d licts;
pork 800 (d 20: huttcr IN rolls, l2tr,
in trkins 10: chickens dressed 10 and
II cents apiece.
Six items of local news are given,
the first stating that festival given
at the Presbyterian church was II sue
cess; the second an announcement that
the Miners Guards propose giving II
military festival on Feb. ~ for the
benefit of their treasury, and the edi-
torial suggestion is made that "a hop
be added to the festivities of the occa-
SION" the third item Is about "thc
beautiful snow" and tho fourth about
the people of Warren voting upon the
question las to who should he their
postmaster" the fifth is an item about
the COW nuisance, and the complaints
of farmers who trade IN the city,
against the thieving cows which are
allowed to roam through our streets
with perfect impunity." The sixth
item Is n report of "a Man Frozen to
Death y Mr.. Henry Noble, II worthy
and respectable citizen of the town of
Waldwick
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