Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-09-15
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Work in the A. K. Law mine will be
resumed in few days. Mineral has
been struck going west and the Doctor
intends to follow it if he has to pump
the range as dry as yearling heif-
err.
j. 3. Joestgen of South Survey has
secured the aid OF capital from Madi-
son to run a six hundred foot tunnel
to drain a mining range on land
owned by j. Theno and himself. Work
has commenced; the tunnel will be
drove as rapidly as possible.
Frank Aide has been secured to
teach another term and entered on his
duties last Monday.
a new school house is to be built
next spring on what Is known as the
section corner pit. will be quite an ex-
tensive building and will be a great
improvement to the near by vicin-
ity.
The cheeee factory has been we'll
supplied with milk this season SO far.
The amount at one time reached the
five thousand pound mark. The ship
ments average one ton per week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Williams of
Butte, Montana who have been visit
ing Mrs. Williams parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Mitchell departed for
home last Wednesday.
The man that can't be warmed by the
political breeze this year will certain
ly be allowed the privilege Of basking
in the warmth on one side Of the pear
ly gates hereafter.
Every person in this locality seems
to have taken the prospecting fever.
You can see in almost every mans
yard display of mining tools, such
as digging tubs, ropes, picks, shovels,
gads, ETC., which cause you to form the
opinion that business will SOON be-
gin. Very little else is talked about
and the boys are sent into the groves
several times day after douseing
rods. The women also take great in
terest in the matter and are ever will
ing to hold forth for an hour or two
on the subject. 1t seems as if the
"fair ones" for some time past have
been dreaming of certain places where
large deposits of lead, bone and jack
have been waiting since creation to
get look at the sun. Astrology
are daily searched In order to prove
that the best place for any man is UNI
der ground. Some of the animals
seem to have taken the fever for no
sooner did the recent rains soften the
earth than the hogs began prospecting
all over the pastures in a way that
was not TO be laughed at, which so ex-
asperated the farmers that they for a
time forgot their inclination and pur-
chased rings, in order to stop their
would be assistants; while the ever
alert trusts declared an extra dividend
on pig rings and looked around for
more. Even the mice that heretofore
had been contented and happy within
the environs of the cupboard and
pantry, are now running night shifts
with tooth and nail, sinking shaft
through the floor to see what the pros
poets are for better things in the Gel
lar This is a busy age and this is a
very busy place, and we believe at
heart that it is good for us to be
here.
ELIJAH HARRIS. BY the death of
Elijah Harris, which occurred on the
fourth of the present month, another
old settler disappears from this vicin-
ity. He was usually known as Uncle
Elijah, and came to this country
about sixty years ago from Cornwall,
England, where he was born, A. ID.
1921. He resided in this vicinity ever
since with the exception Of few years
spent in the mines OF California and
ldano, and the last four years with
his daughter Mrs. Ell. Pilling of OAR
lington. For over half century he
lived to the best OF his ability what he
believed to be n christian life and was
great favorite among the younger
portion of his many acquaintance.
The funeral was held in Dodgevllle,
Tuesday Sept. 6, where he was laid
to rest by the side of his aged wife
who preceded him into the great I'M
known several years ago.