Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-23
Local Items.

great tornado.
Lancaster and PIattevlle are con-
nected by a telephone.
Court closed in Dodgeville on Tues
day.
The Dubuque base ball club has
made the best record for this season.
The Mineral Point Mills are now
run by steam.
The Jim River Blizzard is the name
of a newspaper published in Dakota.
c. II. Russell and family, formerly
of this city have gone West.
Chinch bugs are appearing in great
numbers in some parts Of the State.
DR.. Eastman has put up 4 new
picket fence in front Of his residence.
The State Medical Association will
meet ut Milwaukee on Tuesday, June
Sd. 1870.
Mr.. G. II. Williams. OF Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, is stopping in this city. the guest
of Mr.. & Mrs. y. z. Beech.
The Z. NJ. Sunday school Of Willow
Springs, La Fayette county, will hold
its annual picnic on June 9Th.
Tickets for all points in the West
on sale at the ticket office of the
Mineral Point Railroad Co.
Rev G. IIendra will take charge Of
of the Mazomanie circuit Of the Z. NJ.
church for the coming year.
The Temple of Honor will hold an
open meeting one week from next
Monday evening.
Wasley 4 Charles. Of this city have
been engaged to build Il belfry and
make other improvements on the NJ.
+. Church building at Belmont.
Thomas Scott Lewis, who has been
employed in this Office for the past
two or three years, has gone West to
seek his fortune
Fresh Strawberries made their first
appearance in this city last week.
They are selling at twenty cents per
box.
The Canton (Dakota) Advocate an
nounces that Mr.. Williams, of Cross
Plains, is soon to open up i'll the mer-
camille business at Canton.
The Good Eemplars of Iowa county
will hold their twenty-tifth semi
annual convention at Eden, June 10th
and 18th, 1870.
Senator Matt II. Carpenter, by the
advice of his physician has gone to
Florida, in the hope Of beneiiting his
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. John LaWler, of Prai-
RE du Chen, celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of their wedding, on
Wednesday, May 18th.
Rev. w. .Jaeka. IT., has been ap-
pointed by the p. NJ. Conference to
take charge Of the Primitive Metho-
dist Church at this place.
Married, at st. Johns Church, High
land, May 18th, by Rev. Radcmacher,
Mr.. Louis BAIL and Miss Josephene
Erpenbach; both OF Highland.
Married, at the parsonage in this
place, on the first day Of May, by Rev.
M. b. Balch. John W. Perry and
Julia L. Simons. both Of Lost Grove.
A party Of ladies and gentlemen of
this city, to the number Of about
forty, took a picnic excursion to Riy-
erside on Wednesday. They report a
very pleasant time.
Married, on Wednesday May 18th,
by Rev. G. ID. Stevens, at Blooming
ton, Grant county, Mr., Samuel Kitto,
formerly Of this city, to Miss Nellie
III. Wheeler Of Bloomington.
A horse owned by Mr.. Edward
O'IIare ran down High street with a
buggy on Saturday afternoon. The
buggy got pretty badly smashed, but
no other damage was done.
Birely & Son, jewellers, will soon
remove to Lenahan's block, opposite
VIM. I. Henrys Bank. The store
room to be occupied by them is being
papered and decorated.
a burglar entered Chamley's hotel
on last Friday night and relieved two
CONDENSATION Howell and Engle-.
bert Slater-of their watches and
about eleven dollars in money.
NJ. d. Peayy, Of Arena, is agent
for the DEMOCRAT in that locality,
and is authorized to take orders for
advertising and job work and to re-
ceive and receipt for subscriptions.
A yearling colt weighing nearly
1000 pounds. owned by John i. Hays,
of Middlebury, will b. exhibited in
Mineral Point and Dodgeyille, on sat
urday and Monday, the "A and 2Ginst.
John Van Metre. son Of Jos. Van
Metre, Of the town Of Fayette, on
Friday Of last week was thrown from
a horse which hp was riding and had