Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-20
Local Items.

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fountain to his establishment on the
corner of High and Vine streets.
ID. +. Child left for the East last
Monday to buy goods for his Mineral
Point and Darlington stores.
Married, in this city, on Monday,
June 16, 1879, by Rev. James O'keefe,
Mr.. George Bloom and Miss Ellen
Zollinger.
The Anniversary Exercises of the
Normal School at Platteville. will be
held on Monday, Tuesday, wednesday
and Thursday, of next week.
The engineers of the Chicago 4
Northwestern Railway are now in
DodgeCounty. near Alderny, survey
ing the Lodi branch. They Will be at
Lodi before July.
Levi Parker, an Oneida Indian, was
found guilty, in Appleton, few days
since, of manslaughter in the forth
degree for the killing of James Gar
vey in December last.
Miss Clara Cothren, eldest daughter
Of Judge Cothren, Of Mineral Point,
is guest Of Mrs. /. A. Savage and
daughters of this city.-Prairie du
Chen Courier.
1t is rumored that the money to
build the Milwaukee Il Dubuque
Railroad is Forthcoming, and that u
start will be made on the line this
fall. 1t is to be hoped the news is
correct.
There is to be a grand reunion of
Odd Fellows at Clear Lake, Iowa, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, July Sth
and 9th. Invitations have been sent
to all the lodges of Iowa, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, and large attendance
is expected.
A remarkable cave has been discov-
cred on the residence of David Sam
uels, about ten miles from La Crosse.
Rude pictures of animals are to be
seen on the walls, and it is evident
from the growth of trees that the cave
has not been occupied within the past
century.
While attending the RidgeWay pic
mic, ON Tuesday, we met for the first
time Rev. Father Lubey. pastor of
st. Bridgets church at that place, and
found him very pleasant and agree
able gentleman. The Ridgeway con-
gregation are to be congratulated on
having Father Lubey for their pastor.
BEST BUsHEL OF wHEAT.-Gcn.
Geo. Il. Bryant, secretary Of the state
agriculture society, receives 4 letter
recently from the Milwaukee Cham
Der Of Commerce, Offering $25 as a
special premium at the next state fair
for the best bushel of winter wheat; ,
also 925 for the best bushel of spring
wheat the chamber to take the
wheat.
The Superintendent of the Poor
have found it necessary to forbid all
visiting at the Poor Farm ON Sunday,
except by those having relatives or
near friends within instituation, the
crowds Of young people who make it
Il resort on that day of the week hay-
ing become 4 great aconnoyance alike
to the overseer, the paupers and the
people Of the neighborhood.
We clip the following from the Shell
don QowW News: We predict for
Johnny Cummins, student in ID. A.
Per kins' law office, u high rank in the
legal profession if he continues as he
has begun. He is n young man of rec
ognized ability, studious almost to
the jeopardy of his health, gentleman
ly in department, and is, in short, one
to whom fortune, and fame, delight
to open wide their doors.
Cor. Darlington Republican: The
Mineral Point correspondent Of the
hdltIll hdLtllt, lIiuSI IIdN bCCll HIS
informed as to the score between the
ball club of that place and the pima
fores" Of this city, in a game played
here few days ago. The score stand
ing 30 to - in favor Of the Pima
fore's" instead Of II to u rs reported
in the Gazette" The home clud still
had part of an innings TO play when
the Point club threw up" the game.
The services at the NJ. f. church on
Sunday last-observed as Children's
day were different in some respects
from the usual Sunday services. Sing
ing was the distinctive feature. From
the commencement to the close there
was the most delightful singing. At
the close of each hymn Mr, Balch read
psalm in one instance q song from
Moore's Melodies. The church was
tastefully decorated with flowers, and
number Of singing birds made the
place joyous.
The Ridgeway picnic came off on
Tuesday. Over one thousand persons,
repreSpntinp all parts of the county,