Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-29
Local Items.
Our fair begins next Tuesday.

Read the list Of horses entered for
our coming fair.
A variety show will visit this city
during fair week.
Hippodrome races every day during
fair of 5. W. Wis. l. \.
Democratic County Convention 1T
Dodgeyille, to-day.
Soldiers reunion ut Ma2ommie on
the 9th and 18th.
The compulsory educational law
will be in force after September lst.
The Union Picnic of the NJ f. and
PM. Churches Of Linden, took place
yesterday.
James Kelley. Of Ridgeway. lost u
valuable dog in this city one day last
week.
Mr.. WIN. I. Henry, returned on
Tuesday evening from his Western
tour through Colorado.
Rt, Rev. DR.. Wells, Bishop of
Wisconsin, will preach in Trinity
Church on Sunday morning.
Prof. d. McGregor of Platteville,
lectured in Dodgeville on Wednesday
evening. Subject: Robert Burns"
Bishop Welles will hold service i'll
Calvary Church, Montfort next sun
day afternoon ut three o'clock.
Plattevlle Witness: Miss Dodie
Birely Of Mineral Point, is now visit
ing Miss Clara Elgar Of this place.
A representative of Scribner's
Monthly has be visiting Geneva lake
to collect material for a magazine ar
ticle.
A number Of people from Mifllin,
Dodgeville and Linden, attended the
railroad excursion to Dubuque last
Thursday.
DR.. G. W. Field, formerly Of this
city, now of Bryant Iowa, spent Il few
days in Mineral Point during the
past week.
Mrs. w. Il. Abbott, of Decatur, ILL.,,
who has been visiting with the fam
lily of Mr.. and Mrs. Birely, returned
to her home on Thursday morning.
You will regret it if you do not
attend the fair in this city next week.
There are more and greater attrao-
tons presented than ever before.
Guenther, state Treasurer, and Hon.
Hans b. Warner, Secretary of State,
will visit our city during the fair.
Mr.. J. Deller has gone to the East,
to purchase his Fall stock of goods.
He will visit New York and Boston,
and will be gone about four weeks.
The Misses Weatherby of Shulls-
burg, spent several days in this city
visiting friends. They returned home
on Thursday morning.
Charles Parmele aud Frank Ferrin
who have been spending the past two
months in the vicinity of Leadville,
Colorado, returned to this city, one
day last week.
The Platteyille Witness says that
the shooting match at that place, on
Friday last, for S25 a side, between
Harry Webb and Mr.. Waters, resulted
in victory for Mr.. Webb
Chronicle: 1t is rumored that the
directors of the NJ. & st. Paul railroad
were at Arena OH Monday last, talk
ing about building a branch road
from Arena to Dodgevile.
Mr.. John ITobson, wife and child
of Chicago, are stopping in this city,
the guests Of Nj. and Mrs. II. D.
Pulford. Mr.. IIobson is 4 brother of
Mrs. Pulford.
On Thursday and Friday evenings
Of next week Nick. IIartert Will give
grand ban OH Commerce street, The
music will be furnished by Smiths
inimitable string band.
One thousand acres of choice farm
ing land belonging to the estate Of the
late owen Wright, Of Belmont, will
be sold at auction on the 18th day of
September Read the advertisement
of sale published in another column.
We acknowledge the receipt Of
complimentary from Mr. W. W.
Wright, Secretary Of the Green Co,
Agricultural and Mechanics institute
for the Twenty-fifth annual exhibit
tion to be held at Monroe. Wis, Sept.
17th. 18th. 10th and 10Th.
The Portage extension to Freeport,
ILL.,. Of the Wisconsin Central seems
to be considered 4 liked fact in the
minds Of railroad men generally. This
week surveying party will leave
Portage on a surveying expedition TO-
ward Freeport, and after til. compile
ton Of this initiatory work there is
every reason to hope for railroad COM
munication with that hourishing city