Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-08
Local Items.

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vile picnicked in this city to-day.
y newsboy now makes regular trips
over the Mineral Point railroad.
A new steam flour mill is soon to be
built at Belmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strauss are in Bosco-
bel this week visiting friends.
NJ. I. James of Mifflin, has COM
menced the study of law with \,
Macarthur.
The "A. T. G. Club will have Il
social hop in the city Hall this, Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Engels re-
turned last week from Il visit to their
son ut LemarS, Iowa.
James Knight Of the Darlington
Democrat spent few days in town
this week.
The advertisement of w. y. Bishop,
liveryman of Dodgeville, will be found
in another column.
Mr.. w. r. Davis, late teacher in the
public schools Of this place, is now
principal of the schools of Belmont.
A correspondent in the Platteyille
Witness reports hogs dying by scores
in the vicinity of Belmont.
Don't forget that the great singer,
Philip Phillips, will give Il service of
sacred song in the NJ. E. Church ON
Saturday evening, August 9th.
Albert Trebilcock who is working
with James Penhallegon, carpenter,
had his ankle badly sprained on We'd
nesday while taking down a barn for
Chas. Gale.
All the members of the Orphan
Base Ball Club are requested to be at
the fair grounds every evening at $3.50
for practice. Elk Con-.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Owen King lumber dealer
ut Helena Station Wis. which will be
found in our advertising columns.
A game Of base ball was played be-
tween the Chicagos and Dubuques ut
the latter city on Monday resulting,
Dubuques, Chicagos, 0.
Died, in this city, on Friday morn
ing of last week, an infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Bennett.
Mr. nnI AJre II Cl,,,nr l,,,,n HOO,
visiting relatives in Galena during
the past week.
Bilkey, Kennedy & Co., of Dodge
vile, appear in our columns with Il
new advertisement. They are first
class men to deal with and are selling
goods at bottom figures.
II. l.. Brown, Secretary of the La
Fayette County Agricultural Society,
will please accept thanks for compli-
mentaries to the Fair ~ be held at
Darlington, Sept 9th, 10th and nth.
The Chronicle undertook to report
III advance the game of base ball
between the Fleecers and the Orphans.
AS usual it Was wrong us to figures,
but for Il wonder was right other
wise.
J as. McGinty of Waldwick lost five
stacks OF wheat by fire, on Thursday
afternoon. The wheat was insured
in the Madison Mutual Company,
which makes the loss lighter for Mr..
McGinty.
One day last week valuable cow
belonging to John Wicker Of this city
fell into mineral hole and was killed.
Mr.. Wicker is Il poor man. and the
loss to him is great, Two other COWS
were found in mineral holes about the
same time, but were taken ont Unin-
jured.
The impudent Dragging of the
Chronicle editor makes the defeat Of
the Dodgeyille base ball club more
severe. The Feecers should keep him
from barking at their opponents in
the future. Kennel him, boys.
Two articles of special interest to
teachers appear in to-days paper, one
upon The Teachers Institute" writ
ten by Mr.. Terry, principal of our
City Schools. and the other All address
by Superintendent Jones to the teach
ers or Iowa County. Each Of these
articles will repay careful reading.
Mr.. James Penhallegon found 4
lodger III his cook-house on Tuesday
morning On being called" rather
unceremoniously, he proved to be q
poor fellow who had taken too many
eye openers, and was minus 4 lat.
Mr.. Penhallegon hunted up an old bat
for him and sent him on his way.
Shepard 81 Ellis. marble dealers of
this city, are turning out some excel
lent work. Two large monuments at
their shop show workmanship of 4
high order. The monuments are made
in what is known to marble men as
the cottage style, and one o. white
and tie other OF clouded marble.
The "Italic Ass" has again COM
menced scribbling for the Tribune.