Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
Local Items.


Edwin Osborne, returned fren tile
west on Wednesday.
Died at Highland, Nov. 18th. Mrs.
Bridget Kinear. taea 50 years.
Gen. and Mrs. Amasa Cobb, Of Lin
coin, Nebraska, are IN The city.
Walters Ill Tie City Hall tonight
and tomorrow night.
Geo. Bishop. has the boss patent
machinery for renoyating feather
beds.
Tie Walters theatre troupe are
giving . God entertainments nightly TO
fair house, IA thc City Hall.
The chicken fauciers Of this place
are talking ut holding 4 show about
the first Of january.
The Temple of Honor of this city
intends to hold open temple ON Mon
day evening, Nee 18Th.
Rev. NJ b, Balch and family have
removed from The parsonage to Nh.
Sherwood's lrick residence.
MI John Gray, is in the East nNy-
ing goods for the iirm Of Gundry y
Gray. Look for a grand display of
Winter goods IT their store.
Married. at 81. Philips Church,
Highland, Nov. 26th, by Rev. S. Tlant,
Matthew ii. Lee. Of Platteville, to
Ella Egan, of Highland,
A number Of our people are attend-
ing the trial Of PrideauN yS. the city of
Mineral Point, III the Dane county cir
cult court at Madison.
Frank Moffett and John lIutchiSon,
Jr., were summoned to Mineral Point
last week, to give evidence in case OF
PrideauX vs.. the city.
Joseph Deller's trade must be m
mense. just returned from the East,
he had to leave this morning to buy
more goods. Look out for his card
next week.
Married, on Tuesday, Nov. 25th, in
st. Paul's Catholic Church. Mineral
Point, by Rev. j. O'keefe. Mr. John
Colwell and Miss Sarah Burgess both
of Willow Springs.
"A number of chicken fanciers OF
this city formed a poultry association
few evenings ago, with the follow
ing named persons as officers: Stephen
Thomas, president; John Allen, sec
Rotary; +. f. IIanscom, treasurer.
Nj. Frank Y. Richards, who has
been an Iowa county boy for the past
three years, started for his old home
in California on Wednesday morning.
Frank has many friends among the
people of Mineral Point, who regret
his departure. but wish him prosper
ity in the Golden State.
Anton Howell and Samuel Harris.
tonSorial artists, have formed a part
nership, and may hereafter be found
together ut the shop recently opened by
Mr.. Harris, one door west Of Nivian's
drug store, as good Il location as can
be found in town. They're experts.
The Darlington newspaper editors
are blowing about lively times at
that place. Mineral Point does double
the amount of business that is done
in Darlington. but doesn't blow quite
so much over it. Our streets on Sat
urday last was thronged with teams
and nearly every business house re-
ports very large sales.
Mr.. William Cotterell started on
Wednesday morning for Mason City,
Iowa. which place he will probably
make his home for some time to
come. We regret to lose Will from
among us,-and we doubt whether
there is another young man in the
city who would be more generally
missed than lie will be.
On Wednesday evening the pupils
of the High school entertained them
selves and their friends With read
ings, recltations and music. The
evening was stormy and consequently
the attendance was rather small, but
those who attended were well enter
tanned. Rev. Louis Jenkins was pres
ent and spoke pleasantly and enconr-
agingly I , the pupils.
The saddest thing we have heard of
in many day is the insanity Of Mr.
John Linden one Of our city's dray-
men. He has been rather unsound i'll
mind for few days back, and on
Wednesday he was taken the to Asy-
lum at Madison by Sheriffs Blackney
and Danials. Mr. Linden was All
honest, Woodworking man who sup
ported large family by his daily
labor, and was well-liked BY our cit
liens, who are all greatly panied to
hear of his sad misfortune.
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