Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-16
Local Items.

j. p. Short Of Dodgeville has secured
q patent on mirror.
Phil. Allen. Jr., is building an ad-
dition to his residence.
Rev. NJ. Benson and wife spent 4
few days in the city during the week.
The condition of the side walks in
many parts of the city is horrible.
The new city officers were duly in
stalled. on Tuesday evening.
Edward Kline is visiting with his
daughter. Mrs. Mason, of Lacrosse.
Miss Anna Dickinson, of Belmont,
spent few days in town with friends.
Rev. +. ID. Huntley preached in the
NJ. f. church of this city on Sunday
Mrs. c. IL. James is in Chicago
making purchases of millinery goods.
Rev. f. II. Welles, will otiiciate in
Trinity Church of this city on next
Tuesday evening.
Z. Clarkin, of Ridgeway, made the
DEMOCRAT Office a pleasant call on
Tuesday.
A Republican County Convention
will be held at Dodgeville on We'd
nesday, April 18th.
Another successful ball was given
by the gymnasium club ON Wednes-
day evening.
John Gray, Of the firm of G. & G. is
in the East making extensive pur-
chaSes for the summer trade.
Mr.. G. Grit1iths has removed his
boot and shoe shop to Miller's block,
J. 4. PrideauX's old stand.
Mrs. Peter Collins died of consump-
ton on Thursday morning, at her
home in the town of Mineral Point.
Mr.. +. w sylvester is making ex-
tenSive improvements on his resi-
ldence
Mr.. ii. II. Osborne is at Apple
River, H., attending the funeral of
his brother-in-law, Mr.. Shelves.
John Horn has placed two hand
some lamps i'll his store window,
which nicely lights up the store after
dark.
Teasdale Grange has purchased one
of Mr.. John Harris teams and will
continue in the drawing business on
his own account.
Columbia county in this State is hay
ing quite an excitement over the al
legged discovery of gold-bearing quartz
in the town of CORTLAND.
We are panied to learn that death
has borne from the home of Bro.
Rindlaub, of the Platteville Witness,
little Ada. darling child Of min e
years.
Within the past week 4 large num-
Der of houses in Freeport have been
burglarized The officers are on the
lookout. and entertain hopes of cap
turing the burglars.
Married ut the residence of the
brides father, April l1th, by n. X.
Van Matre, Esq. MI. \. Roberts
and Fidelia Taylor, both of Willow
Springs.
Married, at the p. M. Parsonage in
Mineral Point, April 18th, by the Rev.
w. Jacka, Jr., Mr.. Frank Bliss, Of
Fayette, to Miss Rosa Meighan of
Willow Springs.
Tom Bishop is in luck. A according
to recent report his original claim
for pension of $500 has been allow
ed. We congratulate Tom upon his
good fortune.
Messrs. S. Hooking & Co. have
erected large frame building on the
lot just across the street from their
store, for the purpose of keeping UNI
der cover the great number of ma
chimes they always have on hand.
Fish Commissioner Welcher ar
rived on Wednesday evening, with
10000 young trout. With the assist
ance of some of our citizens they
were deposited in different streams
throughout the county.
A. J. O'Keefe. law partner of II. =
Magoon of Darlington, spent the fore
part of the week in this city. In
company with his brother, Father
O'Keefe, he made us brief call on
Tuesday.
At meeting of the state board of
chariti es and reforms on Wednesday,
the following officers were elected
President, Andrew f. Elmore; vice
president, w. NJ. Reed secretary, Rev.
o. Wright.
The st. Agnes Guild, by request
will repeat "Mrs. Jarley's Wax,
Works, with an addition of tab
leaux, singing by Trinity Church
Choir, and the operetta, Little Red
Riding Hood by children of the
Gupdnv School ~ tbn ritz ITaIt