Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-20
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point. Friday. Augusts0. 1850,
Terms $3.50 per year. in Advance.
LOCAL ITEMS.

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Admission to Fair of ). W. Wis.
Industrial Association: Adults. 25c.;
children. loo.
Mrs. DR.. Thomas. of Darlington, is
visiting in this city. lie guest Of Or,
II. NanBusen.
Robert Maybell of the Hamilton
Paper Company of Milwaukee. was
in town this week.
The institute for the teachers of
Iowa County commences 1T Dodge
vile next Monday.
The work of grading on the Chicago
& Tomah railroad between Montfort
and Dodgeville will be completed in
about two weeks,
Quarterly Meeting was held at the
NJ. +. Church in this city on sunday
Presiding Elder Iamilton preached
both morning and evening.
II YOU fail to attend the Fair of the
). w. Wis. Industrial Association YOU
will miss the best fair ever held in
this part Of the country
The Fair of the 5. w. Wis. |. \. for
1880. gives promise of being the most
successful fair ever held by the aSso-
citation.
Gus. Buche and Jos. Jones have dis
solved partnership. Jones will con-
tinue in the meat business here. Gus
goes to Milwaukee,
Died, i'll this city, on Sunday morn
ing, Mrs. James Harris, aged about
fifty years. Her remains were inter
red III Il cemetery at Yellowstone, on
Monday.
Jonathan Matthews. of this place,
returned one day last week from Il
trip through western Iowa. He 10
ports good crops in the vicinity of lie
Mars and Sioux City.
a special ear containing about thir-
ty knights rcmplar of Mineral Point
Commandry, and their invited
friends, started from this city for
Chicago. at .: % Monday morning.
The severe heat of Wednesday
proved too much for the team at
tached to the Mineral Point and
Arena stage, and the mail did not
arrive here until II y. NJ.
The Sabbath School Of the Presby-
terrain Church will hold their Annual
Picnic in Ross's Grove. ON Wednes-
day, August 18th. The friends OF the
School are cordially invited
The Cantata of Queen Esther will
be given in the City Hall on the eve
ningS of the third and fourth days Of
the fair of the Southwestern Wis. In
dustrial Association. September "a
and 3D.
The painting on the new coach re-
Gently built at place for the Chicago,
| Milwaukee, a. st. Paul II. r. company
is the work of those excellent paint
ers, Wiedenfeller 4 Son, and is 4 very
credtable job
The dramatic association Of Oar
lington have in rehearsal The Gun
Maker.of Moscow" and will give the
play in that city during the Lafayette
county fair, September Sth, 9th and
10th, 1890.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Wasley celebrated
their Crystal Wedding, on Saturday
eGening last. \ number Of friends
were present to tender congratulate
ton and the evening Was spent III il
very pleasant manner. Numerous
beautiful presents in crystal and sill
yer ware We're presented.
The Hitchcock & Evans concert
company will give entertainments at
the City Hall on Tuesday and We'd
nesday evenings Of Fair week. The
Black Earth Advertiser says "Mr
| Hitchcock. NJ IN elocutiOnist, Mr..
Evans rs yiolinist and Mr.. Pautsch
as Il tlutist and organist, are each
first class, and surprised their audi
cnce much"
The entry books for tie Fair OF the
5. w. Wis. 1. 4. are in the hands Of
i the Secretary, and entries are being
daily made by letter BY parties living
at a distance from the city. From
present indications the entries Of the
coming fair will by far out-number
the entries during any previous year.
and the Secretary is anxious that the
! people here should make their entries
at as early a day rs possible, So rs To-
avoid a rush toward the close.
4 Correction.