Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-07-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

MISS Auule MuotlN, ol MdutsuIl' y
visiting with Mrs. J. b. Moffett.
Rev. l.. ]. jenkins, has gone to
Madison for few weeks,
5. Duppler has very handsome
new sign.
Al Knight, of Darlington. made us
4 pleasant call one day last week.
Mr.. \. 5. Frost and Mr.. Stevens, of
Avoea. made us Il brief call on Thurs
day.
Reserved seat tickets for the canta-
ia of Queen Esther, for sale at the
Post Office.
Lost-a small gold keystone. The
finder will be suitably rewarded by
returning the same 10 this office.
Henry p. George, for many years a
resident of this place, has been visiting
here during the past week.
Colin W. Wright and Miss Jennie
Wright returned home from the
Platteyille Normal School last week.
Mr.. c. II. Moffett and wife have
gone to" Old Kentucky" for short
visit of four or five weeks.
Mrs. J. Deller accompanied by Abe
Ike and Clara Deller, started Monday
last for Lansing, Michigan, to visit
some friendf.
IUn ,,oInrSto,,tI ,bot Ennro,a Chnp,
ley has retired his celebrated running
mare, Chestnut Oaks, from the turf
ut least for this season.
Married, 10y Rev. G. r. Morris, July
p, 1880, Mr.. Henry Perry and Han
nah Powell, both of Pecatonica, town
of Mitilin.
Dr. G. ID. WILDER has sold his fine
young running horse. Guy Fawkes, to
James a. Owens, who will take him
out west. The price paid was $500 !.
Mrs. Thomas Given started on
Thursday to join her husband at Man
chester, Iowa, where they intend to
make their home in the future.
A full attendance of tho members
Of Emery Lodge of Good Templars is
desired at their hall, on Friday eve
ming next. Business of importance
to be transacted.
Mrs. G. Cothren. aged eighty-threc
years, died ut the residence Of her son,
Judge M. M. Cothren, of this city, on
the afternoon of Tuesday last. Mrs.
Cothren was most estimable lady,
and was very highly respected by the
large number of people who knew her.
Grand Master McMullen of the
A. o. L. w. of Wisconsin, lectured in
this city on Tuesday evening. lie
explained the objects and aims of the
order and ably set forth its adyan-
tages. Hereported the order ina very
tiourishing condition, the membership
in this State numbering over $500.
Mineral Point and town are repre-
Sented ut the Plattville Normal
School by the following persons: Mar
tin NJ. lIoare, Colin w. Wright, En-
ma j. james, Frank w. Madden, En-
ma Bennett, Millie +. Coad, Minnie
Walker, Putnam Cobb, M. Morrison
Cothren and Jennie S. Wright.
Mr., Perry, and old gentleman about
sixty years of age, who lived near the
fair grounds, was discovered lying
dead in the yard, on Friday morning,
by some member Of his family. He
had been in good health, apparently,
and his death was entirely uneSpect-
ed. The deceased was Il resident here
but a short Time, having come from
Plattcville.
A Kansas paper says: Col. Whit
more. of Las Animas, died very sud
denly of heart disease, Sunday eve
ming, at the residence Of Col. Todd,
on Merchants Street, Emporia, Kan.
The latter gentleman recently re-
moved to Emporia from Colorado, to
engage in the cattle trade in Lyon Co,
and the deceased had been in his en-
ploy for many Years us book-keeper
and secretary.
The cantata of Queen Esther will
be given in the City Hall on next
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings by
Prof. 5. i. Osborne, Mrs. Mary Priest
ley and others; Mr.. Il. Scott Ansley
musical director, and Mrs. I. Scott
Ansley, pianist. The cantata has been
in rehearsal for several weeks and will
be we'll rendered. Gorgeous cos
tunes have been secured for the occa-
sion, and the musical skill of those
engaged in the undertaking leaves no
room to doubt that it will be the best
musical treat given TO the people Of
Mineral Point for many day.
Prof. Cunning, the distinguished
Geologist, gave an excellent lecture
in the city Hall, last evening Those
who we're present declare that it
was the most interesting and in
structiye scientific lecture TO which
they had ever listened. Prof Gun