Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-04
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LOCAL ITEMS.

ShlltSO.
Celeste and the "Arion" Quartette
Club, of Chicago, at the City Hall next
Thursday.
Mrs. A. Watkins, of Sioux City,
Iowa, is visiting relatives at her old
home in Linden.
Mr.. Alex McNeal, of Waldwick,
made the DEMOCRAT office a pleasant
call on Saturday last.
James knight, of the Darlington
Democrat, favored us with call ON
Saturday.
Mr.. C. ID. Alexander and brother, of
Montfort. called on the DEMOCRAT
Wednesday.
Harry Webb came over from Platte
willie the other day on visit to friends
in Mineral Point.
Don't fail to attend the Concert TO
be given in this city next Thursday
evening.
Mr.. Richard Smith, of Quincy, ILL.,,
brother of Mr.. J. NJ. Smith of this city,
was here on visit during the past
week.
Mrs. j. p. Moore, of Fort Worth,
Texas, Is in town, called hither by the
death of her father, Mr.. Hugh
Phillips.
The new station on the Narrow
Guage railroad south of Livingston
will be OH J. w. Rewey's land in the
town of Mifiiin.
n. I. Martin and W, A. Jones. of
this city, (anti-Grant men) are in
Chicago attending the Republican
National Convention.
Celeste, and the "Arion" Quartette
Club, of Chicago, will give grand
musical entertainment in this city on
Thursday next, the 10th inst.
The annual picnic of st. Paul's
Irish Catholic Church, will be held on
Wednesday, June 23d. An extended
notice of the picnic will be given next
week.
Mrs. Tregay, an old lady of this
city, died at her residence, on Friday,
May 2Sth. The funeral took place
the p. NJ Church on Sundsy afternoon
and and was largely attended.
The Platteville District Camp Meet
ing, NJ. +. Church, will he held on the
Bethel Grove camp grounds, near
Belmont. commencing on the nth of
June.
Harvest prospects are good through
out Ireland. An unusual area has
been sown in potatoes, which come
up well, as new seed has been extern
sively used.
The Grand Encampment of the l. o.
q. T., Of Wisconsin met in Madison
on Monday evening. The Grand
Lodge held its annual meeting in the
Assembly Chamber on Tuesday
Mr.. Calvert Spensley has been APP
pointed agent for the National Fire
Insurance CO., of Hartford. Conn, one
of the best companies in the United
States, with cash capital of 81, 100000.
A severe wind storm struck the vii
lage of Argyle, Lafayette county, on
Saturday, the Goth ult., doing consid-
cradle damage to property. Sprague's
circus tent was badly torn by the
storm.
There will be spiritual grove
meeting at Hiram Bickford's grove,
about fifteen miles west of Mineral
Point, OH Sunday, the 9th of June,
held by Prof. j. w. Kenyon. Let there
be good attendance. Nv
Charles J. Thomas, Of Dodgeyille,
made the DEMOCRAT Office a call on
Monday. He is engaged in buying
eggs, and will visit the villages of the
county for this purpose. lie pays the
highest market price in cash.
Father O'keefe is making an i'm
provement to the parsonage of st.
Paul's Church by the addition of a
nice porch, which when completed
will add greatly to the appearance of
the building.
1t is reported that trotting race,
for one hundred dollars a side, will
take place on the Fair Grounds in
this city on Saturday, between john
Bohan's stallion Glenwood, and Jas.
A. Owens gray trotter.
There will be offered at public sale
on June Is, in the state land Office,
Madison, $1,000 acres of good agricul-
tnral lands in northern counties, not
heretofore placed on tie market, it
being deficits in section sixteen.
Mr.. w. III. Curry returned last week
from a four weeks stay in Cincinnati,
in attendance on the General Confer
ence Of the N. +. Church. Mr.. Curry
u IA one IF the Law delppafes chosen