Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-27
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LOCAL ITEMS.

through town on Monday.
Anton Howell has removed from
Darlington to Platteville.
Mrs. Frank Cottle, of Des Moines,
iowa. is visiting friends in this city.
Our merchants were favored with
a good run of trade on Saturday last.
The Institute for the teachers of
Iowa county is being held at Dodge
vile.
Farmers have commenced market
ing their new crop of flax i'll this
city
+. n. Kirby carried the mail from
Mineral Point to Arena one day last
week.
| p. Allen, Jr.. preached in the NJ. F..
Church of this city, on last Sunday
evening.
Parlor Concert Company at the
City Hall Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings.
Miss May Kelly, of Chicago, made
a pleasant visit to friends in this city.
on Tuesday.
A new Democratic German daily
newspaper will be started in Milwau
kee, Sept. LIST.
Gus. Bouche intends to go to Mil
waukee, and will carry on business
at that place.
Hon. John Seboski, the noted tenn
perance lecturer. spent a few days in
town this week
The Fall examination for the teach
ers of Iowa County will commence
at Miflin, Sept. 18th.
Reserved Seat tickets for Hitch
cock & Evans Concert for sale at
Post Office Book Store.
The Cantata of Queen Esther at
the City Hall Thursday and Friday
evenings, Sept. I'd and Sd
Richland County has a new Dem
ocratic paper, published by Otis X.
Brand, late of the Beloit Graphic.
Mr.. Peter Schultz of Eden gave us
! call on Monday and added his name
to the DEMOCRAT subscription list,
Mineral Point is to have 4 new
hardware store. Messrs. John Eden
and Charles Blewett will be the pro-
prietors.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Strong delivered an
address to the Hancock and English
club of Darlington, on Tuesday
evening.
Sat's Weekly Western Advance is
a new Democratic paper. published at
Muscoda. Wis. 1t is spicy and read
able paper, and deserves success.
The Presbyterian SundaySchool pic
mic which was to have taken place on
Wednesday last, on account Of unfa-
vorable weather was postponed until
to-day, Friday. The picnic will be
held in Ross grove.
Married, on Wednesday, Aug. 18th,
at the Pastoral residence of st. Pauls
Catholic Church in this city. by Rev.
J. O'Keefe, Mr.. Francis Bohan, of st.
Louis, Missouri, and Miss Jane Hol-
version, of Mineral Point.
Felix Burgess, of the town of viii
low Springs, or Tuesday last, sold to
John GRADER of this city. car load OF
graded steers, which brought hin:
the handsome figure of 1920. The
steers were as fine lot as were
marketed here for some time.
We acknowledge the receipt of
complimentaries to the Wisconsin
State Fair, the Fair of the La Fayette
County Agricultural Society, to be
held ut Darlington Sept. Sth 9th and
10th; and the Green County Fair to
be held mt Monroe.
Mr.. J. J. Roche, District Attorney
for Lafayette County has resigned
his office, and J. G. Monahan late Of this
city has been appointed in his place.
Mr. Monahan is a young man Of
excellent character and good ability.
His many friends here congratulate
him upon his appointment, and take
1t rs compliment worthily bestowed.
Miss Amy Hutchinson desires to
announce that after September list.
she will be prepared 10 give lessons in
music, on the piano. instruction Civ
en- in Harmony, Composition and the
History of Music, if desired. Miss
Hutchinson has recently graduated
from the Northwestern Conservatory
Of Music, and is highly recommended
as competent to teach music in all
its branches.
Ballot-box stufiing was admirably
illustrated in the Republican County
Convention at Dodgeville last week.
On the first ballot for delegate at
large TO the Congressional Convention
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