Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-04
D0DGEVlLLE NEWS.
An Interesting Column by our Reg.
ular Reporter.
THE oil INSPECTOR PERSONALS, -
pECoRArloN DAY. LECTURE.- -
DEATH. SE-BAli.-CIICUS.

Inc state : Oll inspector was
i'll town last week testing
the oils retmled here hy our
menhants. The legal test is l20,
but 1l2 was the highest brand of
keroene to bc found in Dodgeville,
consequently they were all con
demmed, Notwithstanding nearly
all Of the merchants had bills
showing they had ordered and
paid for higher brands OF oil. The
highest brand, IL, was found at
III. n j Rowcs,
Mrs. Vaughn, Of Madison, who
has been for the past two weeks
visiting with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Howell, returned to
Madison ON Monday.
Mrs. Thos. Howell, of this village,
started for Oshkosh, on Monday, to
attend the Welsh Cymanfa, TO he
held II that place this week
Hmrn. of the Chronicle, started
for Clacaso on Saturday morning,
on business, but will prolong his
stay for the purpose of attending
the Republican National Conyen-
ton, which convened on the 2d inst,
In consequence of the storm OF
Saturday, the proposed game oI
ball did not come of, but was in.
definitely postponed.
In Dodgeville, Decoration Day
was not observed in the usual man
ner, but friends spent the day il
strewing flowers over the graves o
the dead soldier and citizen alike
of course the resting place Of tn
"illustrious dead" received tn
greater attention as becomes th
patriotic citizens of Dodgeville, Al
we are speaking of the "city of th,
dead, it may be well now to hin
at the necessity of compelling some
of the owners Of lots there TO cleal
them up, many Of which are n dis
grace to any well-kept cemetery
and which are allowed to 90 th,
same way year after year -hazl'
brush of from four to five years
growth, together with weeds &c.
form the only visible objects Ell
closed by some of the ratings. The
matter is one which deserves tho
attention of the trustees TO whom
the care Of the cemetery is entrusted
and they should be held response
BILE for the appearance of it. The
cemetery IS situated on one Of the
most desirable sites in the village
and with q little attention, could be
made one of the most beautiful
cemeteries in south western Wis
consin.
Wednesday night Prof. Kenyon
lectured at the Court House, III
this village, on scientific subjects.
The Professor had a fair house, and
gave pretty general satisfaction.
Death stepped into our midst on
Monday, the 3lst ult,, and took
away one Of our most beloved sis
ters, Mrs. VIM. Thomas, through
the agency of dyspepsia and brain
disease combined. Deceased was
born in Combourne, Eng, in 1920,
and was, consequently, nearly sixty
years Of age at the time Of her
death; has been a consistent mem
Der Of the NJ. E. church Of this vii
lage, and constant resident OF
Dodgeville, for over thirty years.
+ sad death will be mourned by
n my friends, whom she, by her
] nd motherly ways and pleasant
manner, had gathered around her.
She leaves husband and four
70 whom the sympathy
ofthe entire community is extend
ed. Her remains were inferred on
Wednesday, when a large concours
Of friends paid their respect TO her
memory by attending the
Our people are not over enthusi-
lstic in talk ing Of Sprague's circus