Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-16

early for the Georgia Minis trelS.
Leap year parties are being held
quite generally throughout the State.
Sprague's Georgia Minstrels will be
here on Wednesday evening next, the
21st inst.
Miss Savage of Prairie du Chen is
visiting in this city with the Misses
Cothren.
Mr.. & Mrs. VIM. Vincent, of DeS
MONIES, Iowa, formerly of this city,
are here visiting relatives and friends.
Mining is good around Benton. La
Fayette county, good deal of dry
bone and blackjack being raised.
George Mitchell has gone to Bel
mont to work at his trade-harness
making.
All attending the Masquerade Party
at Lenahan's Hall this, Friday even
ing, are requested to present their
cards of invitation at the door.
The extra session of the La Fayette
county court opened in Darlington, on
Friday last, Judge Cothren presiding.
Several court cases were disposed Of
and lasting until Saturday afternoon,
when court adjourned.
Rewards to the amount of $1,000
are offered for information sufficient
to secure the arrest and conviction of
the person who set fire to the house
and barn of Joseph Bailie, of Lancas-
ter, Grant county. some months ago.
The Temple of Honor of this city
will hold an open Temple ON Monday
evening next, the 10th inst. Address
seS will be given by Bros. Balch, Van
Dusen and Cothren. Members can
obtain tickets for themselves and
friends at Josiah Jacka's boot and
shoe store.
Sprague's Original Georgia Min
strels will appear 1t the City Hall on
Wednesday evening next, Jan. 21st.
This company has given exhibitions
in all the principal cities of the north
west with great success. Go and hear
them, they are the "best on the roads. y
Died, in Belmont, on Friday last,
Jan. 9th, of membraneous Group, after
the short illness of twenty-four hours,
Henry Wilson Dickinson. son of
Joseph and Mary Dickinson, aged
eight years. The parents and family
are well known in this place and the
news of their loss will be received
with sorrow by many friends.
Died, on Saturday, January Sd, 1880,
in Ridgeway, at the residence of her
son, Mr.. Eugene Coyle, Mrs. Coyle at
a good old age. The funeral took
place on Tuesday. when the remains
were taken tc the Catholic cemetery,
followed 10y large concourse of peo-
pie, showing thereby their respect for
this good old mother who has passed
away.-Star.
Dodgeville Chronicle: Mr.. w. T.
Jennings has been obliged to give up
his school here on account of poor
health-a circumstance which is uni
versally regretted by our citizens, both
on Mr.. Jennings account and because
he has given the best of satisfaction
in the position. His place has been
filed by the employment of Mr.. Frank
NJ. Dyer. of Platteville.
The finest lot of cattle can be seen
on the farm of Mr.. r. ID. Seely, in Elk
Grove. He has upwards of fifty head
of two-year-old steers, mostly finely
graded stock, ready for market, the
best in this section of the country. He
also has a lot of fine calves. Mr.. Seely
has one of the best farms in La Fay
cite county and has everything about
him in first-class order-Plattevill
Witness.
At the regular meeting of the La
Fayette County Agricultural Society,
which was held in the city of Darling
ton on the 18th inst, the following per-
sons were elected officers for the en-
suing year: President, James II.
Earnest; Vice-President, A. Richard
son; Secretary, Neil Fisher; Treasurer
David Schreiter; Executive commit
tee, John Meehan, Jas. McWilliams,
J. C. Kay. II. Campbell, ii. Ii. Gray.
We noticed on our streets this week
Lund Bros. merchants of Blanchard
vile, and c. F. Trevett, Esq, lawyer,
OF the same place. They were here at
tending the trial of q suit in repleyin
before Justice Tramel. The case was
removed to Justice Heatheoek of Lin
den for trial. Mr. .Trevett, with some
slight assistance from one of our local
attorneys, has made good record as
lawyer. Mineral Point will well
come to permanent residence among
US any attorney who gives such prom
Use. Come again. Come often.
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