Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
THE DEMOCRAT.
Mineral Point, Friday, May IA, 1880.
:.-$1.50 per year, in Advance
If not paid in advance, sl.75.
Local Items.
The State Prison has SIG inmates.

The Firemcn Of Plattevile will
hold their annual picnic on May e6th.
John Teasdale is lhome from Hani-
bal, Missouri, on visit.
John Boynton is still at his old
trade selling ice.
Many valuable fruit and shade trees
were destroyed b. the severe wind
on Saturday evening.
Archibald Macarthur is III Madison
this week attending to Supreme
Court matters.
Attention is called to the change in
the timetable of the Mineral Point
railroad.
George Bloom is ont early these
mornings, delivering ice for John
Horn.
Married at Linden, April 10th, by
Rev. +. Allen, Mr., J. II. Baker and
Miss Kate Vial, all of that village.
Farmers are scarce upon our streets
lately. The fine weather of the past
week was Il good thing for them.
John NJ. Dale recently sold his
house and lot in this city, to Mrs. Jos.
PrideauX, widow Of the late Jos. Prid.
eauN
Miss Lou Wilson who has been at
tending school at Lincoln, Nebraska,
during the past year, is home for the
summer vacation.
AL. High, Esq. of Monroe, isin this
city, in the interest OF the Milwaukee
News. a tirst.class paper i'll every
way.
NJ W. lrater'S mother started on
Monday morning last for California
10 visit her eldest son, William. wht
is n resident of that State.
j, NJ Smith and L. w. Sylvester
started ON Tuesday last for Madison,
to attend the Democratic state Con
ventiOn.
There will be Il meeting Of the Iowa
County Convention of Changers mt
Blue Mounds Valley Grange. ON We'd
nesday and Thursday, May Goth and
9th.
Mrs. s. Kitchens, Of this city, Will
her family staf ted Oh Monday last fol
Oregon, where she will Join her hus
band, who has been living in that
State for the past two wears.
We are requested to state that the
editor of the Mineral Point Xeitung
will be in Highland on Sunday and
Monday next, and will be prepared to
receiAed subscriptions for his paper.
The Wisconsin State Sunday School
Convention will be held this year on
tho shnrns nf Green Ray Inly 1G
Every preparation is being made for
the accommodation Of those who may
attend.
Mrs. Levi Craft, of California. is
visiting her sister. Mrs W. II. Prid-
eaux. Of this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Craft were both former residents of
this place. and are well known TO
many Of our people.
The members Of the st. Agnes Guild
of Trinity Church desire to return
thanks to the IIoare Brothers Orchcs-
ira of this city, for kinGly assisting
them in the entertainment recently
given i'll the City Hail.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. w. I.
Henry we are in receipt of the last
Report of the State Historical Society
1t contains much interesting history
of Wisconsin; among other papers is
The Indian Wars of Wisconsin"
by Hon. Moses NJ. Strong.
Mr. James Brewer, ST., and wife,
and Mrs. Penhallegon. wife OF II. j.
Penhallegon, ST., started Oh visit to
relatives in Old England, on Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Il. J. Prnhallegon,
IT., and wife accompanied them as
far as Chicago, where they will spend
about a week.
During the storm Of Saturday night
two Indians started to cross the
Mississippi river, a few miles above
Dubuque, in canoe, and We're cap
sized, John Frenchman, chief of the
Winnebago tribe was drowned. Ills
companion clung to the canoe, and
succeeded in reaching the shore.
Just as we 60 to press we learn that
Geo. Krouskop of Richland Center,
and j NJ. Smitl. OF this city, have been
elected by the Democratic State Con-
venti0n as delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention from this district, and also
that Hugh Campbell, Of Lafayette
was nominated elector from
this district.
! correspondent Of the Mazomanie
sickle writes q that paper: Mr..
Jacob Ripe met with ! serious loss,
asst Sunday night. about II o'clock
His dog vas making quite a fuss
iround store house. d short distance
rom bis house. He seeded him and |