Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-09-14
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Mrs. Thos. Sims, is here from Mer-
idan, Iowa, visiting friends.
Hon. R. Kennedy, spent por-
ton of fair week in this city.
Joseph Phelan and John Hutch
lnson left on Monday for visit to
Iowa.
John n. Lemon, of Eden, was
welcome caller at The Democrat
office last week.
Elk, Sheriff Kennedy took in the
fair from beginning to end, and
voted it boss fair.
Geo. GRADER, of Chicago, came
up last week to visit friends and
attend the fair.
D. J. Mediation, of Calamine, was
among the callers at The Democrat
office on Saturday.
E. J. Amberg, of Chicago, came
up last Tuesday light to visit friends
and attend the fair.
P. III. Meiss and Thos. w. Short,
of Ridgevay, dropped in to see us
last week while in attendance at the
fair.
John Huxtable, formerly of this
place, arrived here last week on a
visit to relatives and friends.
Jos. James, of Sac City, Iowa,
spent fair week in this city. We
are glad to know he prospers in
the west.
Abe Potter came over from Platte
vile last week to resume his old
position in the cooper shop Of the
Zinc works.
Hugh Connolly, Of Fort Worth,
Texas, and Jno. Connolly. of Chicago,
are home on a visit to their parents
in this city.
Hon. VIM. Mccoy, one of Grant
county's worthy representatives in
the legislature, visited friends in
this city last week.
Francis McKenna, a man whom
it is always pleasure to meet IA
yored us with a pleasant call dur
ing the fair last week.
Prof. J. B. Parkinson, and Hon.
Il. NJ Bashford of Madison, spent
few days recently at their old home
in Lafayette county.
Mr.. l.. P. Hendreickson, Ply
says: 81 was a sufferer
from general debility, and Browns
Iron Bttters has cured me-"
J. G. Monahan, the good natured
editor of the Darlington Republican
was up to attend the fair and drop
ped in to see US on Thursday.
Mrs. Brunson, widow of the late
Rev. Alfred Brunson, is visiting at
the NJ. f. Parsonage. Mrs. B. is
aunt to Rev. Chas. Irish of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gundry
started on Monday last for Lincoln,
where they will visit for
some time with their daughter Mrs.
Mayor Priestley, Alfred Jenkin,
Jno. J. Ross, VIM. S. Ross, Sam.
Ross, DR.. Vivian, John Horn, B. J.
Bennett and many others from this
city, are in attendance on the State
fair at Madison this week.
DR.. Il. Willis, of Brodhead, was
among the callers at The Democrat
office last week. He reported the
soldiers reunion held in his town on
Wednesday and Thursday, a very
pleasant affair, very large number
of people being in attendance.
James kirkpatrick, of Mif1lin,
who has always taken great inter
est in the doings of the S. w.
Wis |. A., was present at the fair
last week and declared it to be the
most successful one he had ever
attended. Mr.. X. is one of the vice
presidents of the association.
B. Thomas, Jr., secretary of the
Iowa County Agricultural society,
made us a call one day last week.
Mr.. Thomas and the other officers
Of the society have been energetic
ally working for the success OF the
coming fair at Dodgeville, and
with favorable weather during next
week success is assured.
The Deul county (Dakota) Advo-
cate, contains the following notice of
Mr.. c. b. Parkinson, formerly of
his place, now of Goodwin, Dako-
IA: G. B. Parkinson is one of Good
wins leading merchants and bust
ness men, and one of the pioneers
Of the place. Mr. p. has been To-
Gated here for the past four years,
and was one of the first on the
ground after the town was located.
Mr.. Parkinson, or Park" as he is
more familiarity called by his neigh
oors and acquaintances. deals In
Try goods, groceries, boots and
shoes, hats, caps, etc, and has ever
a place at the head and
,ront as regards the character and
extent of business transactions.
lie is the owner of valuable farm
lear town, and is not only pleas
mt, genial gentleman but one of
Goodwin's most enterprising citizens.
Gen. A. c. Dodge, of Burlington,
[owa, spent few days in town the |
past week. He had been in atten-
lance on the semi-centennial cele-
oration of the settlement of Iowa
,ecently held at Dubuque, and took
to revisit scenes of his
Early days i'll southwestern Wis |
,onsin. The Democrat office was
favored with calls from the veteran
statesman during his stay here.
Rccollections of pioneer life in Wis
,onsin, in which he and his honored |
ather, the late Gov. Dodge, played |
most prominent parts, are fresh in |
lis memory, and his recounting of
hem is always interesting. Gen,
Dodge is a fine gentleman of the |