Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-04

of Belmont, spent Thanksgiving
with friends and relatives here.
Charles Weston and son, Of Cedar
; Rapids, Iowa, spent Thanksgiving
with friends and relatives here.
1t is rumored that new institu-
ton is in our midst known by the
boys as the Red Light From all
accounts it is a place where our
boys can learn the art of Bucking
The Tiger to perfection, either with
cards, dice, or pool or any Of those
games that enable SO many young
men t. make their mark in the
world and fill paupers grave IN
the end
Died, Nov. 18th, at Iona Hill.
California, of typhoid fever, after
an illness of about two weeks,
Richard erase. who emigrated to
California from our village in March
1868, where he has followed mining
ever since. He leaves a wife and
four children in California, and four
brothers and three sisters and an
aged mother in our village and a
host of friends who sympathize with
the family in their bereavement.
Mrs. Richard Tredinick is very
sick at this writing with lung fever.
The many friends Of Uncle Robert
Vial will be pleased to learn that he
is improving and hopes are enter
tanned of his speedy recovery.
The Entertainment and Festival
given by the Linden public school,
financially was grand success.
The principal (Mr. AleXander) is
entitled to much credit for the inter
est manifested for the welfare Of
the school. The net proceeds were
$500.
At the last meeting of the Lime
Kiln Club, Bro. Gardener said he
should submit the question Of how
many of his neighbors chickens one
must swap before he would have
any of his own. SQUIBs.
HIGHLAND.
John Manning returned home
from Dakota last Friday, where he
has been visiting for some time
past.
Richard Kennedy and J. F.
Grace returned from Chicago on
| Saturday.
Mr. Edward Watepek. who has
been very sick for the past three
weeks with inflammation Of the
kidneys, is improving and we hope
in the course of 4 few days to see
him around again as lively as the
rest of the boys.
Mr.. Joseph Stephenson of Linden
was i'll our village last Friday Wis
ting with friends.
There is more talk Of n railroad
in our vicinity at present.
Miss B. V. Carey went to Iowa
| last Monday to visit.
William O'Donnell OF Jordan,
n. Y, is here visiting with his
uncle MIR. 7. keane.
Mr. John Hird of Mifflin was in
our burg last week on visit.
Mr.. James Mulligan returned to
Colorado on Wednesday last
Miss Jennie Parish of Montfort
is in our pleasant village this week
visiting with relatives and friends.
DIR. Chas. Egan is having an
addition built to the Variety Hall.
Mr.. Leonard klist made his
Linden friends a call last week.
While Mr. Vivian Harvey was
working IN the mines on Saturday
last a piece Of steel flew into his
eye and pierced the eyeball. Ga
Sunday the piece was removed by
Dr. Egan. The eye is improving.
The thanksgiving ball given i'll
the Variety Hall by Mrs. Eliza Fry
was a grand success. Seventy-three
numbers were enrolled, and all who
were present report a good time.
At the last meeting of the tenn
perancc society, Sunday evening
November %, the following ques-
ton was debated: Resolved that
Negroes have received more pun
ishment than Indians. The Judges
decided in favor OF the affirmative,
Many of our young folks assem-
bled at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark on Sunday evening,
Nov. %, for an evenings sport.
Mrs. Clark prepared an excellent
oyster supper for the guests, who
after a very enjoyable evening re-
turned to their homes wishing that
they would all meet again in the
near future.
Messrs. Topp and Henderlighter
have struck a fine lead of blackjack
about three miles cast of this place,
on the farm of Mr.. George I.ampe.
On last Monday Mr.. Frank
LaMotte went from home about
/ 9 o'clock for TO get a load Of wood
from a farm about two miles dis
tant, and while chopping dropped
dead with apoplexy. In the after
noon his wife thought something
must have happened to keep him so
long and went in search of him,
but before she reached there some
one else had found him and brought
the sad news. An inquest was held
and the body was brought home.
He leaves large number of rel
atiyes and friends to mourn bis
loss. MAPLE"
COBB.
Thanksgiving was generally 90
served in our village.
| Seven car loads of stock were
shipped from this point Tuesday,
Miss Clara Elgar, of Platteville,
spent Thursday and Friday of last
week with Der sister, Mrs. VIII
Billings.
The friends of the Methodist
church of this place have concluded
to have an entertainment and
Christmas tree on the evening OF
Dec. "a.
Our merchants have been buying
large numbers os fowls of late for
which they have been paying good
prices.
Miss Miss Laura Spratler, of Min
eral Point, is visiting her friend Miss