Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-12
Personal MENTION.
John N. Gundry is home on visit

from -Silyerton, Colorado.
Sherman Bennison, formerly of this
office has secured situation in print
ing office ut Princeton H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Martin and
children have removed from this city
to their farm near Belmont. Their
departure causes general regret.
Miss. Eta Teasdale is home from a
| visit 20 her brothers at st Paul.
John Aid, son of James Aid, of the
town of Mineral Point, has opened a
harness shop at Highland. Mr.. Aid
is gentlemanly. deserving young man,
and deserves the patronage of the good
people of Highland.
John Quinn, an old and respected
resident of the town of Kendall, La
fayette county, came up on Wednes-
day to attend the sale of fine stock at
James Spensleys, and also made The
Democrat a pleasant call.
Michael E. Dunn and Michael G.
Dunn, nephews of Dennis Lynch, of
this city, started for OgaIalla, Keith
county, Nebraska, ON Thursday of last
week. If they like the country they
intend to locate n2ar Dgalalla.
Cyrus Lanyon started on Tuesday
for trip to Iowa, Missouri and Kan
sas.
Dan Brandenburg started on Thurs
day for Western Iowa.
While trying case in court at Ian
caster. last week, lawyer J. W. Murphy
was taken suddenly with pain in the
right arm extending to the neck and
spine. An attack Of paralysis was
feared by friends who gathered around,
but physician who was called pro-
nounced it malarial affection. Mr..
Murphy soon recovered and proceeded
with the trial.
p. W. Mullen, is here from White
Lake, Dakota, on brief business visit.
Mrs. \. 5. Mitchell, OF Mitchell Da-
kota. is visiting friends in this city, the
guest of Hiram Smith and family.
George r. Vending delivered his
great lecture on saul of Tarsus," at
Madison. on Thursday of last week,
to a very large audience.
Anton Howell, formerly of this city,
has run a barber shop at Lancaster for
several wears past. The following no
tice appeared in last weeks issue of
The Teller: Tony Howell has rented
the room III the Jones building recently
occupied by d. Wedehase as a harness |
shop, and next week will remove his |
barber shop thereto. The room is |
large and well lighted, and will serve |
for barber shop. 1t will |
be papered and painted and put in |
perfect order. Tony" intends to
put in the appliances necessary for
two frst-clasS bathrooms, |
which he will have in operation in a
few weeks"
c. NJ Seaman, OF GAINESVILLE, who |
has been appointed to a position in
the treasury department at Washing
ton, attended the Platteville Normal |
school while Professor +. \. Charlton,
now of The Brodhead Independent, |
was president of that institution. The |
Independent gives Mr.. Seaman the fol |
lowing endorsement: Mr.. Seaman
waa formerly a student in the Normal
school at Platteville, and subsequently |
graduated at the law school connected
with the State University. We heart |
lily congratulate him on his advance
ment and predict for him an honor
able career"
We clip the following from The To
nah Register: A lecture was deliv
cred in the Methodist church at
Ridgeville on Friday evening by
George Beach, of Mineral Point, who
is teaching school in what is known
as the Burroughs district. His theme
or topic was Civilization" The lect-
IRE is spoken of, by those who heard
it, in very high terms. Mr.. Beach is
quite a young man. only about Il
years of age. but he evinceS consider
able talent and shows that he has i'm
proved his opportunities in acquiring
a fair education. 1t gives us pleasure
to record instances of this kind, where
Young men are determined TO make
their mark and show their sympathy
with the advancing progress of the
age. Dung men cannot set ther
mark too high, nor pay too much at
tention to that noble sentiment eX-
pressed by John B. Cough i'll his last
and final appeal to young men, not
onlyeta cultivate the mental and in
tenectrual faculties. but to have due re-
gard also to the moral qualities and
" keep their record Clean" in this age,
especially, when SO many seem bent
on breaking away from the strict moral
code of our Puritan ancestors.
Advertised Letters.
MINERAL POINT, Wis, Mar. g., 1856