Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-11-12
Local News.

/. \. on Saturday, Nov. 9th.
John F. Grace, of Highland, was re-
elected chairman of the County Board
iof Supervisors on Tuesay.
Alex. Wilson has removed his law
Office to the building recently occupied
by DR.. Patterson
". J. Penhallegon and family have
removed into James Penhallegon's fine
residence south of the Second ward
school building.
Vivian x Son. physicians and sur
geons, have fitted up first class Offices
in the building one door west Of Vivians
Pharmacy.
On Monday Joseph Meunster, Jr..
shipped from this city car load of
fine hogs for which he received, in
Chicago, $3.50 per cwt.
5. ). James Jeweler sign of the big
watch and pen-oppoSIte PulfOrd' S
drug store-see large advertisement in
another column and carefully read it.
The annual meeting of the South
western Wisconsin Industrial Associa-
ton will he held at the City Hall on
Saturday, Nov. 9th. at , O'Clock p III.
All members are requested to be
present.
Gen. Lew. Wallace will open the
Plattevillc lecture course on Friday
evening Nov. II, with his famous
lecture Turkey and the Turks, with
Glimpses of Life in the Palace and the
! Harem."
/ Edwin Osborne and his son Albion
! Osborne started on Wednesday of last
week for Fort Smith, Arkansas. where
they intend to engage in the drug bust
ness. Many friends wish them health
and prosperity in their new home.
James b. Prideaux, who settled in
Grant county in 1884, died last week,
at his home near Bloomington. He
is survived by four sons and three
daughters He was brother of Ed
ward and Joseph Prideaux. of this city.
Henry Dresser, living on Peter Park
insons farm one-quarter of 4 mile south
of the Georgetown school house. town
of Fayette, Lafayette county, will hold
an auction sale of personal propety on
Monday Nov. -, 1856.
In school district No }, town of Min
eral Point, a new school building has
been erected, and furnished with new
desks, seats, etc The school building
in the Barreltown district has also
been furnished with new desks and
seats
Rev Dr. j. f. Irish, United States
CONSUL to Cognac, France has arrived
at Madison on leave of absence and
will probably forward his resignation
to Washington in the near future, as
he has accepted a call to fill the Meth
odist Episcopal pulpit ut Portage for
the ensuing year Dr. Irish was APP
pointed by President Arthur. and has
been aboard over two FEARS.
The Dodgcvillc Chronicle: Fifteen
ladies of the W. {. +. [. of Mineral
Point visited the W. {. r. L. of this
village on Thursday afternoon. After
a short business session they were in
vited to partake of an elegant repaSt,
which had been prepared for them. \
pleasant and beneficial time was spent,
and at about six o'clock the Mineral
Point ladies, expressing their thanks
for their kind treatment and wishing
to meet them often, babe their sisters
Of this village good night.
Farmers and other citizens of this
vicinity are requested to meet ut the
City Hall on Saturday. Nov. 20 at ,
o'clock y. m, to make arrangements for
holding the farmers institute in this
city on December Is and II. Let there
be full attendance Farmers are
especially urged to take an interest in
this matter, and to lend their efforts to
make the institute both pleasant and
profitable. These institutes are be
coming more popular every year, and
doubtless produce many good results.
\ farmers institute will be held at
the City Hall in Mineral Point, on
Thursday and Friday, December 16
and Il, under the auspices of the De
partment of Agriculture of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. W II. Morrison
who is superintendent of this depart
ment has issued circular letter in
which, after giving a list of the insti-
tutcs to be held throughout the state,
he says that gentlemen who have a
national reputation. will be employed
in the work during the coming winter.
Whether a recount would he de
ma nded in the First assembly district
on account of the closeness of the votes
for Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Cox, and nu-
merous alleged irregularities in the bal
lots, has been Il mooted question with
our citizens ever since election day.
Additional interest has been taken in
the matter. however, since it has been
reported that the inspectors of the town
of Moscow contrary to law burned the
ballots immediately after counting
them. As the action on the part OF
the inspectors might result in throwing
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