Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

LUUAI Ne VIZ lIEMS.
Miss Mary Thomas visited friend
in PlatteVille last week.
Constance p. Cholvin, of Highland
spent Washington's birthday in Minera
Point.
| Michael Norris, of Cobb, was in towr
on Wednesday and made the Democrat
Office call
Willie Prentice, of Anamosa, Iowa
who is in the employ of the c. & n. w
railway, is here visiting relatives.
A postoflice will soon be re-estab-
lished at Dry Bone, Iowa county, with
Edwin T. Goidthorp as postmaster.
Rev. H. p. Blake, of the NJ. f
church of this city, is assisting in con-
Quoting revival services at Darlington
w. J. Rapson and John Pryor, of
Cobb, were in town on business on
Thursday last and made The Demo
crat Office call.
John TerrilI, who has been spending
several months with relatives in this
city, returned to st. Paul, Nebraska,
on Thursday of last week.
DR.. J. II. Vivian, Calvert SpenSley,
George Jeuck, Geo. &. Cox and D. f..
Jacobs attended the G. A. r. encamp-
ment at Milwaukee, last week.
The latest styles for spring wear have
just been received by Dresser, the per
feet fitting tailor. Now is the best
time to leave your orders.
On Thursday Of last week the Min
eral Point zinc company beat all its
former records in shipping oxide,
sending out on that day eight ear loads,
or $50 barrels.
r. ID. Pulford and DIR. VIM. Eastman
attended the animal meeting of the
grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
held at Milwaukee on Monday and
Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Fallon, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in this
city for some time past, started on
Wednesday for her home in Granville,
Sioux county, Iowa.
Nick Simon and sister Mrs. Susan
Kergen returned last Friday from La
Sale, ILL.,, where they had been during
the last illness, death and burial of
their mother Mrs. Magdalena Simon.
A very pleasant and successful fes-
tival entertainment was held at Allen
lodge, |. Q. G. r., in the town of VALID
wick on Tuesday evening. Quite a
number of young people from this city
attended
f. a. Spensley and J. b. Reynolds
have taken change of base in their
line of business. The former is now
selling monuments, etc, for L. H. Shep-
ard, and the latter is with b Becker.
of the Mineral Point marble works.
William C. Uren has gone into the
grocery business again at his old
stand at the north end of Commerce
street. He has filed up his building
and purchased a stock of goods which
he will open out on Saturday.
Teachers examinations for Iowa
county will be held at Arena, March
10 and 20, Highland, Il and y, Avoca,
% and 81; Rewey, % and 81; Mineral
Point, % and %; Dodgeville, 80 and
81. Avoca, supplementary April Is
and ii.
The Darlington Journal says that
little Olof Berglund had his leg broken
on Tuesday by being run over by a
sleigh. With number of other bows
he had jumped upon a sleigh for a ride
and was pushed off by another lad,
with the above unfortunate result.
5. J. Collins, division superinten-
dent on the Kansas City extension of
the Chicago, Milwaukee e st. Paul
railroad, has been called to Chicago to
take charge of the Chicago & Council
Bluffs division. His former place will
be filled by Mr.. Williams, superinten.
dent of the River division.
Z. Mckenna, superintendent of the
Prairie du Chen and Mineral Point
divisions of the the c., NJ. & st. p.
railway will soon be transferred to the
Lacrosse and Wisconsin Valley divis,
ions, and will be succeeded by C. A
toSgroVe, former superintendent Of
the Racine and southwestern divisions
in Iowa.
\ lodge of Pythian knighthood, No
81, has been organized in Mineral
Point, with the following officers: W. 4
Jones, c. c.; Stansmore Vivian, 2. C.
W. z. Gmdry, V. c.; ]. II. Rindlaub
Prelate; W. ]. PenhaIegon, NJ. of E.
j. l.. Gray, NJ. of F.; ]. W. Hutchinson
X. OF Il. \ 5; W L. Tallman, NJ. at A
In another column of The Democrat
appears the advertisement of T. H
Shepard, dealer in marble and grant,
monuments, headstones, and mantels
He has fine new stock. and is an eS
perienced and skiIlful marble cutter
His shop will turn out first class worl