Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

city is for sale at a bargain.
d. Jenkins, the jeweler, has a new
and attractive advertisement in this
issue Of The Democrat Read it.
The people of PlatteviIle have be-
gun to make preparations for the
soldiers reunion i'll that city in June
DR.. w. II. Carson has had the rooms
over Deller's store elegantly fitted VI
| for dental office, and is now occupy
ing the same.
Philip Allen, Jr., went to Madison
on Tuesday, to attend the annual
meeting of the grand lodge of United
| Workmen.
+. r. and George Dunn recently
purchased 100 acres of the Moffett
farm near Minlin. The price paid was
S35 per acre.
Miss Fanny Ansley's friends are
glad to see her able to be out driving
after her long confinement at home
with malarial fever.
LlewelIyn Osborne, Harmon Smith
and Will HaIes have laid out lawn
tennis court in McCarville's lot, which
is one of the best in our city.
All those having books belonging
to the library of Trinity Sunday school,
will greatly oblige by kindly returning
the same at their earliest convenience.
Mark w. Terrill started for Coon
Rapids, Iowa, on Monday in response
to telegram bearing the sad intelligence
Of the severe illness of his son Willie,
at that place.
Horse bills are printed at The Dem
ocrat Office in first class style at low
prices. Call and examine our line of
stock cuts, the latest and most extern
sive in southwestern Wisconsin.
Mrs. J. Lloyd Jones, formerly of this
place, died at her home in Dodgeville,
on Wednesday morning. The body
was inferred on Thursday, in the
Welsh cemetery in the town of Mif1lin.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Brown of the
diocese of Fond du Lac, who ofliciated
at Trinity church, Mineral Point on
Friday evening, April 20, died at his
home in the city of Fond du Lac on
Wednesday May ,. Pneumonia caus-
ed his death.
The reunion Of the veterans of
southwestern Wisconsin will be held
this year at platteville on Wednesday
and Thursday, June 20 and 81. The
citizens of Platteville are making ex-
tensiye preparations to give the old
soldiers fine reception.
The W. c. T, L. will give an enter
tainment at Good Templar hall, on
Wednesday evening, May 10th, consist
ing Of vocal music, recitations and
drama, commencing at s o'clock.
Doors open at 40. Admission 10
cents. Per ORDER Con-.
The executive committee of the s.
W Wis Industrial Association at their
meeting April 2Sth, appointed II. ID.
Pulford Supt. of Fair grounds and
instructed him to allow no ball playing
on the ground of the association on
sunday. Parties wishing to pasture
their COWS will apply to him.
Rev. f. Z. Clough of Watertown,
Oak, delivered lecture on the " Life
of Logan" ut the Opera House Mon
day evening Had it been more gem
orally known that he was to deliver a
lecture ut that time, many more of
! his old friends would have gladly
awaited themselves of the opportunity
I eff listening to him once more
The entire Iowa county delegation to
! to the democratic state convention,
| c. W. McIlhon, w f. Rowe, James
Ryan, j. f. Grace. and J. c. Kirkpat-
/ rick, went to Madison on Monday, and
returned on Wednesday we'll pleased
with the work of the convention, in
regard to the platform adopted, and
the delegates, alternates, and commit
teemen selected.
The Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Pau
Railway Company notifies shippers OF
live stock, agricultural implements,
machinery, and other articles for ex.
hibition at state, county, district oil
municipal fairs or exhibitions. or ed
ucational associations, to be held in
Illinois, Iowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota
Dakota or Missouri. during the yea
1888, that such freight will be carried
over the lines of that road subject t.
the following rules and conditions
The freight will be way billed at own
= er's risk, and regular rates will b,
charged to the fair. On return of tn,
freight, no change of ownership hav
ing occurred, and with proper evidenc,
; from the secretary of its exhibition
it will be transported free, at owner
risk, to point of shipment. The usua
live stock contract must be execute,
!, in the regular manner for shipment
of live stock. Race horses are not {
receive the benefit of this arrang,
ment, but will be charged in all case
full tariff rates both ways. A
!, property must be returned within !
!. days after the close of the fair ;
$. which it has been on exhibition, othe