Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-16
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

tied friends in Mineral Point this week.
Charles Pratt, formerly of Mineral
Point is up from Savannah, Ill, for
short visit.
Thomas Flanagan and family of
Oxford, Iowa, are in town visiting rel
atives and friends.
Miss ). Z. Cleaver returned last Fri
day from Milwaukee, after spending a
week at her home.
The afternoon train leaves this city
at 3 o'clock, and in consequence the
mails close at 2:3O.
Mrs. C. +. Osborne, and her niece,
Miss Orion, of Darlington, visited
friends here last Monday.
The Russo & Swift company will
present Uncle Toms Cabin at the
City Hall on Saturday evening.
VIII HaIes returned from PhiIadel-
pia last week, having finished his
course at the Pennsylvania College Of
Dental Surgery, in that city.
Mrs. Gus Miller and Mr.. O. G. Rewey,
of Minlin, interviewed some of our
merchants yesterday.
Gilmore Hutchinson went to AIgona,
Iowa, on Monday, to look after his
farming interest near there.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mcconnell, who
spent few days in this city, last
week, returned to Milwaukee on Tues
day.
In notice to be found in another
column, William Jewell advertises for
bids for doing the mason work on a
new cheese factory.
Miss Josie Demuth returned to her
home at Darlington on Wednesday,
after several days spent in visiting
friends in this city.
John NJ Ellsworth, of Dodgeville,
will keep a number of fine imported
and thoroughbred stations in this city
during the coming season.
\ round house and other railway
buildings will be built at Prairie du
CHEN by the Chicago Burlington <
Northern road, to cost fully $4,000.
Mrs. William Rothe returned from
Wyandotte, Kansas, on Saturday last,
accompanied by her Daughter Kate,
who has recovered from her recent i'll
ness.
Newspaper readers very anxiousIy
await the announcement of tradesman
at this season of the year 1t is the
spring advertisement that catches the
trade.
Remember that Dennis McCarville
will sell the Timmins farm in the town
of Waldwick at auction on Saturday,
March II, commencing at one o'clock
sharp.
Peter Hansen, who has been en-
ployed on the farm of James Hutchin-
son for several years, has gone to Ban
croft, Iowa, where he will engage in
farming.
Peter Fisher. Of the town of Ken
dali, Lafayette county, and his daughter
Mrs. Henry Loui, of Omaha, Neb.,
took the train for the latter place on
Monday morning.
James Regain, Jr., formerly, of Valid
wick, in this county. was recently pro-
NOTED to the position Of train dis
patcher on the Idaho division Of the
Union Pacific railway.
FREE LECTURE. Our country
Go and hear DIR. Gray's illustrated
lecture at the NJ +. church, Friday
night. Soldiers Of the late war are
especially invited
Mr.. and Mrs. James Schaffer and
daughter returned to Mazo Mamie on
Thursday morning. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. Joseph Hewitt, who
will make her future home with them,
Peter Toay and family returned to
their home in Mineral Point on Tues
day last. Some time ago they moved to
Chicago intending to remain, but were
obliged to return on account of the
illness of Mrs. Toay.
The concert given by the Darlington
company at the city hall on Monday
evening, for the benefit OF the Mount
Vernon sufferers, was largely attended
The entertainment was good and quite
q nice little sum was raised for g
worthy object
| c. r. Reading, proprietor OF the
Mineral Point breeding stables, ha:
been driving about the streets OF late
a very fine Protest FLY. the propert,
of ]. Bracken Pulford, of Marion
Iowa. The FLY is not yet quite TIVE
years old, but is real beauty in styl,
and color. Bracken has refused Il
part with her for the snug sum of on,
g.. hundred and fifty dollars.