Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-02

E. NJ. Church interviewed his friends
at GAINESVILLE last week.
Hugh Darcy is home from Chicago
to remain during a vacation of Rush
Medical College.
Rev. II. p. Blake, of this city, will
preach at the N. E. church in Linden
on Sunday next.
Charles L. Owen, who has made his
old home two months visit, returned
to Dakota this week
F. F. White, manager of the Sanger
Rockwell Lumber Yard, spent Sunday
with relatives at Monroe.
J. d. Jones, proprietor of the Dodge
vile marble works, was in town on
Thursday on business.
Frank Davey started last week. for
Deer Lodge, Montana, where he ex-
poets to work at his trade.
n. H. Snow is spending a few days
in Milwaukee, attending to business
affairs and taking in the sights.
Mr.. John Rindlaub attended the
Bensburg Opera Company's concert in
PlattevilIe last Saturday night.
The members of the Mineral Point
drum corps intend to hold masquer-
ade ball the first week in April.
Miss Taylor, of Princeton, ILL.,, a guest
of friends here for the past few weeks,
returned to her home last Tuesday.
Henry Mankey, of Elk Grove, was
in this city last week visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Bennett VIM.
Remember the dates of Deller's
auction sale-Tuesday, Thursday an
Saturday afternoons and evenings.
About a dozen of our young ladies
and gentlemen visited the County
Poor Farm last Friday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Hoffenbacker, nee Miss
Clara Prideaux, is here from Hancock,
Mich, visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. Joseph Cashleigh, of Houghton,
Mich, is visiting at the home of his
uncle Mr.. John Beckerleg, near this
city.
The dwelling house of Joseph Crib
BILE, of the town of Waldwick, narrow
ly escaped destruction by fire on
Thursday.
\. F. Bishop started for Chicago on
Monday morning. He will purchase
a large stock of furniture before he
returns.
George Elliot of this city was called
to Odebolt, Iowa, by telegram on
Monday to see his mother who was
very ill.
Commencing Monday, March 5, the
passenger train will leave Mineral
Point at 6 o'clock in the morning, and
arrive at $3.50 p. m.
Rev. b. Wheeler, of Plattoville,
presiding elder will preach at the NJ. E.
church in this city next Sunday morn
ing and evening,
About four car loads of coal and
four car loads of dry bone are used
daily by the Mineral Point Zinc COM
pany in the manufacture of oxide.
There was a pleasant gathering of
young folks last Wednesday evening,
at the hospitable home of William
Hoskins, about four miles north of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Folliard were
called to Highland on Tuesday to the
bedside of Mrs. Folliard's father Mr..
Charles Hodges, who died on Tuesday
night.
Deller's auction sale of dry goods,
dress goods, clothing, etc, in Alfred
Jenkins block will be held on Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday afternoons and
evenings,
All horse raisers should read the
announcement of C. r. Reading, pro.
prietor of the Mineral Point breeding
stable, which viii be found in another
column of The Democrat.
c. A. Cosgrove, newly appointed
superintendent of the Prairie du Chen
& Mineral Point division, accompanied
by other prominent Il. r. officials, was
in the city last Friday morning.
The depot at Calamine, was visited
by burglars on Tuesday night OF
this week. They ritled some sampl,
trunks, and cases of boots and shoes
and secured about three dollars in
money.
4 great sale of Short Horn cattl
will be held at the Durham Hill Farm
of Geo. Stephenson Il Son, on Wednes
dav, March 81, 1855. 4 more extern