Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-05

The Dane county fair is being held
ut Madison this week.
The Democrat will he sent from
now until Jan. |, 1889, for twenty-five
cents
Thomas II. Arthur, principal of the
Monday evening.
Mrs. {. Il. Schlosser and children, of
Spring Nally, ILL.,, is here visiting re-
lations and old time friends.
Mrs Porter T. Skinner returned to
her home at Rock Island, an Monday,
after II pleasant visit with friends in
Mineral Point.
Win NJ. Rindlaub and wife, of
platteville drove over on Saturday
last and spent few hours with friends
in Mineral Point.
Miss Boynton is prepared to take
orders for Air Brush portraits. Read
more extended notice to be found in
another column.
Mrs James Brewer Jr., and child
returned on Monday evening from
Chicago, after Il short visit with re
latiyes and friends.
The circuit court awarded the sum
of five thousand dollars damages in
suit of John +. Grace vs.. Rev. Thomas
Dempsey and others.
VIII j. Hoskcn of the Cash Grocery
House force is in Michigan looking
up the winter apple business for
Brewer X Penhallegon.
The grand concert at the City Hall
on Thursday and Friday evenings will
be very pleasant and entertaining and
should be well attended.
Miss Lizzie Oates is becoming quite
skillful rs n stenographer, At Dodge
willie last week she took down some of
the testimony i'll the circuit court.
John II. Fnnerty, of Chicago, an
Irish American of national reputation
will deliver republican speech at
Highland on Wednesday, Oct. II.
The case of the state VS. Mark W
Terrill is on trial ut Dodgeville to-day
Thursday, and many witnesses and
others from this city are in attendance
The George H. Legate Relief Corps
hold regular meetings on the first and
third Friday afternoons of each month
Visiting members of the order are
always welcome
The zinc works. which were closed
for several weeks for repairs and I'M
movements, started up on Tuesday
morning, with a new and more power
full engine operating the machinery.
In the circuit court Mt nodgevilIt
on Wednesday, seven hundred dollars
damages was awarded in the case of c
Goldsworthy VS.. the town of Under
for defective highway.
Rev. H. T. Blake is attending tn,
West Wisconsin Conference ut MauS
ton, this week; but arrangement:
have been made for holding services a
usual ut the NJ +. church -mornin.
and evening.
DIR. Henry Olin eye and ear surgeon
of No. 1863 state street, Chicago, vii
be at DIR. Fessenden'S office in tn
GRADER block, Oct. and s. The Dr.
may be consulted on all affections o
the eve or ear. Or. Olin removed
cataract for VIM. J. Healev last Feb
ruary.
At Long Grove, Grant county, OF
Sunday, Sept. 3, 1888, a threshln
machine and grain in stack estimate
at 1000 bushels of oats. 100 bushels o
wheat and 100 bushels of rye an
barley, were consumed by fire. TIL
cause of the fire is unknown; no in
Surance.
The dwelling and barn on Allel
Ruste's farm, near Barber, in the tow
of Ridgeway, Iowa county, was burne
to the ground, Wednesday evening. o
last week at about O'clock. The fan
lily burned out moved into the ehees
factory building near by, and on Thur:
day night the cheese factory burned t
the ground. The occupants of tn
factory barely escaped with their live
When the fire was discovered II
cheese house was totally destroyed.