Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-13
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Read notice in want column of bed
ding plants for sale.
The republican state convention
will be held at Madison on Wednesday
May 9th
Actual War Scenes" Thursday,
April 10, under auspices of the G.. A.
r.. at Opera House. 1t will be grand;
don't miss it.
Miss Kate Lenahan went to Chicago
on Monday to purchase new stock
Of millinery and to learn the latest
styles of trimming.
Mayor LaMalle went to Chicago on
Wednesday morning to purchase large
stock of goods for the Spring trade
at the store of Gundry, Gray & Co.
A carload of tramps arrived in
Prairie du CHEN one night last week
by the Burlington road. Thirty nine
Of them were cared for by the sheriff.
On Thursday of last week Simon
Waters received two carloads of two
year-old steers, for the farm of Mrs.
John Spensley, just north of this city.
The democratic county convention
will be held at Dodgeville, on Tuesday,
April 81 Every town in the county
ought to be represented by full del
egation.
At the town election, in Platteville,
on Tuesday of last week, Thomas
Jenkins was elected treasurer by a
majority OF one over his opponent
Conrad kettler.
The masquerade ball given by the
Mineral Point drum corps at the City
Hall on Tuesday evening was like all
parties given by the corps very sue
cessful and very enjoyable.
a very pleasant masquerade ball
was held at the opera house on Tues
day evening of this week. The cos
tunes were unique and tasteful. Two
handsome cups which were awarded as
prizes, one to Miss Allison, who was
thought to be most graceful dancer
among the ladies, and the other to
Emil Dupler, who represented the most
comical character of the evening.
During the storm Of Wednesday
night of last week, a large barn, stable
and sheds belonging to Charles Du-
cray, of the town of Mineral Point,
were blown down. In the stable and
sheds were several head Of horses and
fifteen head of horned stock. One
COW was killed outright and another
very badly injured. The buildings
were badly wrecked and will have to
be largely rebuilt.
Another of those splendid dime
entertainments will be given by the
Good Templars at their hall on Friday
evening, April 20. First-class music
will be dispensed profusely, the pro
gramme ending with bowling farce,
entitled a Regular Fix" If you
enjoy a roaring laugh don't fail to
hear it. The Good Templars always
give your moneys worth as those who
attended the last entertainment will
testify.
At the annual election of officers
by W. c. I. L. April 10th, the follow
! ing officers We're elected: Mrs. James
Hutchinson, President, Mrs. J. NJ.
Smith LIST Vice President, Miss 5.
Bassett ID Vice President, Miss Bertha
| Kunnehen, Sd, Vice President; Mrs.
+. Y. Hutchison, Recording Sec
rotary; Mrs. A. r. Yates, Corresponding
Secretary; Mrs. John Perry, Treasurer
Meetings will be held every Tuesday
at the usual hour and place until fur.
Their notice.
Mayor Joseph f. LaMalle and the
other newly elected city officers quail
| flied and assumed their several duties
on Tuesday. On Tuesday evening
the common council held meeting, at
which W. II. Curry was chosen as
city clerk; c. W. McIlhon, city attor-
ney, \. II. Snow, school commissioner
for the first ward; Michael Crawford
street commissioner; w. J. Healey
chief of police; and Joseph Jones a:
janitor for the city hall. The matter
of employing person TO light anC
care for the street lamps will be settled
at the next meeting.
The property of the Shullsburg driv
ing park and agricultural association
will be sold under chattel mortgage OF
Saturday, April IA. 1t was announced
last week that the park was leased t.
' ]. 7. Wallace for spring meeting
The Local says that Mr.. Wallace hat
4 made his proposition to the Association
i and had fled his bond accordingly
|. which was accepted, but now the own
ers of the chattel mortgage have pre-
ceeded to foreclose the mortgage, whic
will have the effect of changing tn
!, entire program laid out. The sale wi
y take place next Saturday but NJ
Wallace will probably not want to az
cept the track at so late time in Ii