Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

LUCAL EWS lIEMS.
J. J. Ross started on a business tri]
to California last week.
Mrs. Mitchell, of Galena, is CUES
of Mrs. ]. j. Ross.
j. b. Driver and daughter, spent las
Sunday here.
p. T. White and NJ. l.. McCabe arr
spending the week in Chicago.
Mrs. Porter Skinner, of Rock Island,
H., is among old friends here
Mrs. T. S. Ansley and children arr
spending a week in the country.
There will be racing at the Skulls
burg driving park September % ant
80.
Mrs. Oscar NJ. Simons, of Kingsley
Iowa, is visiting relatives and friends
in Mineral Point.
A. G. Deller has gone to Chicago t
buy a fine line of goods for the fall
and winter trade.
ThOs. Collins went over to Racine
on Monday, and purchased another
large traction engine.
Mrs. NJ. Chase and children started
for Chicago this morning, where they
expect to make an extended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Dick and child
visited in this city last week, the
guests of Mrs. J. z. Hambly.
ID. j. Beech and wife, DR.. Tallman
and wife, A. W. Cobb and f. A.
Phillips attended the Monroe fair last
Friday.
LOTUS Wright was here on Wednes-
day on a brief visit. He is prosper
ously located in business at Spencer,
Iowa.
Mrs. Lorraine and daughter, Miss
Maude, who have spent the past two
months in our city, left for Galena,
last Saturday.
Hon. G. G. Cox and Capt Ed. Devlin
have been in Milwaukee during the
week, attending the state fair and a
reunion of veterans.
On Wednesday of last week Amos
j. Queer, of Mineral Point, and Fred
A. Washburn, of Livingston, were
granted increase of pensions.
David b. Jones, of this city, deliv-
cred tariff reform speech to a large
and enthusiastic meeting at Darling
ton on Tuesday evening.
Mrs NJ. +. Temple and daughter,
Miss Alice Temple, are visiting old
time friends in this city. They are
the guests of Hon. NJ NJ. Strong and
family.
Alex. We'll, of Milwaukee, visited
his brother II. 5. We'll, of this city,
last week. They went to Milwaukee
on Monday, and will attend the state
fair.
Itannh in OF
ance, furnishes The Democrat with a
pleasant report of the Green County
fair, which closed at Monroe on Satur-
day last.
\ party of ladies and gentlemen of
Dodgeville, among whom were Mrs.
NJ. J. Briggs, and Mrs. DR.. Cutler, and
Mrs. Drayton, of Lake Mills, Wis,
were here last Saturday.
James Spensley had on exhibition at
the Mineral Point Fair some really
mammoth corn stalks. They were of
the white ensilage variety, and meas
ured fifteen feet in length.
Samuel Lanyon, of Bradford, York
shire, England, youngest brother OF
our townsmen William and Simon
Lanyon, arrived here on Tuesday
night for brief visit with relatives.
Just received a large and well Sc
lected stock of Fall and Winter Mill
merry goods. Also full line of tn,
new Nash embroidery silks and ma
terial for lace work at X. Lenahan's
At the Iowa county fair at Dodge
vile last week there was good exhi
bition and large attendance of PEG
pie. The society Will feel encouraged
to make renewed efforts for anothe
season.
Mayor LaMalle is in Chicago buyin:
a large stock of goods for the fal
trade at the store of Gundry, Gray |
Co. He is accompanied by Richar
Martin. who goes for the first time t
see the sights in the city.
William Coad is canvaSSing for tn
sale of campaign pictures, and som
steel engravings of General John \
Logan and family, and of other mi
itary leaders and statesmen. He ca
: fill all orders promptly.
The annual meeting of the Miner,
Point Book Club will be held at tn
U. S. Hotel Friday, September 2Stl
at 8 p. m. All members and those d,
string to join are urgently invited I
be present. 7w2
Democrats and others who desi,
l. light on the political situation shoul
i visit regularly the Cleveland and Thu
= man club rooms in Graber's bloc