Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-31
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

| held at Linden on Tuesday, sept. llth
Miss s. c. Cox has just received a
full assortment of fall millinery goods
Miss Burnam, of Milwaukee, is
visiting the family of Robert James.
Fall wraps and cloaks have already
been received at the store of Gundry,
Gray & Co.
Mr.. II. w. Coates and Miss Allen, of
Dubuque, are guests at the home of
Mrs. John Spensley.
Miss Mary Thomas has accepted a
position as clerk in the store of Gun
dry, Gray & Co.
Mrs. :. C. Simmington returned to
her home in Chicago last week, after
an extended visit in this city.
Don't forget the lecture Of Mrs.
Mary T. Lathrop, in the city hall, on
the evening of september 8th.
Miss Paddock, who visited Miss
Amy Mastin the past week, has re-
turned to her home in Malvern, Iowa.
Miss May Fairbanks, of Milwaukee,
after spending two weeks at the
home of DR.. Vivian, returned home
Tuesday.
The members of Emery lodge |. O..
G.. Il. will hold an ice cream festival
at their hall on Thursday evening
next Sept. 9th.
VIII Hoskings and James kober
have a fine new automatic peanut
rooster at Brewer Il Penhallegon's
Cash Grocery House.
The Misses Maude Wilson, of Chi
cago, and Ida Peck, of Platteville,
spent the early part of the week with
Mrs. J. M. Smith.
There will be sale of stands and
booth privileges at the fair grounds on
the fair grounds on Saturday at 10
o'clock, a. m.
DR. Fessenden, recently Of Blan-
chardville, has removed to Mineral
Point. He has opened an office in
Graders block.
Sherman A. Phillips has purchased
Jenkins building on Commerce street,
and in about six weeks will occupy it
as carpenter and wagon shop.
Quite number of persons have
availed themselves of our offer to send
The Democrat for three months for
25 cents.
Willie Dresen, who holds a position
with Cameron, Amberg x Co., of
Chicago, has taken short vacation and
is visiting his parents in this city.
If you would do a prosperous bust
ness do not fail to advertise in The
Iowa County Democrat, which is read
weekly by over five thousand persons.
Rev NJ. Chase was called to Darling
ton on Sunday to otliciate in the burial
services of the only daughter of Rev.
II. NJ Green, Episcopal minister of
that place.
With favorable weather during next
week the 5. W. Wis. Industrial Asso-
citation fair of 1888 will eclipse any
fair previously held by the association
Miss Lizzie Lenahan is back at her
post of duty in the Cash Grocery
House, after short vacation spent in
visiting friends at ShullSburg and
other places.
One day last week threshers at
Moses Stephenson'S, town of Valid
wick, turned out two thousand bushels
of oats, besides setting" the machine
two times. A good days work surely.
Next.
The race track of the :. w. Wis.
Industrial Association is now in first
class condition. The fast horses are
coming and some spirited races may
be confidently expected during the
fair next week
Threshers report oats as turning
out exceedingly well. The heads ar,
we'll filled, there was an immense stanC
on the ground, and large acreage
Many fields will yield from fifty tc
sixty bushels per acre.
Over one hundred voters of the cit,
of Mineral Point have signed a cal
for the formation of Cleveland an,
Thurman club and a meeting will b
held at the city hall on Friday evening
at 80 o'clock to effect an organi,
alton.
The great district fair, of the S. W
Wis. Industrial Association have be
: come sort of reunions for the peopl
Of this section of the state. Their
promises to be large attendance ne,
!. week and we hear that many fro1
abroad are coming.
John A. Amberg returned to thi
4 city after visit of ten days with h
!, brother F. L. Amberg, of Hillsbor'
Vernon county, this state, whom h
found enjoying good health and pro-
:. perity. He reports having vel
y pleasant trip.