Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Will meet at DodgeVule on TUESDAY.
]. NJ. Smith is spending the week
in Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago.
viii Smith started on Wednesday
morning for Sac City, Iowa.
Chas. Ross has gone to Racine, where
he has accepteda position as a druggist
t. Scott Ansley was down from
Madison for visit of a day or two
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Potter and son
went to Platteville on Thursday for a
visit with friends.
Miss Teresa Burgoyne left on Tues
day morning for visit with relatives
at Rayenswood, Ill.
Mrs. Will Harris and children, of
Plankinton, Oak, are visiting relatives
and friends in this city.
Freight rates between Mineral Point
and Milwaukee and Chicago are now
lower than ever before.
Mrs. Fred. Matson and two children
went to Gratiot on Saturday last to
visit relatives and friends.
Frank Spensley who has been con
fined to the house for. the past six
weeks, by sickness is able to be around
again
Sherman Bennison, who works at
printing in Chicago, is up on visit to
his grandmother, Mrs Joseph Hewitt,
of this city.
Mrs. G. Wiebers, Jr., with her two
children, is here from Englewood, Ill,
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jenkin.
William Dunn, son of Edward Dunn,
who is attending school at Platteville,
came home Tuesday evening to atten d
the funeral of his friend Brit Evans.
Dennis McCarviIle will sell at auction
on Saturday March, II, the "Timmins"
farm in the town of Waldwick. See
advertisement in another column.
William Jewell has been hauling
lumber from this city during the week
to build cheese factory on his farm
on the Mineral Point and Linden road
Ozark w. Terrill, proprietor of the
City Hotel, Mineral Point, has pur-
chased very fine trotting stallion of
the Golden Charley stock from La
Crosse.
John Walsh, treasurer of the town
of Waldwick, made his return to the
county treasurer on Monday. The de-
linquent list of the town scarcely ex-
ceeds fifty dollars.
A daughter Of James b. Prideaux
met with a severe accident while
coasting on the hill in front of Hon
NJ. NJ. Strong's residence on last Sat
Hrday evening. Both bones of one leg
were fractured a short distance above
the ankle.
The following officers We're elected
for the ensuing year at the election
held in Darlington on Tuesday: Mayor,
II. c. Martin; Supervisor, j. B. Earring
ton; Justice. j, +. Mckinley; Council
men, d. Scheiter, J. B. Roy, J. H.
Keefe, f. G. Barlow, w. B. Wallis.
The proprietors of the Economy
Store have greatly improved the APP
pearauce Of their store in this city. by
having the walls and ceiling newly
papered, providing new seats for
customers, and other arrangements
which will greatly accommodate their
patrons.
The members of the drum corps will
give a grand masquerade ball the
second week in April. They have
engaged lady Of Milwaukee, to be
present with costumes, and parties
desiring costumes should leave their
orders with the boys without delay and
they can secure any kind desired
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Baker, of
Edmund, were in town on Wednesday.
Mr.. Baker says that the citizens of
Edmund and vicinity are discussing
the tariff question as they have not dis
cussed it before for years. He is sure
that the advocates of President Cleve-
lands policy, which is low tariff, have
the best of the argument,
The Good Templars will give anoth-
er of their delightful dime entertain
ments Friday evening, March Is. A
first class programme is assured, con-
sisting in the first part of a declama-
ton and music, the whole ending with
the side splitting farce entitled, BOX
and Cox" This farce is the funniest
thing out and forty minutes solid
laugh is guaranteed. Don't miss it.
Work has been commenced on a
cheese factory, to be built on land be-
longing to the estate Of the late Daniel
Dornan in the town of Waldwick.
The officers of the company ara.
Michael Coffey, president; Patrick
Kelly, secretary; and Thomas Durkin
treasurer. The stock holders are
Michael Coffey, Patrick Downey, Pat
rick Kelly, Thomas Durkin, Wescot,
Williams, and Mrs. Daniel Dornan. 1,
win be known as the Waldwick cheese
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