Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Frel Ansley came up from Elgin
III, last week, on visit to his par
ents in this city.
Friday and Saturday will be opening
days at the millinery store of Miss 5
c. Cox. See notice elsewhere.
Mrs. Matt Prideaux, (nee Miss Lena
KessIer) of Barneveld, is visiting rel
atives and friends in this city.
Mrs. Richard Parish, of Montfort
who has been spending a few days
here, returned to her home on Tuesday
Our tent and awning maker, Chris
topher Day, has recently put up a
good substantial awning for our neigh
Dor, John Horn.
George NJ Clark, formerly of Rich
land Center, was killed this week by
being caught in the machinery of a
cheese factory in HaZelton, Kas.
J. c. Kirkpatrick, of Mihlin, recently
purchased at Madison, Gen. Bryant
one Of the finest of trotting bred stal
lions. He will keep the horse at his
farm near Rewey.
J. j. Healey, formerly of this city
was recently selected as delegate from
Edmunds county, Dakota, to the dem
ocratic territorial convention to be
held at Watertown.
Father Mccormick, of Dunlap
Iowa, has been visiting relatives and
old time friends in this vicinity dur
ing the past two weeks. He is the
guest Of Father O'Keefe.
Miss Eliza Cain, who has been, for
some time past, at st. Louis, Mo, re-
turned home last week, being called
here by the last illness of her father,
who died on Monday evening.
Father OBrien, of Monroe, Father
Webbert, of Platteville, and Father
Dempsey, of Highland are at st Paul's
church this week, assisting Father
O'Keefe with Easter Confessions.
Excursion tickets to all Pacific coast
points and to the numerous beautiful
summer resorts of Colorado now on
sale via the c., NJ, Il st. p. R'y. For
rates and particulars apply to the agent
of G., NJ, & st. p. R'y. Co.
Mr. James c. White, aged about 50
years, for many years a resident OF
Lafayette county, died on Monday
April Odd, at his home in Waseca
Minnesota. \ wife and three daugh-
ters and three sons survive him.
w. II. Clark, formerly of the town
of Mineral Point, but who was here
confined at the home of his parents at
Lancaster, with rheumatism, has been
during the past week. He is slowly
recovering, although he has still to &C
on crutches.
The stockholders of the Waldwick
cheese manufacturing company re
Gently met at the house of Patrick
Kelly, and contracted to sell the milk
of their factory to Jacob Regez, OF
Monroe, for seventy-fve cents pei
hundred pounds.
The Good Templars gave another
dime entertainment Friday evening
Their hall was packed to its utmost
capacity. The programme was wei
carried out. but the audience was par
ticularly pleased with the farce which
was entitled " \ Regular Fix
The w. c. L. L. will meet hereafter
vt the Good Templar's hall, every
Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock
beginning next Tuesday, May LIST
4 vote of thanks was voted the trus
tees of the Methodist church, for al
lowing the society the use of theil
south class room in the past.
John NJ. Ellsworths fine stud o
imported and thoroughbred stallion!
will stand during the season of 1885,
rs follows: At Dodgeville on Monda,
Tuesday and Wednesday, and at Min
eral Point on Thursdays, Friday anC
| Saturday, of each week. Further an
nouncement will be made by Nj
| Ellsworth next week.
On Tuesday Of this week John
kieffer, of the town of Linden, deliver
ed TO John NJ. Ellsworth, of Dodge
vile, the fine Brevon colt which b
sold to him at two months old III
August LAST for one hundred dollars
Mr.. Ellsworth paid Mr.. kieffer on
hundred dollars as the purchase prize
of the colt and twenty dollars fo
keeping it from time of sale until tim
of delivery.
Extensive improvements are bein
made at the zinc works. \ machin
shop is in course of erection, an
John Lanyon has been engaged as tt
company's maehinist. The large tan
for holding the petroleum, which
to be burned instead of coal to III
. the engine, has been placed in positio
: several rods back of the works.
!, will hold about three car loads,