Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-06-22


made for an imposing parade of
"mugwumps on the Fourth.
Miss Ada Williams has gone to Os-
wego, III, to remain during the sum
mer vacation of the public schools.
Crops of all kinds in Iowa county
seldom, if ever, looked more promising
than they do at the present time.
Miss Lydia Stephens, accompanied
by her brother, Clayton, went to Du-
buque last Tuesday, to be absent two
! weeks.
John J. Curry and wife, of San
Francisco, California, are in town Wis
ting their uncle, w. II. Curry, and
family.
Miss Lulu ODowd, teacher in the
public schools, has gone to Chicago,
where she will spend part of her vaca-
ton visiting friends.
ID. b. Jones and family arrived here
from Chicago last Thursday evening.
! They will make the Terry residence
! their home for the summer.
Charles VIM has just had his bar
| Der shop, under Martin IL T0ay's hard
ware store, Tepainted and other wise
improved in appearance.
J. II. Johnson & Sons, the new own
ers of the Calamine mills, are put
ting in several thousand dollars worth
of improved machinery.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Roth (nee Miss
| Fanny Gilman, of La Salle,l received
their friends yesterday, at the resi-
| dence, of Hon. Chas. Gilman.
:. Hooking 81 Co have a new adj
yertisement of the celebrated McCor-
mick Irvine binder in The Democrat
1t will be found on the second page.
Members of Geo. II. Legate post, &.
A. r., and c. c. Washburn camp, 5. of
v, and other citizens started on
Thursday mornings train to attend
the veterans reunion at PlatteviIle.
The incorporators of the Mineral
Point, Highland & La Crosse railway
company have completed their organ
iZation, and seem determined to push
their project vigorously.
Among the number who left here
for the republican national convention,
on Tuesday, were James Spensley and
wife, DR.. Tallman and wife, Mrs. W.
5. Ross, Calvert Spensley, }. J. Hans
com. J. w. Hutchinson. James Brewer,
Jr, and J. W. Horn.
c. G.. Van Buren'S hotel building, at
Montfort, was destroyed by fire on
Thursday of last week. The fire was
doubtless the work of an incendiary,
as an attempt was made to burn the
building about month ago.
The board of review will meet at
the Office of the city clerk on Monday
next, to review and examine the
assessment of real and personal prop
crty of the city of Mineral Point for
the year 1888, as laid before them by
the assessor.
The cheese factories are doing an
extensive business this season. The
fine growth Of pasture grasses pro
duceS an abundant supply of milk.
Many farmers find it more profitable
to sell milk to the factories than to
sell cream or to make butter.
Mrs. W. $. Ross gave very enjoy
able tennis party on THE Smith
Court last Thursday evening.
About twenty were in attendance and
the game was continued until dark,
when the company adjourned to the
house and INDUCED in two hours of
/ progressive euchre.
Albert Horn is engaged in taking
the school census OF the city. He has
Just completed the enumeration of the
second ward and finds that it contains
81 children Of school age. against
1877 returned last year. Without doubt
Mineral Point will show the greatest
increase of any town in this part of
the state.
/ \ seven wear old son of Richard
/ HOare met with a severe accident one
day last week. While playing with
other children in a barn, he ran
against the sharp end of board from
which n nail was sticking, and the
board or nail entered one of his eyes.
He was taken to Milwaukee to be
treated 10y Il skillful specialist; but it
is feared that he will loose the sight of
the injured eye.
Darlington's fine militia company,
the Rifles, will come to Mineral Point
on the Fourth, and help celebrate.
The committee on arrangements in
yited the boys, and offered to pay them
the sum Of fifty dollars in addition to
their railway fare; but they very gen
erously replied that they would be
/ pleased to come, but not for pay. Our
citizens should see to it that the Rifles
are given a good reception.
The incorporators of the projected
/ railroad known as the Mineral Point,
Highland X La Crosse railway, held
their first meeting at Madison, on the
18th, and elected the following officers:
President, Calvert SpenSley, of Min
eral Point; vice president, B. l..
Washburn, of Excelsior. Richland
county; secretary, Philip Allen, Jr., of
Mineral Point; treasurer, Il. Kennedy,
Of Highland, Iowa county. The pre-
liminary survey will be made by the
middle of July. 1t is intended. as the
name indicates, to run between Min
eral Point and La Crosse. crossing the
Wisconsin river ut or near the village
of Blue River, in Grant county, and
passing through portions of Riehland
Crawford and Vernon counties.
At the annual meeting of the grand
lodge of MaSonS held in Milwaukee last
week, the following officers were chosen;
Grand master, Myron Reed. Waupaca,
, deputy grand master. \. NJ. Iittlejohn,
Whitewater; grand senior warden. John
Price, Jr., Wonewoc; grand Junior
warden, c. NJ. Treat, Clinton Junction.
grand treasurer, f. l.. Won Suessmilch
Delevan; grand secretary, John W
: Latin, Milwaukee; grand chaplain
Rev. w. f. Wright, Wausau; grand
lecturer, NJ. L. Goungs; grand mar
: shall, Geo. b. Mcmillan, Pine River;
. grand senior deacon, w. W. Perry
Eagle; grand junior deacon, Alfred
A Church, Milwaukee; grand stewards