Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-15
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

The celebrated Davis sewing ma
chimes are for sale at A. F. Bishops
furniture store.
Miss Josephine EngelS wants two
or three good girls to learn the mil
linery business.
The Sisters of Mercy talk of build
ing a $4,000 charity hospital at Free
port this spring.
VIII Ralph left here on Friday to
seek employment elsewhere. His many
friends wish him success.
Gus Miller, of Mifiin. recently
purchased a very fine Mason & Hamlin
piano of :. T. Osborne, of this city.
Hon. John T. Jones was renominated
for County Judge at the republican
convention held at Dodgeville on Wed
nesday.
Read the new advertisement of
Church y Co, jewelers.. They carry an
especially fine line of optical goods in
gold and steel.
The lectures of James Clement
Ambrose at the NJ. +. church on Tues
day and Wednesday evenings were
able and entertaining.
An examination for teachers will be
held at Dodgeyille on April 8th and
9th, instead Of April 9Th and 9th, as
at first announced.
Thomas Metcalf and daughter Nellie
left this city on Wednesday, for Mar
Gus, Iowa, where they intend to make
their home for the future.
Ex-Governor Nelson p. Dewey suf-
fered severe stroke of paralysis one
day last week, which was feared
would cause his death, but he is slow
ly recovering.
At the Darlington city election held
last week, p. Il. Barlow was elected
mayor, Z. Halloran, T. Fawcett, c. A.
Carey, 5. b. Roy, councilmen; VIM.
Hooper, justice.
Prof. Cabanis was confined to the
house for two or three days during the
week with a severe cold, but has re-
covered, and is around again attending
to his school work.
Emil kinnie, of Highland, H., was
in this city this week. He returned
to his home on Tuesday, accompanied
by his neiCe, Mrs. Elmore Hutchinson.
who will visit her many relatives
there.
William \. Pierce, of the town of
Waldwick, was very low with pneu-
monia, which was followed by partial
failure of the heart; but under the
skillful treatment of DR.. Philip Reilly
he is recovering.
II. W. Barnes. one of the editors of
The Democrat and Register, and c.
{. George, a typo, of Darlington, were
in town on Friday last, and made The
Democrat pleasant call. The Barnes
Brothers are publishing a good local
paper.
James Clements was fatally injured
while mining near Fayette on Thurs
day of last week. He was at work in
the bottom of a shaft, when a stone
fell from the surface crushing his
skull. He died the following night.
Hon. Richard Kennedy, of Highland,
was in Mineral Point on business on
Tuesday, and took the afternoon train
for Chicago. Before returning home
he will take a trip to Utah, in compa-
ny with David b. Jones.
On Thursday evening of last week
William p. Gundry gave to the piano
students of Mineral Point a compli-
mentary piano recital, at which Miss
Annie Phillips sang. This is the third
recital given by Mr.. Gundry during
the past winter, and they have all been
of high order and very entertaining.
Attention is hereby called to the
new advertisement of James NJ. Noble,
who is agent for the celebrated ROYAL
wind mill, manufactured by Z. B.
Winger, the wind mill man of Free
port, H.. Farmers and .others in
want of first-claSs wind-mills should
call on or address Mr.. Noble at Mineral
Point.
There was destructive fire at Blue
Mounds on Friday evening of last
week. The large buildings occupied by
Becker Pros, general merchandise, and
A. Q. Ruste, hardware, were destroyed,
and the stocks badly damaged. The
loss amounts to about $4,000 with in
surance for about one-half that
amount.
The Primitive Methodist tea party
| held at the school house in Lost Grove.
on the evenings of Friday and Satur-
day of last week, was a grand success,
both socially and financially. The
fancy queensware loaned by B. x z.
| for the tables was laden with choice
fruits and the finest pastry, presenting
grand display of viands. Tickets
sold briskly, a net profit of $500
being realized.