Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-11-29

have started feed mill at Fayette, to
run during the winter months. The
mill will be an accommodation to farm
ers and others in that vicinity.
The family of the late Michael Dunn
desire to return thanks to friends and
neighbors for acts of kindness per-
formed, and sympathy extended to
them in their sad bereavement.
a company consisting af J. p. Smell
ker, VIM. Davies, James Jewell, Benz.
Davey and William Bergman, are
prosecuting good paying lead mine
! just northwest of the city of Dodge
vile.
The largest sweeper manufacturers
in the world are carrying some unique
advertisements elsewhere in this paper.
A modern Bissell carpet sweeper is a
wonderfully effective machine, and the
! best in the market.
Aubrey Lawrence, son of Philip
Lawrence, of DeSmet, 5. D., having
passed highly satisfactory examina-
ton short time ago, has been admit
ted to the bar. He is now full
iledged lawyer, although very young
man.
The members of the w. c. T. u. are
invited to meet at the usual place next
| Tuesday afternoon, promptly at two
o'clock. Miss Lou Hutchinson will
entertain the society with recitation
at that time.
! The Mckinley Bros. finished on
Thursday of last week the building of
a fine new barn for John Dewitt on
his farm, on the old Galena road, just
this side of Cottage Inn. The building
is, in size, 40x60 feet, with posts 20
feet high, and is built in good work
manlike manner.
An anniversary entertainment will
be held at the Yellowstone NJ. f..
church, OF Waldwick, on Sunday after
noon and evening, Dec. l. A fine lit
erary and musical program has been
| prepared, and every effort is being put
forth to make the exercises entertain
| ing and edifying. A large congrega-
| ton can be accommodated and is CON
| tidently expected.
Scribner's Magazine for December is
a holiday number of striking beauty
and attractiveness in its illustrations,
and the text of the articles will appeal
to the fancy and sympathy of readers,
rather than 10 their desire for instruc-
ton in practical affairs. With the ex-
ception of the fourth installment of
Harold Frederic's serial, each article is
complete in this issue.
The horses from the blue grass
region of Wisconsin are rapidly get
ting to the front. BY a letter received
from Newman Brothers at Mont
gomery, Ala, The Lancaster Teller
learns that their stallion, Royalty,
won the 2:27 class race, after a long
and hotly contested race. Royalty is
a Grant county horse, and his success
is good testimonial to the value of
Wisconsin horses. The best time
made was 2:22.
On last Saturday evening some reck.
less fellow driving team and wagon
ran into Mr.. and Mrs. John Bcynton
who were riding down High street
Mr.. Buyuton drove his horse and bug
gy rs far to the right as possible but
was unable to avoid a collision. Mr.
and Mrs. Boynton were thrown to the
ground and their buggy was wrecked
a wheel being smashed and the front
axle broken in two, but they escaped
themselves without serious injury.
Samuel Holmes, of Linden, had his
horse tied in Mineral Point on Monday
evening. 1t was united and driven
! away by Il young man to him un.
known. He, SuppoSing it stolen, cam,
into this city, late IL the evening and
procured a warrant for the arrest O.
the driver. 1t was finally found neal
the residence of Mr.. Phillips, between
here and Mineral Point, but the boy
and fiddle were missing. - TIL,
Dodgeville Eye and Star.
DR.. w. l.. Tallman, who has beer
attending the New York Polyclini
Hospital and Dispensary, clinica
school for graduates in medicine an,
! surgery, which ranks among the high
i est in the world, has received diploma
4 for special courses in General Surgery
Diseases of Children, Surgery and Dis
eases of Woman, Diseases of the Skin
Surgery and Diseases of the Eye, Eal
Throat and Nose. DR.. Tallman wi
I arrive home on Friday evening, Nc
5 vember Doth.
Mrs. William Hopper, formerly c
Linden, died at Walnut, Iowa, o
Nov. IL, 1899; aged 81 years, l
months and 20 days. She had been i
$, for nearly year. The Walnut Recor
says: The funeral took place fro,
the NJ. f. church, at Walnut. Re-
/ Wright, of Carson, lifelong friend {
the deceased and her family, delivere
e the funeral sermon, which was listene
to with sorrowful hearts by a larg
concourSe, who were numbered anon
the friends of the deceased
he Andrew Albertson, a wealthy farme
whose home is about eight miles ca.
of Darlington, was found dead in
Sucker-hole on his farm last Saturda
with bullet in his brain and revo
Is yer by his side. 1t is supposed that
in was case of suicide, although son
of his friends think that it was mu
der because of the absence of powd
: marks on his face, which they argl
\. would have been there if his own har
had pulled the trigger which sent Il
fatal bullet crashing through his sku
Id The new depot building of the
rs, NJ. & st. p. R'y at Darlington is lie
IS, and conveniently arranged structur
ed The dimensions are 90x30 feet, Wi
MT waiting rooms on the east, each 15x'
feet, convenient sized ticket offices
the center, and large freight al
storage room on the west. The ne
IS. depot is great improvement on t
ar old one. and demonstrates the fact tn
the C. NJ. Il St,P. company proposes
keep the Mineral Point division
well as all other divisions of their lin
re. in tirst-class order.