Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-05-03

Sherman A. Phillips, carpenter AM
wheelright.
Street Commissioner Iyey has fore
of men with horses and carts clearin!
up High street.
VI. J.. McCabe, lately assistant il
the post office, is at Chicago attending
the Metropolitan business college.
\. G. Deller and family have re
moved to Ed. Devlin's pleasant res
idence in the northern part of the city
\ little child at Prairie du Chen re
Gently fell into a barrel containing
only eight inches of water, and was
drowned.
Josephus Bailey and wife, of Cobb
and \. b. Lynn, of Mount Hope, Wis
made short visit to the city last week
to see d. L. Jacobs and family.
Samuel Hoskins, an old and widely
known resident of Iowa county, died
at his home in DodgevilIe on Wednes
day of last week
The Office of Samuel Jenkin, city
treasurer, vii be at the hardware store
of ;. Hooking & Co. until the time foI
pOlIpptinr foyaC arrives
New advertisements appear in The
Democrat this week for Joseph DelIer,
dry goods, etc; A. G. DelIer clothing;
and Martin x Toay, wagons, buggies,
etc.
Eighteen insane patients belonging
to La Fayette county, were transferred
last week from the hospital at Mad
ison, to the new asylum in Green
county.
J. i. Hosking, photographer, re-
ceiyed last week fine new camera,
suitable for out door work; and is
better equipped than ever before for
taking views
Maj. George Otis, formerly of Min
eral Point, but for many years con
nected with the North Iowa Times,
published at McGregor, recently re-
moved to Minneapolis.
j. l.. BeardsIey came over from
Spring Green on Saturday last, and
remained a few hours visiting old
friends. He reports Spring Green
fairly prosperous.
Matt. Corbett, formerly of Mineral
Point, now an attorney at law, at
Rock Island, H., spent last week in
town visiting his parents and other
relatives.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union are making arrangements to
hold the first strawberry and ice cream
festival of the season. Further notice
will be given. Order of President.
There will be an opening of fashion
able millinery goods at the store of
Miss :. c. Cox on Friday and Satur-
day, May 4th and 9Th The ladies of
Mineral Point and vicinity are cordially
invited to be present.
Mrs. Bernbridge, farmers wife of
Elk Mound, was driving her cows to
pasture on Saturday, when dogs set
upon them and caused them to run
over her, tramping her to death
Darlington Republican.
The Devlin family have removed to
Englewood, H., where Mr.. Devlin
engaged in business several weeks
ago. They have been lifelong res
idents of Mineral Point, and many
warm friends will wish them success
and happiness in their new home.
Dairying is, and must be the main
stay of Southwestern Wisconsin. and
We are pleased to see our farmers who
have timber land cutting it off and
making pasture of the land. 1t is a
useless expense to any farmer to keep
too much timber land -Ridgeway En-
terprise.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment which appears in The Democrat
for Grange Il Hosken, the enterprising
butchers at the corner of High and
Commerce streets. They are good
butchers and good business men, and
sell choice meats, and do an extensive
business.
Died, in the city of Dodgeville, April
p, 1889, of apoplexy, Mrs. Claranda
Temby, widow of William Temby
deceased; aged 3 years and 5 months
Deceased was one of the earliest set.
tiers in this part of the state, having
come here in 1886. She was born in
Camborn, Cornwall, Eng, and leaves
three daughters and one son to mourn
the loss of kind Christian mother
The Dodgeville Chronicle.
The prospecting in the embryo mine
in Arena, still continues; and the pro.
prietors believe yaluables in paying
quantities exist. Drybone for zine
oxide, surely exists, but so far a gold
or silver mine has not been found
although the original analysis prove:
the existence of precious metals bu
not in profitable quantities.-The Ru
raj Eye
". :. Ross attended the great sal,
of Short Horn cattle by Luther Adams
at Dexter Park, Chicago, on Apri
18th, and bought fine imported
young bull, bred by the king of breed
ers, Amos Cruikshank, Aberdeen
Scotland. The bull is called I'm
ported Lord Rockingham, and is ;
very choice one. He is of the fashion
able red in color. His breeding is o
Bates foundation with the Cruikshanl