Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Sunday with relatives in this city.
Miss Minnie Williams, who has bee
at Cobb for some time, is home again
DR.. w. l.. Tallman made profes
sional visit to Darlington on Tuesday
Miss Cora Schell, of Dodgeyille, i
visiting Miss Hannah Mauger in thi
city.
Chris. Fritsch, of Cobb, was in tow
on Tuesday, and called on The Dem
Ocrat.
W. Il. Mccoy and r. Meyer, Jr., ar,
building lead smelling furnace nea
Lancaster.
Napoleon Graham of Mifflin mad,
The Democrat Office a call on Wednes
day of this week.
Mrs. |. s Lingle, of Madison, il
visiting in this city, the guest of JOIN
Commins and family.
Allen Lodge of Good Templars vii
celebrate July 18th by holding picnic
in Joseph Gribble's grove.
Job and book printing of all kinds
is done in first class and satisfactory
manner, at The Democrat office.
Miss Martha Cummings started OF
Wednesday for Montreal, Canada, t
spend her vacation with relatives.
Rev. f. Z. ClOugh, formerly of Min
eral Point, is delegate to the cOnsti
tutiOnal convention of South Dakota
a. grand picnic will be held a
Carey's grove at Highland on Tuesday
June %, for the benefit of st. Philips
church.
The G. \. II. Post, of this city is tC
have a picnic on July 4th for the ben.
eft of the g. \. II. and the JohnstoWr
sufferers.
The eminent pulpit orator, Rev. DR.
Thomas, of Chicago, will deliver tht
Grafton at the 4th of July celebration
at Warren.
The annual convention of ministers
and elders of the German Presbyterian
church of the Northwest is now il
session at Platteville.
The next meeting of the IoWs
county soldiers relief commission will
be held at the court house in Dodge
vile on Tuesday oct. LIST.
John Bird, of Richiand Center, has
been taken to the penitentiary a
Waupun to serve a life sentence fol
the killing of Oscar Hallan.
Supt. w. w. Collins and new road
master Bennett came here on a SpCcla
train on Wednesday night for the pur.
pose of looking over the road.
In regard to the number of inter
esting personal and local news items
published each week The Platteyille
Witness is beating the record.
Logan Thompson, of the town OF
Linden, recently returned from George
Iowa, whittier he accompanied his
mother, on visit to relatives.
The Fourth of July ought not to be
allowed to pass without a hearty and
patriotic celebration by the people OF
every city and hamlet in the land.
Il. ID. Pulford was at Green Bay last
week attending to his duties as mem
Der of the State Board of Pharmacy
which met there for examination OF
candidates for pharmacists certificates
Nathan Corwith who was well known
to all of the early settlers Of the lead
region, died recently in Chicago, in
poor circumstances. \ few years ago
he was a millionaire, but lost his for
time Sppculatinp in lead
Citizens of Monroe are still making
an effort to have a condensed milk
factory established in that city. \
representative of a st. Louis company
was looking over the ground last
week, to determine the feasibility OF
the proposition.
Professor Hatch gave his entertain
ment in Aids school house on Tues
day evening to a small but highly
interested audience. The views were
all that could have been wished and
the lucid lecture of the Professor made
it instructive as well as entertaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown, of the
town of Linden, and their daughter
Mrs c. L. Thompson, of Denver, Col,
were visitors at The Democrat office
on Saturday last. Mrs. Thompson ha:
been a resident of Denver for seVera
years. and has returned with he
children for short visit.
Rev ID. ID. Hlshen, of st. Gabriel:
| Church, Chicago, is here on visit. \
Chicago paper of recent date says
| Father Hishen is an able man and as
preacher has few equals. He promise
to be one of the most eloquent men il
the priesthood, and his sermons at st
GabrierS are always an attraction.
The Buck Grove cheese factory
which commenced operation on tn
18th of May. is turning out first elias
| American cheese. \ Mr.. Weiting i
| the cheese maker, and has had man,
wears of experience in the business
/ The product of the factory is pro
nounced by experts to be number one
The Sons of Veterans have haC
quite a boom in membership. Eigh
new recruits were mustered in at thei
last meeting, and we understand ;
number more applications are befor
the camp for action. The boys ar
organized for good purpose and de
serve the encouragement of the cit
liens.
DR.. IL. DIN, the eye and ear surgeon
who visited this place last fall ar,
performed several operations on tn
| eye successfully, will visit Minera
Point again June %, and remain o
days. The DR.. may be found at Dl
FeSSenden's Office, where he may b
consulted on any disease of the ey
or ear.
Mr.. John c. Thomas died at Ogden
Boone county. Iowa, on Friday, Jun
eth. Mr.. Thomas was resident Q
Linden for long time and removes
, from there two years ago last Decenl
Der. He was well respected and man
will be panied to hear of his dealt
The funeral took place at Ogden, o
Tuesday.
When the school house janitor, NJ
Packer, opened the door of the pre-
lessons room on Friday morning las
he was greatly astonished at bein
confronted by cow which had take
t possession. or been persuaded by som
praukish boys during the night pr,
T Yious to climb two flights of stairs
a the second story. She seemed perfect
lat home" and it took several me
to get her down again. The boy
whoever they are keep their seer