Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-06-28

Mineral Point will celebrate.


life in the lead business at ShullSburg
| A Farmers institute has been as
signed to ShuIlsburg, to be held some
| time next winter.
Joseph DeIler presented The Dem
Ocrat office with some choice straw
berries on Thursday.
Brother, refresh myself with straw
| berriers and ice-cream at Good Temp
lars Hall on Friday evening.
w. J. Penhallegon has been making
! extensive improvements to mis- res
| idence, in the second ward.
Charles Burkhardt recently pur
chased remarkably fine four year ole
work horse. He has now fine team
j. p. Hankins recently sold to Fred
Phillips, of Linden, Storey & Camp
organ, one Of the finest of that make
ever brought to Mineral Point.
George Gorgen has greatly i'm.
proved his residence, corner of Chest
nut and Fountain streets. He has re.
paired and reprinted it throughout.
A number of the citizens of Skulls.
burg have organized a national bank
The institution will open its doors to
the public next Monday, July 1st.
DR.. A. V. Campbell, of the St. Louis
Eye and Ear Infirmary, will be at the
L. 5. Hotel, Mineral POiut, on Mon
day, July LIST, and will remain until
the 18th.
The 5. w. Wis. l. a. will this yeaI
establish its right to the claim of being
one of the leading district fairs OF
Wisconsin. The outlook for a success
ful fair is very promising.
The Enterprise says that the picnic
at the Catholic church on Tuesday
of last week was large and well at
tended affair, all neighboring towns
and villages being well represented
there.
On Thursday last, Mrs. J. F. Boyn-
ton and her sister, Mrs. J. c. Squires
went to Freeport with the excursion
from Dodgevillc. They returned to
this city, where Mrs. Squires will re-
main on short visit
The Good Templars are to give a
strawberry and ice-cream festival at
their hall on Friday evening, June %
The incest cream and berries will be
served, and no pains will be spared to
make the evening enjoyable to all.
Annie Fitzpatrick, eight years old,
arrived in Darlington last Thursday
evening al the way from Washington
Territory, travelling the entire distance
alone. She had tag tied around her
neck giving her name and destination.
The Platteville Democrat says that
the indications now are that the Nor
nal school class of 80 will graduate
thirty members, which is four more
than any class that has yet received
degrees.
The people of Pecatonica will Gel
citrate the Fourth by holding a basket
picnic. There will be speaking, sing
ing and other exercises during the
day, closing with grand concert in
the evening. Everybody is invited to
attend.
NJ. \. Torphy's residence had a close
during the thunder storm last Satur-
day night. Lightning struck a small
tree only twenty feet from the
house. The inmates were considerably
shocked but no one was injured
Barneyeld Register.
About 5000 eople were present on
the last day of the soldiers reunion
at Boscobel last week. Major Z. A.
Whalev, of Prairie du CHEN. was
elected president, and the next re-
union will be held in that city.
The p. n. church at Miflin will hold
a DAYS meeting on next Sabbath. June
3Oth. Sermon in morning at 1910 by
p. Allen, .Tr., of Mineral Point, again
at , o'clock by A. Charles. of Edmund.
and p Allen, Jr., and in the evening
at : o'clock by the pastor W. J. c.
kalrh.
The Democrat feels safe in predict
ing that the show of fine horses at the
coming fair of the :. w. Wis. |. A..
will astonish all who attend. This
section is becoming noted far and
wide for producing as fine draft, trot-
ting and running horses as are to be
found anywhere.
From present indications the COM
ing fair of the 5. W. Wis. |. A., to be
held in this city September Sd. 4th.
9Th and 9th, will be one of the grand
est exhibits ever made of the prod
ucts of this section The manapers
are SHARING neither time nor money TO
make the fair big success.
NJ, D,ao-, of p,,,,;x. y,
wife of Alb. Dodge a former PIatteviIIe
how, had a narrow escape from death
Friday. She ATTEMPTED TO clean kid
Gloves with benzine, and while drving
them over the fire the benzine ex7
pIoded setting fire to the gloves,
Both arms were terribly burned The
Platteyille Witness.
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Eve and Far Inirmary is we'll and
favorabIv known in this community
hayino visited this Mace a number of
times in former wears He has the
renntation of being most successful in
his treatment of diseases of the eve
and ear He will he here Julv1 LIST and
remain until Julv 18th.
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