Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-10-11
Friday, October II. 1889.
WANTS.
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

| llEMO Uf LUIAL LNlERENl.
Miss Olof Krarer at the Opera House
on Saturday evening
Read A. F. Bishops new advertise
ment to be found on the second page.
Amos Hays has purchased and will
occupy DeIos p. Beech's residence III
the second ward.
The " English" tea at the NJ. Z.
( church, on Wednesday evening, was a
decided success.
No. 2 B was the lucky number in
the drawing of the elegant chair at
PenhallegOn's shoe store.
Remember the opening of fashion
able millinery at the store of Miss ).
c. Cox, on Thursday and Friday, Oct.
10 and II.
County Superintendent Gillett will
hold a supplementary examination for
teachers, at Avoca, on Friday and
saturday, Oct. Is and 49,
The third annual meeting of the
Livingston Driving association will be
held on Friday and Saturday, Oct.
IL and ~.
An adjourned session of the circuit
court will be held at Dodgeville, COM
mencing Nov. 20, for the hearing of
cases not requiring jury.
Charles Collard, proprietor of the
! Edmund stock farm, will hold a public
sale of thoroughbred stock on Wednes-
day, Oct. 30. See advertisement in
another column.
Col. Geo. W Bird, of Madison, will
deliver the Grafton at the unwilling
and dedication of the soldiers monu-
mant at Darlington on Wednesday
next.
Frank Pitman, of Boscobel, a grad
uate of the school of pharmacy of the
state university Of Wisconsin, is clerk
ing at the drug store of r. ID. Pulford
in this city.
Don't fail to hear Miss OlOf krarer,
the little EsquimauX lady, in her leCt-
ure on Greenland, or Life in the Frozen
North, at the Opera Hall, Saturday
evening, Oct. y.
Arrangements have been made with
publisher IN New York city so that
each advance paying subscriber to
The Democrat for 1890, will receive as
premium, twenty good books free
Brewer & PenhalIegon are booming
and advertising their business by Civ
ing to every purchaser of fifty dollars
worth of goods fine large crayOn
portrait framed in heavy gilt and
! bronze frame.
The earnings of the Chicago, Mil
waukee Il st. Paul railway for the
third week in September were $685.
600 as against $4,000 for the cor
responding period last year, and in
crease of $500.
Nathan Hays, of Willow Springs.
has sold his farm to the McQuade
brothers, and about the last of the
month will hold an auction sale to dis
pose of his live stock, farming i'm
plements and other personal property.
A. w. Zeigler, d. ID. s, who is a
graduate of the dental department, of
the state university of Iowa, has Sc
cured rooms of Alfred Jenkins, over
! Dale'S restaurant. The Doctor will be
ready for business by the 18th of Oc-
| toher. 9w2.
A very dangerous counterfeit SO
bill, of the series of 1875, was cir
culated at Milwaukee last week. The
bill contains a rather poorly finished
! picture of Daniel Webster and has
slightly greasy feeling, but otherwise
is very clever imitation.
During the running race at the
Sank county fair last Friday, one of
the horses toIted the track and ran
into the crowd, and several persons
were knocked down. Paul Calhoun,
aged II, and a farmer named Fred
krech were seriously injured. Rich
land Republican Observer.
y " Harvest Home" supper will be
given on Oct. Il, at 6 o'clock p. m,
by the ladies of Trinity church parish,
in the Rectory parlOrs. All who will
take their supper with us at that time
| will find supper worthy of the occa-
sion. Every substantial and dainty
will be provided, including pumpkin
pie. Supper, 25c. PER ORDER Cow.
Carmi Un) Courier: A common
remark of those who attended the
Alba Haywood Concert last night, was:
They give the best entertainment of
any comp ny that has ever played in
Carmi.' rs an impersonator, Alba
Haywood mas few equals, and Miss
Miller'S solo fairly captivated the au-
dience. Should they visit us again
! they will be greeted with crowded
houses.
The case of W. T. Jackson, plant
if, VS.. The Northwestern Mutual Re-
lief association, defendant, was tried
at the circuit court at Dodgeville last
week. The suit was brought on a
policy of insurance held by the plain
iffS wife now deceased. The asSoci-
alton refused to pay the amount of the
policy claiming that the insured was in
arrears for dues when she died. \
verdict was rendered for the defend
ant.
Mrs. ID. p. Beech, in company with
her son Algie, and her mother, Mrs.
George, will leave on Friday morning,
/ for Iowa, where they will visit with
relatives and friends for a short time
before joining Mr.. Beech, at Sioux
Falls, ). D., and settling down to
/ housekeeping. Many friends greatly
regret the departure of Mr.. Beech and
/ family from Mineral Point, but wish
them happiness and prosperity in the
/ thriving new city which is to be their
/ future home.
/ The Mineral Point concert course
will begin October II, 1889. with the
/ opening attraction, The Alba Haywood
Concert company. The season tickets
will be delivered this week, and parties
holding same VIII secure their reserved
seats at the postoffce. Tickets will be
| placed on sale Monday morning at 10
| O'Clock. There are still a few season
tickets to be disposed of at 81 per
ticket-good for reserved seat for the
whole series of five entertainments.
On Tuesday, three families iii three
covered wagons drawn by horses,
passed northward through Mineral
Point, bound for Waapaca county in
this state Eleven years ago they left
| Wisconsin and settled in western
Kansas: but repeated failures of crops
on account of drouth has discouraged