Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-16
Personal Paragraphs.

moses Jones, OF hewanee- Ill, Is
visiting his brother, Paul Jones, of
this place
Mrs. D. ". Dudgeon, of Lone Rock.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. John
O'Dowd, of this city
Frank Potter and wife went to
Platteyille on Wednesday to visit rel
atiyes and friends
Miss Lulu O'Dowd returned on Fri
day last, after a pleasant visit with
relatives in Montfort.
Ed. NJ. Church spent two or three
days of last week in GAINESVILLE, on
business and pleasure
Josiah Paynter has enclosed his
house and lots on Chestnut street with
a neat and substantial fence.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Cabanis
visited with relatives in the southern
part of Grant county last week.
Miss Minnie Tubman arrived here
on Thursday evening Of last week, for
an indefinite visit with relatives.
Mrs. c. A. Blanchard and Mrs.
Margaret B. Allen were the guests of
the Misses Phillips on Thursday last.
Miss Mamie Smith, of Dodgeville,
visited with Hiram Smith and family.
Of this city, for a few days this week.
Rev. J. N. Cleary, of Kenosha, has
been elected president of the Amer
lean Catholic Total Abstinence union.
Fred. Penhallegon came up from
Chicago on Thursday evening of last
week, and visited for a few days with |
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. II. Peck, of |
Platteville, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Smith on Thursday |
and Friday of last week.
Mrs. J. C. Blair, of Darlington, and |
Miss Hattie Blair, Of Greenville, Pa,
visited with their cousin, Mrs. George
Crawford during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Winterbotham.
who have been visiting at the home of
Paul Jones for some time past, re-
turned on Monday to their home in
Illinois.
Mrs. Christopher Brandt, Of the town
Of Kendall, and Miss ThreSa Schaum-
berg, of the town of Mineral Point,
were among the callers at The Dem
Ocrat office on Thursday.
Rev. p Allen, ST., and Rev. w. j. C.
Bond went to Platteville on Saturday
last and took part in the laying of the
corner stone of the new Primitive
Methodist church at that place.
T. G. Mandt, Of Stoughton, for
many years president of the celebra-
ted Mandt wagon company, has re-
signed the presidency and severed his
with the company
Mrs. Ed. Engels arrived here on
Monday, from White Lake, 5. D.
She came to be present with her father,
Conrad Bourghardt, during his last
illness, but death ensued before she
arrived.
Ike Deller returned home on Thurs
lay last, after spending his summer
at Chicago, La Crosse, Aus
in and other places. He says that
many business men whom he met .
themselves as confident of
good healthy trade the coming autumn.
The Barneveld Register: NJ. A.
Eorphy, who is attending the teachers
school at Madison, was at home over
sunday. He reports good time and
| large attendance, although only Mr..
Horphy and his sister and Miss Maggie
represent Iowa county at the
school.
The persons from Mineral Point in
at the teachers institute,
1t DodgeyiIle, this week, are; Misses
Lou O'Dowd, Mary Bennett, Lydia
IolmS, Emma Solms, Lena SOlms,
Katie Hishen, Mamie Casserly, Gertie
NeidenfelIer, Lena White, and Messrs
John O'Dowd and Edward Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Weber re-
rned home on Wednesday evening,
after spending the summer in Oregon. j
they had pleasant visit and saw the
ar northwest territory under very
favorable circumstances, but did not
ind any country which would COM
pare fayorably with the Blue grass
'egion of Wisconsin.
O. C. Smith, of The DodgevilIe S
Chronicle, was in Mineral Point on
Monday, visiting relatives and friends. {
Mr.. Smith is a man of rare and pc d,
,uliar ability, being endowed with real !
poetic talent and fine vein of humor.
only that he lacks the faculty of
pushing himself and his writings to !
he front he would long since been
DISTINGUISHED