Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-12-19
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Rev. p. Simpkins, p. NJ. Pastor OF
Willow Springs, visited Chicago this
week.
Robert J. Burdette Americas great
humorist, viii lecture in Brodhead on
| the evening Of Dec. 9th.
Mrs. Ann Matthews started on
Monday for visit with relatives at
Des Moines, and other places in Iowa.
The annual Willow Springs festival
will be held at the p. NJ. church on
Tuesday, Dec. 30. All are cordially
inv tied.
Z. 6. Kline, Of Bancroft, Iowa, is
here on a visit with relatives and
friends. He expects to remain until
after the holidays.
Work was finished this week on
bridges on Otter Creek, near Paul
Mobiles and John Meehan's, town of
Willow Springs. Both are good sub
stantial iron bridges.
Mrs. John G. Clark and family left
Tuesday for Oklahoma to Join the
Judge. They carried with them the
best wishes of hosts of friends to their
new home in the West.-The Lancaster
Herald.
Rev. 5. r. Chubb will preach at the
p. NJ. church at 1870 a. m, and Z p.
m, on Sunday next Morning subject,
As the Dew falling" Evening sub
jecC, - Paul before Felix" All kindly
invited.
The thirty-eighth annual session of
the Wisconsin teachers association
will be held at Madison Dec %, 30
and 81. President Chamberlin will
deliver the opening address on Uni
YerSity Extension"
Mr. WiIl'am TeasdaIe, who was for
many years a merchant of Mineral
Point, and was very highly esteemed
by all our citizens, died at the home
of his son Thos. W. Teasdale, a st.
Paul, on Tuesday Of last week.
On Tuesday of last week Dr. W. l..
Tallman, Of this city, was called to
DodgeVille, by DR.. Hughes, to perform
q very difficult operation on Mrs. VIM.
Thomas. The operation was success
fully performed, and the lady is doing
nicely.
d. .Jacko, of this city, purchased at
the recent sale of Mrs. Godfrey Lin
deaur, near Montfort, splendid
matched team of Norman draught
horses. They are of dapple grey color
and Of even weight The price paid
by Mr.. JacIo was $500
The Collins Bros. huIled for Delos
BabcocIl, of Waldwick, one day last
week, eight bushels of fine seed from
three small loads of Alsace clover.
This clover makes excellent hay and
yields a large quantity of seed, and
proves to be well adapted to this sec
ton.
At regular meeting Of Mineral
Point Lodge, No l, +. and 4. NJ, held
on Tuesday evening, the following
named officers We're elected for the
ensuing year: John Charles, w. NJ:
\. II. Potter $. W; Nicholas Treweek,
J. W; J. Albert Spratler, treasurer; H.
II. Wright, secretary.
The Independent reports that the
Brodhead village board have contracted
with the well known firm of GRAY
Bros, Milwaukee, to bore an Artesan
well in that village, to the depth of
500 to 1000 feet, as may be found
necessary. Part of the machinery
has arrived, and work will commence
on or before the Goth inst.
At the Northern Illinois pet stock
show held at Rockford this week B. J.
Bennett of the Tribune, besides win
ming all henors in the Black Cochin
class carried off sweepstakes for best
male bird on exhibition, there being
over 1000 entries. The premium
awarded to Mr.. Bennett was a hand
some gold watch manufactured by the
Rockford watch company.
Henry Jenkins, a miner, was pain
fully, if not dangerously injured, at
AIitllin, last Saturday morning. He
was at the bottom of the shaft, filing
tubs, and unfortunately a loose stone
from one of the ascending tubs tipped
and fell, striking him on the top of
the head with such force as to render
him seDSeleSS. He was hoiSted out in
what was thought to be a diving con-
dition, but the physicians say that it is
not mortal hurt.
The arrangements for the farmers
institute are about completed. The
subjects for discussion are: Small
Fruit Culture, Glover, Corn Culture,
Silos, Practical Farming. A Census
Problem, Grain Raising, Winter Feed
ing, Sheep Husbandry, Winter Dairy
ing, Country Roads, Butter Making on
the Farm. The institute will be held
on January 4th and 9Th, and will be
conducted by J. NJ. True, secretary of
the state agricultural society. Prof.
| Jonathan Periam, of the Chicago vet
| Urinary collge, who is well known as
an author and writer on agricultural
subjects, will be present during the
institute and viii lecture on, " Breed
/ ing, and General Management of Do
nestle Animals"
The Parish Guild of the Episcopal
! church presented the {" Deestrick Skule"
to large audience at the Opera House,
Dec. II, and realized the neat sum of
eighty dollars. About twenty-six per
sons in all took part, and the parts
We're all So uniformly taken that we
could not mention one without doing
the Others injustice Suffice it to say
that the audience was convuIsed by
the antics of the performers. One
feature of the entertainment that de-
serves special mention was the violin
playing of Miss Shaw. This young
lady who is only thirteen years old,
displayed most remarkable musical
talent, and more than pleased her
audience with her rendition of the
violin solos.
John Kelly, a school teacher in the
town of Highland, was recently arrest
ed upon the charge of assault and bat
? terry. 1t appears that, as punishment
for disobedience, he told one of hi:
pupils, Edward Cody. a boy about four.