Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-18
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

}. p. Hankins has painted upon his
show windows very neat and skill
fully executed sign.
Read J. Deller's attractive aGver-
tisement on the second page Of The
Democrat.
The annual meeting Of tie Wiscon-
sin cavalry association Will be held at
Prairie du CHEN June 18th, 18th and
18th.
The Darlington papers report that a
number of fine residences will be
erected in that city during the coming
summer.
There is hardly vacant dwelling
house in Mineral Point, and consider
able inquiry is being made for houses
to rent.
During the coming summer, J. w.
Rewey will erect, in the village Of
Rewey, fine two-story, brick -veneered
building.
r.. C.,BenSon advertiSes for sale his
fine stock farm of $40 acres, situated
in the town of Willow Springs, La
Fayctte county.
Complaints are made by farmers of
the loss Of young colts this spring, but
so far no losses of this kind have been
reported in this section.
Benjamin Blewett, who recently sold
his farm, east of Dodgeyille, has de
cided to erect fine residence in Min
eral Point, this summer
Gen Satterlee Warden died one day
/ last week at his home in Frankfort,
Kansas. The deceased was for many
years Il resident of Darlington.
The Southwestern Wisconsin Bee
Keepers association will hold their
first annual meeting on Thursday, May
|, 1890, in the town hall, Boscobel.
Bids will be received up to May LIST
for repairing the front portico of the
! Iowa county court house. Contract
ors will find the notice for bids in an
other column.
ID. Jaclo has removed his stock of
goods to his large store building op-
posite Pulfords. The store. has been
finely fitted up, and presents an at
tractiye appearance.
Darlington and Chicago are making
simultaneous efforts to suppress gamb-
ling. If driven from both cities, where
will the sports" find an abiding
place. Journal.
Rev. George Lamb has accepted the
invitation of the G.. a. Il. Post Of
DodgevilIe to preach the memorial
sermon at that place, on Sunday, May
25th, at the Presbyterian church. So
reports The Chronicle.
James Spensley attended and took
part in the Grant county inter-denOm-
national sunday school convention
held at Lancaster, April 9th. The
proceedings were very interesting and
profitable.
The failure of Joseph Cook to close
the Platteville lecture course was due
to the death of his mother, and he
was blameleSs. His Ultimate Amer
lea will be given without fail, Fri
day, April 18th.
Aldro jerks will deliver the lecture
in Williams Hall on the evening of
the 18th. The subject for discussion
will be the moon and what has been
discovered on that planet by the tel
escope and photography Dodge
lie sun.
Although Mineral Point will not
have any great building boom this
season. the erection of Il few new res
licences is contemplated. \ number of
! Improvements and additions to present
buildings are already under way.
J. Gorgon x Co. slaughtered on
Wednesday, an exceptionally fine beef,
a four-year old heifer, which they pur-
chased from Charles Gilman. She
weighed on foot, 1910 pounds, and
dressed nearly 900 pounds
J. T. LaNIalle, p. Allen, Jr., and
John Charles, who were appointed a
committee to investigate the proposal
to establish a knitting factory here,
have returned from Milwaukee, and
report the prospects favorable fer Sc
curing factory.
Since the COW has been barred from
running ut large within the city limits,
many of our citizens have taken down
the fences about their residences.
which greatly improves them in APP
pearance.- The Darlington Republi-
can.
Hon. J. W. Rewey has been in the
city for the past two weeks engaged in
the registers office making an abstract
of the recorded Indebtedness of the
citizens of this county, for use of
the census bureau. - The Dodgeville
/ Chronicle.
The Galena Press says: The basket
factory is under advisement, and the
hot water heater factory is assuming
definite shape. and it really seems that
the prospect of investment of Galena
money in Galena manufactures is i'm
proving.
The supreme court of Wisconsin has
reversed the decision of the lower
court in the case of isabella Magoon
VS.. Lydia Reber ct al, having rendered
judgment canceling the note obtained
: by forci6le means from II. 5. Magoon
by Richard Reber.
: The Darlington Republican, in re-
ferring to the efforts to establish a
! knitting factory in Mineral Point.
! says: The step taken by our sister
city, is certainly in the right direction
and speaks volumes for the energy
and enterprise of Mineral Points
moneyed men"
At the annual election of the W. c.
L. L. April Sth, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Jas. Hutchinson, President; Miss
: Bassett, Vice President; Mrs. f. Y.
Hutchison; Recording Secretary; Mrs.
4. Il. Yates, Corresponding Secretary;
Mrs. John Perry, Treasurer.
John Lanyon of this city. has re-
ceived number of orders recently. for
: Stone-crusherS, and he will probably
: be kept busy for some time manu-
: featuring them. On Monday evenin G
), he received an order for a crusher for
d the city of Lancaster, the authorities
d there having decided TO macadamize
the streets,