Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-09-19
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Adam Dresen is out in new adver-
tisement, which speaks for itself.
Gundry, Gray & Co. are receiving
large invoices of fall and winter goods.
The annual conference of the NJ. E..
Church is in session this week at Mon
roe.
There has been an increased ship
ment of stone this season, from the
Red Rock quarry, near Gratiot.
A democratic caucus will be held at
the city hall on next Monday evening,
for the purpose of electing delegates
to attend the county convention.
Rev. S. r. Chubb has returned home
and will preach next Sunaay-morn-
ing and eyening-at the p. NJ. church.
Annual meeting of the churches of
Christ for Wisconsin will convene at
Richland Center on Sept. 23d, and
continue five days.
A. G.. Deller is moving his large
stock of clothing into his new store
room in Jenkins building. Look out
for his announcement next week.
Alonzo Smith, carpenter, on Wed
nesday cut his leg badly with a Ratchet
while at work on a house for William
Johnson, of the town of Willow
Springs.
Every voting precint in Wisconsin
will come under the operations of the
the Cooper election law. Town officers
will do well to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
VIM. Lanyon has greatly improved
the appearance of his fine residence
lot by building around it neat fence
in place of the close board fence with
which it was formerly enclosed.
Jack Carkeek, the famous wrestler,
says that he has been rendered the
position of professor of athletics at
Harvard college, and that there is
probability that he will accept it.
Rev. C. Hendra will preach in the
NJ. +. Church next Sunday morning,
Sept. q. All members of the con-
gregation are earnestly requested to be
present. There will be no services in
evening.
The Harvest Home Supper at Trim
18th church rectory on Wednesday
evening was a success socially and
financially. An excellent New Eng
land supper was served, and a snug
sum realized for improvements on the
rectory.
People from this vicinity wishing to
hear Col. Villas speak at Darlington,
on Friday evening, can leave Mineral
Point on the 2:05 p. m. passenger
train, and return on a special train
which will leave Darlington at 1890
the same evening.
Mason Long, the reformed gambler,
and his Pilgrim Singers gave enter
tainments on the streets of Mineral
Point on Monday evening and Tues
day morning, Long is a fluent taIker,
and the concerts given by the singers
are remarkably good.
John Lanyon has gone to the State
fair, at Milwaukee, to exhibit his great
water purifier. This pump is the only
one that will really purify water, and il
is adapted to all kinds of wells and
cisterns. He will doubtless be very
successful in its manufacture and sale.
| Hon. Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, will
deliver great tariff reform speech al
Platteyille on Friday afternoon, Sept
26, Arrangements have been made SC
that people can leave this city on a
special train at 1880 q. m, reach
Platteville in time to hear the speech
and return the same evening.
Mineral Point has been highly hon
ored in the selection of Mrs. J. Mont
gomery Smith as one of the lady com
missioners of the Worlds fair. Foul
represent Wisconsin. The republican
ladies are Mrs. s. 5. Fifeld, of Ash
land, and Mrs. George c. Ginty, o.
Chippewa Falls; and the democrats,
ladies are Mrs. VIM. Pitt Lynde. Of
Milwaukee, and Mrs. j. NJ. Smith. o
Mineral Point. Mrs. Smith is /;
lady of fine attainments, and vii
perform the duties of her position witt
credit TO the state.