Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-23
Friday. May %, 1890.



Joshua Hanscom, of Warren, is in
town.
Read the notice to stone masons, on
this page.
C. W. McIlhon has gone up to Ash
land, on business.
DR.. w. H Van Dusen and Morton
Eastman, of MOntfOrt, were in town
Tuesday.
The Wisconsin state Sunday School
Convention will be held at Baraboo,
June 18th and 18th.
Rev. w. J. c. Bond will preach his
farewell sermon at the p. NJ. church
next Sunday evening.
John B. Wallis has just been COM
missioned to take the census of the
town of Mineral Point.
Mrs. Samuel White and son, Willie,
went to SOuix City, Iowa, on Tuesday,
for visit with relatives.
William Lanyon, Jr., came from
Pittsburg, Kansas, on Friday last, for
a short stay with his family.
Rev. C. Murphy, of Decatur, H.,
will preach in the NJ. E. church next
Sunday, morning and evening.
Mrs. c. S. Simmington returned to
Chicago on Saturday, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. John Francis.
John f. Grace returned on Tuesday,
from Madison, where he had been at
tending to some business matters.
The Misses Anna and Agnes Cru
now, of Mifllin, were among the visit
ors in our city last Saturday and Sun
day.
Postmaster Meehan of Darling
ton, has purchased the Whitman House
of that city, and will take possession
June 1st.
Alfred Vivian entered on his duties
on Monday afternoon, as inspector of
sons of veterans camps throughout
the state.
Misses Katie and Bertha Horn
started on Tuesday last, for Winona,
Mimi, to visit their sister, Mrs. John |
Schilling
Miss Nettie Oswald and Miss Carrie |
Nathan, of Lancaster, have visited in |
this city the past week, the guests of
Miss Clara Deller
BY calling at, or addressing The :,
Democrat office, town officers can Sc !
cure blank forms for notices requiring
the destruction of noXious weeds.
Mineral Point expects to have cleo
trio lights in the near future. What
is the matter with Shlllsburg taking a
little of the same?-Ihe Pick 81 Cad
The Darlington Journal: c. A
Blanchard has purchased the fine res
idence on Ohio street. known as the
William James place. Consideration,
$4,000.
Dodgeville Chronicle: Mrs. Dr. Cos
ems, of this city, returned from BelOit
this week, where she has been for
some time in attendance at the sick
ness and death of her father
Mrs. James Hutchinson has been
elected delegate to attend the state
of the Woman's Christian
Union, to be held at Ra-
cine June Sd, 4th, 9th and 9th.
John Horn and J. f. La Male, del
egates of st. Joseph's Society, of Min
eral Point, will go to Milwaukee on
next, to attend the meeting |
of the German Catholic Benevolent
societies, to be held May 25th to 18th.
Adolph Appel was not content with
the elegant furnishing of his barber
shop and therefore made it still more
grand by adding another section to
his fine plate glass dressing case. He
has good reason to be proud of his
neat and attractive place of business.
Aionzo Perciyal jerks, father of
Aldro jerks, of Dodgeville, died at
his home, south of Darlington, on
May l1th, and was buried on
the following Tuesday. The deceased |
was man of strong convictions. hon
est and upright in all his dealings.
He was 81 years of age.
Charley X. Wilkinson, formerly of
this city, was recently elected pres
the college which he is attending at
Eugene, Oregon. Upon his inagura-
ton, he delivered very able and in
teresting address, which is printed in
full in late issue of the Oregon State
Journal
John Charles, Henry We'll, Gilmore
Hutchinson and w. II. Osborne have
purchased the property belonging to
the Terry estate, in Mineral Point,
and will proceed to erect thereon four
fine residences, The transaction is an
important one, as it shows the con-
fdence these young men have in Min
eral Points future prosperity.
f C. Weidenfeller. of Mineral Point,
recently did some painting and deco
rating for John DeMuth, at Darling
ton. OF his handiwork a correspondent |
of The Galena Gazette says: 1.-THE en-
tire building is fixed up to the queens
taste. The papering of the ceiling of j
the front room is certainly a hand
some piece of work.
Rev. W. J. c. Bond. who has been |
pastor of the F. NJ. church Of this city |
for the last five years, has been ap-
pointed to the passionate of the z. NJ. |
church of kewanee, Ill, and will short |
" remove with his family to that city. |
Mr.. Bond is an able, faithful and zeal |
Gus minister, and a wide circle of |
friends besides the members of his |
own church, will wish him God speed I!
in his new field of labor.
f. }. Davey, is closing out his stock
of boots and shoes, preparatory to |
going to Deer Lodge, Montana, where !
he Will continue in the boot and shoe |
business. and where his brother, Frank |
Davey, is now located. Mr.. Davey |
is an energetic young business man,
and while regretting his intention to
remove from Mineral Point, we hope
his highest expectations may be re-
allied in the growing city of Deer
Lodge.
Miss Salmon returned to this city
last week from a five months visit
with friends and relatives in Nebraska
and Kansas. She says northwestern
Kansas is a beautiful country, and
settled by an industrious, intelligent