Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-03
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

lington On Sunday.
Rev. b. E. Wheeler conducted quar-
terly meeting services at the NJ. E
church last Sunday.
Dennis Nc Carville, of Calamine
adyertises two farms for sale, in this
issue of The Democrat.
The factory CT the Wisconsin Mill
condenSing company at Monroe i:
about ready to begin operations.
From January 1st until May LIST
the grocery stores of Mineral Point
will be closed at o'clock p. m.-Sat
urdays excepted.
Drs. Tallman & Reilly have been
re-engaged by the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul Railway company as
physicians for this division of the road
Mrs. Samuel Jenkin, held the lucky
number, 1439, that drew the $50 SET
set of furniture rallied off by the Noble
dramatic company at the opera house
on last Saturday evening.
n. H. Snow starts off the new veal
as agent for the the Peru zinc com.
pany; the duties of which position he
can perform without neglecting his
other business.
Mrs Joseph f. Miller went to Shulls-
burg on Tuesday in response to tel
egram announcing the serious illness
/ of her sister Mrs. Swinbank, an old
resident of that place.
Thomas Scott Ansley, deputy U. S
Marshal, is confined to his home in
this city, with severe attack of infu-
eaZa, which is very painful. His
daughter, Miss Florence, has also been
sick, with fever, but is recovering
slowly.
Prof. G. E. Cabanis attended the
meeting of the State Teachers asSo.
citation held at Madison last week
While at the capital city he purchased
a fine Jersey heifer from the herd OF
| II. Adams, superintendent of public
| property.
Master Harry Dimond carried the
audience away with an excellent rem
dered violin solo. He has wonderful
technique and breadth of tone, and
was recalled half dozen times.-Chi-
cago Daily News. At Opera House,
| Jan. Is, 1890.
On Friday night some scamp or
scampS smashed in the windows of
Sanger, Rockwell & Co.'S lumber office
at the depot, and threw large stone
through one Of the side windows OF
the store of Jeuck Bros, on Commerce
street. a good marshal or night
Waterman is greatly needed in Mineral
Point.
VIM. Varcoe, formerly general agent
at Mineral Point for the Mccormick
harvesting machine company, but how
a resident of Sacramento, Cal, has the
thanks of The Democrat for copy OF
| The San Francisco Examiner contain
ing a graphic description of the recent
great floods in the Sacramento valley
and other interesting matter.
The annual Tea Meeting of the p
NJ church was held on the evening OF
New Years day. The attendance was
not quite as large as usual, but good
ly company partook of supper; after
which stirring addresses were deliv-
cred by Rev. Horton, of the NJ. E
church, Rev. Chase, of the Episcopal
church, and Rev. Bond, the minister
in charge.
On Tuesday James James received
a telegram bearing the sad intelligence
of the death of his son, Joseph H
James, at Sac City, Iowa, who died
suddenly of heart disease. The news
was very severe shock to his parents
and in fact to the whole commu
nifty. The body has been brought here
for interment, and the funeral viii
take place from the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. James James on Friday
afternoon at ? o'clock.
The entertainment given by George
Ii. Legate Post, No. 125, G.. A. r., or
Tuesday evening, was the most sue
cessful and popular of the five annua
entertainments given by the veterans
in Mineral Point. At the campfire an
able address was delivered by Senator
Clawson of Monroe, to which other in.
teresting exercises and the charms OF
good music were added. a very large
number partook of a good supper, an6
the promenade concert at opera hal
was largely attended and pleasant.
Between and 4 o'clock on Monday
morning, Jerry O'Neill and wife, liv
ing at Mt. Sterling, Crawford county
were shot and killed while in bed, by
some unknown assassin. Two daugh
tiers heard the shots, but the murderer
escaped before they reached the 'oon
of their parents. There were eigh
members of the family asleep in the
house There is no clue whatever, as
it was not known that the victims haC
enemies. Mr. O'NeilI was well-to
do farmer.
The funeral of James Smith, wht
served in Co. B., 3Uth Wis, commanded
by Capt. Thos. Priestley, during tn,
was, was held at Linden on Thursday
Dec. Goth, 1889, and was { tended b,
the following members of Legate Post
of this city: Sen. Vice Com. J. III
Tyack; Jun. Vice Com. Geo. Harris
Quartermaster George Jeuck; Adjt
b. T. Prideaux; Comrades J. i. Pri
deaux, c. Spensley, Stephen Wilkins
G. Mauger, Dan. Kober, J. Perkins
VIM. Coad. Comrade Smith served
his country a little over three years
and was good and faithful soldier
May he rest in peace.
Mrs. Rose Zweifel, a lady of Mon
roe, recently used whip with tellin.
effect on young man who had Sian.
: dered her; and her action is evidentl,
strongly supported by public senti
ment. The Monroe Gazette says
Mrs. Rose Zweifel was presented
! with a fine gold watch and chain, Sat
urday night, by the citizens of thi
I city, as a token of their respect 70
her in having spunk and nerve to de
r fend her character from the SANDER
Gus reports that had been circulate,
about her. She also received fin
rawhide riding whip as reminder o
what happened Friday morning"
Our citizens and friends from tn
: surrounding country did nobly in re
Spouse to the call for aid to the Dakot
: sufferers. Mr. Allen reports that tn
a contributions of clothing filed fly
a large dry goods cases, three boxes an
, one barrel: and that he also receive
$500 in cash from several persons, Il
: sums from 50 cents to SO. Friend