Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-09-05
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

held at Milwaukee Sept, - to 70, in
elusive.
Dr. NJ. II. Cleary, of Galena, brother
of 7. l.. CIeary, of PlattevilIe, is the
Democratic nominee for Judge of 10
Daviess county.
The annual Harvest Home festival
of Trinity Church will take place next
Sunday morning at half past ten
o'clock, (Trinity church,.
4 democratic convention, to nomi-
nate county officers and members of
assembly, will be held at Dodgeville,
on Wednesday, Sept "a. The regular
call will be published next week.
A mass convention of the Prohibi-
ton party of Iowa county will be
held at the court house in the city of
Dodgeville, on Friday, Sept. 18th, to
place in nomination candidates for the
various county offices, and also for
members of assembly.
According to the census returns the
cities of southwestern Wisconsin have
inhabitants as follows: BoscObel
1873, Lancaster 1912, Prairie du
CHEN 3,O61, PlatteyiIle 2,746, Mineral
PORT 2,69l, Richland Center 1903,
Dodgeyille, 1,724, Viroqua 1878, Ma
zomanie 1893, Madison, 1888.
The Iowa county fair at Dodge
vile, last week, was quite successful.
There was good weather throughout,
and fairly large crowds in attendance
each day. There was a large and fine
show of live stock-every stall and
pen being filled with well bred an
imals. The display in the house was
not SO large as usual. The races were
well filed and holly contested.
The Dodgeville Chronicle: The
special school meeting held at the
High school building, in this city, on
Thursday evening of last week, author
lied the school board to purchase from
DR.. w. ]. Pearce a plat of land adj
joining the school lot, and containing
fraction more than an acre, for the
sum of 1925, and the meeting also
voted tax for that amount to make
the payment.
The Salvation army from India, will
visit Mineral Point on Saturday and
Sunday, Sept 6 and Z, and will con
duet meetings in the Salvation Army
church. The party consists of Staff
Capt. and Mrs, Jai Singh, Capt. Kan
tahella, the long haired man of the
lion tribe, Lord Ratna PaIa, the con-
verted Buddhist priest. They will be
dressed in Hindoo costume. Meetings
commence al s p. m. on Saturday, and
at I, IL, 3 and on Sunday. Admis-
sion ten cents Saturday night; collec-
ton at door Sunday afternoon and
night.
John J. Healey, formerly of Mineral
Point, has been nominated by the
democrats of Edmunds county, $.
Oak, as their candidate for county
Judge. The Edmunds County Dem
ocrat of recent date contains a very
com plimentary notice for Mr.. Healey.
and says "his election to the impor t.
ant office of county judge will be a
recognition of Il capable and worthy
young man, and the people of Ed
mundS county can be assured that the
work of the office will be promptly
attended to, and all rights tempered
with justice, and needless litigation
frowned upon"
While attending the funeral of Mrs.
Andrew Bourghardt, on Saturday last,
Carl 'FRONT.', ,Ir., of the town of Ken
dali, Lafayette county, met with a run
away accident which came near being
very serious, He was riding, with his
mother, and going down hill the
tongue of their buggy broke off, and
the horses took fright and started to
run. The rig was overturned, and
both occupants were thrown out. Mr..
FrontZ managed to keep hold of one
line, however, and although he was
dragged for long distance, succeeded
in stopping the horses. While both
were badly bruised, it is thought that
; neither Mrs. Frontz nor her son re.
ceived serious injuries.
Rev. and Mrs. ). d. Pulford have
gone to Tacoma, Washington, where
two of their sons reside. The parish
toner's of Emanuel parish, of Lancaster
of which Mr.. Pulford has been recto
for number of years, rendered then
a reception, which the Lancaster pa
pers speak of as being one of those
pleasant affairs engaged in only whel
the people join in doing honor toward
a citizen whom they wish to especiall
designate as worthy. About $50 per
sons Were present, and the kindl
spirit was dominant in every heart
: Mr. and Mrs. Pulford were made tn
recipients of number of beautiful
presents, The Herald says: THE
have been many years in Lancaste
= and Platteville, and are most highl
esteemed by all acquaintance, and tn
|, well wishes of all go with them.