Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-18
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

f. W. Stratman was in Minera
Point On Thursday.
George and Edgar Strong, of Wash
ington, d. c., are visiting their uncle
Moses NJ. Strong.
Frank Day left here on July 18th
to visit his brother, Thomas H. Day
at Genessee, Idaho
James Cleary is home from st. Cir
ardeau, Mo-, where he has been at
tending Catholic college.
Guy Cobb, of Rockford, accom-
panied by Bert Crawford, is spending
few days with his mother.
The premium list pamphlets of tn
S. w. Wis. |. A, will be mailed t.
patrons of the fair next week.
There will be game of ball at Bel
mont, Tuesday, July Odd, between tn
Belmont club and Galena Greys.
Well informed horsemen pronounc,
the track of the 5. w. Wis. |. A., on,
of the best race tracks in the state.
Misses Jennie and Dell McIIhost
and Arthur McIlhose, of Dodgeville
visited Miss Lucy Yates last Friday.
Hon. r. J.. Joiner, of Wyoming
Valley, was in town Wednesday, doing
some surveying for the Wooden Mil
| Co.
Remember the ice cream festival tC
be given by the Sons of Veterans al
Odd Fellows hall, this Thursday
evening.
Samuel Francis and daughter Aggie
of Chicago, well known as former
residents of Mineral Point, are here
for few days.
Mrs. r. Converse, now of Minneap-
oils, Mimi, but formerly of Mineral
Point, is visiting friends here, anu
renewing old acquaintances.
Misses Laura Devlin, of Chicago,
and Alice HolliSter, of Milwaukee,
are sojourners at j. V. Mayhew's, en-
joying the pleasures of our summer
resort.
Mrs. Vaughan and Miss Bella Max
well, of Pittsburg, Kan, are here
visiting at the residence of Mrs
Vaughn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Lanyon, Jr.
Curtis Toay, aged about ten years
son of Mrs. S. NJ. Toay, of this place
was badly burned while putting of
some fire works, on Monday evening
of this week.
Prof. ]. II Nye, of the Normal, and
J. H. Rindlaub left Monday for Mad
ison, where they will take a summer
course at the University. -The Platte
vile Witness.
Miss Mollie Ferris, who was visiting
at Omaha, and Richard Ferris, of Red
Cloud, Nebraska, were called here this
week upon the sad mission of attend
their brothers funeral.
Rev. Peter H. Simpkin, the new
pastor, of the Willow Springs 2. NJ
church was recently married to Miss
Katie NJ. Stryker, a granddaughter OF
Martin n. Kimball, one of Chicago's
pioneers.
Senator Robert L. Joiner, of Wy
oming, was in town on Tuesday,
making the necessary surveys to en-
able the directors of the wooden man,
ufacturing company to locate site
for the mills.
Postmaster Shepard is making some
needed improvements in the postof1fce
By the new arrangement, he has been
enabled to put in fifty new call boxes
and fix a convenient window, desk
etc, for the money order business.
At the T. NJ. church, on Sunday
next, services will be held as follows
At 1890, Mr.. Philip Allen, Jr., will
preach. At 200, Sabbath school ses-
sion. At 700 Rev. ). r. Chubb will
preach. Subject, "Short Weight
All invited
The annual picnic of Trinity
! EpiscopaD Sunday school was hello
at the Terry Springs, on Wednesday
Several bus loads of children, then
teachers and parents were present
and the day was happily spent il
pleasant amusement.
The Pick and Cad, of Shullsburg
will this week, enter upon its nintf
volume. 1t is a good local and gen
eral newspaper, and its editor, Bro
T. J. Law, who is one of the bes
natured men in the world, is deserv
ing of the full measure of success.
Miss Katie Eulberg, formerly o
this city, won the gold medal at tn
Commencement exercises at the st
Dominic's Convent, at Portage, Jul,
ID, 1890. All Dodgeville congratu
lates Miss Eulberg on her success, an,
, for her accomplishments.-The Chron
icle.
George Clary, son OF Joseph Clary
departed Wednesday, for Broken Bow
4 Neb., where he has been engaged I,
teach school. George is a scholarl,
young man and will make his mari
, in the far west. Success attend him
: the wish of his many friends in thi
vicinity. The Darlington Republican