Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-08
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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Democrat, and receive copy of Black
Beauty as a premium.
a new advertisement of Wearne's
foundry and machine shop appears in
this issue of The Democrat.
Mrs. C. Weibers, Jr., and children, of
Englewood, H., are here visiting with
relatives.
Herman Enzenroth has purchased
the north lot of the Terry property,
and will build on it a fine residence.
The wages of the section hands Of
the C. NJ. and St. P. R'y have been
raised from $1.10 per day to $1.25.
DR.. j. w. Stearns will deliver a lee
ture before the teachers institute at
Dodgeville, August 18th.
a democratic city caucus will be
held at the city hall, on Tuesday even
ing, August 10. The call appears on
the second page.
An ice cream and cake sociable will
be given by the ladies of the NJ. E.
church in front of the church this
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Deller delighted some
of her friends the other evening by
calling them in to see Il beautiful
night blooming cereus.
Rev. NJ. Benson, Of Monroe, former
pastor Of the NJ. L. church in this
city, will exchange pulpits with Rev.
Geo. w. Horton next Sunday.
The p. NJ, picnic on Wednesday was
a very enjoyable affair. There was a
large turn out, and the Cobb band
furnished good music for the occasion.
The Shullsburg Pick and Cad: n.
n. Snow, of the Mineral Point zinc
works, bought several hundred tons of
zinc ores in this neighborhood last
week
Thomas Kennedy, of DodgevilIe,
went to Chicago on Wednesday, and
took with him for treatment his little
son that suffers from an injury to the
spine.
T. B. Ellicott, of Lone Rock, has
been appointed superintendent of
Richland county schools, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
J, w. Burns.
Delegates to both the state and con
gressional conventions will be chosen
at the democratic county convention,
to be held at Dodgeville on Wednes-
day, August 20.
a large company of pleasure seekers
from this city went on an excursion to
Blue Mounds, on Thursday. They
rode over to Dodgeville in buses, and
went thence by rail to the Mounds.
Services at Bethel p. NJ. church in
Waldwick, on Sunday at $50 and 8
o'clock, by Rev. L. y. Sympllin. Sub
iect - Afternoon: Eternal Punish
ment; Evening: The Eternal Rock
All are cordially invited.
DIR. Law, of Belmont, bought about
sixty thousand of lead ore of KIcoyne
Bros, of the Lucky Hit mine, last
week, and about one-half that amount
of Deacon & Devoux, at $2450 per
thousand.-TheS hullsburg Pick and
Cad.
Thomas Collins went over to Racine,
on Monday, and bought from ]. l.
Case another traction engine and a
separator for threshing grain. Both
engine and separator are of the latest
improved makes, and are excellent
machines.
Alvin Martin, farmerS'S son, was
accidentally shot in the leg on Sun
day, while hunting for pearls in the
river near Darlington. His pistol
dropped from his pocket, striking a
stone and discharging. Amputation
of the leg may be necessa. '.
Blight Wallis, son of J. 3. Wallis,
met with rather serious accident at
the Primitive Methodist picnic, on
Wednesday. While swinging, the
board of the swing broke, throwing
him to the ground, and breaking a
forearm just above the wrist
The Darlington Democrat: Frank
Meehan, son of Ex-PostmaSter Nee
han, was bitten on the hand by a large
water moccasin on Tuesday of this
week. He was at once treated by DR..
Huntington and has thus far eXpe-
rienced very little inconvenience from
the bite
z. NJ. CHURCH SERvICES.-Rev. 5.
r. Chubb viii preach both morning
and evening. Services at 10: 80 and
/ 700. Sabbath School at 200. Morn
ing subject: Like palm tree, and
like a cedar of Lebanon" Evening
subject: Abraham offering up Isaac"
Praise service at 6: so. Everybody in
vited.
/ Fennimore will hold its second an
nua field and farmers day and band
tournament, on Thursday, Aug. ii:
Mt Hope and Fennimore, and Mineral
Point and Boscobel base ball mines
will compete for prizes. Prof. F. X.
Shuttleworth, of Potosi, will deliver
an address on the growth of Fenni-
more; the Lancaster MINISTRIES will
give an entertainment, and there viii
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