Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-17
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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tisement. Read it.
s. L. Rand and wife have returned
to Mineral Point from lola, Kansas.
Calvert Spensley. Philip Allen, Jr,
and G. w. McIlhOn visited Chicago
this week.
Rev. S. r. Chubb will preach at the
p. NJ. church next Sunday morning
and evening.
An able article from the pen of F..
NJ. Dyer, of Mit1lin, appears on the
first page of Fridays Democrat.
Hon. j. Montgomery Smith went
over to Platteville on Monday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Hilderbrand.
Miss Annie Wasley, of Dixon, Ill,
who has been sick at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. Z. NeCollins, has fully re-
covered.
Mrs. Thomas Grant, mother of
Patrick Grant, of Highland, died on
Sunday, Oct. 5, 1890, at the advanced
age of 81 years.
The members of the NVoman's Re
lief Corps of Dodgeville. were enter
tanned by the Relief Corps of Mineral
Point on Tuesday.
w. w. Huxtable, who has been a
resident of Alpena, S. D., for several
years, has sold out his business there
and returned to Mineral Point.
Co. Supt. Gillette was called away
from this city on Thursday, by tel
egram announcing the serious illness
of his brother who lives in Dane comfy
A large force of men are at work
building the foundation walls of
the Mineral Point Wooden Mills. The
building will be three story, frame,
9Ox4S feet.
The trotting colt, Ayers p, owned
by Mrs. +. l.. Townsend OF ShullSburg,
is reported to have been sold for the
handsome sum of $5000.-The Oar
lington Democrat.
The annual meeting for the election
of officers and the transaction of such
other business as may come before
the meeting will be held at the city
hall on Wednesday, Oct. % at 1870
p. m.
H. II. Giles, of Madison, member of
the state board of charities and reform,
inspected the Iowa county insane
| asylum, poor farm and jail, on Tues
day and Wednesday, and found them
in good condidition.
The Alpha society of the p. NJ.
church will hold bazaar at the Good
Templars' hall on Wednesday, Oct.
Doth. Supper served at 5 o'clock.
Adults 25 cents, and children under
II years of age Is cents.
L. C. Copeland, of Monroe, has
rented the east rooms in Joseph +.
Miller's building, opposite Spratler's,
and will have them fitted up for a
Photographic gallery. He expects to
occupy them about Nov. 1st.
All parties having bills against the
fair association are requested to pre-
sent the same at once. Also all par
! ties who have not received the premi-
ums for this year are requested to call
at the First National Bank for the
same.
Albert p. Jones is canvassing for a
very interesting book entitled From
Manager to Throne" 1t gives a full
account of the earthly life of Christ
with beautiful illustrations. The book
also contains an account of the jour
ney of the author, Rev. T. De Witt
Talmage ITO, Through and From the
Christ Land"
The Mineral Point zinc works are
running both the old and new furnaces
built during the past summer, nineteen
in all; or 30 fires. The average pro.
duct of the words will soon reach Over
$50 barrels, or about $1,000 pounds
daily The works are the most com
plete oxide works in the United States
The recent improvements, building OF
the new furnaces, etc, must have COS
in the neighborhood o. $4,000, anC
the entire amount of money invested
in the enterprise will not fall mucl
short of half million dollars. Stead,
employment is given to about seventh
men in and about the works.
On last Friday night an attemp
was made to set fire to Mrs. Phillips
large barn, just back Of the L.
Hotel. Early on Saturday mornin.
there was found lot of straw whicl
had been ignited and was then smold
ering. 4 bottle partly filed with ker
osene was also found lying near tn
pile of straw, If the vicious work o
the incendiary had been successful, j
might have resulted in a confiagration
| People generally should be on thei
guard to Illustrate any further at
tempts in this direction, and if posi-
bic bring the guilty party or partie
1 to justice.
Hon. John T. Kelly, of Milwaukee
addressed a fair sized audience at tn
city hall, on Wednesday evening.
:, was the intention of the republican
: party managers to have the speed
delivered in the wigwam, but OWN,
to unfavorable weather it was impos
sible to complete the building in tim
t for the meeting. DR.. J. II. Viyial
presided, and introduced Mr.. Kelly
who spoke for two hours and quar-
ter. His speech was free from pei
: sonal abuse or party bitterness, and i
this respect al least was commedablt
Mr.. Kelly was for number Of year
) Professor of Elocution in st. Franei
f Seminary, near Milwaukee. His word:
: manner and bearing stamp him as
V gentleman and scholar. His treat
e ment of opponents stfikipgly contrast
h with that of very many Fepublica
political speakers and shows how NED
eSsary Christian culturn is as a Da,