Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-24

Mineral 1OlDJ mas 10 miles OF Sue
walk, by actual measurement.
Montfort prohibits cattle from run
ming at large within the village limits.
The Wooden Mills added some line
machinery last week, for finishing
cloth.
The work of cleaning up the grounds
surrounding residences and other build
ings should be carried on briskly these
days.
The promise for permanent growth
of the solid old city of Mineral Point
has not been as bright for twenty-five
years as it is this spring.
The household goods of DR.. Cutler
and wife, have been removed from
EauClaire to Mineral Point. They
will reside in Prof S. T. Osborne's
house.
Eight adults were received into the
membership of the p. NJ. church last
Sabbath evening at the close of Mr..
Chubb's sermon. a larger number
were received in on the previous Sab
bath evening.
Don't fail to attend the musical and
literary entertainment Of the W. Il. G. |
at the city hall, next Tuesday even
ing. An excellent program has been
prepared and rare treat is promised.
The finishing machinery of the
Mineral Point Wooden Mills is being
put in this week. Several thousand
yards of goods are awaiting this de-
partment. When the mills are com |
pIeted which will be shortly after May
1st,-the product will be in the
neighborhood of 600 yards per day. |
About 80 hands will be employed.
The Democrat hopes that whatever
street improvements are made in
Mineral Point this season, will be of
permanent character. Nothing will |
stand the wear and wash on our hills
like good crushed stone. The city |
owns crusher, and it ought to be put
in operation.
a number of bridges on roads in
the city were washed out by the heavy
rain storms of last season. These |
bridges will have to be put in good re-
pair and we are glad to know that the
city authorities are moving IN the
matter. The mayor, members of the
council and street commissioner in |
tend to make through inspections of
bridges, and culverts so that they may |
determine what work is to be done on
them.
A successful teachers meeting was
held at the high school room in this
city on Saturday last. The attendance, |
however, was not as large as was
hoped for. Owing to the absence of
County Superintendent Dietrich, the
meeting was conducted by Prof. Jolly, |
and the interesting program of exer-
erciseS, which we annouced in last |
weeks Democrat, was well carried out. |
Miss Jessie Osborne, of Chicago, an
accomplished elOcutionist, will render
some choice selections at the w. r. c. !
entertainment, at the city hall next
Tuesday evening.
Thomas Trembling is now prepared
to furnish eggs for Matching from
barred Plymouth Rocks-of Sid Conger
Strain. See advertisement.
Edward Brown, who has faithfully
worked at the trade of a printer, for
the past three years. having become
master of the cart preservative of all
arts"-last week severed his connection
with The Democrat office and accepted
a position in the dry goods store of
Gundry, Gray & Co. He is a young
man of high character, and good
educational attachments, having grad
uated from the Mineral Point High
School in 1888. He is also a good
printer and no doubt will develop into
first-class dry goods man.
a. G.. Horn, late of this city, and a
graduate of the Wisconsin University
law school, is proving a successful
attorney at Ogden, Utah. A suit
against railroad company to recover
damages to the amount of S25,150, in
which Mr.. Horn as one of the plain
| tiff's attorneys, re iulted in verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum of S11 $40,
the second largest damage verdict ever
rendered in the te ritory of Utah. The
Daily Commercial of Ogden says: 1.-THE
attorneys for t plaintiff are certainly
entitled to CO. CALCULATIONS for winning
so high a verdict for their client
against sucl skillful opposing coun-
sci.
The Shul sburg papers of last week
contained he particulars of shoot
ing affair hich occurred in that place
on Wedne sday evening, April 18th,
The Pick and Cad says: 1t appears
that for some time past i'll feelings
have existed between Henry Frey and
his sister Mrs. Jake Blotz and during
the day Frey had made threats to kill
her. About the hour above mentioned
Frey went to the house Of Mrs. BlotZ
and finding the door fastened, kicked
it in and on attempting to enter the
house he was shot by Mrs. BlotZ with
a 32-calibre revolver. The ball entered
his neck passing through the windpipe
and lodging just beneath the skin on
back of the neck" The general
opinion of the people of Shullsburg is
that the shooting was justifable.
Diamonds for Farmers: If you
wish to know how to get real dia-
monds below the cost ef the imitation
ores, call on George \. Dean at the
warehouse near the depot. Mineral
, Point, Wis.
The Darlington Democrat: Married
at the brides parents, in the town OF
Kendall, on Wednesday,, Aprl s, 1891
+ Mr.. Leonard Bates of this city, 20 Mis-:
Phoebe Buss of Kendall, Rev. Boot
officiating. The groom Is widely anC
favorably known in Darlington, hav
ing resided here since childhood. y,
a has hosts of friends, who extend thei
heartiest congratulations.