Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-06-19

MlutIdI IOtuG, was III OlSd Ids
week looking after his farm interest:
there. He is running on a train be
tween Huron and Hawarden.
The fifth season of the Wisconsin
Summer School for Teachers will opeI
at Madison July 6, and continue during
the month.
AIdro jerks, of Dodgeville, was
elected Grand Junior Warden of the
Wisconsin Grand Lodge of Masons, al
the session of the Grand lodge hello
in Milwaukee last week.
DR.. John II. Vivian, of this city
was elected one of the directors OF
the Wisconsin grand lodge of ODD
Fellows, at Ashland last week.
The county offices are being removed
from the Green county court house
at Monroe, in order that it may be torn
down and a fine new one built in its
stead.
In the case of the state VS.. Rose
Zoldoske, at Lancaster, on Saturday
last, the jury rendered verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Charles Gilman was elected presi-
dent of the Mineral Point Wooden
Mills, at the last meeting of the board
of directors.
Attention is called to the card OF
John II. PadOn, contractor and builder
Mineral Point. Mr.. Padon is an ex-
pert and careful workman, and has
provided himself with the latest and
best machines for doing work in his
line. Shop on Fountain street, three
doors below LANNON'S foundry.
While bathing in the river near
Darlington on Sunday, John Murray,
aged 10 years, was drowned. The
body has been recovered.
The Bloomfield NJ. E. Sunday school
will hold festival at the church next
Tuesday evening, June %. a pleasant
time is anticipated.
Mrs. n. H. Snow and son Charlie
returned on Friday last, from La
Fayette, Ind, where they had been
present at the death and burial of Mr..
Matthew Simpson, father of Mrs.
Snow. The deceased, was, in early
days, a resident of Mineral Point, and
had many friends in this city and
vicinity.
Rev. NJ. Chase and Hon. NJ. NJ.
Strong attended the Episc opal diocesan
council at Milwaukee, this week.
If many more buildings are to be
erected here in the near future there
will have to be an addition or two laid
out to the (village) now booming city,
of Mineral Point. Good building lots
are becoming scarce.
A new advertisement for the
foundry of James Wearne & Co.
will appear in The Democrat next
week. They are. paying the highest
cash price for old iron.
The bids for the proposed stone ad-
dition to the second ward school build
ing were opened by the board of
education on Saturday night. The
bid of John Charles, $2,733, for COM
pleting the work, including labor and
material, was found to be the lowest
and accepted.
Rev. J. H. McManus is attending a
camp meeting at Viroqua, and Rev.
Alfred Charles will preach at the NJ.
E. church in this city on Sunday
morning and Rev. Philip Allen, Jr., in
the evening.
The following named members OF
George H. Legate Post, G. A. R.,
attended the veterans reunion at Rich
land Center last week: Capt. S. E.
Shepard, Hon. G.. G. Cox, Samuel
Hooking, William Skinner, Jerry Hum
bert, William Whitford, John Whitford
George w. Reynolds, John Thompson
Mrs. George A. Pierce, formerly OF
Mineral Point, died recently at heI
home in Chicago. The body was ae,
companied to Lacrosse by her daugh.
ter, Mrs. A. L. Lehmen, and buried
from the residence of Mr.. George a
Pierce, on the 5th inst.
p. ]. Mullen will sell 40 mich COW;
at public auction, at the stock yards
near the depot in this city, on Saturday
afternoon at 80 p. m.
The annual examination for State
certificates will be held in the office o.
State Superintendent at Madison, be
ginning at 9 O'Clock a. NJ, Tuesday
August 4, and continuing four days
On Saturday, August s, the standing
of applicants viii be determined and
reported to the State Superintendent.
Frank McGery. of this city left OF
Saturday last, for Chicago, for surgica
treatment. Many friends hope tina
he may soon return restored to health
Prof. Paul H. Hanus, formerly 0
Mineral Point but lately director o
the State Normal School Of Colorado
has been elevated to the chair o
pedagogy at Harvard. Prof. Hanus
brainy and cultivated. The Demoera
eongratulates him upon his well earne
success.