Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-12-11

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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reputation. The coming one will be
better than any held heretofore.
Spensley & Mcnhon placed in their
law Office last week a fine new Cali
graph type writing machine.
VIM. b. Dave, who was recently in
jured by a fall from one of the build
ings at the Zinc furnace, which he
was roofing, is getting well again.
The Wisconsin Teachers association
will hold a three days session at Viro-
qua December p, %, and 30.
Mrs. Katie i. Scott Of Galena had a
dream that there was rich lead Of
lead ore in a certain place on her land,
and started some men to digging
there. At depth of 40 feet they
struck rich crevice Of mineral.-The
PIatteviIe News.
BY order of the Dean, the Madison
Conyocation of the Episcopal Church
will be held in TT nifty church, Mineral
Point, on the 5th and 9Th Of January,
next, instead Of the 18th and 10th Of
December, in order that the Bishop of
the diocese may be present, it being
impossible for him to be here this
month.
The rebuilding of the bag rooms at
the Mineral Point Zinc works is being
pushed rapidly forward. The site will
be surrounded by thirty-three electric
lights, 50 that the work can be prose
cuted both day and night.
Attorneys Strong, Smith and Spen-
sley attended the Circuit court at Oar
lington last week.
John Charles has advertised for
forty carpenters to work on the new
buildings for the Mineral Point Zinc
company.
Miss Lizzie Peter, daughter of John
Peter, met with painful accident on
Sunday last. She was returning from
church, and as she stepped on some
slippery ground she fell heavily upon
her right arm, breaking both bones
near the wrist joint. She is a good
industrious girl, and everybody will
be sorry to hear of her misfortune.
Chas. Winn and James kober hunt
ed at Wiota on Monday and Tuesday,
securing fifty rabbits.
George A. Dean returned home
from Chicago on Tuesday evening,
after an absence of six weeks.
Hugh L. Phillips, formerly of this
city, was recently appointed assistant
Secretary and Treasurer and Auditor
of the Texas Sabine Valley and North
ern R'y company, with office, at his
home city of Longviev, Texas. The
promotion is an honorable one, and
Hugh's many friends in Mineral Point
will be glad to know that he is meet
ing with the success which his ability
and worth deserve.
Prof. Duncan McGregOr, president
of the Normal school at Platteville,
will deliver an address at the annual
installation entertainment of George
IL. Legate post, No. 125, &. A, r., to
be held in Mineral Point on Thursday
evening, Dec. 81, 1891. The veterans
are to be congratulated on securing so
able a speaker.
The Baraboo Republic came to us
last week enlarged to a seven column
quarto The Democrat heartily con-
graduates Editor w. H. Bennett upon
the excellent make up and fine appear
ance Of his paper. Mr.. Bennett is
progressive newspaper man and is
giving the people of Sauk county
newspaper of which they man be proud.
We are glad to say that we have al
ways differed with him in politics, but
in social and business relations have
ever found him perfect gentleman,
whose word is as good as his bond
May he and The Republic abundantly
flourish.
The Montfort Mining company, of
Montfort, has filed articles of assoc
citation in the secretary of states
office. The capital stock is $4,000,
The incorporators are John Delaney,
\. Z. Thomas, A. D. Thomas, H. W.
Dieter and M. NJ. Sherman.
\ GAINESVILLE girl who has been an
noyed by anonymous letters, set de-
tectiye to work on the case, discovered
the young man who wrote them, made
him pay the detectives bill and give
$3.50 to the poor besides.
As Isaac Zimmerman, a Beetown
farmer, was at work on his barn, the
other night, he was struck with club
by some unknown person, who it is
supposed intended to rob him. Zim-
merman's cries brought help, and his