Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-03-27
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

NJ. j. O'Hale's sale, Monday next.
Our public schools will close on
Friday the 9th inst. for vacation OF
one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Prideaux cele-
brated their golden wedding on Sat
urday March Dist.
Easter services will be held at the
NJ. E. church Sunday morning. An
interesting program in which members
of the Sabbath school will take part,
has been prepared.
S. S. Hyde's Orchestra of Monroe
will furnish the music for the S. of V.
dance April LIST. This orchestra is
composed of first-c class musicians and
is second to none in this section. They
come very well recommended.
R. D. Pulford started on Tuesday
morning for Madison to attend a
meeting of the state board of phar-
macy. Officers will be elected and a
program arranged for the coming
year.
James Quirk, of Minnesota, and j.
NJ. Brent, were called to Mineral Point
this week by the death of Mr.. John
Tregonning.
Prof. S. T. Osborne, of this city,
took part in a benefit concert given at
Madison on Friday night of last week,
in honor of the musical favorite of
the capital city, Miss Antoinette Abel.
The local press speak very highly of
the entertainment, and say that Mr..
Osborne's bass solos were well re-
ceived.
Joseph Gundry is making extensive
improvements to his fine residence. J.
p. Hankins has been at work for some
time putting in large plate glass win
dows in place of the old ones.
Voters should remember that a
Judicial Election is to be held on
Tuesday, April 9TH, and be sure to
vote the Judicial Ticket in addition to
the regular town or city ticket.
The Sons of Veterans of c. c. Wash
burn Camp of Mineral Point, have
gone to great expense to prepare for
their first annual ball, to be held on
the evening Of April 1st, and are de-
termined to have it first-class in every
respect.
The Lancaster Herald says that the
old Ross black jack mines near Bee
town are to be reopened and miners
put to work in them.
II. thinner returned from market
last week, where he purchased an i'm
mense stock of spring goods. He has
a word to say to the public through a
large advertisement printed elsewhere
in this paper.
The city council of Darlington is
agitating the question as to the advis-
ability of purchasing a stone crusher
to be used in reducing stone for macad,
! amiZing the streets of that city.
At the caucus held at the city hal
on Saturday evening last, the follow.
ing democratic city committee was ap.
pointed for the ensuing year: J. W
Horn, A. G. Deller, Joseph Engels.
Noble Davis, from Detroit, baker
has been employed by Blewett & Jacka
of the City Bakery. Mr.. Davis arrived
in this city Wednesday night and has
already started to work.
C. c. Washburn Camp No. IS, Sons
of Veterans of this city, will give theil
first annual ball on the evening Of
April 1st at the Opera house. Music
by S. 5. Hyde's Orchestra of Monroe
The boys intend to make this tht
event Of the season. Every effort il
being made to insure 1rst-class part,
in every respect. Invitations will b.
out in due season.
The annual election of officers of tht
Woman's Christian Temperance UnioI
will take place on Tuesday next
March 31st, at the usual time of meet
ing, in the south class room of the NJ
E. church. AL the new members ar
invited to be present.-Sec'y.
The case of Thrasher, respondent
VS.. Postel, ct al, appellants, was be
fore the supreme court, at Madison Oh
Tuesday. Argued by A. r. Bushnell
and W. E. Carter for appellants, an
by Calvert Spensley for respondent.
F. C. Ludden, manager of the Econ
omy, has been making Improvement
to the store by fitting up the shoN
windows, repainting, etc.
Ellery & Sons are at work for ". f
: Prideaux on the old Wilkinson blacb
smith shop and residence, which wi
be moved back about twenty-five fet
e and transformed into a comfortab
dwelling house.