Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-01

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

The " Milk Maids hold a conven
tiOn at the Opera House on mex
Thursday evening. Don't forget it.
Cyrus Lanyon has been away fol-
the last two weeks on business TRIP
to Pittsburg, Kan, and Joplin, Mo.
Miss Rose Huff, of Mcnominee, has
been visiting her sister Miss Name
Huff in this city during the past week
Prof. :. T. Osborne sold to r. j
Penhallegon, Jr., one Of Decker Bros,
finest pianos. 1t is grand instru-
ment.
Assemblyman John J. Oswald, of
Lancaster, spent Saturday and Sunday
in Mineral Point, the guest Of Joseph
Deller and family.
Isaac DeIler has so far recovered
from his Injuries as to be able to be out
again. The opening Of his new jewel
ry store will take place on Wednesday
Of next week.
Howard, the year old son of State
superintendent O. f., Wells, fell through
the ice and was drowned, on Wednes-
day Of last week, at Madison.
The Rchland Center high school
came out victorious in the recent liter
airy and musical contest with the Lam
caster high school.
Charlie Mauger, son of the late Cot
lieb Mauger, returned on Wednesday
to Chicago, where he is employed as
harness maker.
Miss Lizzie Weatherby, of Shulls-
burg, who was here attending the
funeral of her friend, Mrs. Margaret
owen Jennings, returned home on
Wednesday.
John +. Crum, of this city, recently
purchased from George /. Reynolds, Of
Lancaster, his fine 4-year-old gelding
Tom, of the celebrated Kentucky
Copper bottom ;" strain.
The Millinery department at H.
Zimmer's is under the supervision Of
Miss Barbara Jeuck, where she will be
pleased to meet all her old friends, and
all who are looking for anything in
their line.
Nicholas Brewer has purchased q
half interest in the meat market Of W.
J. Hosken, on the corner of High and
Commerce street. Both members of
the new firm are reliable and enter
prising.
Mrs. l.. w. Post, nee Miss Hattie
Gates, who was here to attend the fun
eral Of her grandmother, Mrs. Harriet
Norton Gates, which occurred on Tues
day, has returned to her home in Chi
cagO.
Mineral Point, Darlington, Lancas-
ter, Monroe, Platteyille and Richland
Center will, under bill which recently
passed the senate, be entitled to post
Office buildings erected by the govern
ment.
Madame BubaCh, who has received
her experience in the most exclusive
fashion center of the country, has ac
cepted the position as trimmer with
Miss NJ. Y. Lenahan. See announce
ment on eighth page.
Orville d. Marcy, formerly of Fay
cite, Wis, was accidentally drowned
at Boise City, Idaho, on Friday, March
Is. He was carrying a plank across
the lumbers of a new bridge, and lost
his balance and fell into the Boise
river.
Miss Eta Smith, Miss Anna Strong,
Homer Sylvester and George Spensley,
students at the state university, are
home for a weeks vacation. Miss
Smith is accompanied by her friend,
Miss Galich, of st. Joseph, Mo.
Superintendent Perkins, who was in
town on Monday, informed The Demo-
crat that William Macintosh, who
has been on the county farm for many
years, celebrated his ninety-second
birthday on Sunday last.
John C. Mckee, formerly Of VALID
wick, but new holding position with
Warden Lameraux, in the state prison,
at Waupau, was called down to Hol-
landale last week, on account of the
serious illness of his mother. He looks
we'll himself, and The Democrat will
warrant that he makes a capable Off
Ger.
Dodgeville has two strong tickets in
the field, and great deal of interest is
manifested in the coming election. The
citizens party ticket is headed by Rich
ard Carter for mayor; and the city
ticket is headed by Richard Lane. The
question of license or no licence will
also be voted upon.
The numerous auction sales Of this
spring should not be taken as sign of
poor times in southwestern Wisconsin.
n. X. Van Matre, who has had long
experience as crier of public sales,
says that his campaign of 1892 has
been very successful. While immense
amounts of property have changed
hands, the prices have been generally
good.
About twenty-five members of Geo.
H. Legate Post, G. A. r., went by spe-
cial train to Belmont on Sunday last,
and with the assistance of other men,
bers, who joined them there, they
buried Comrade Jonas Bryan. They
were assisted by the NJ. E. church
choir, of Belmont, IN the ceremonies
at the grave. The death of Comrade
Bryan makes a loss Of two from the
post this year.
Mineral Point will lose another of
it's Justly celebrated stations, George
n. Dean having disposed Of his grand
black Percheron horse, Franklin. Mr.
Brown, of Chicago, secures him to
place at the head of his breeding farm