Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-03-04

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Joseph Frieden went to Chicago on
Wednesday, for short visit.
The Catholic church of Mazomanie
will be dedicated on st Patrick's day
The La Fayette County Horticultur-
al Society VIII hold its next meeting
on March 9th
Gundry, Gray & Co. have had a fine
new hard wood floor laid in their
mammoth double store building.
Mrs. r. H. GoIdsworthy returned On
Saturday evening from visit Of two
months in Missouri and Kansas.
Mrs. f. NJ. Cox, of Ouray, Colo, is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. James
Prince, and her brother G. w. Colds
worthy.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Demuth and
there two little sons, Johnnie and
Jimmie, started on Monday last for
their home near Milford, Iowa.
The Divisional Staff Brass Band of
the Salvation Army will visit Mineral
Point on Friday Saturday and Sunday,
March 4, 5, and 6.
Nicholas Weier, Of the town OF
Ridgeway, and Nicholas Reichling, of
the town Of Willow Springs, returned
home on Tuesday evening, after two
weeks tour through Nebraska.
Mrs. Jacob Dresen, Jr., went to Mil
wauke on Thursday, with her little
daughter, to have her treated for an
injury to the eye, resulting from an
blow accidentally received sometime
ago.
The masquerade ball held at the
opera house in Dodgeville on Friday
evening of last week, by the newly or
ganized fire department of the city,
was largely attended and very success
full
T. S. Brelsford and wife (nee Miss
Annie Brewer and child, came here
last week from their home at Plank
ington, S. D., on account of the illness
of Mrs. Grace Brewer, who died on
Friday last.
A boy named Peterson living few
miles out of Racine, picked up $50 on
the road and restored it to its owner.
1t had been lost by neighbor's boy
who had been entrusted with it to
carry home.
The banking house of Payne T..
Stevens, of Montfort, was recently or
ganized as the State Bank of Montfort,
and on March 1st commenced doing
business as such. Mr.. Stephens is
president of the bank, which has a
capital of $4,000.
The annual fair of the La Fayette
County Agricultural Society will be
held on the fair grounds at Darlington,
Wis, Sept. z, s and 9, 1892. The
officers for the current year are, w. w.
Murphy, president; William Hooper,
secretary; j. b. Roy, Treas urer.
Bennett, Cox & Co. are going to fix
up a wash place, with log roller and
other appliances, in stream near their
valuable dry bone diggings, just north
of the city. This mine which was
worked over for lead in early days is
now yielding large quantities of zinc
ore.
Treasurer Jenkin will close the tax
rolls of the city on Wednesday, March
9. Those who have not yet paid their
taxes should endeavor to do so before
Wednesday next, and thus save the
costs and trouble necessarily occa-
stoned by being included in the delin-
quent list.
The two watches offered by the
Wisconsin Soap Company to the boy
and girl selling the most bars of
Cyclone soap were won by Eva Suthers
who sold 1867 bars, and Harry Tucker
who sold 943 bars. The aggregate
number sold by all competitors reached
nearly six thousand. The award was
made by VIM. Mauger, jeweler, in
whose show windows the watches were
displayed.
A very pleasant party was given at
the elegant new home of Mr.. and Mrs
Gus Miller, in the town of Mitfiin, on
"Wednesday evening of last week. The
party was given in honor of Mr.
Miller's brother who has been visiting
in Wisconsin, and is shortly to return
to his home in Butte City, Montana
Dancing was engaged in, and the
company were entertained with de-
lightful music by Miss Lille May
Miller.
At a meeting held on Monday eve
ming, the members of the Primitive
IathodiSt churrb of Mineral Point