Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-01-08

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


another column.
James Pen5erthy has removed hi
livery stock from Highland to Minera
Point and will carry on the livery bus
mess from the Washington stables
which he will occupy jointly with the
Drs. Philip s. Minor, the veterinary
surgeons.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Shepley, OF
Monroe, have been visiting in this city
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
thinner.
Elmer NeCollins, who was on his
way back from his home, at New Dig
ging8, to the University, at Madison
stopped over at Mineral Point on
Monday, for visit of few days with
his numerous friends here.
Miss Josephine Engels visited with
relatives at Platteyille last week.
The Knights of Pythias, Of Mineral
Point will hold their annual installa-
tiOn party on Friday evening, Jan. 8
The Dubuque Italian band will furnish
music.
Nicholas Brewer and family, who
for several years have resided at Ruth
ven, Iowa, have come back again to
become permanent residents of Min
raj Point. Mr.. Brewer was one of
the most enterprising citizen of Ruth
ven, and he and his eStimable wife and
children will be heartily welcomed
back to their old home.
The Mineral Point Zinc works
started up again on Wednesday even
ing. The large bag room building
which was destroyed by fire on the
evening Of Dec. 3 has been rebuilt and
relitted with the necessary pipes, bags,
etc. The new bag room building is
not yet completed but work upon it
is being pushed rapidly forward, and
it is expected that the furnaces will be
run to their full capacity in very
short time. The proprietors have
shown wonderful nerve and enterprise
in repairing and further improving the
works, which are now said to be the
largest and most complete oxide works
in the world.
The Lanyon zinc oxide and raint
company, has been organized at Wau-
kegan, LII. John Lanyon, of this city,
will be manager of the works. This
will necessitate his removal from this
city, which will be regretted by his
many friends.
Hon. H. H. Gray and Mrs. J. B. Far
ringtOn of Darlington, James Roberts
and Mrs. Albert Green of Shullsburg,
and Joseph Bachan of Benton, have
been notified of their appointment as
an auxiliary Worlds Fair Com mittee
for La Fayette county.-The Darling
ton Journal.
Maj. Anderson, a Racine colored
man who claims to be 100 years
old, was found almost frozen to death
Saturday night, having lost his way.
The Richland Republican Observer
reports that there were about 500 birds
of all ki nds on exhibition at the
southern Wis consin poultry show, in
Richland Center, last week. Besides
the exhibitions of local breeders there
were pens of chickens from Milwau-
kee, La Crosse, Madison, Johnston's
Creek, Two Rivers and other places.
George Matthews, of the town Will
low Springs, announces an auction for
Monday Jan. Is. He has retired from
farming and will remove with his
family to Mineral Point
Miss Alice Temple, of Chicago, Wis
tied relatives and friends in Mineral
Point during the week; the guest of
her cousin Miss Agnes Strong.
Rev. S. r. Chubb will preach on
Sunday next at Lost Grove, at II
o'clock, and at Diamond Grove, at 2:3O
Patrick Byrne of Kendall was found
dead in the road between his home
and Belmont in the forenoon of Jan
uary l. He left Belmont the night
before, where he had been to attend a
funeral. The night was very dark and
the wagon went into ditch, pitching
him to the ground and breaking his
neck. \ coroner's inquest was held
at Belmont Darlington Journal.
AS reported to The Democrat, a
most shocking case of cruelty to a
horse was witnessed on the streets of
Mineral Point on Wednesday. The
poor animal, with foot dislOcated at
the coffin joint, was driven, with its
mate, and compelled to draw heavy
load considerable distance. When
the veterinary was called he found the
foot so badly injured by the dislocation
and misusage that he had the horse
shot to end its suffering. Doubtless
the driver was ignorant of the serious