Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-07-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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George spensley is visiting relatives
and friends at Waukegan, Ill.
r. J. Roach, druggist, at Barneveld,
intends to open drug store at Ridge
way.
Mrs. Ludden and little son Homer
leave for their home in Chicago on
Friday.
The democratic state convention
will meet at Milwaukee on Wednesday,
Aug. 81.
Dave Ross went back to Chicago on
Thursday, after a ten days visit with
his many friends.
The only compensation we have for
this sweltering weather is that it
makes corn laugh.
Joseph H. Gundry and wife have re-
turned home from their visit to rela-
tives in Pennsylvania.
The Banner is a new paper published
at Barneyeld, by r. ]. Roach. 1t is
clean, bright and newsy.
The new bank building of James
Hutchisons & Sons is nearly completed
and presents a very handsome appear
ance.
Ex- President Adams of Cornell uni
yersity will in all probability be the
new president of the Wisconsin uni
versity.
Judge McIlhon was over at Milwau-
on Wednesday,, attending meeting
Of the democratic state central COM
mittee
The Blade announces that a Cleve-
land club was recently organized in
Blanchardyille, by w. J. Hooper of
Darlington.
Miss Margaret Stiles of Columbus,
visitor at Hon. M. M. Strongs, went
home by the Northwestern r. r., on
Wednesday.
John w. Gum of Highland trans
acted business in Mineral Point on
Wednesday and made The Democrat
Office call.
Charles Gilman, who took a trip
over to Highland during the week,
says that he never saw the fields look
ing better.
The statement of the First National
Bank of Mineral Point, published in
another column, makes fine showing
for that institution.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Stein and four
children, Miss Rosie Guttenstein of
Milwaukee, and Mr.. Charles Livingston
of Chicago, are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Deller.
George Crawford has sold out The
Sun printing office at Clarence, Iowa
and has returned to Mineral Point.
He will shortly re-purchase his former
interest in The Democrat.
The Mineral Point band will hold a
picnic the third week in August.
There will be plenty of amusements
and plenty of good music, and the pro-
ceeds will 60 towards improving our
already very excellent band.
Although the thermometer is up in
the 90's our town is unusually healthy
the health officers assuring us that
no case of any epidemic disease exists,
and not enough sickness of any sort to
enable the NJ. DIS. to indulge in cool
ing drinks.
Mrs. r. H. Goldsworthy has gone to
Chicago for visit with relatives and
friends, and will also visit at Wauke-
gan, where her husband is superin-
tending the brick and furnace work of
the Lanyon zinc oxide and paint fac
tory.
c. A. Blanchard has moved his cigar
factory from Darlington to GAINESVILLE
where he will have increased facilities
for carrying on an extensive business.
He is a good business man and full
of enterprise, and will doubtless sue
ceed wherever located.
Pleasant View picnic will be held on
Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Ed. Dunn.s
grove. two and one. half miles east of
Mineral Point. All are cordially in
vited. Revds. Cape, Chubb. James
and Allen are expected to be present.
If Wednesday should be rainy the pic
mic will be held on Thursday.
The union of the both Methodist
churches is fact. 1t commenced last
Sunday in good earnest. The Presid-
ing Elder was fianked on either side
by Revds Chubb of the p. NJ. church
and Balch of the M. E. AS already
announced the p. M. Society will wor-
ship in the NJ. E. church during the