Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-09
LOCAL NEWS.

Louis Rothe has gone to Detroit,
Mich, to visit his sister Mrs Emma
Farr.
John Crier and Miss Lizzie Weis-
kirch Of Ridgeway left this city on
TUESDAY afternoon for visit with
relatives at Granville, Iowa.
Stephen Wilkins, who was confined
to his home for about seven weeks by
an attack of lung fever is able to be
around again, and is gradually regain
ing strength.
The advertisements in this issue of
the Democrat speak for themselves.
They betoken a spirit of enterprise
and thrift highly creditable to our
city. Read them over carefully, and
profit thereby.
ID. +. Jacobs, commander of George
II. Iegate post, has been appointed
aide de camp on the staff of the COM
mander- in chief of the national de-
partment of the Grand Army of the
Republic.
t the party who in mistake took an
overcoat belonging to John B. Wallis
from the +. M. bazaar on Thursday
evening of last week and left better
one in its place, is satisfied to call it
swap, John says he won't kick.
On Tuesday next Nicholas Reich
ling of the town of Willow Springs,
will sell at public auction a large
amount of personal property, includ-
ing eight head of horses, twenty head
of cattle and his farm machinery and
household furniture
Mrs. VIM. Manning, ST., died sud
denly at her home in Highland on
Wednesday last. Deceased was an
old resident and highly esteemed. A
great concourse of relatives and
friends attended the funeral which
was held on Saturday.
The 8ichland Democrat contains
the following mention of a former
Mineral Point boy: Frank Smith de-
parted Monday evening to again re-
sumo his duties in Oregon, after a
short visit with his mother, Mrs.
Whitney Smith.
The ladies Of the Episcopal society
of Darlington held fair on the 29th
of Nov, from which they realized
about 5000. Since then they collected
by subscription nearly as much more,
thus enabling them to make the last
payment on the rectory.
Hon. E. U. Baker will sell large
amount of personal property at pub
lie sale, one fourth of mile north of
the village of Edmund, on Saturday,
Dee. 10 The live stock includes some
of the very best driving horses. See
iuilliC IloGlSC VI SdlG III COL
umn.
Hon. j. B. Huse was called from his
home in Omaha, Nebraska, last week,
on account of the serious illness of his
father, Mr.. Andrew Huse, of the town
or Mitllin. He was in Mineral Point
on Friday and received a friendly
greeting from many old time friends.
He reported his father to be yery
feeble.
Last week n. GRADER and James
Jackson of this city, purchased from G.
|. Harker of the town of Linden, and
shipped to Chicago, 135 head Of good
fat cattle. As this sale indicates,
Mr.. Harker is an extensive farmer.
He has a field of corn which is pro-
nounced by good judges to be the best
ever raised in southwest Wisconsin.
The Mineral Point chapter of the or
der of the Eastern Star elected the fol-
lowing officers on Wednesday evening:
Mrs. b. II. Wright, worthy matron;
Miss Lizzie Bishop, associate matron;
Miss Lena White, secretary; Mrs. B.
/. Prideaux, treasurer; Miss Annie
Phillips, conductress; Mrs. Joseph II.
Gundry, associate conductress.
The December term of the circpit
court for Lafayette county commenced
its session at Darlington on Tuesday.
There is an unusual amount of busi-
ness on hand, including Is civil cases
for the jury and II issues of fact for
the court. The first case taken upI
was from Janesville, and grew out of
the sale of blooded horse by firm
of horse dealers. 1t is still on trial
The term will probably be long one.