Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-23
LOCAL NEWS.


King have gone Waukegan, ILL.
Rev. Martin Damer of Darlington
will olliciate at Trinity church on Sun
day
Belmont voted high licence on Tues
day, by majority of twenty eight
votes.
Miss Mary Trinwith after visit in
Mineral Point, returned last week to
Rayenswood, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hughes, who
live near the village Of ReWey, intend
to shortly remove to Mineral Point.
Luther Beecher, who was president
Of the Mineral Point railroad COM
pany, died at Detroit on Saturday last.
Rev. F. w. Straw the newly ap-
pointed pastor of the M. E. church will
preach here on Sunday morning, Oct. 2.
John Ley proprietor of the Jones'
dale hotel, was in town on Wednesday
and favored The Democrat with call.
Editor J. +. Streeter has sold the
Monfort Monitor, which he conducted
in very able manner during the past
year.
VIM Pettis and family Of Chicago
are here, visiting at the home of Mrs.
pettis' parents, Hon. and Mrs. John
Gray.
Mrs. Thoma has gone to South kau-
kauna, this state, to join her husband,
who is now located there in the Jew
ery and stationery business.
At the M. i. Conference held at
Dodgeville last week Rev. J. f. Irish
was granted permission to accept
position in the regular army.
Rev. S. r.. Chubb will preach next
Sunday morning at 1890 in the M. E.
church. bject-Hunting for the
souls of men the duty of the church.
After a visit of two weeks with rel
atives in Chicago, Miss Jane Burgoyne
returned on Tuesday evening to her
post of duty as cashier in the cash
grocery house of Brewer Il Penhalle-
gon.
On Monday morning Rev. M. Chase
started for Baltimore, Md, to attend
the general convention Of the Episco-
pal church. He expects to be absent
from Mineral Point four or five Sun
days.
Mrs. J. Doe and daughter, who
came here ith Gen. Doe on Tuesday,
returned Oh Wednesday afternoon to
GAINESVILLE. They were the guests of
Mrs. Does uncle, w. II. Prideaux
during their stay here.
John Mutasechek, 10 years old kill
led his sister, aged IA, near Praire du-
Chen, Saturday The father had been
out hunting, and contrary to custom,
brought home his gun loaded. The
boy playfully aimed at his sister,
touched the trigger, and she was dead.
Ayers Sarsaparilla does what no
other blood medicine in existence can
do 1t searches out all the impurities
in the system and expels them harm
less!y through the proper channels.
This is why Ayers Sarsaparilla is so
pre- eminently effective as q remedy
for rheumatism.
Rev Mr. Straw, the new M. f. min
lister, will not preach next Sunday
evening as was announced last week.
Rev. Mr.. Chubb has been requested to
see to the service, and he has secured
the services of Mr.. Phil Allen, jr., for
the sermon next Sunday evening at
the M. +. church, in place of the new
pastor.
The sad news of the death of Mrs.
loly
on Friday last, has been received.
Mrs. Beech was resident of Mineral
Point from childhood until the re-
moval of the family to Sioux Falls a
few years ago. The bereaved husband
and three sons who survive her have
the deep sympathy of our people.
DR.. Edward Cronin died at Platte
vile on Sunday; aged 80 years. He
was pioneer of southwestern Wis
consin. and most skillful physician
and surgeon. He was feeling the pulse
of patient when death came to him.
The funeral was held from the city
hall on Tuesday, over one thousand
persons attending the services. 1t was
the largest funeral that ever took place
IN Ilatteyille.
Edward Dobson, of Warren, was in
town this week trying to secure a
building in which to start a broom
factory. He is associated in business
with his father r. F. Dobson, and if
they can secure buildings for residence
and factory, they will both come to
Mineral Point and carry on the busi-
ness of broom making here. They are
good workmen and The Democrat
hopes that they will come along and
win success in our busy city.
At Dodgeville, Tuesday, the Prohib-
itionists nominated Robert McCutch-
con for sheriff; Charles Cox for treas
urer; Frank Farwell, county clerk;
Richard Beckerleg, register of deeds;
Charles Fox. clerk of court; Beecher
Short, superintendent of schools;
James Bennett, coroner. and the Rev.
A. L. Rowe for assembly. T. c. Rich
mond, candidate for governor, ad
dressed the people on prohibition, tar
iff and silver questions.
The report made by the statistical
secretary to the West Wisconsin con-
ference at Dodgeville last week in the
conference 1861 full members; $50
local preachers; 2S5 churches; value of
church property, $662,350; church
debts; $27 ,276; collections by mission
ary treasurer, SOAPS. The trustees
were instructed to receive propositionS