Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-27

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


Star next Wednesday evening, June
A very enjoyable club party wa:
held at the opera house on Tuesday
evening.
w. B. Reynolds consolidated shows
will exhibit in Mineral Point on Sat
urday, June 4.
With plate glass front and other
improvements, Adolph Appel has
made his barber shop more attractive
than ever.
Peter Grimm, of Dodgeville, spent
Tuesday in Mineral Point, and re-
ceiyed cordial greeting from numer-
Gus friends.
Felix Burgess has purchased from
James w. Hutchison the pleasant and
commodious residence formerly owned
by W. J. Cox.
Died at MiAln, May 25, 1892, Mary
Mabel, daughter of Thomas and Sarah
Jane Patefeld; aged years, months
and 13 days.
The commencement exerc ises Of the
Mineral Point high school will be held at
the NJ. i. church Friday morning June
3, at 10 o'clock.
Charles Curry, an honored citizen of
San Francisco, Cal, visited in Mineral
Point this week, with his brother,
County Treasurer w. H. Curry.
Married, at the residence of the
brides parents in Laxey May 18th
1892 by Rev NJ. G. Baker, Mr. Joseph
Moreland and Miss Annie Vivian.
Barton Padon and Leslie Jackson
have returned from Englewood, and
are working at carpentering with John
II. Padon.
John Powell Of Barneveld, died re-
Gently at the home of his daughter
Mrs. NJ. d. Peavy in Dodgeville.
Deceased was well known throughout
Iowa county, and highly respected.
The advance agents of Reynolds
shows found the carpenters of Mineral
Point so rushed with work that they
could not take time to put up bill
boards for them; so they had to turn
In and put up the boards themselves.
Rev. s. r. Chubb and Messrs p.
Allen, Sr., Z. Allen, Jr., j. p. Hankins,
with Mrs. S. r.. Chubb and Mrs. James
Brewer attended the p. M. conference
at Platteyille. A splendid time is re-
ported and everything looking most
encouragingly.
The Madison Journal: w. II. Ben
nett, who has sold his interest in The
BarabOo Republic to Col. Nicholas
Smith, is in the city today, and will
probaly make his home here for the
summer at least. He is undecided as
" Ills lubuIt pldnS.
Platteville District Camp meeting,
at Platteyille, will begin on Tuesday,
Aug. 16, and continue ten days. Rev.
DR.. McKaig of Minneapolis will prob
ably have charge of the evagelistic
work of the camp, and Rev. w. w.
Hurd of Lacrosse, will be in charge of
the singing. The grounds will be in
excellent condition and a very large
attendance is expected.
Twenty valuable animals and two
men belonging to Ringling Bros, cir
Gus were killed in a railway accident
near Concordia, Kansas, Tuesday
morning of last week. The first section
of the train went through a culYert
which had become weakened by the
recent rains.
Mrs. Peter Palzkill, who has been
suffering for some time from a dis
eased eye had the entire eye removed
last Monday. The Drs. Deahofe per-
formed the operation which was an ex-
ceedingly difficult one on account of
the diseased condition of the eye, but
she bore the operation quite well and
is now free from pain and doing well.
Died. at Linden, on Tuesday, May
a, Mr.. Michael Poad; aged Sc years.
Deceased settled in Linden and built
the first house there, in 1S33-fifty-
years ago. de was very worthy
citizen, and the funeral which was held
On Wednesday was largely attended by
old settlers and others who held him
in high esteem
Rev. Milton Wells, Dept. Chaplain,
who will deliver the address in this
city on Memorial Day, was forced to
leave his home to escape the wrath of
a mob-not because he was criminal
but because he was loyal to the stars
and stripes. He had to sneak across
the Ohio river under the cover of dark
ness; took his musket and went back