Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-07-22
VOL. XVI.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Miss Margaret Stiles is visiting with
her friend Miss ANA Strong.
w. J. Penhallegon went to Chicago
on Tuesday to remain for a few days.
The young democracy of Mineral
Point will organize at the city hall
next Tuesday evening, at o'clock.
Read Henry Zimmer's special an
nouncement on the fifth page Of the
Democrat.
An advertisement for G. Gillmann's
bottling works appears on the fourth
page Of this issue.
John =. Parkinson, jr., and James
Kerr came down from Madison on Sat
urday last and spent Sunday with
their Mineral Point friends.
Frank Graber, who is the popular
cutter in large tailoring establish
ment at Wausau, is here on visit to
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. John GRADER.
Rev. Father Dempsey of Highland
has removed to Monroe, and Father
OBrien succeeds Father Dempsey as
pastor of st. Philips church at High
land
William McGiviney was killed in a
saloon at New Diggins on Saturday
morning, by James Magee of White
Oak Springs. The murder was the
outcome of an all night carousal by
parties who had attended a boWrey
dance
w. II. Bennett has purchased from
J. &. Patterson, The Edgerton Index.
Mr.. Bennett with good all round
newspaper man, and with the proper
support, which he will doubtless receive,
he will give the people of Edgerton a
helpful and valuable paper
The Southwestern Teachers Associa-
tion which was held at Viroqua, last
week, elected the following officers;
President, D. Q. Mahoney; vice -presi-
dent, J. W. Livingston, Sparta; secre-
tary, T. H. Harvey, Richland Center;
treasurer, Nina Stone, Madison.
W. A. Amberg returned, with his
wife and daughters, to Chicago, on
Tuesday, after visit of week with
relatives here. Although he has be-
come one of the substantial business
men of the great worlds fair city, Mr..
Amberg always enjoys a visit to Min
eral Point, the home of his boyhood
The Democrat is pleased to again
be able to report the health of the city
good, = not case of any kind of con-
tagious disease within our borders.
Besides, the greatest care has been
taken by the local board of health and
citizens generally to clean up the city
in order to guard against any con-
dition that might breed disease.
The thunder storm of Tuesday after
noon of last week was general and
terrific throughout southwestern Wis
consin. J. c. Kirkatrick's hotel at
Rewey, a church at Barneveld, and a
large barn at Mineral Point were struck
by lightning, as were also several
buildings in Richland and other ad-
joining counties.
Will Holmes made his first attempt
at trout fishing, on Monday; and much
to the surprise of his companions, who
were trout fishers of long experience
and noted skill, made very fine catch
Of the speckled beauties for which the
crystal streams of the blue grass re-
gion of Wisconsin are becoming fam
Gus.
Sir knights of Mineral Point Com
mandery, No. y, X. T., and their
wives, will leave this city in Pullman
palace car, on Saturday Aug. 6, to
attend the triennial conclave of
knights Templars of the United States,
at Denver. The Mineral Point party
will number about twenty five, and
they will doubtless have a most de-
lightful trip.
On Wednesday night some thief
entered the residence of William S.
Ross, by way of the cellar, and carried
off Willis fine gold hunting case watch
and a pair of trousers containing about
$40 in money. Mrs. Ross awoke and
discovered the burglar at work, and
aroused her husband; but before the
thief could be apprehended, he escaped
through the kitchen door, which he
had evidently left open for that pur-
pose.
This week ends an interesting con-
test IN the Good Templars Lodge.
For the past three months the lodge
has been divided into two sides each
vieing with the other to obtain the
highest record on a prearranged basis
of credits. The result has been won