Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-05

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

The Mineral Point band picnic vii
be held on Wednesday, Aug II.
DR.. H. w. Osborne, of Cleveland
Ohio, was in town on Monday and was
warmly greeted by many friends.
Our townsman Henry thinner en-
ioyed a visit this week from his
brother Benz. thinner Of Milwaukee
J. H. Harris is having a dwelling
house built on the east half of his lot
just north Of Joseph Gundry's resi-.
dence
J. G. Dunn, railway postal clerk, has
taken the place Of +. A. Irvine, on the
postal route between Mineral Point
and Rockford, Mr.. Irvine having been
placed on another route.
Judge McIlhon will take vacation
from official duties during one month
Of the two months provided for by
law. and there will therefore be nc
term Of the Iowa county court held in
August.
The Mineral Point Band have in
vited a number of bands from neigh
boring towns and cities to join in their
picnic to be held in this city Aug. H.
1t is expected that four or five bands
will be present.
On Saturday, Aug. l3, J. NJ. Smith,
administrator, will sell at public
auction, in front Of the city hall, the
real estate of Joseph Read, deceased.
A full description of the property is
given in a legal notice published on
the eighth page Of this paper.
5. l.. Rand is home again after an
extended business trip to Colorado,
Utah, and other Western states and
territories. He was so far west that
he saw no rain from his departure the
first week in June until his return the
last in July.
Mr. Sam Hirst, wife and child, who
have been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Eden, for the past ten days
started for Chicago, Wednesday,
where they will visit with relatives for
a few days, and from there return to
their home in Hutchison, Kansas.
The ladies of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will give lawn
supper on the lawn adjoining Mrs. J.
M. Smiths residence on Tuesday,
Aug. 9th, at G:3O p. m. Supper Is
cents. Ice cream 10 cents. A pleasant
time is anticipated Every one is in
Yited
After years close application to
the business of photography, in this
city, J. r. McGarrity left on Wednes-
day morning, to spend a week at
Lansing, Iowa, his former home. J.
+. Hosking will have charge Of the
gallery during Mr. McGarrity's alb
sence
The Mineral Point Band will go to
Highland next Tuesday, August 9th,
to assist the Highland Band at their
picnic on that day. In consequence of
the absence of our band from the city
on Tuesday, no concert will be given
in the park in the evening. The band,
however, will play in the park on
Friday evening.
The annual picnic Of the Z. M. Sun
day school will be held at Gundrys
grove, two miles south of the city, on
Wednesday next, August 10th. Buses
will convey the school to and from the
grove. and for those not directly con-
nected with the school a charge of 25c
for the round trip will be made. Bas-
kets will be conveyed to the grounds
free of charge. If the weather is un-
favorable on Wednesday, the picnic
will be held on Thursday.
The Austin (Minn.) Daily Register:
Mr.. Opie, the general foreman of the
machine shops of the Milwaukee road,
has taken the house owned by the
late Z. b. Basford, and he with his
family, have come among us to help
make Austin even more of social
town than it already has the name
of being. We congratulate ourselves
that we have another such family
among us, and hope that they may
lind Austin SO attractive that they will
not want to leave us.
y Pullman car, filled with our towns
people bound for the Triennial Con-
claye OF knights Templar, at Denver.
Will pull out of our depot at 2:15 p.
m. on Saturday. The excursionists
expect to be gone a fortnight, view
ing the wonderland of that part of the
Rockies. Salt Lake City is among
the proposed sights. Following are
the names of the company from