Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-08-12
VOL. XVII.

Cos this week.
Remember the band picnic, Wednes.
day, Aug 18th.
The only article we want high tariff
on is this tropical weather.
Miss Nettie Oswald, of Lancaster,
has been visiting with Miss Clara
Deller.
The Brodhead Independent came
out last week in handsome dress of
new type.
The Misses Hattie and Maria Crow
Of Darlington visited with Miss Lille
.Jacka during the week.
Miss Anna Jones, whose home is in
Iowa, visited during the week with her
niece Miss Anna Strong.
Mrs. George Graber and children of
Chicago, are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Graber in this city.
Il. Charles Evans, formerly of Min
eral Point, is now editing The Mazo
Mamie Sickle, and is making it good
paper
Herbert Lalin of Milwaukee, a
senior law student of the state univer-
sity, is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Smith
Mrs. Mortimer Oliver and daughter,
Miss Marguerite Wilcox, arrived here
on Friday last to visit relatives and
friends.
Mrs. A. w. Thoma, nee Miss Lizzie
I4enahan, is here from her home in
South Omaha, Neb, for a visit with
relatives and friends.
Miss Matte, daughter of George d.
Jones Of Silver City, New Mexico, is
hete to spend the summer at the resi-
dcnce of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert James.
The Democratic county convention,
10 select delegates to state, congress
sional and senatorial conventions, will
be held at Dodgeyille, Tuesday, Aug.
go.
w. III. Spellman has succeeded his
father as landlord of the Spellman
house at Hollandale and is keeping
hotel which is popular with all of its
patrons.
II. +. Light, will be in Mineral Point
on Wednesday, Aug. II, for the pur-
pose Of buying good sound horses
from four to seven years old. Two
car loads wanted.
A telegram from Madison, received
just rs The Democrat goes to press,
announces the nomination of Hon. J.
w. Babcock of Necedah, by the repub-
lican congressional convention.
Hon. Richard Kennedy, of Highland,
recently purchased tract of fifty
seven acres of land, lying six miles
southwest of Platteville, upon which
he will mine for zinc ores.
Mrs. w. III. Carson of Milwaukee is
visiting with her sister Mrs. S. T.
Osborne in this city. Mrs. Osborne's
mother, Mrs. Col. Stephens of Dodge
vile, who was here last week, has re-
turned home.
Secretary We'll is ready to receive at
any time entries for the Mineral Point
fair of 1892. Make your entries early
and thus help to expedite the work of
the secretary's office and avoid the
rush on the grounds.
On Wednesday evening, while milk
ing, James w. Wallace who lives just
east of the city, had the misfortune to
have COW fall upon him breaking
one Of his legs just below the knee
DR.. S. z. Deahofe was called to attend
him and set the fractured limb.
There will be no services at Trinity
church this, Friday evening, the rector
being out of the city. He has gone to
Lancaster to see Rev. DR.. Thrall. who
is i'll, and to arrange with him about
services at Calvary church, near Mont
fort. He will be back for Sunday.
A concert will be given at the opera
house in this city on Thursday evening
Aug. ., by Miss katherine Eulberg,
Of Portage, assisted by Miss Josephine
Eulberg Admission, 35 cents. No
extra charge for reserved seats. Chill
dren, 10 cents. The Misses Eulberg
are daughters of Adam Eulberg, who
is well known to Iowa county people,
having formerly lived here and at
Dodgeyille, Miss katherine Eulberg
has just completed her musical studies
and the concert will without doubt be
of high order.
The Illinois Central and the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy railway COM
panies have settled with John Nc
Kenna of the town of Moscow, this