Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-10-14
VOL. XVII.
LOCAL NEWS.

house, Saturday evening.
Charles Mappes has retired from the
St. Charles hotel of Belmont.
Read the announcement of clearing
sale at J. J. Hanscom u Co.'s.
A. G. Deller, the clothier, will have
new advertisement next week.
Circuit court for Grant county con-
vened at Lancaster on Tuesday.
The new Congregational church at
Darlington will be dedicated Oct. 30.
James Brewer has purchased fine
family driving horse, and is building a
barn.
Mrs. n. H. Snow and children re-
turned on Monday evening from their
trip to the south.
The Mineral Point public schools
have an enrolment Of six hundred and
forty eight pupils.
John Stover and family returned
home on Sunday last after visit of a
few weeks in Illinois.
Every person in Mineral Point
should assist in making the Columbus
day celebration a success.
Will Brandt started on Tuesday for
Chicago where he will take course in
the Bryant q Stratton commercial
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Spratler, and Mr..
and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lanyon, jr.,
visited relatives in Dodgeville on Sun
day last.
Rev. S. r. Chubb will preach in the
M. l.. church next Sunday evening;
subject The Choice of Candidates; or,
Casting the Ballot.
Mrs. Bert Haineo, who spent the
summer in Mineral Point, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. II. 5. We'll, departed last
week for Storm Lake, Iowa.
The addition to the Economy store
will make the length of the building
80 feet. Work on it is being pushed
forward as rapidly as possible.
Rev H. II. Van Dusen, who is a
nephew of the late DR.. Harmon Van
Dusen, is now pastor of the Episco-
pal church at Lancaster.
Improvement is the order of the day
in Mineral Point. Old thing are rapid
ly passing away and many things are
becoming new.
Hendra Bros double store building
presents a fine appearance since the
new front has been painted. The
double store is large and commodious.
Sir Knights f. w. Sylvester and
Calvert Spensley are in Milwaukee, at
tending the thirty fourth annual con
clave of the Wisconsin knights
Templar.
Miss Mary f. Parkinson attended
the meeting Of the grand lodge of
Good Templars at Oshkosh, last week,
and was elected deputy grand mar
shall. An excellent selection.
Columbus Day, Oct. 81, will be fit
tingly celebrated in Mineral Point,
by exercises in the public schools in
the morning; parade, and exercises
in the park, in the afternoon.
Remember that Charles Ducray will
sell a large amount of property at
public sale, on Wednesday, Oct. 19,
commencing at 10 o'clock, at his resi-
dence four miles east of Mineral Point.
Friday, Oct. q, gives promise of
being gala day in Mineral Point,
especially for the school children who
have been for some time preparing
their parts for the exercises of Colum-
bus day.
Mrs. O. l.. Parkinson and her two
children are here from their home in
Highland, Ill. They will remain for
visit of some months at the home of
Mrs. Parkinson's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. b. Parkinson.
The Schubert Quartette will appear
in the opera house in Mineral Point on
Saturday evening, Oct. Is. They are
known as tirst-class singers, and the
entertainment will be good one.
Tickets for sale at Hanscom's book
store.
Mrs. Matilda Paynter, widow of the
late VIM. Paynter. will sell at auction
her personal property, on Thursday,
Oct. 20, commencing at | o'clock
sharp, at her residence ten miles east
of Mineral Point and five miles west
OF Blanchardvllle.
Bro. H. W. Barnes, Junior editor of
The Darlington Democrat, visited in
Mineral Point last week, and made us
fraternal call. The Barnes Brothers
are making their paper worthy of a
liberal support from the community
in which it is published.
When the hair begins to come out
in combing. it shows a weakness OF
the scalp that calls for immediate at
tention. The best preparation to ar.
rest further loss of hair and restore
the scalp to healthy condition is
Ayers Hair Nigor.
The democrats of Lafayette county
have selected as their candidate fol
district attorney that good lawyer and
prince Of fine fellows, Bro. I. J. Law
The nomination is an excellent one
and The Democrat hopes, and believes
that it will be confirmed at the polls
by big majority.
When catarrh attacks a person ot
scrofulous diathesis, the disease is al
most sure to become chronic. The
only etiicacious cure, therefore, i:
Ayers Sarsaparilla, which expels scro
fula from the system and the catarrf
soon follows suit. Local treatment i:
only waste of time.
The public sale at the residence O.
Charles Collard, near Edmund, OF