Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Hon. James Spensley has gone tc
Omaha, to attend the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Paynter Bros. have placed in
their meat market a fine large refrig-
orator manufactured by 5. Birkenwald
s. Co. of Milwaukee.
Lieut.. Col Crahen of Beioit, and
other officers, will inspect the Mineral
Point Division, U. r. K. of F., on
Monday evening, May 2.
Hon. Moses NJ. Strong was at
Madison on Tuesday and Wednesday,
holding an examination of applicants
for admission to the bar
Hon. T.. U. Baker, Of Edmund, and
Thomas Hicks, proprietor of the hard
ware store at Linden, were callers at
The Democrat office on Wednesday.
Charles Springer, manufacturer Of
cigars and dealer in smokers articles,
has opened reading room in con-
nection with his place of business on
High street.
There will be meeting Of the Min
eral Point chapter of the order Of the
Easter Star next Wednesday evening.
All members are expected to be
present as important work is to be
performed
Fred Gilman, manufacturer of
harness, now occupies the whole of
the brick building just east of the U.
5. Hotel, and has added to his stock
an extensive line of buggies, road
curtis, etc.
The Hoare Bros mine, just south of
the city which has been worked for
many years, is now yielding dry6one
more abundantly than ever before.
The same is true Of numerous other
mines in this vicinity.
A correspondent of The Financial
and Mining Record, of New York,
announces the shipment to Europe
by the Empire Zinc Works, of Joplin,
Missouri, of a trial order of thirty
tons of spelter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Brown, of
Mifflin, lost by brain fever, on Monday
evening, their little son Herman, aged
three and one-half years. The kind
sympathy of many friends is extended
to the bereayed parents.
Judging from the size of the crowd
which listened to the street concert
given by the band boys on Tuesday
evening, one would suppose that Min
eral Point had a population of five or
six thousand.
Rev'ds. Harmon, of Darlington,
Dempsey, of Highland, and Wibbert,
of Platteville, assisted Rev. O'Keefe
this week with his Easter devotions.
Over 400 received the sacraments of
Penance and Holy Eucharist.
With an immense pulp mill and a
score or more of smaller buildings in
process of construction, the woolen
mill in operation, and the largest zinc
oxide factory in the world running day
and night, Mineral Point is anything
but an idle town.
Richland county has a family named
Turnipseed. The Observer of last
week says: "Wm. Turnipseed and
wife, of Fancy Creek, who went to
Ohio in February, returned this morn
ing. They had a good time but say
they are glad to get home"
The house on the old Pedley farm,
in the town of Kendall, now owned
by John Lawinger, was recently de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was occupied by
Peter Burck and family. who lost all
of their furniture. The house was in
sured in the German Insurance Co.,
of Freeport, for 5000, which amount
has been paid in full.
John Calvert, who has been agent
for the st. Paul company, at Gratlot,
for ten years or more, has been pro-
noted to the important post of agent
at Whitewater, for the same company.
Whitewater gains good citizen. John
is the kind of man that wears well.
He is capable and accommodating,
and best liked by those who know
him best.
At the annual meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
for the Platteville district. held at
Shullsburg last week, officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows
Mrs. Deahofe, of Mineral Point, presi-
dent: Mrs. VIM. Shepherd, Cuba City,
1st vice president; Mrs. John a
Wiley, Belmont, I'd vice president;
Mrs Potter Plattayille 3rd vice Dresi-