Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-06-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Past Events Recorded and Coming
Events Announced.


Point on July 18th.
Regular meetings of Soldiers relief
commission for Iowa county will, here
after, be held at Dodgeville the second
Tuesday of each month.
A married man named Darling,
telegram operator at Reedsburg, Sank
county, was recently pelted with eggs
by boys at Wonewoc, where he repre-
sented himself to be single and was
keeping company with young lady.
Gov. Peck and staff, Gen. Lucius
Fairchild, General Bragg, Ex-Governor
Rusk, Senator Kidd, Commander Wei
ton and many other distinguished
persons will attend the Soldiers re-
union at Fennimore next week.
The trotting horse, Yellow Jacket,
owned by Tommy Behan of Livingston,
was sold recently to man in New
York for $500.
The state bank of Boscobel, success
sors to Matt Il. Pittman & Son,
will commence business on July 2.
Died, in Darlington, at the residence
OF her aunt. Mrs. Holway, on Sunday,
May 20, 1892, at 6 o'clock p. M, Miss
Bessie Mitchell, aged % years. Miss
Mitchell was born in Mineral Point, on
Aug IA, 1870; but her mother died
when she was quite young and she
went to live with relatives in Dodge
vile and vicinity with whom she re-
manned until last September, when she
engaged in the dressmaking business
at Darlington. She was very estim-
able young lady and her early death
will be deeply mourned by many rel
atives and friends.
Read Henry Zimmer's new adver-
tisement.
Can't we have a fair, is a subject
under discussion by the citizens of
Platteyille.
The Good Templars will join in Gel
ebrating the glorious Fourth this year.
They are making elaborate prepare
tions to serve the multitude. No
doubt they will be well patronized.
The kickapoo railway now boasts of
daily train service from Wauzeka to
Soldiers Grove, in connection with the
Passenger trains on the St. Paul road
at the latter station. This is quite an
accommodation for those who want to
take trip through that part of Craw-
ford county.
Excursion tickets for the Democratic
National Convention will be sold on
June II, 20, 81, % and %. The an
nouncement that they would be sold
on the 9TH was a mistake on the part
of The Democrat
Mrs. Charles Bennett and Mrs.
George Foster came down from Madi-
son last week to attend the graduating
exercises of the Mineral Point high
school,
Mrs. Mary j. Strachan of Clinton,
Iowa, and Mrs. d. A. Clark, nee Miss
Maggie Little, of Presumption, Ill.,
the guests of Mrs. Francis Little
present at the commencement exercises
Of the Mineral Point high school, on
Friday of last week
William Jeuck, Of Dodgeville, visited
with his brother John Jeuck, of this
city, on Monday.
5. l.. Rand started on Monday for
trip to Kansas City, Denver and other
far western points, in the interest of
the Higgins 4 Tooker Co., of New
York, for whom he is a travelling
salesman.
DR.. J. III. Vivian had fine fat cow
killed by lightning on Monday after
noon. She was grazing in the pasture
near the Wooden mill DAM The DR..
had another cow killed in almost the
same spot few years ago.
Gundry, Gray i Co. of this city have
placed an order with the Mineral
Point wooden mills for a large lot of
extra quality of tiannels to be made
expressly for their retail trade. This
will be the finest lot of goods yet turn
ed out of this mill and much above
standing quality.
Hon. j. w. Rewey. of Rewey, was in
town on Wednesday. He came from
home by the best road he could find:
but he said that was almost impass-
able, on account of the damage by
the recent floods.
Died, at his home in the town of
Mineral Point, on Thursday evening,
June 2nd, after short illness, Mr.. Jo-
seph Brock; aged 81 years. His funeral
took place on Friday afternoon. with
interment in Graceland Cemetery.
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