Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-06-24
A dispatch from Dubuque says that

blowers held here for breaking into the
New Albion postoflice, May 81, will
be arraigned there Friday for breaking
into the Dickeyville, Wis, postoffice
May %. Postmistress Longbotham
has Unidentified as her property the
watch Coleman mailed from Houston,
Mimi, to his mistress, Mike McDon-
AIDS divorced wife, in Chicago, to-
gether with the New Albion stamps.
The Green Bay Catholic Benevolent
Society Convention last week was
largely attended In accordance with
advice of Arch Bishop Katzer of Mil
waukee, the convention approved the
making of parochial schools free
in Wisconsin. After Sept. 1st, 1892,
tuition will be abolished in all Catholic
! parochial schools, and the schools will
be maintained by the congregations in
each parish.
Between thirty and forty Mineral
Pointers have gone to Chicago during
the week among them: Charles w.
McIlhon, II. S. We'll, John w. Horn,
w. Fl. Prideaux, Adolph Apple, J. FL.
Tyack. Daniel Weissen, Samuel Jen-
kin, w. ]. Healy, Fred Gilman, Her
man Weissen, G. r. Reading. Cyrus
Lanyon, Albert Lanyon, N. II. Snow,
Edward Frieden.
George Crawford came up from
Clarence, Iowa, on Saturday last, and
remained until Monday morning, when
he went to the Chicago convention.
The demands Of his business alone
prevented him from remaining longer
in Mineral Point, so long his home,
and where on his return he received
the most hearty and kindly greeting by
all citizens.
The diocesan council, at Milwaukee,
on Wednesday, elected the following
deputies to the general council at Bal
timore: Rev. M. Chase, Mineral Point;
Rev. DR.. Jewell, WatertoWn; Rev. E.
G. Richardson and Rev. G. S. Lester.
Milwaukee; Or. c. c. Chittenden, Madi-
son; J.. IL. Morehouse, A. w. Bartlett
and John p. McGregor, Milwaukee.
Thos. II. Arthur, county surveyor,
had the misfortune on Monday, while
at RidgeWay surveying, to break one
of the ligaments of his right ankle SO
as to almost disable him from walking
Although much crippled he is doing
his best to catch up with his orders for
surveying. Chronicle.
At Madison Frank Billings and his
daughter Josie were poisoned by eating
olives and were unconcious for over
four hours. A little son eat more of
the olives than either Of the other two,
but was not affected.
July 18th special train for the Min
eral Point celebration will leave Oar
lington at $50 a. m.; Calamine 8:45,
and arrive at Mineral Point at 9:05;
and returning will leave Mineral Point
at 10:30 p. N.
The Dodgeville Sun: 1t is rumored
that parties are talking of buying the
| Macarthur and Sahrt lots on the corner
next to the town hall and the Whit
man lot back of them. on which to
erect a new hotel.
The pearl searching business in the
Sugar and Pecatonica rivers is pursued
by few with an occasional find, but
scarcity of clans does not now make
it very Monroe Journal.
| Hon. G. M. Lambertson of Lincoln
Neb., is here to remain for few DAYS
with his children, at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gundry, before
starting on trip to Europe.
Married, on Tuesday, June 2l, al
st. Pauls Catholic church, by Rev. J
O'keefe, Mr.. Hugh McDermott and
Miss Margaret McMurrough; both OF
the town of Mineral Point.
H. H. Chandler and daughter Emma
went to Bloomington, H., on Wednes
day to attend the commencement
exercises at which Miss Grace Chandler
will graduate.
Fennimore purchased seven hun
dred dollar chemical engine this week
and have got it in their engine house
ready for business. s.-The Montfort
Monitor.
John Nixon's restaurant at Gratiot
railroad station was surrounded by
water on Friday and the family were
imprisoned in their homes.
There will be a ten cent dance al
the City Hall July 4th-afternoon
and evening. Music by Roach Aliens
string band.
Mrs. J. &. Smally and children Of
Marion, Iowa, are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. n. H. Snow.
George Bremser, of this city. started