Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-03-31
Local News Items.


Remember the band concert, to be
given on Wednesday April 5th.
John Kim has improved his store
building by putting in large plate glass
show windows.
Mrs. Thos. Priestley and son Morti-
mer left Saturday morning for Madi-
son. They will return this week.
Miss L. NJ. Bishop and niece, Miss
Mamie Bishop, visited friends in
Rockford during the past week.
Died, at the home Of his father, VIM.
Phillips, about three and a half miles
from this city, Saturday night, March
Is, of dropsy, Gustave Phillips; aged
33 years.
| J. T. LaMalle, of the firm of
Gundry, Gray & Co., went to Chicago
on Monday and will remain there
about week buying spring and sum-
mer goods.
Mrs. John Horn is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. John Schilling in Ar
cadia, this state. She will visit friends
in Winona and, elsewhere before re-
turning home.
The concert and dance to be given
by the Mineral Point Band next Wed
nesday evening promises to be an in
teresting event. A fine programme
has been arranged.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Ludden took
last Thursday afternoons train for
Chicago. While there Mr.. Ludden
purchased new stock of spring
and summer goods.
Married, at the home of the brides
parents in Willow Springs, on Wednes-
day, March %, 1893, by Rev. w. D.
James, Mr.. VIM. Godfrey and Lucy
Benson, both Of Willow Springs.
On Tuesday David Potterton
bought of James McMullen, sixty
acres Of land, the same being part of
the McMullen farm, about four and
one half miles northeast of this city.
Married, at the home of the bride at
Graysville, on Thursday evening, by
Rev. S. r. Chubb, Miss Grace Olivia,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ben
nett, and Charlie Person of the same
place.
Miss Jennie Burgoyne, who has
been in Chicago during the last two
months, studying short hand writing,
returned home Friday, evening and is
again at her post in the Cash Grocery
House.
Mineral Point has one of the very
best bands in the west. Every resi-
dent should be proud of the fact, and
if possible attend the concert and
dance to be given by the band next
Wednesday, April 5th.
The Richland Republican Observer
says that Isaac Fuller is making pre-
parations to erect a fine new store on
the site of the one burned at Lone
Rock at the time of the conhagration
caused by the tramp Bruce.
Remember that the young ladies of
St. Mary's society will hold bazaar
at the city hall on Easter Monday,
(April 3), afternoon and evening.
Supper will be served during the even
ing, commencing at five o'clock.
The Mineral Point Paper Mills will
be in full operation in short time.
About six hundred cords of pine
slabs and two hundred cords of poplar
(or quaking asp) and Eastwood are
piled up at the mills, ready for the
cutter.
Circuit court convened at Dodge
vile, on Monday, with Judge Clement
son presiding. Among the attorneys
present were Burr w. Jones and John
NJ. Olin of Madison, p. A. Orton of
Darlington, and John d. Wilson of
| Boscobel.
Fifteen car loads of soft wood, or
about one hundred and fifty cords,
were shipped to the Mineral Point
paper mills one day this week. The
wood was sold to the company by n.
Graber, from his land a few miles
south Of the city.
The Dodgeville Sun reports that
Mrs. Adam Miller, living about four
teen miles north of that city, died quite
suddenly last Thursday. The funeral
services were held at the residence OF
her son, August Miller. Saturday at
| 10 a. M, Rev. J. T. Pryor officiating
The remains were brought to Dodge
vile for interment.
| A few weeks ago, P. F. Roger, OF
Lost Grove, reported to The Democrat
that he had sold hog which weighed
440 pounds, for which he received $33
Mr.. Roger considered this big figure
for hog, and asked to hear from the
man who had sold one for more mon.
Iey. And now comes Matt lev. ir- al