Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-04-07
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Isaac Deller is visiting hel
plrents in Lancaster.
Frank Argall is here from La
Crosse, visiting his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. James Argall.
Mrs. G. w. Field, of Thor. Iowa, is
here, visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Coad.
Mrs. DR.. Deahofe, who has spent the
winter in New Mexico, will arrive
home about the 2Oth of this month.
William Brandt came up from Chi
cago on Saturday, to be present at the
marriage Of his sister, Miss Lizzie
Brandt.
John 3. Wallis, mother, and daugh-
ter Millie, starts tomorrow for northern
Michigan for visit on the coast of
Lake Superior.
Farmers commenced plowing in
good earnest on Monday, April Sat
least two weeks earlier in the month
than last year.
Attorney H. w. Brown, of Lancas-
ter, spent last Saturday and Sunday in
Mineral Point; the guest or Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy =. Cobb.
Edward Cullen will hold a public
sale of personal property, on his farm,
two and half miles west Of the city,
next Tuesday, April IL.
Charles f. Osborne, Of Darlington,
was elected county judge of Lafayette
county, on Tuesday, by about one
hundred and fifty majority.
Alfred Vivian, of this city, was,
last week, elected president of the
Pharmaceutical society of the Wiscon
sin university, at Madison.
Misses Eta Smith and Anna Strong,
and Alfred Vivian, students at the
state university, are spending vacation
week at their homes in Mineral Point.
Capt. Richard Carter, of Dodgeville,
has been appointed assistant quarter
master general of the Wisconsin de-
partment of the G. A. r., by depart
ment Commander A. E. Shores.
Mrs. James McMullen, after an alb
sence of six months, returned last
week from Utah, where she went in
hope of gaining her health, and re-
turns to say she is much benilited by
her trip.
w. H. Thomas, Of Dodgeville, the
accommodating and efficient clerk of
the Iowa county court, was in town on
Tuesday evening, and rejoiced with
other friends of Judge McIlhon over
the latter's grand home endorsement
at the polls on election day.
The Chronicle reports that Walter
Ellington, of Hydes Mill, while riding
on wagon last week, accidentally
caught his foot in the wheel and his
leg was broken below the knee. The
fracture was reduced by DR.. Bird from
Arena, and at present he is doing
nicely.
Our townsman II. Delos Pulford
was elected president of the state
board of pharmacy, at its meeting re-
Gently held in Madison-a fitting
recognition of his fifty years of service
in the drug business in Wisconsin. He
has been member of the board for
several years.
James w. Hamley, of Mazomanie,
was arranged in the Dane county mu-
nicipal court Monday, on charge of
threatening the life of E. 2. Reed, a
neighbor. He pleaded guilty and was
put under bonds of $500 to keep the
peace for three months; in default of
which he went to jail.
The NJ. E. Sunday school observed
Easter Sunday in a novel way. Each
scholar brought some fresh eggs, to be
sent to the Deaconess' Home in Chi
cago, there to be distributed to the
poor and sick who are visited by the
Deaconesses in their work. Sixty
dozen were brought in, and they We're
sent away Monday.
George 5. Whitcher of Platteville
fell from his wagon Monday afternoon,
striking upon his head. He was car
ried into a store unconscious and it is
feared that the accident will prove
fatal. Mr.. Whitcher is a prominent
butter and cheese manufacturer and
thas taken a leading part in the farm
er's institute in that section of the
state.
Postmaster Shepard received notice
on Monday that mail car would be
placed on trains Nos. 81 and 50 be-
tween Milwaukee and Mineral Point,
commencing on Wednesday April 5,
and mail from Milwaukee and inter-
on