Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-09
Personal and Other Local Items.

At the Dairy board of trade meeting
on Wednesday, Henry Conley wa
elected president; Henry Tonkin, vic'
president; Edwin Woolrich, secretary
and treasury; John Bond, Henry Ton
kin and James Pile, directors. Abou
$4,000 pounds of cheese was offered
but as 4 cents was the highest bid
none of the holders would sell. Mex
meeting will be June 21st.
Fred Spratler came over from Wau.
watosa this week for brief visit.
Note change in DR.. Petitt's adver,
tisement.
Bert Preston, of Platteville, visited
friends in Mineral Point on Sunday.
Eden & Blewett have put good tin
roof on w. H. Curry's fine residence
Editor Carr and Mr.. Hedrick, of the
Dodgeville Sun, were in Mineral Point
on Saturday.
Frank Hadfeld was here from st.
Louis, Mo. for few days this week,
visiting friends and relatives.
j. P. Hird and family are back from
West Bend, Iowa, for an indefinite
visit with relatives in Iowa county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Bishop are
here from Volga, S. Dakota, visiting
relatives. Miss Nettie Henry, of the
same place accompanied them.
Rev. S. w. Trousdale, of Platteville,
very ably conducted Quarterly meet
ing services at the M. E church, in
in this city last Sunday.
DR.. William Eastman went to Mil
waukee on Tuesday afternoons train,
to attend the meeting of the American
Medical Association which convenes
in that city this week.
Miss Fannie Thomas, who has been
at Madison for some time past, return
ed TO her home in this city on Satur-
day last.
Mrs. Will Lanyon and children ar
rived here on Monday evenings train
for visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Spratler.
The Yellowstone Sabbath School
picnic will be held one-quarter of a
mile south of the church, on Wednes-
day, June Il. Should the weather
prove unfavorable the picnic will be
held the following day. Everybody
invited. Balloon ascension at half
past ten o'clock.
Charles Blewett went to Milwaukee,
on Tuesday, to attend the annual
meeting of the grand lodge of Odd
Fellows.
WI. Richards, of Dodgeville, was
given the John Johnson fellowship, at
the Wisconsin university. The mon
ey value of the fellowship is $400
per year for two years. Mr.. Richards
is member of the present senior
class.
DR.. j. II. Vivian is in Milwaukee,
where the American Medical associa-
ton and the Wisconsin grand lodge of
Odd Fellows are holding annual meet
ings.
The Mineral Point band furnished
excellent music throughout the re-
union, and was highly praised on all
hands.
DR.. Charles Ross arrived here from
Chicago on Thursday evening for a
visit with relatives and friends.
There will be celebration in Crib
ble's grove on the Fourth of July,
under the supervision of Allen Lodge,
[. o. G.. T.s
Edward Coad returned on Monday
evenings train from two weeks
visit at the Worlds Fair, which he
considers grand beyond description.
Mrs. John w. Clark returned last
week from Tilden, Iowa, where she
has been visiting relatives and friends.
George Phillips, on Tuesday, met
with sad mishap. He was riding on
wagon without the box, and his feet
were hanging down, when one of his
feet struck against a stump, breaking
the leg between the instep and knee
Mr.. Phillips is an industrious, thrifty
young man and the accident is greatly
to be regretted, as his recovering will
necessary be slow,
The stories of extortionate changes
at the worlds fair, widely published in
the city newspapers, are not borne out
by the experience of the people who
have attended the exposition from
this city. Almost everybody will go
from Southwest Wisconsin.
Mr.. Peter Weber, student at st.
Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, preach
ed in st. Mary's German Catholic
Church, of this city, on Sunday last.
His ordination to the priesthood will
take place this week, and he will