Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-15
VOL. XVIII.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

nance are just and it is to be hoped
will be cheerfully complied with by all
property owners.
On Thursday of last week Johnnie,
son of John Bloom, of the town of
Mineral Point had the misfortune Of
having two fingers of his right hand
badly cut by circular saw.
The teachers meeting held at
Dodgeville on Saturday was very
successful one. About eighty teach
ers were in attendance.
Department Commander Z. A.
Shores, of Ashland, will be with the
comrades of Geo. II. Legate post at
their annual entertainment in this city
on Friday evening, Dec. 20.
M. J. Minor is building another
large ice house.
DO not fail to hear Baby Marie, the
five year old pianist, at the M. f.
church, Friday night. Admission, 25
cents; children, 15 cents.
w. J. Suthers, treasurer of the town
of Mineral Point, commenced collect
ing taxes on Wednesday. His Office
will be at Brewer & Penhallegon's
store.
Arch-deacOn Susan will of1iciate in
the Lutheran church, Dodgeville, on
Wednesday evening Dec. q.
Mrs Samuel Jacka, of this city, met
with very serious accident on last
Thursday morning. She fell down
cellar, and fractured her left leg near
the ankle and her left arm near the
shoulder. She was terribly shocked
by the fall. Surgical aid was called,
and although she suffers much pain,
she is doing well considering the ma
ture of her injuries.
Stephen Reed has purchased from
John H. Harris & Co., their stock Of
-four and feed and will carry on the
business at the old stand in the Had
field building at the foot of High
street
The Arion Lady Quartette at the
lecture room of the p. M. church,
Tuesday evening, Dec. 10.
The sheds for horses will be all
cleared out by next Sunday for those
attending the p. M. church and need
them.
Mr.. John r. Toay leads the y oung
Mems class at the z. M. lecture hall at
900 on Sunday next.
John C. Martin will start up his
feed mill, in Whites warehouse, on
Monday next.
John III. Harris & CO., have sold
their hide and tallow business to
Bolles q Rogers. reliable and enter
prising Chicago dealers. Mr.. Rogers,
of the firm, is we'll and favorably
known in this section, being formerly
resident OF Mineral Point. The
business will be carried on at the old
stand for the new firm, by Adrian
Hadfeld and George Grange, both of
whom are hustlers and have had sue
cessful experience in their line of
trade
Attention is called to the notice of
the Mineral Point Lecture course,
printed elsewhere in this paper. The
entertainments will be frstclass. 1t is
the purpose of the management, not
so much to make money as to give the
people the advantages of good enter
tainments, at a price which all can
afford to pay. The price for the
course of six entertainments is exceed
ingly low, considering their character.
The price for students ticket has
been fixed at 80 cents for the course,
and can be purchased by any pupil
attending the schools of the city.
The Cudahy Times, by William II.
and Sheridan McElroy, is one of the
brightest and neatest weeklies in Wis
consin. 1t is a new venture and is
well deserving of success.
Don't fail to hear the Arion Lady
Quartette at the lecture room of the
2. NJ. church, Tuesday evening Dec. -.
W. II. Bennett has been in Mineral
Point during the week. He will re-
turn here shortly, with his family.
Many friends will welcome them back
to our city.
r. J. Penhallegon's cold storage
house was completed last week, and Is
now ready for the ice. 1t is a line
plant, constructed according to the
most modern plans, and will prove a
convenience to the people of Mineral
Point and vicinity. The ice chamber
will hold from two hundred and
seyenty-fve to three hundred tons of
ice and N. ]. Minor has taken the
contract to fill it at once. The house
will be ready for business about the
beginning of the new year, when
SINNERS and others can share in ad-