Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-07-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

week, on business.
Mrs. John Bishop and daughter, are
here visiting relatives and friends.
Nick Simon has recently built a
new barn and otherwise improved his
property.
George Bennett visited relatives and
friends in Mineral Point during the
past week.
Dennis Darcy is up from Chicago
for visit at the home of his parents
in this city.
Miss Laura Argall has been visiting
relatives and friends at Lacrosse dur
ing the past week.
Rev. s. r. Chubb will preach at Lost
Grove on Sunday, at 100, and Dia-
mond Grove a. 2:3O
Miss Stephens, of Lancaster, visited
in this city last week, the guest Of
Miss Agnes McIlhon.
Mr.. Ludden is here from Chicago
for visit with his son Frank c., of
the Economy store.
a Mr.. Sprink of Platteyille, lost a
colt last Friday evening by lightning.
It was insured for $50.
Principal A. r. Jolley went to Chi
cago on Monday for visit to the
Columbian Exposition.
Mrs. McIlhon and daughter Fannie
returned on Saturday, after two
weeks trip to the Worlds Fair.
Benz. thinner arrived here from
Milwaukee on Saturday evening for
visit with his brother H. Zimmer.
Miss Lydia Stephens and Miss Kath-
arine Chase took Monday mornings
train for visit to the Worlds fair.
Married, at the NJ. E. parsonage in
Darlington, June %, by Rev. G. C.
Swartz, Mr.. Richard Fitzsimons TO
Mary A. Ftzsimons; both of Mineral
Point, Wis.
Mrs. John Spensley lost two steers
by lightning early on Thursday morn
ing Of last week. They were feeding
in the Spensley pasture which adjoins
this city on the north
Married, at Cobb, at the residence
of William thinner, June 29th, Rev.
A. Charles officiating, Mr.. Leslie Kirk
patrick, of Rewey, to Miss Minnie b.
Burroughs, Of Montfort, Wis.
Miss Nina Parkinson and Miss
Blanche Brinigar, of Fayette, accom-
panied by Miss. Craine, of Michigan,
who has been visiting with the latter,
visited in Mineral Point this week.
The ice cream festival given by the
Epworth league, in the Park on Tues
day evening, during the band concert,
was a very enjoyable event, and
snug sum netted for league purposes.
A. w. Cobb's pacing stallion, Judge
Hines, made an excellent record on
the turf last fall, and is doing better
than eve this season. On the 4th at
Monmouth, H., he made mile heat
in 2:2O, winning the heat.
Rev. T. w. Straw was detained by
wreck on the Chicago and Northwest
ern railway on Saturday, and unable
to reach home for Sunday services.
Mr.. 5. ID. Bartle, who is here visiting,
supplied his pulpit for him.
Mrs Jesse Shull, the widow of the
founder of Shullsburg, Wis, PASSED
away at her home ut Winslow, H., at
an advanced age. The funeral was held
Tuesday, July 4th, the remains being
inferred in the village cemetery
In the dairy department of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, the
Jury of awards marked the large
cheese sent short ago from the John
Baton cheese factory in the town of
Linden, 81 points out of total of 100.
The News says that the license prob
lem in PIatteville is solved by each of
the seven saloon keepers putting up
S500-S300 of which is under protest,
to be returned in case the supreme
court decides the lawful license to be
5000 under the act passed last winter.
DR.. \. J. Ward, of Madison, died at
the home of brother-in- law, at
Hornellsville, \. Y, on Monday last,
aged 50 years. DR.. Ward was, during
the war, surgeon of the ID Wis. Vol
Inf, and his memory will be kindly
cherished by the surviving members
of that famous regiment, many of
whom enlisted from Mineral Point.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of .' Dipsocura," the Hargreaves
Institute of Polo, Ill. C. w. Hunt,
was here this week in the interests of