Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-13
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph f.
LaMalle.
The annual meeting Of the Rich
land county Sunday school association
will be held in Mill Creek chapel. Oct.
"a, 25 and 26.
Rev. S. r. Chnbb, who is in Chicago,
will return this week, and will occupy
the pulpit of the 2. NJ. church on
Sunday.
The first car load of clover seed ever
shipped from Mineral Point was sent
out on Saturday of last week from the
grain warehouse of r. J. Penhallegon.
1t contained about five hundred bush
els.
J. I. Pryor, of Dodgeville, was in
Mineral Point on Monday. He came
to visit his old friend and Masonic CO.
worker, r. d. Pulford, whose contin-
ued illness has created much SYM
pathy and anxiety.
Fire broke out in the basement Of
the capitol at Madison Saturday even
ing. but was discovered and extir-
guished before much harm was done.
1t is supposed to have started from
spontaneous combustion among some
rubbish.
Deer can lawfully be killed only dur
ing the month of October. Dogs cannot
be used in deer hunting, and any dog
may legally be shot by any person who
finds him running deer. The use of
dogs in hunting rabbits is also pr ohib-
tied.
The dairy farmer who patronizes a
creamery and receives Is cents per
pound, net, for his butter is not suffer
ing to any alarming extent from the
general financial depression, This is
the figure realized by the patrons of
the Mineral Point creamery last week.
Jacob Nathan one of Lancaster's
oldest and most highly respected citi-
Zens, has been visiting in Mineral
Point; the guest of his grand daugh-
ter, Mrs. Isaac Deller Although be-
yond four score, he still possesses
much of the strength and ardor of
youth.
DR.. F. w. Shepherd, dentist, has
located in this city, with office in the
rooms formerly occupied by the late
DR.. J. M. Hales. He is a graduate of
the Pennsylvania Dental College and
skillful dentist. The Democrat
heartily welcomes him to Mineral
Point. See card in another column.
There was good racing at Living
ston on Wednesday and Thursday of
last week, but on account of the rain
the program for Friday was declared
off. Homer NJ, owned by A. w.
Cobb, OF ibis city, took first money in
the 2:37 class, and Numero got second
in race on Wednesday and another
on Thursday.
That the c., NJ. Il st. 2. company's
through coach service between Min
eral Point and Chicago is appreciated
by the people of this section is shown
by the fact that up to Wednesday
evening, Oct. IL, there had been sold
at the company's office in Mineral
'oint nearly one thousand round trip
ii ckets to visitors to the Worlds fair.
The game of baseball played in this
city last Saturday between the Fayette
anil Linden ball teams resulted in a
vic ,ory for the Fayette club, by
score 10 to 9. 1t was hotly and
well contested game from beginning
to end. The same clubs will play
again on Saturday, Oct. 14th for, $25 a
side, on the fair grounds in Mineral
Point. Game called at o'clock p. m.
Hel bert Latin, of Milwaukee, who
graduf ted from the law department. of
the ST ate University last June, has
become associated in the law business
with Hon. J. NJ. Smith, of this place,
and will attend to all legal matters
during Mr.. Smiths stay in Minnesota,
as comm issioner to negotiate with the
Chippewa Indians. Mr. Latin is a
young m an of excellent character
and good ability, and The Democrat
Joins with the rest of the community
in extendiI ,g him hearty welcome.
The many friends of our respected
townsman f.. D. Pulford greatly regret
his continue d illness. From Mineral
Points early days he has not only been
a central fig IRE in local business and
social affairs. but is well known
throughout the entire state which has
been his home Tor so many years. He
has always col attributed literally and
cheerfully towar DIS every effort for the
advancement of the community, and
has the good wi II and affectionate re-