Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05
LOCAL NEWS.

clLy park ldSL week.
Mrs. John p. Harris went to Chi
cago this week, where she will visit
her sister, and attend the worlds fair.
There will be a change of time in
the running Of trains between this
city and Milwaukee, commencing on
Monday next.
A new hardwood floor has been put
in the office Of the electric light-west
front room of the city hall building.
Jerry Crowley went to La Sale On
Tuesday to attend the funeral Of his
nephew, Fred Gieb, who died on
Monday.
The ladies of the z. NJ. church will
held an ice cream festival in the lee
ture room on the evening of Decora-
ton Day.
Frank Day has recovered from his
recent illness and has gone to
Blanchardville to work at the black
smith business.
Thomas G. Mullen, telegraph opera
tor, came down from st. Paul on Sat
urday and spent Sunday with his
parents in this city.
A. 5. White, attorney at law, now
occupies the east front room of the
city hall building. The room has been
nicely fitted up with hardwood floor,
etc.
A carload of fine specimens of the
minerals of southwestern Wisconsin
were shipped from Mineral Point on
Thursday of last week to Chicago for
exhibition at the Worlds fair.
The twenty-fourth annual fair of
the Southwestern Wisconsin Indus
trial Association will be held in Miner
al Point, Sept, 5, 6, and s. Arrang-
ments are being made for first class
exhibition.
Miss Mary Hishen made brief Wis
it during the past week with her par
ents in this city. She returned to Chi
cago on Monday afternoons train,
with her brother Michael +. Hishen
and his bride.
Miss Sallie Hadlield, of this city has
been selected for position in the
Wisconsin building at the worlds
fair. This will be very pleasant news
to Miss Hadfield's many friends. The
honor has been worthily conferred.
Henry Weisen returned on Fri
day Of last week, from the great min
ing camp of Creede, Colo, after an
absence from Mineral Point, of about
three years. He brought with him
some fine specimens of rich silver ore,
IHlucu ny I'LL db SIcGut.
The T.. M. Church choir will give
dime entertainment in the lecture
room on the evening of May 11th.
The exercises will be musical and lit
erary, and spelling match under the
Of Professor Buell.. Every
body is invited, and good time is as
sured.
r. G. Fielder, who has been attend
ing the law department of the state
university for some time, satisfactorily
passed the state examination for law
students, at Madison, on Tuesday of
last week, and is now a full tiedged
attorney at law. He has located in
this city and occupies the rooms over
Martin & Toay's hardware store. He
is a young man of ability and much
energy, and The Democrat predicts
for him bright career in his chosen
profession.
Mineral Point has been honored
by the appointment of Miss Kate
McIlhon as matron in the Wisconsin
building at the Worlds fair. There
were large number of applicants for
the position, and Miss McIlhon's
selection is not only highly compli-
mentary to the lady herself but also to
those who exerted themselves in her
behalf. She started on Wednesday
mornings train for Chicago to assume
her duties, which her friends and ac-
quaintances know she will discharge
in creditable manner.
Increased interest was manifested,
in Mineral Point, in the observance of
Arbor day, by the teachers and pupils
of the public schools. and others.
At the tree election, by the pupils,
GOA votes were cast, as follows:
oak, 257; maple, 166; elm, 139;
pine, Is; apple, 8; poplar, 3; will
low, 6; scattering 6. In the second
ward the election was conducted
strictly under the laws of the state,
which aroused much enthusiasm
among the pupils. The literary exer.