Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. +. w. Sylvester is in Chicago
attending the Worlds fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gundry and
VIM. p. Gundry are attending the
Worlds fair.
Robert James returned on Wednes-
day evening, from visit to the
Worl.'s fair.
The News reports that twenty seven
new residences have been built in
pIatteville this season
Harkless Paynter and wife, of
Monona, Iowa, are here for a weeks
visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Fannie Thomas has gone to
Richland Center, to take a position
which she formerly held at that place.
Rev. Thomas Harris, wife and
children, Of Clifton, H., are visiting
with relatives in this city and vicinity.
Thomas Collins is running the Min
eral Point steam laundry in good
style The work turned out is first
class
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Vim.
Tregilgus has been saddened by tie
death of their infant son, aged ten
months.
Southwestern WiscOnsin's exhibit of
carbonate Of zinc ores, at the Colum-
bian exposition beat the world and re
ceiyed the award.
James Brewer returned home On
Thursday last from northwestern
Iowa, where he had been looking after
his farm interests.
The NJ Il. conference has returned
Rev. L. w. Straw to Mineral Point
for another year, much to the salts
faction of all our people.
Frank Owens of this city is agent
for Adolph Reider, artist Of Monroe,
and is taking orders from persons
wishing pictures enlarged
John J. Penallegon's fine trottlng
mare, Modesty, took first money at
Lancaster on Thursday last, in race
in which there were seven starters.
The seventh annual convention of
the Wisconsin Christian Endeavor
Union will be held in Milwaukee, Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, November
II, Is and 10.
Miss Anrie Phillips, Of this city, is
the Columbian exposition this
week, in company with her cousin,
Miss Phillips, of New Westminster,
British Columbia.
The regular meeting of the Mineral
Point chapter of the Eastern Star will
be held next Wednesday evening, COM
at z o'clock. All members
are requested to be present.
The Platteville News says: "Dr.
T. w. Shepard has closed his dental
Office at West Superior, to remove to
Mineral Point to the office formerly
occupied by the late DR.. j. M. Hales."
Mrs. James G. Beckerleg, Miss Alb
bic Brown, Miss Maria Brown and
John Brown were called here this
week from Chicago, to attend the
funeral Of their mother, Mrs. James
T. Brown.
Hon. John Gray and daughter, Miss
Grace, returned to this city on last
Friday evening after a three weeks
visit at Middleport, n. \. On their
return trip they visited Niagara Falls
and the Columbian Exposition,
The buying of ore and coal by the
Mineral Point Zine Co. indicates that
their works will soon start up again,
which will give steady employment to
large number of men, and very
materially and benelicially affect the
business Of the city.
Mrs. S. r. Chubb and son sailed
from England for New York on Wed
nesday of this week on the Majestic,
Of the White Star Line. They expect
to land on Tuesday If next week,
when they will Immediately leave for
Chicago, and will probably stay two or
three days at the fair. Mr.. Chubb in
tends meeting them there.
The law for exemption Of wide tired
wagons is as follows: Any wagon with
tires three inches wide aud upwards,
owned and used by farmer in his
vocation as such, shall be exempt from
taxation from and after the first of
January, 1894. 1t is the duty of Il e
assessors to return the number of
wagons of this kind without placing
value on the same.
c. E. Thompson, Ct Denver, Colo,
visited during the past week at the
home of his father-in-law, Robert
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