Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Margaret Holtz offers for sale
her farm west of Mineral Point city.
Don't forget the Lady Quartette at
the opera house, next Wednesday
evening.
Buchanan Comedy Company will
play a weeks engagement at the
Opera House, commencing Nov. 2Oth.
DR.. Charles Egan Of Racine had
quite thrilling adventure with an in
sane man who tried to kill him with
an AK.
Lancaster Herald: Judge Mills has
been in town few days and attended
church Sunday. He says he does not
grow old as fast as some men, but he
looks very feeble.
The exact number of round trip
tickets for the Worlds fair sold by the
c., M. & st. Paul company at its Office
in Mineral Point was twelve hundred
and thirty seven.
Exchanges warn people TO look out
for a travelling fraud who starts classes
in penmanship, collects the money and
then skips out of town without paying
his bills. He calls himself Prof. Geo.
Patterson.
A special stock train, of fourteen
cars, left this city, for Chicago, on
Tuesday of last week. The first eighty
two miles were made in two hours
and thirty eight minutes from start to
stop.
Very interesting meetings are being
Rev. N. Z. Peterson, of Oshkosh,
breaches every night.
The ladies of Trinity parish, appre
ciating the fact that Trinity rectory
is one of the finest rectory buildings in
the state have placed electric lamps,
therein, and the building will be here
after lighted by electricity.
Jacob Speilmann, who was formerly
a resident of Mineral Point, and was
well known and highly respected
throughout southwestern Wisconsin,
died at his home in Chicago, on Fri
day 0 last week; aged 65 years.
The Richland Democrat says that
arrangements are now going forward
for the third annual exhibition of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Poultry
Association, to be held in Richland
Center Nov. %, %, 50 and Dec. l.
The council at its meeting on Mon
day evening elected n. II. Snow super
visor for the first ward, to fill vacancy
caused by resignation of j. M. Smith.
The choice was unanimous and showed
excellent judgment on the part of the
council. Mr.. Snow served upon the
county board for a number of terms,
and is well qualified by experience and
ability to fill the place.
Our citizens are to be favored with
concert by the famous Chicago Lady
Quartette, on Wednesday evening next,
at the opera house. This troupe has
been selected to open the Lecture
course at Platteville, this season, and
our city has been fortunate III securing
their services on the night following.
They are tirst-class artists and we hope
our citizens will give them a full
house and cheering welcome. Re-
served seats on sale at Hanscom's.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Mineral Point woolen
mills was held at the council room on
Wednesday evening. The report OF
the secretary was presented and read
and showed that the business of the
mills for 1898 was somewhat better
than that of any previous year. The
report was referred to committee
for comparison and examination with
vouchers; and the meeting adjourned
subject to the call of the president
without transacting any further bust
ness.
There will be shooting mattel
for pigeons at the residence of E
GratZ, five miles east of Mineral Point
next Thursday.