Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-02
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

IuIS issue LIldL Hle UOOhS Will Uc It
turned to the county March IA.
Miss Annie Saries arrived here OF
Friday Moons train, for visit with
her sister Mrs. A. d. Stover.
The Dodgeville Sun says that Miss
Lizzie Hendy, of that place, is rapidly
recovering from the stroke of para
lysis, with which she was recently
afflicted.
An addition is to be built to the
Sauk county asylum at a cost Of
$1,000.
John c. Martin & Son received this
week from Shullsburg a handsome
order for their kiln dried corn meal
and their graham.
On Wednesday of last week Viii.
liam Murrish, ST., slipped on an icy
walk at his residence, and in falling
dislocated his right arm at the
shoulder.
Mr.. John Allen will address the
young mems meeting in the lecture
room of the p. M. church, next Sun
day morning, taking for his subject
" Lavishness Of Gods Bounty"
Richard Lamerton has been laid up
for the past three weeks on account OF
a bruised finger.
The closing number of the Platte
vile Lecture Course will be Grand
Concert by the "Mozart Symphony
Club" of New York, On Friday
evening, March 2.
The Sun reports that S. w. Reese, of
Dodgeville, on Wednesday of last
week went to Gornar, Ohio, to attend
the funeral of his sister Mrs. Ann
Jones.
The Witness says that the Geo
Huntington farm, situated two and
one-half miles southeast of Platte
vile, has been sold to David Weigle,
at $4,000 per acre.
The Herald says that the schools of
Lancaster have been closed on account
of scarlet fever. 1t is in very light
form but exists in several families.
The Platteville News reports the
death of Mrs. Theresa Wunderlin, OF
the town of Harrison, Grant county
aged 81 years. She was a native OF
Switzerland.
The Chronicle says that J. M. Reese,
assistant cashier of the Dodgeville
bank, has purchased from John
Rudersdorf portion of his homestead
lot in Dodgeville. The property fronts
$50 feet on Clarence street extending
north 1872 feet, and is one of the finest
building sites in the city.
John and James Coogan recently
purchased the Peter McWilliams farm,
town of Willow Springs.
Chalk Talk, by Prof. French, at the
lecture hall of the p. Nj. church, Satur-
day evening, March 3.
The High school athletic team are
about to give an entertainment at the
high school room, the date for which
will be announced in the near future.
On Wednesday evening, March 9TH,
the Z. M. choir will give one of their
popular entertainments in the lecture
room of their church, consisting of
vocal and instrumental music. Piano
solos by Miss Lena Thomas; and to
conclude with an old fashioned spell
ing match under the direction of Mr.
c. A. Donnelly. There will be a prize
for the best speller. Admission ten
cents.
John Batten delivered in this city
on Monday three loads of cheese from
the Batten cheese factory. Jacob
Regez, of Monroe, was the purchaser.
At the Roby race track, Chicago, on
Friday last, the running horse Linden
Boy, raised by John Batten, of the
town of Linden, this county, took
second money in a race in which the
time was 0,57l for four and one-half
furlongs. He also won first in a race
on the same track on Wednesday OF
this week.
At the society meeting of the P. NJ.
church held on Monday evening, Rev.
S. Il. Chubb was unanimously elected
to remain another year. During the
past four years Of his ministry here
every department of the church has
been prosperous, and if we can Judge
the future by the past, we cannot help
but think that our friends, the Prim-
itives, have done we'll in securing SO
good man and preacher for another
year.
st. Mary's Catholic Parish school
of this city received, on Wednesday of
this week, from the Worlds Colum-
hian exhibition at Chicago for class
work, plain and fancy needle work. a
Ger u0nAte Of award and diploma OF