Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-02-16
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

week He has made arrangements to
run the Mineral Point steam laundry.
A correspondent of the Lancaster
Teller, writing from Boscobel, says
that Boscobel seems to be holding it's
own in great shape e-mills, factories and
shops running to their full capacity.
Will Johns and C. J. Roberts drove
over from Dodgeville Sunday.
The Democrat goes to press too
early to publish the proceedings of the
county board, in session at Dodgeville
this week.
E. F. Lenahan came here from
Savanna, ILL.,, on Friday last, and on
Saturday accompanied his mother Mrs.
Z. Lenaha1 to Milwaukee, from
whence she went to Kaukauna, for a
visit with her daughter Mrs. Lizzie
Tomah
L. w. Bishop, editor of the Volga
6. Dak) Tribune, recently purchased
residence, "a pleasant one, and
handy to business, in the progressive
town of Volga.
The Gazette says that the Galena
board Of education is revising the
course of study in the high school Of
that city, The study OF chemistry will
be introduced in the fourth years
work, and other changes will be made
W. n Curry has sold his WaIdwick
farm, and about March 1st, will hold a
public sale at which he will dispose of
a large amount of personal property.
L. c. Fielder, attorney, occupies
pleasant rooms in the Hutchison
block; over the bank. The building is
heated throughout by the hot water
system.
Jim O'Hern, the noted horse buyer,
was in Mineral Point during the past
week and bought a large number of
horses, AS will be seen by his adyer-
tisement printed on the eighth page Of
The Democrat, he will be here again
next Wednesday, Feb. 21.
There will be festival at the Plum
Grove church on Wednesday evening
Feb. %. Supper will be served at six
n1alpnE inyitad
The Journal reports that the farm
er's institute in Darlington was well
attended, and that all who were there
consider their time well spent.
Circuit court for Grant county con
venes in Lancaster on Tuesday Feb.
20.
Five prisoners came near starving in
the Green county Jail. The sheriff
went to Madison and took the keys
with him.
John c. Martin and son are adding
cob-crusher to their mills near the
depot.
Mr.. Geo. Hux.able will lead the
young mems meeting in the lecture
room of the T. M. church, next Sun
day morning.
Miss Clara Deller has gone to
Streator ILL., to visit her sister.
Meredith Evans, young farmer liv-
ing five miles east of Dodgeville, was
sent to the county asylum Friday,
being dangerously insane. He had
been an inmate of the asylum before
Friday morning he escaped and it was
learned on Saturday that he was at
Blanchardville. In order to reach
there he must have walked over thirty
miles in the violent storm on Friday
Darlington Democrat: This week
we were shown genuine mad stone,
the property of Col. J. G. Knight. To
this stone, as our readers are no doubt
aware, is ascribed the power to absorb
the poison from the bite of rabid
animal, when placed il contact with
the wound.
The Lafayette county agricultural
society elected the following officers:
John Meehan, President: Paul Speth,
Vice President; Jas. keefe, treasurer,
Geo. 7. West, secretary
Married, at St. Victor's church,
Monroe, by Rev. Dempsey, Tuesday,
Feb. 9th, 1894, Mr.. Daniel Collins, of
Gratiot, and Miss Sarah Monaghan, of
Adams.
New display advertisements appear
in this issue for Adam Dresen, tailor;
Isaac Deller, jeweler and stationer;
Jim O'Hern, horse buyer: Jacob
Dresen, jr., dealer in wood, etc.
The services held every night in the
7. M. lecture hall are constantly in
crsasing in interest and attendance,
and additions are made nearly every
service to the church.
Services every night next week at p.
NJ. lecture hall, at 7:30. EVERYBODY
welcome.
81 Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Ross returned to
|sheir home in this CITY last week after