Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Point Wooden Mills are requested TO
meet this, friday evening, at the
council room.
The Junior Epworth league held a
sociable at Mrs. Z. Y. Hutchison's last
Saturday afternoon. A large COM
pany enjoyed very pleasant time.
Roy Cummings returned home from
GAINESVILLE Tuesday evening, where he
has been attending business college.
Austin Daily Register: Mrs. J.
Opie and her sister, Mrs. Provis, of
Detroit, Michigan, left on March 1st
for Los Angeles and other points of
California.
Items or advertisements for publi-
cation in The Democrat should Le
handed in not later than Wednesday
of the week in which they are intend
ed to appear.
John Pittz, of the firm of Gorgen &
Pittz, purchased the NJ. Z. parsonage
and lot, now occupied by F. Enzenroth.
The trustees of the church will either
buy building for parsonage or buy
a lot in some suitable locality and
build during the coming season.
On Saturday afternoon of last week
Moses Stephenson, of WaIdwick,
started for Spencer, Iowa, in response
to a telegram bearing the sad an
nouncement of the serious illness
there of his daughter Mrs. Alfred
Stephenson. On arriving at Spencer
he found that she he had died on the
evening of Friday, the day previous
to his departure from home. She
leaves husband and four children.
Mrs. Andrews, of Manchester, Mrs
I. S. Prentice and son, of Anamosa,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Scott and little
daughter, of David City, Neb., who
were called here last week by the
death of Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, re-
turned home this week. Miss Fannie
Thomas accompanied her sister to
Anamosa where she will remain for
visit.
Darlington Republican: DR.. Lloyd
Leslie, formerly of this city, but now
residing in Omaha, has been visiting
friends in Darlington for the past
week and left for his home on Thurs
day. The doctor has host of friends
here who wish him unbounded success
In his new home. He graduated at
the Vanderbilt University at Nash
vile last week, taking second honors
in his class.
The Belmont Bee is the name of
neatly printed, we'll edited local paper
issued by Joseph NJ. Conley, and edi-
tor Breese, late of The Montfort Mon
itor. The Democrat wishes the
publishers success in their venture.
The Crystal Laundry has opened up
in Miller's block. High street. 1t COM
menced business on Monday morning.
The Belmont Bee favors city incor-
poration for that village, and says:
"City of Belmont" sounds all right.
1t is but right and just that the town
once honored with the capital of the
great territorial domain of Wisconsin
should be raised to the worthy rank of
city.
Mr.. and ;. Thomas Shepherd of
Platteville, visited during the week
with their daughter, Mrs. Will G.
Hales, and returned home on Tuesday
afternoons train.
John Graber offers for sale his large
farm. See advertisement.
DR.. Martin, of Janesville, who was
90 years old and the oldest mason in
Wisconsin, was buried in GAINESVILLE
on Tuesday of last week.
jim O'Hern will be in Cobb, March
Is, Dodgeville, March 16, and Mineral
Point, Saturday March II for the pur-
pose of buying horses. See advertise
ment.
The republicans of Darlington
made a clean sweep at the election in
that city on Monday, The vote on
mayor stood J. II. Clary (dem.) }, 164;
Sylvester Mechanics, (rep.), 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Barlow, of
Darlington, visited in Mineral Point
this week. They were the the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 81. Prideaux.
Sid Guttenstein recently purchased
the farm occupied by Daniel Coles,
about mile south of Mineral Point
city.
The Epworth Leagues of the Platte
vile, district will hold convention
at the Nj. E. church next week Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. DIR.
Eaton will lecture Saturday evening
and preach Sunday evening. The full
nroS Iii viii be published next week.
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