Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-09


Boston, National Supt. of the juvenile
division Of the W. {. L. L. work.
The speaker dwelt on the Importance
of keeping the body pure, because it
is the house in which we live, and the
temple of the Holy Ghost. Such les
sons cannot be given too often nor too
strongly for the benefit and instruction
of our children. Mrs. Rice spoke in
the p. NJ. church evening, and was
greeted by very large congregation.
Modern Woodmen, of Fayette, will
hold a picnic in +. d, Parkinson's ma
pie grove on Tuesday, Aug. II, W.
y. Hazelton of BIanchardville, T. II.
Love of Madison, and \. Q. Atherton
of Edgerton, are expected to be pres
ent and speak. Music will be furnish
ed by the Fayette glee club, Blanch-
ardville band and Tuller's orchestra,
From the number Of applications
which Secretary We'll is daily receiv-
ing for race lists, etc, it can be safely
predicted that finer field of running
and trotting horses than ever before
seen in Southwest Wisconsin will be
at our coming fair, Sept,''4, 5, and Z.
Ellis B. Usher, proprietor of the
Lacrosse Chronicle, made a visit to
this city in the interests of the New
York Mutual Life Insurance, for
which he is general agent in Wiscon,
sin. Mr.. Usher was chairman of the
Democratic state committee in 1888,
and conducted an honorable and ag
gressive campaign. Although not fre j..
quent visitor here, Mr.. Usher is well
acquainted with the history of our ac-
He is a nephew of the late Cyrus
Woodman, who was prominently iden-
titled with the early settlement and
growth of the lead region.
Mrs. n. H. Snow and daughter
Agnes, and son Willie, have gone to
Watervliet, Michigan, where they will
visit relatives.
A district convention of the Orde
of the Eastren Star will be held in
Mineral Point, sometime during the
coming September.
Mr.. and Mrs George Schaff mourn
the loss of an infant son who died on
Sunday, July %.
n. Graber, advertises five hundred
acres of good farming land for sale.
The land will be sold at an exceeding.
ly low price.
Mrs. Geo. II. Foster is here from
Milwaukee visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Y. Treweek.
County Superintendent Jones and
City Superintendent Jolley held exam
nations for teachers, at the High
school room, in this city, on Monday
and Tuesday. There were twenty five
applicants for certificates, in addition
to the teachers of our city schools.
Mrs. H. McCrady. and son, of
Chicago, are visiting with her sister,
Mrs. Butterworth, of this city.
Mrs. John McArdle and daughter
Miss Aggie, of LeMars, Iowa, are here
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Frank Evans is here from Chi
cago, the guest of Mr.. and John Evans.
Theodore Dresen is home from Chi
cago for short vacation.
Mrs. J. O'Hare and Misses Maggie
and Kate Hishen, of Chicago, are here
on a visit to their parents MIR. and
Mrs. James Hishen.
AS The Democrat goes to press a
hearing is being had before Justice
White, in the case Of w. I. Jackson,
charged with rape upon the person
of a fourteen year old girl of this city.
The crime is alleged to have been com
mitted on the night of sunday, July s.;
but the mother of the girl being alb
sent in Chicago, the facts were not
made known, until her return last sat
urday evening. AS stated by The
Tribune, the story Of the girl, who
resides in this city, is that she was
taken by Jackson with his daughter of
about the same age, in buggy from
here to his farm. On reaching his
home he left his daughter, and started
to bring the other girl back to town in
his buggy. Instead of coming to
town he drove off the road to seclud-
ed spot, and there consummated the
crime. Indignation over the outrage
is expressed on all hands. The facts