Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-06-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

juryman in the U. S. district court.
Miss Mary Ellingen and Mrs. F.
Alblinger (nee Ellingen) are here from
Chicago visiting friends and relatives.
Dodgeville Chronicle: Will 5.
Reese, mail agent, who was injured in
the wreck on the Northwestern road, a
few weeks ago, arrived at his home, in
this city, on Wednesday evening, from
the hospital at Menominee, and
though considerably improved, is
yet unable to move about without the
aid of crutches, on account of the in
jury to his back.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Beardsley, of
Black Earth, Dane county, have been
here during the past week, visit
ing relatives and old time friends.
Miss Clara Grimm, of Dodgeville, is
visiting her cousin, Gertie Smith, in
Mineral Point.
The officials of the M. E. church
have given Mr.. Straw a weeks vaca-
ton, which he will spend, with Mrs.
Straw, by taking a trip to La Crosse.
Mr.. Phil Allen will preach at the NJ.
E. church Sunday morning and the
Epworth League will take charge of
the evening service.
Miss Edith Chandler returned Mon
day night from visit to Chicago.
There will be special meeting of
the Mineral Point chapter, order of
the Eastern Star, on Monday evening,
June 25, at 730. There will be work,
and full attendance is desired.
Mrs. c. A. Ferrin and little daugh-
ter, of Denver. Colo, are visiting at
Will Osborne's.
Mrs. J. II. Vivian and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Vivian attended the university
commencement in Madison this week,
where Alfred Vivian finished the
course in pharmacy.
Dodgeville Sun: Burglars broke in
Tom Perkins hardware store Sunday
evening. They knocked out panel
of the back door by which they gained
admittance. A central fire revolver
and 500 rim fire cartridges are all that
is known to be missing.
A Shullsburg man owns turkey
gobbler that is so maternal in its in
stincts that is at present trying to
hatch some eggs.
Dodgeville Sun: J. w. Pryor, having
finished the pharmacy course in Chi
cago, returned home Friday evening.
Our townsman, DR.. w. G. Hales, is
to be congratulated upon the honor
conferred upon him by the Wisconsin
grand lodge F. and A. NJ, in electipg
him grand junior deacon. Attorney
John D. Wilson. of Boscobel, el,-former-
ly of this place-was elected grand
senior deacon.
Mrs. Charles Livingston, of Chica-
go, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. G.
Deller.
Mrs. p. Weidenfeller is in Chicago,
visiting her daughter and son, who are
residents of that city.
Annie Pellow, Of Edmund, gradual
ed from the state university this week.
According to an item in The Prairie
du Chen Courier the bondholders of
the Kickapoo Valley & Northern rail
have purchacd the stock of the road
and will take steps to reorganize the
the company. 1t is probable that the
road will be so extended as to make
the outstanding bonds amount to
100000. The receiver may be dis
charged soon.
During the rain storm of Saturday
evening, lightning struck the flag pole
over Vivian's drug store, shattering
the top of the pole into splinters.
The lightning ran down the electric
light wire, and along the wire, into
the transformer near the city hall, ex-
tinguishing every light on the circuit.
Fortunately no damage other than to
the flag pole and electric wire, etc, was
done.
The Alpha society of the p. M.
church will hold Clover Blossom
social in the lecture room, next Tues
day evening, June 26. Ice cream and
cake will be served. Admission free.
Three students from Mineral Point
graduated from the state university
this week, namely: Eta Milton
Smith, Bachelor of Letters Civic His