Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
.rbor day, Friday, April 9th.


Hendra Bros. have placed III their
store counter scales which is up to
date. 1t indicates the weight and ag-
gregate price of goods.
Charles Elce, Of Galena, was III
Mineral Point, on Wednesday and
Thursday taking orders for book bind
ing and delivering work.
Rt. Rev. l. L. Nicholson, bishop of
diocese af Milwaukee, will oilieiate in
Trinity church next Monday evening,
and administer the rite Of contlrma-
tion.
Frank Hanscom was electedJ d
trustee of the 2. NJ. church on Tues
day evening in the place of Mr.. Had
field deceased. Frank is worthy Of
the position and the position is worthy
of the man.
The Madison Democrat of the 18th
inst has notice of the death, in the
state of Maine, of Rev. Justin 5.
Thompson, formerly q member of the
Wisconsin conference of the M. L.
church and serving as paator ut Min
eral Point and Monroe, and other
places.
The Sunday school convention to
have been he'd at GAINESVILLE on April
IS and 26 has been postponed on ac-
count of the Grand Army convention
which meets there this week.
After serving year for horse steal
ing, Ollie Rounds of Boscobel has been
pardoned.
James Morgan is wanted at James
vile on the charge of forgery. He
was selling carpet-stretchers, aud it is
alleged that he got William Canary,
his landlord, to endorse forged checks,
which he cashed.
The X. P.'s of Shullsburg will give
a minstrel show in the near future
and The Pick and Cad says that they
are now spending their evenings
practicing for the occasion.
The Democrat hopes for the success
of the project of establishing q daily
mail route between this city and
Linden. with close cnonections for
points in the northwest part of the
county.
Darlington Republican: L. A. Or
ton and wife who ! ave been making
an extended trip through the east re-
turned home Thursday noon.
"True Self Control" will be the
subject of II. Cockings address at the
Young Mems Meeting at the z. M.
lecture hall next Sunday morning at
o'clock.
James Mckinley has greatly i'm
proved the appearance of his carpenter
shop on Fountain street by repainting
it.
At the meeting OF the Republican
state central committee recently held
at Madison, it was decided to hold the
state convention on Wednesday, July
25.
The Enterprise says that new ten
horse power engine has been added
to the Boscobel woolen mills.
J.C. Mckee made Il brief call on
friends in Mineral Point OF Friday
He was called to Hollandale on Mon
day by the illness of his brother Hugh,
whose death, as reported The in Demo
crat of last week, occurred on Tuesday
A game of foot ball will be played
at Dodgeville on Saturday, between
the Dodgeville and Mineral Point
teams.
Platteville Witness: We are sorry
to learn that Mr.. Chas. Goode, who
celebrated his Tooth birthday a short
time ago is quite sick.
The publishers of The Bee are Civ
ing Belmont good local paper.
Dodgeville will lhold special election
on May 8th, to decide the question of
putting il a system of water works for
that city.
Volga (S. Oak. Tribune: James A.
Owen, who recently returned from
Chicago to Brooklings, was in Eolga
Monday. jim expects to interview
the farmers again this season.
Platteyille News: Regent Gardner
has returned from trip to Madison,
thence to West Superior on business
connected with the Normal school that
will be located there as soon as the
various factions Of real estate boomers