Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-02

er, having been employed in the
Weber Manufactory of Chicago. He
is prepared to do all kinds of piano
and organ repairing. 1t is to be
hoped that the people of Mineral
Point and vicinity will extend to him
generous encouragement by favoring
him with orders for any work they
may have in his line. He has return
with his family and will make this
place his permanent home if business
will warrant him in SO doing. He
guarantees satisfaction on all work
that may be entrusted to him.
A. d. Stover has been kept very
busy drilling wells during the dry
season.
AT the Linden picnic on Wednes-
day, Aug l, the game of ball between
Miflin and Linden, resulted in a score
of 10 to s, in favor Of Linden. The
game between Mineral Point and
Mitllin stood Is to ii, in favor of
Mihlin.
Fennimores big Field Day occurs
Aug. Is.
The Platteville Witness says that
the powder mills resumed work last
week. They are only making POO
kegs day.
a dispatch dated Duluth, July n,
states that Jeff Hildreth, of the Little
American gold mine at the Rainy
Lake, brought to that city on the day
previous, a gold brick, the first made
at the new stamp mill and the first
gold ever milled in Minnesota. The
brick was small one, being valued ut
only about $500, but it was the pro-
duct of the first few days of the mill
ing operation, and had been crushed
out of thirty tons of rock. Even this
small brick is enough to prove the ex-
istance of free milling gold in some
quantity at least, in the Rainy Lake
region. Half a dozen new explora-
tions have been started at the fields,
mostly on the Canadian side, and
reasonably fair indications are report
ed from most of them. jeff Hill
dreth, above mentioned, was formerly
n resident of this place.
Members of the Grand Army Post
and Sons of Veterans were handsome
ly entertained and banqueted by the
Womens Relief Corps last Friday
evening. The occasion was designed
in recognition of the donation to the
corps of $50 by the Sons of Veterans,
but happening to be the anniversary
of the birth of that devoted Grand
Army man, DR.. John H. Vivian, he
was the guest of honor and the gather
ing made to serve a double purpose
Tribune.
Delos Babcock harvested this year a
few acres of the finest winter wheat
ever grown in Southwest Wisconsin.
Christian Endeavor Union of South
western Wisconsin, Mineral Point,
August IA and Is.
Dan Wiesen has so far recovered as
to be able to ride out in buggy, and
his many friends are rejoiced thereat.
The young ladies of st. Mary's So
iety will hold an ice cream festi-
val in the city park tomorrow, Friday
evening, during the time of the band
concert.
Miss Kate Healey and niece Miss
Hazel Healey, of West Superior, and
Miss Anna Wood, of Chicago, are
visiting at the home of our townsman
w. J. Healey.
Miss Kate Matthews, Of Chicago, is
visiting in this city, the guest of her
sister Mrs. Chase.
A subscriber of The Democrat, who
now lives in distant city, but knew
Mineral Point before it had rail
road, recalls the names of twenty old
prominent business men of the city
who have died within the past twenty
years as follows: VIM. I. Henry,
George Henry, Thomas Priestley,
Jos. Gundry, jr., G. w. Cobb, A. B.
Ferris, John Strachan, John Spensley,
George Priestley, W. H. Priestley,
p. Allen, ST., John Toay, Hugh
Phillips, C. H. James, Joseph Jones,
r. d. Pulford, Moses NJ. Strong.
win Priestley came home from
Madison to remain for some time with
his mother.
The 2. NJ. Sunday school OF this