Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-30

On Wednesday, Aug. -, the Mil
waukee shops in Dubuque, started
with full capacity of $50 men, ten
hours day. 1t is two years since the
force was as large.
Il. ID. Frost, of the town of Bloom
ing Grove, Dane county, was, on sun
day attacked and almost fatally in
jured by his Jersey bull. He was
saved from death by his hired man
Frank McNulty, who, armed with a
pitch-fork drove away the bull, which
was soon afterwards shot
Miss Mary Smith, of GAINESVILLE, and
Miss Dean, of Milwaukee, are visiting
in this city, the guests of Lenora
Jacko.
Rev. Geo. Merritield will preach,
morning and evening, in the NJ. f,
church next Sunday.
Mineral Point will not only have a
first class fair next week, but also a
first class comedy company at opera
hall.
5. A. Brant, who proposes to COM
pile Plat Book of Iowa county, has
been in Mineral Point during the
week. The work will be valuable to
every citizen of the county, and es-
pecially, two owners of real estate.
Mr.. Brant has been engaged for many
years in compiling plat books; which
fact gives assurance that the task
which he has undertaken in this
county will be we'll performed.
Mrs. Eunice Price and children, OF
Waukegan, who have been visiting
here for the past two months, return
ed to ther home this Thursday morn
ing.
A. S. White and Charles Hornung
started on Monday for Washington,
D. c., to attend the Knight of Pythias
conclave. They represent Mineral
Point Division, No. Is, Unifom Rank
Miss Clara Burghardt and Name
O'Neil, of this city, are visiting with
their friend Mamie Rely, of Darling
ton.
Misses Ada and Eunice Gray and
Miss Nellie Deacon drove over from
Darlington on Friday last and spent
the day with their friends, the Misses
McIlhon.
Miss Salle and Cora Prideaux are
visiting in Dodgeville.
Miss Bessie and Stella Brewer are
visiting in Dodgeville this week.
Joe Hubbards, of Rewey. is visiting
r. II. Hughes this week.
Louis Spratler was among those
who attended the fair at Darlington
this week.
Special singing in which Prof.
Hoare will take part will be rendered
at both services at the p M. church
next Sunday. Messrs. Hoare and
Kober will sing a duet at the morning
service.
S. c. Ross's running horse, Doxie,
which was entered in the running race
at the Dodgeville fair, for Thursday,
broke its leg on the track on Tuesday
morning and had to be shot.
A report appears elsewhere in this
paper of the arrest of the governor of
Colorado on the charge of opening
ahd retaining letter addressed to
Mrs. Likens, formerly matron at the
police headquarters in Denver. Mrs.
likens was at one time resident of
this city.
A great Mineral Point attraction
next week will be the Van Dyke Il
Eaton comedy company at opera
house. 1t is one of the best comedy
companies on the road.
Rev. James Cleary, of Sigoarney,
Iowa, is here visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Cleary, and other rel
atives.
Zimmers will close business in Min
eral Point on Saturday night. They
go to Milwaukee to rustic for trade.
Henry and Ben are both wide awake
progressive business men. Their
friends here hope they may succeed in
becoming an important part of the
business life of Wisconsin's metropo-
lis.
Mrs. j. A. owen and son, Charles,
are here from Chicago for short visit,
and receive cordial welcome on all
hands.