Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-02

Commerce street, where they ran
against an electric light pole, over
turning the wagon and smashing a
large number of bottles, but doing no
other serious damage.
Miss Sallie Jenkin has returned
home from Englewood.
Miss Sarah Phillips returned to her
home in New Westminster, British
Columbia, after an extended visit with
her aunt and cousins in this city.
During her stay here she made many
friends, who regret her departure from
am ongst them.
Richard Nichols, of Darlington,
spent few days during the past week
visiting at the home of his daughter
J Mrs. Thomas Sims.
FL. S. Clauer, of Galena, gladdened
his Mineral Point friends by call on
Saturday. He came over for a visit
with his brothers Rudolph and George
Clauer, and remained over Sunday.
Dan Wiesen went over to Janesville
last week to hear Ingersolls lecture.
William Marr, of Riceville, Iowa, is
here on visit to his brothers. His
brother John is in very poor health,
and has given up farming and removed
to this city
Samuel Kitchens, and wife of Plain
view, Nebraska, visited old time friends
in this section, this week.
Bro. w. Fl. Bennett, of The Tribune
is attending the meeting of the Wis
consin Press association at Oshkosh.
Jeuck Brothers have brought out
a new and very attractive delivery
wagon for their store and meat market
Bob James has invested in a new
dray. 1t is neat and modern in con-
struction.
J. B. Brown editor Of The Galena
Gazette, called on friends in Mineral
Point on Friday last. The Democrat
Acknowledges fraternal call. He is a
good newspaper man and his paper is
one of the best local papers published.
David Brown, ST., met with a very
painful accident on Wednesday. He
was riding in cutter near the Shep-
ard farm, on the Galena road. One
of the horses-a colt-became fright
ened and Mr.. Brown tried to Jump
from the cutter when his foot caught
in the robe throwing him to the ground
with such force as to badly bruise his
right shoulder.
The forty sixth annual state en-
campment of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows opened in Racine on
Tuesday morning.
The greater New York bill passed
the state senate on Tuesday, and now
awaits the signature Of the governor.
The new and greater New York will
have a population of 2,965,792, and
an area of 317.77 square miles.
A subscriber of the Grant County
Herald, last week, sent his 51st yearly
subscription to that paper.
Rev. S. r. Chubb preached a sermon
at Albion on Wednesday evening of
this week.
A man who works for VIM. Stude
south of this city was dangerously in
jured on Wednesday. He fell from
a load of wood onto a sharp stump,
lacerating his left thigh to the extent
of eight or nine inches long and in
depth to the bone.
The livery barn belonging to Fred
Reese, in Fennimore, burned to the
ground Tuesday. Three horses were
burned to death.
The stone crushing plant of the
Devils Lake Granite company is gain
being operated with full force.
Mr.. Chubb will preach at Lost Grove
at 1880 next Sunday morning and
$50 at Diamond Grove.
Charles Elce, of Elce Brothers, book
binders of Galena, has been in Min
eral Point during the week soliciting
orders for work. The Elce brothers
are good men, and first class book
binders. One of the firm will here
after make regular trips to this city.
The seventh piano recital given by
Mr.. w. p. Gundry at this home on
Tuesday evening was attended by
over forty of our piano students and
music loving people, and was enjoyed,
if possible, more than the preceding
ones. Mr.. Gundry was assisted in
the four hand pieces by Miss Nina
Osborne, and the vocal numbers were
pleasingly rendered by Miss Edith
Chandler.
The NJ. E. church sent this week S2l
to Hurley NJ. E. church, which is in
difficulties because of the hard times
there.