Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


made beautiful with flowers on Easter
Sunday.
The spring term of the Mineral
Point public schools begins next Mon
day, after weeks vacation.
Will E. White started on Monday
afternoons train for Englewood,
where he will remain for a short visit.
Peter X. Demuth, of Hollaudale is
tile draining ten acres of low meadow
land on his farm.
Miss Lydia Stephens is visiting this
week with friends in Dubuque.
Edward Coad is again resident Of
Mineral Point, having rented his farm
for term of years. Many friends
welcome him back.
Nick Simon recently purchased the
house, barn and four acres of land
owned by Tom Jones, and situated
just east of the zinc works, joining
Mr.. Simon's residence. He will put
the house in good repair and it will be
for rent.
Conrad Joestgen desires to return
thanks to neighbors and friends for
kindness extended during the illness
of their mother, Mrs. Catherine
Joestgen.
Adolph Iskowich, of Streator, H., is
guest this week at the home of
Joseph Deller. Mr.. Iskowich is a
prosperous merchant of Streator.
Miss Maggie Nall, who so myster-
iously disappeared from Darlington
last June, and was thought to be
dead, returned home Wednesday.
She had been staying near Milwaukee.
Nursery swindlers having been
working the farmers of Iowa, the
Marcus News says that they sold the
farmers evergreens, agreeing to give
1000 for $40, but when they came to
settle, the order was for 800 instead
of $40.
The following named persons make
up the new Democratic city committee
of Mineral Point: j. w. Horn, (chair
man) E. c. Fielder first ward), Homer
Snow Second ward), c. w. McIlhon
(third ward) w. J. Penhallegon Fourth
ward).
Married, by Rev. S. r. Chubb, on the
22d, at Willow Springs, Mr.. Peter
johnson and Miss Mary E. Hanson.
The usual large crowds attending
p. M. sociables were on hand last
night. The ice cream was all eaten,
and the blackboard exercises elected
muc h amusement. Everybody had a
splendid time. There were twenty
amateur chalk takers, and the sub
jects as various. The Alpaha society
netted nice sum of money.
A letter was recently received by
Joseph Polglayse from w. II. Gribble,
brother-in-law, who lives in Cape
Colony. South Africa Mr.. Gribble's
relatives here had lost track of him
for several years; and, in hopes of
hearing from him, had a notice in
quiring as to his whereabouts, inserted
in The War Cry, the organ of the Sal
vation army, and in far way Africa
he read the notice in The War Cry and
answered it.
r.. j. Lynch, of Platteville, spent a
few days in Mineral Point this week
He sells "Tire Tightner, Felloe Oiler
and Painter, patented and Manufact-
ured by Dickinson & Stevens, of
Platteville." An advertisement of
this useful invention will shortly APP
pear in this paper.
Only two jury cases were tried in
the circnit court at Dodgeville last
week. In the case of Chas. Geolzt
VS. James Prince, verdict for $3.50 was
awarded the plaintiff. In case State
of Wisconsin VS. Frank Conners, the
verdict was not guilty. W. r. Owens
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
forty days in county Jail. stephen
Terrill's trial was postponed to July
9th, with a bail at $4,000
Richard Crawford having completed
a winter term of school at Brigham,
this county returned home on Satur-
day last,
AT meeting of the congregation of
Trinity parish, held on Easter Monday.
March 26, the following wardens and
vestrymen were elected: n. H. snow,
senior warden; George Crawford,
Junior warden; NJ. NJ. Strong, J. NJ.
smith, Calvert Spensley, w \. Jones.
H. II. Wright, Ed. A. Phillips, Fred
Vivian, vestrymen. The report of the
treasurer showed a balance of over
5000. and an Easter donation of 800
was made to Rev. NJ. Chase
At the peoples caucus held in Min
eral Point town hall, the following
ticket was nominated: Supervisors +
A. Schaumberg, ID. Davisson; assessor,
j. A. Collins; treasurer, George
Phillips; clerk, r. H Beckerleg
John Jackson was nominated for
chairman of the town board, but de.
clned TO run for the reason that he
had taken part in the caucus previous
ly held, which nominated him for
supervisor.
Regular meeting of the Mineral
Point chapter of the order of the
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