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

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Attention is called to the notice
forbidding all persons to trespass on
the Mineral Point Fair grounds.
Mrs. Rice, of Boston, will address
the children in the NJ. E. church, on
Sunday morning at 1880.
Mrs. Isaac Deller went to Lancaster
on Wednesday, where she will remain
for short visit at the home of her
parents.
J. G. Remfrey, late of the Elgin
Military Band, has returned to this
city and again become member of
the Mineral Point Band. His return
is heartily welcomed. His fellow
members not only regard him as first
class fellow but as number one
band musician.
Hon. G. A. Marshall, of Darlington,
is on business trip to the northern
part of the state.
There are $50 Masonic lodges in
Wisconsin and the total number of
members is 1890. Fifty years ago
there were only three lodges in the
state with membership of Ill.
The Grant County News changed
hands last week. l.. c. Mckenney
retires as editor and proprietor, and is
succeeded by r. c. Huntington, who
has been connected with the office for
the past four years. Mr.. Mckenney
gave to the people of Grant county
an able and fearless local newspaper
The new editor, Mr.. Huntington, has
the best wishes of The Democrat in
his new field of labor.
Mrs. w. S. Ross and Miss Eta
Smith visited during the past week
with Hon. j. Montgomery Smith,
Indian Commissioner for the Chippe-
was, in Minnesota, with headquarters
at White Earth Agency. They will
return home this week.
Mrs. Simmington and children and
Mrs. John Francis returned to Chicago
last week, after a visit with relatives
and friends in Mineral Point.
w. N. Cnrry and Ben Tonkin, who
recently returned from trip to
Denver, were not favorably impressed
with the western country, so far at
least as farming is concerned. Mr..
Curry says that near Denver and other
points where irrigation is practicable,
they have big crops.
Mrs. Helen G. Rice, of Boston, will
speak in the Methodist churches of
this city, next Sunday, in the interest
of the w. G. 7. L. In the morning
she will speak in the NJ. Z. church to
the children. People of all ages are
cordially invited and will be interest
ed; but the children and young people
of every church or no church, are
especially asked to attend. In the
evening Mrs. Rice will speak in the
Primitive church, and there will be no
evening service in the NJ. E.. church.
Mrs. Rice is one of the Monona
Assembly speakers this year.
A. d. Stover recently drilled a we'll
for Joseph Beecher. The depth is l20
feet.
The Ottumwa Qowa) Morning Sun,
of July 81, makes the following
mention of a former Mineral Point
boy: John Weidenfeller has resigned
his position as head salesman for the
house of J. B. Sax, where he has been
engaged for more than six years.
John will, in connection with J. X.
Dysart, 60 into the clothing business,
and the firm, which will be ready
for business about September Is, will
be known as the Dysart- Weidenfeller
Clothing Co., and will open large
stock of goods. The boys are both
well known and are popular and will
no doubt do well.
Miss Buckmaster, of Fayette, has
been engaged as teacher in the Gram
mar department of the ShulIsburg
public schools for the coming year.
Mrs. John Dalrymple, of Monroe,
died on Friday of last week. She was
the mother of nine children, five sur
viving her.
Isaac Newman, of Juda, Green
county, recently died, at the age of 90
years.
The Pick and Cad reports that