Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-11


order to retain their membership. mus'
pay their assessments for 1895, before
August lst.
Blight Wallace left on Friday fol
Springfield, Iowa, where he has Sc
cured position as telegraph operator
Blight is a young man of high charac
ter, and is Industrious and faithful In
every way. His many friends here
while regretting his departure from
our city, wish him we'll in his new pc.
sition. He is member of the Miner
al Point band and has always been
held in high esteem by his associates.
Mrs. w. L. Forbes and Louis A
Rothe, of Fonda, Iowa; Mrs. Thomas
Mankey and Mrs. j. c. Robinson, OF
Newell; Mrs. Reuben Cox. of Aurora
H.; Will Rothe, of Annaton, Grant
comfy; and Mrs. kringle, who was
visiting at Fonda, were called here
last week, by the unexpected death of
their father Mr.. William Rothe.
Miss Annie Mulhairn came up from
Chicago, last Saturday, for visit at
home.
A postotiice was established at Min
eral Point in 1929, with Robert Graves
as postmaster.
Miss Mary Dresen returned home
from Oak Park, ILL.,, on Saturday
evening. Her sister. Mrs. VIM. c.
Dresen, accompanied her and will re-
main here for the summer.
Miss Hattie Buske, after spending IA
few weeks, visiting her friend, Mrs. NJ.
Mayer, returned to her home at Rock
ford, Iii.
Mrs. +. + Cleaves and son, Of Sioux
city, Iowa, are here visiting relatives,
the guests of her mother, Mrs. John
Hutchison.
Married, on Wednesday, July 3, at
the residence of the brides father, Mr..
James A. Hoare, Mr.. Ebert c.
Spooner and Miss Cora B. Hoare, Rev.
F. w. Straw officiating Both bride
and groom are we'll and favorably
known to the people of Mineral Point.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Hoare, and is highly
esteemed for her many womanly vir-
tues. The groom is bright young
business man, who, although a resi-
dent of this place but for few years,
by his manly bearing and upright
character has made for himself host
of friends, who extend hearty congrat-
ulations and good wishes to him and
his fair bride.
Will J. Davis called on friends in
Mineral Point on Wednesday.
The Mineral Point Dairy Board of
Trade met on Wednesday, July 10,
with fair attendance, there being
$4,000 pounds of cheese offered, and
taken by f. c. Spooner, at q cents
per pound, for l'arliment Il Espert,
Chicago. The next meeting of the
Board will be Wednesday, July "a.
Rev. James w. Bashford and wife,
of Delaware, Ohio, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. II. NJ. Bashford in Madison.
The doctor is president of the Ohio
Wesleyan university and is taking a
short vacation in the northwest.
John Webber, a La Crosse tannery
employe, had his right thumb caught
by a machine and torn from his hand,
some of the tendons being pulled out
clear from the elbow.
Miss Lena Gilman, after spending
a short time at the home of her
parents, in this city, has returned to
Chicago, to resume her studies.
Miss Lizzie Bishop has gone to
Volga, S. OAK, for a summer visit
with her brother Editor Thos. w.
Bishop, of The Volga Tribune.
The quotations on hay in the Chi.
cago markets for Tuesday were as
follows: Choice timothy $l4m IA SO
on track; No. l, sl3 50@ Ia; No. 2,
$l2@ l3; mixed nominal, $9m IL; up
land prairie, $9@ ll.50 for good to
choice, and S. 5Om8 for poor to fair.
Mrs. Albert Trebilcock and children,
of Chicago, are visiting at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Joseph Gribble.
In western and eastern Kansas and
southern Nebraska the small grain is
now being cut. The railroad people
see in this fact hundreds of cars Of