Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

District convention of 5th district
10. G. T. was held at STANDARD, Tues
day and Wednesday. A report of
proceedings will appear in our next
issue.
E. F. and r. r, Sheriff., of Colona,
ILL.,, have been in this city, during the
week, securing leases on lands for
quarry purposes, and we understand
that they secured from William
Walker, lease for twenty years of
the land ajoining his hotel building,
and that they will return here shortly
and test the stone, and If the test
proves satisfactory, open up quarries
for taking out stone for shipment to
building centers.
Mrs. Edith Cunningham and daugh-
ter, of Monroe, and Miss Stella Bailey,
of Cobb, sojourned over Sunday in
our city, with friends.
This from the Platteville News
"Miss Mate Potter will be in the
future a member of The News force.
Miss Potter has a natural liking for
the printing business and has helped
out both offices many times in the
past two years, and in so doing has
become quite an expert compositor
She has contributed to both papers
and her writings are bright and
catchy We are to be congratulated
on our good fortune in securing her
services" Miss Potter is a sister of
Frank and A. II. Potter of this city.
Rev. S. r. Chubb left Tuesday on
hurried trip to Chicago.
Frank NJ. Cox, formerly of this
place, writing from Durango, Col,
says: "Times are little dull here, but
brighter than year ago"
VIM. Gratz, of Belmont, visited last
week at the home of his father Eustis
Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Roberts, of
Belmont, visited last week with Mrs.
w. j. Davis, of this city, sister OF
Mrs. Roberts. The young couple were
married recently at Piatteville.
The Platteville Lecture association
will furnish Slayton's Colored Jubilee
Singers as an "extra to the Course,
on Monday, Jan. 13. Two full hours
of mirth and melody" Admission 30
cents The Wilezek Grand concert
company will come later than adver-
tised in schedule.
The Gazette says that the Galena
high school has accepted the challenge
for an oratorical contest sent in by the
Savanna high school. There will be
two meetings, one at Savanna Febru-
ary Is, and one in Galena March s.
Galena Gazette: II. H. Chandler re-
turned Friday morning to Mineral
Point, after a brief visit at home.
Mr.. Chandler owns extensive dry
goods stores at Mineral Point, Mont
fort, Viroqua and Highland and is at
home only for occasional visits.
McElroy Bros, of Shullsburg, have
purchased the Apple River Review
plant. The policy of the paper will be
independent in politics. The young
men are sons of T. II. McElroy, of
the Shullsburg Local, and have been
brought up in the newspaper business.
Fennimore Times: John w. Gum,
of Highland, remembered us with a
fraternal call this week. He has been
appointed general manager of the
Singer Sewing Machine Co., for south
western Wisconsin, and is doing some
effective work.
The annual festival of the Willow
Springs p. M. church will be held on
Wednesday, Jan l6. All are invited
to come and have pleasant time.
Thomas Woolrich, of Mazomanie,
visited last week, at the home of his
father John Woolrich.
Rev. James Cleary, of Sigourney,
Iowa, and his brother Patrick Cleary,
of Waldwick, were visitors in Mineral
Point on Saturday and received cordial
greetings from old time friends.
Father Cleary is pastor at Sigourney,
where he is meeting with good success
in his labors.
The class in clocution and physical
culture will meet at the residence of
J. G. Martin, Wednesday evening, 7
p. m.
George Phillips, treasurer of the
town Of Mineral Point, will hereafter,
be at his office in the council chamber,