Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-04-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


daughter, Mrs. Colon Wright, Mrs.
Wright and son Wilson, returned with
him to this city, for visit.
John Horn has sold his store and
residence building on High street to
Patrick Clark, and has purchased the
Van Dusen residence, which he will
remodel and greatly improve. 1t is
nicely located and will make a fine
home.
Mrs. w. H. Prideaux started on
Thursday mornings train for Wash
ington, D. C., where she will remain
for some time, visiting with Gen. and
Mrs. j. Is. Doe.
Austin (MinuD Daily Register:
Miss Chamberlain, Of Carleton Col
lege, NorthGeld. who has been the
guest of the Misses Opie for the past
few days, returned Tuesday.
Mrs. Fannie Gundry returned from
Philadelphia on Friday last. Miss
Mcdowell, who accompanied her, will
remain for an extended visit.
The many friends of John Unger
were pleased to see him in town on
Tuesday. He has been confined to his
home during the past year with rheu-
matism, from the effects of which, we
are glad to state, he is now slowly re-
covering.
Mr. j. 7. Hankins went to Kewanee
Ill, Tuesday, in response to a call to
set memorial windows in the +. NJ.
church at that place. Tribune.
The Iowa County fair will be held
at Dodgeyille, Aug 20, u, - and %,
in order not to conflict with the dates
OF the Lafayette County Agricultural
society.
Will Pierce. is home from Madison,
where he has been during the winter
attending the school of agriculture at
the university.
Mrs. Henske, and son Edwin
mother and brother of Mrs. Willard
Eastman-who have been here visit
ing, returned to their home at Belle
yue, Iowa, on Monday.
Miss Amelia Muenster, of Beatrice,
Neb., who has been here for the past
our months, returned on last Friday.
Hon. l.. w. Beauchamp, of Ohio,
has been engaged by the Christian
Endeavor society of the u. Nj. church
of this city for a series of temperance
lectures, commencing Monday evening
next, April s. Mr.. Beauchamp is
highly spoken Of as an able advocate
of the cause of temperance. The
lectures will be given in the lecture
room of the church and the admission
will be free.
The new Southwest Wisconsin Rae
ing association has been organized.
The dates of the meeting are as
follows Fennimore, second week in
August; Dodgeville, third week in
August; Darlington, fourth week in
August; Mineral Point, first week in
September; Monroe, second week in
September; Lancaster, third week in
September; Boscobel, fourth week in
September
The spring term of the Mineral
Point public schools begins next Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Bennett and
children are here from Madison, visit
at the home of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs n. Treweek.
Misses Mary and Rena Deller went
to Milwaukee on Monday to visit rela-
tives. They will remain there about
ten days.
w. p. Gundry is in the eastern
market buying goods for the finn of
Gundry Y Gray.
Col. John Iyey, Mineral Points old
est voter, cast his ballot on election
day. He has just past the Goth year
of his age. He walked to and from
the polls, declining the offer to be
taken iu carriage.
There will be an entertainment in
opera hall Wednesday evening, April
II. The best musical and elocution-
ary talent of the city has been
secured.
Died, at his home in the town of
Kendall, Lafayette county, on Sunday,
March 81, Mr.. George Perry: aged 68
years. The funeral took place on
Tuesday with interment at Bethel