Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03

James ana Jonn ColllnS, OF MARCUS,
Cherokee county, Iowa, have been
visiting relatives in this section during
the past week. Their father Frank
Collins, and their uncle lgnatius
Collins, old Lafayette county boys.
were among the pioneer settlers of
Cherokee county, where they are now
prosperous farmers. The young men
were in Mineral Point on New Years
day, and made The Democrat a
pleasant call.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spensley spent
the holidays with relatives at Scales
Mounds.
Misses Agnes and Fannie Mcllhon
have been home from Milwaukee,
spending their vacation.
Edward Cork is here from Madison
for short visit.
George Bowers, aged 81 years, and
one of the first settlers of Wisconsin,
dropped dead at Boscobel Saturday.
Heart disease was the cause.
The city schools will reopen next
Monday after vacation Of two weeks.
Special meeting of the county
board at Dodgeville next week. COM
mencing on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson, of Linden,
have been visiting during the holidays
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Tamblyn.
Mrs. Barbara Roether, wife of John
Roether, took Wednesday afternoons
train for st Louis, where she will re-
main for some time, visiting relatives.
Superintendent A. II. Jolley, and
w. A. Jones, n. Treweek, Stephen
Thomas and James Brewer, members
of the board of education of the city
of Mineral Point, attended the con-
vention of Wisconsin School boards at
Madison last week
Darlington Republican: Mrs. Joseph
Van Matre, of Fayette, is suffering
from broken leg. The injury was
received about month ago at which
time Mrs. Van Matre fell down the
cellar steps. We hope the sufferer
may soon be well again.
The Benefit Ball given by the mem
bers of the Cardinal Gibbons Reading
Circle, at opera hall on last Friday
evening, was a decided success. A
large number of guests were in at
tendance and enjoyed the pleasures of
the dance and the generous hospitality
extended.
Remember the meeting of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Industrial
association, at the city hall on Satm-
day afternoon, Jan. 5th, at , o'clock.
The Pick and Cad says that Shulls-
burg has never been better supplied
with cord wood, and there does not
seem to be any danger of wood
famine this winter even if the roads
should get bad.
The new hall in the Weatherby
block, Shullsburg, has been leased by
the Young Peoples Literary and
Social club, of that city.
The first ice-boat of the season at
Fond du Lac sailed into an air-hole,
but no one drowned
Janesyille is afflicted with gang of
horse blanket and.robe thieves.
Miss Adele Saries arrived here on
Monday from Portland, Oregon, and
will hereafter make her home in
Mineral Point. She came to assume
the care of the children of her deceas-
ed sister, Mrs. J. II. McIlhatton.
New Richmond Voice: Rev. Thos.
Kent gave stereoptican lecture at
the church Sunday evening. He had
several new pictures of China, Tur-
key, and of a Biblical nature. The
lecture was very interesting and in
structive, and was highly enjoyed by
the large audience present. We hope
he will give another such lecture in
the near future.
Henry Bennett, son of the late
James Bennett, of Barreltown, is
visiting the home and friends of his
youth after an absence of about Is
years. He is accompanied by his wife,
who was Miss Weisen, sister of Ernest
and Dan. Their home is at sunny
side, Colorado, and it is pleasant to
know that they have prospered in the
centennial state, bravely meeting all