Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

f6tST SlcuucOdSIi, VI " "auWiSh,
circulated among his Mineral Point
friends on Saturday. He desires to
sell his farm of 1914 acres. See
advertisement.
Mrs. Gates and son Morris spent
last week in Belmont, visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Weidenfeller, of
Highland, visited in Mineral Point,
last week
Alamanson Eaton, attorney, an old
time resident of Mineral Point, was in
town last week. He is grandson of
Farley Eaton, deceased His father,
Alamanson Eaton, practiced law here
many years ago.
viii Reynolds, Charles Snow and
Joseph Treweek entered the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, this week.
j. G. Remfrey was called to Rich
land Center by telegram, on Tuesday,
to assist the Richland hand in playing
during the fair now in progress at that
place.
A regular meeting of the Eastern
Star will be held OH Wed. esday eve
ming, October 2, at 7:30 sharp.
W. j. Curry started on Tuesday af-
ternoon's train for Denver, Colo,
where he will join his wife and chill
dren. He has decided to locate in
Colorado, as his wife's health necessi-
tates a change of climate. Many
friends regret the departure of Mr..
Curry and family from Mineral Point,
and wish them health and prosperity
in their new western home.
Our old time friend William Jewell,
of the town of Linden, made us a
friendly call on Saturday. He reports
that, owing to the dry season, the sup
ply of milk received at his cheese fac
tory during the season of 1895 fell off
over 1000 pounds per day from that of
other years.
Do not. forget tickets for the
Lecture Course are for sale at j. j.
Hanscom & Co.'S Price for the six
entertainments, $500.
At the Grant county fair at Lancas-
ter on Friday of last week, John j..
Penhallegon's mare, Modesty, won the
free-for-all trot in three straight heats.
and broke the track record-time,
2:23; 2:24; 2:25. Ella E., owned by
E. J. Evans. of Dubuque, took second
money.
Joe Roger returned on Tuesday
Moons train from Fargo, n. OAK,
where he has been in the harvest field
for the past two months. He reports
crops good in North Dakota and other
parts wheat from 26 to 4S bushels
per acre; corn good for IS bushels per
acre. Mr. Rogers friends, The Demo
crat among the number, are glad to
see him back.
w. H. Curry returned on Saturday
last, from four weeks sojourn in the
west. He spent the greater portion of
the time in Denver and the mountains
of Colorado. He reports that state as
having had greater rainfall this
season than for many years; but as
Colorado is a mining, and not an
agricultural state, it does not produce
enough farm products to supply the
home consumption. Mr.. Curry says
that the crops in eastern Nebraska,
eastern Kansas and Iowa, are simply
immense.
Hon. and Mrs. John J. Oswald and
wife, of Lancaster, arrived here on
Wednesday evenings train for visit
at the home of their daughter Mrs.
Isaac Deller.
There will be shooting match for
pigeons, on Thursday Oct. 3, at the
residence of Eustus Gratz, in the town
of Mineral Point, five miles east of
the city.
Geo. p. Whitelaw, of ST. Louis, was
among the visitors in Mineral Point
last week. His father John B. White
law was prominent citizen of
Mineral Point in early days, and erect
ed the brick dwelling which was
removed by the late Alex. Wilson, to
make room for the south wing of
what is now Josiah Lanyon's resi-
dence.
There will not be any service at
Lost Grove next Sunday morning, nor
at Diamond Grove in the afternoon.
All who usually attend the quarterly