Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-25


sus of the town of Mineral Point
He made his report to the county clerk
on Tuesday. Total number of inhabi-
tantS. 1850; males, 631; females, 6l3.
Number of persons of military age
between Is and Is years., 243.
Number of ex.soldierS, 5. The popu-
lation of the town in 1870. according
to the census then taken, was HI.
The present census shows gain of
seventy, nine since that time.
Mrs. Thomas EIlery returned on last
Saturday evening from Chicago, with
her son Glen, who was taken there for
treatment for tumor. The little fel-
low is rapidly improving,
Attorney +. c, Fielder purchased
last week from Fitzgtbhons Bros, of
Monroe, \ fine two seated surrey. 1t
is one of the haudSomest rigs in the
city.
Mr.. Miller Hutchison and friend
William Barnard, of Chicago, Mrs
Chase, Mart +. and Kathryn Chase,
Miss Alma Strong, and friend Miss
Hoyt of Wauwatosa, left on Tuesday
morning for few days outing at
Hillside.
Miss \'eta Bennett, daughter of Mr.
aud Mrs. B. J. Bennett, is visiting
friends in Dubuque.
Miss Annie Hankins is visiting
friends in Dodgeville.
The ice cream festival to be given
in the park next Friday evening, Aug.
;, promises to be one of the most
pleasant events OF the season.
The Monroe band will accompany
the eXcursionists to kilbourn City, to-
morrow, Friday.
Work on the McIlhon residence is
being pushed rapidly farward. The
contract for the carpenter work has
been let to Ellery Brothers. The
location is very desirable, and it will
be one of the finest residences in the
city, convenient and modern in every
particular.
We are in receipt of copy of The
Freeport Democrat containing very
complimentary notice of j. II. Jack
son, son of John Jackson, of the town
of Mineral Point. Young Jackson is
secretary of the Blair medical com
pany, and is proving a most capable
and efficient official.
A good delegation will represent
this city at the Monona Lake Assem-
bly,. Among those already gone and
to 60 this week are the following: Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. H. Smith, Mr.. ana Mrs.
II, J. Penhallegon. Jr., and son Edwin,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen and family,
Rev. and Mrs. +. w. Straw, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. Y. Hutchison and daughter,
the Misses Amy, Lou and Matilda
Hutchison, Mrs. Annie Grace and
Mrs. DR.. Deahofe and son
Aubry, Mrs. Samuel Coad and Miss
Agnes Field, Mrs. James Jackson and
daughter Leila, Mrs. H. Weise and
Mrs. VIM. Perry, Messrs.
John Dave, 5. G. Thomas and ID.
Brown, Sr.-Tribune.
1t looks like old times to see j. G.
Mckee back in Iowa county. Mr. Nc.
kee and wife, and sister Mrs. Thomas
Burke, arrived here last week from
Waupun, where Mr.. Mckee held a
petition under the warden of the
States prison. They will make their
home in Mineral Point. They will be
heartily welcomed by many old time
friends.
Prepare for the great Mineral Point
fair of 1895 Sept 3, 5, 4 and 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert n. Latin en-
joyed an overland trip to Galena dur
ing the past week. They started for
Galena early on last Friday morning
and reached there the same evening.
DR.. w. J. Morgan, attended the
of Wisconsin dentists at
Madison last week, and reports very
enjoyable time.
Miss Bertha Jones, of Fort Scott,
kans., arrived here on Wednesday of
last week, for a visit at the home OF
Geo. kirkpatrick.
A telegram has been received an.
the death of four persons
who recently left Black River Falls to
seek a home in Indian territory.