Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-30
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


Thos. Harris, of Chiffon, HI, are
visiting with their grandparents, MIR.
and Mrs. John Beckerleg, of the town
of Mineral Point.
The Iowa County Fair, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, August
Is, 10, 20, 2l, 1896.
The Monroe Sun and The Monroe
Gazette have been consolidated, with
NJ. C. Gettings and A. c. Clarke as
publishers. The new paper is seven
column quarto, well printed and filled
with local news.
The James farm, adjoining Milwau-
kee, sold to syndicate for $l15,OOU.
The former owner is brother of the
late Peter James, of this city.
Miss Bessie Clary, Of Darlington,
visited friends in this city on Friday
last.
MIR. and Mrs. G. +. Harris, son and
daughter, of Des Moines, Iowa, visit
ed with Mr.. Harris mother and sister,
in this city. Before returning to Des
Moines they will visit Madison and
other points in Wisconsin. Nj. Harris
holds good position with the Cham
berlain Medicine Company, whose
advertisements appear elsewhere in
this paper.
Rev. +. w. Straw will preach again
in the Park next Sunday evening,
weather permitting. Subject of ser
mon, He'll. Service begins at 1880;
good singing; everybody welcome.
Miss Mary Ovitz is home from Ian
caster for a visit with relatives and
friends.
The following named teachers have
been engaged for the Lancaster public
schools, for the coming year. High
school L. l.. Clark, principal;
Mrs. Charles Burr, first assistant;
Guertrude Buch, second assistant.
South school Ellen Woolstenholme.
We are glad to state that William
Hartford who has been laid up for
some time by bad case of blood
poisoning in his right arm, is recover
ing and is able to be around again.
During the rain storm on Sunday
afternoon a building at Dodgeville,
owned and occupied by Henry Pri-
deax, Jr., was struck by lightning. No
serious damage resulted.
Will Biddick visited in Platteyille,
last week.
Robert H. Matthews returned on
Saturday evening, from visit to
Beloit and points in Juneau county.
He says that the cities and woods are
full of silvermen, and that he found
them everywhere.
Mr.. John Allen preached very ac-
ceptable sermon to large congrega-
tion on Sunday morning. Pastor
Kent preached at Lost Grove in the
morning, at Diamond Grove in the
afternoon ard in his own church in
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mauger have
gone to Bloomington to spend a few
days with his brother w. &. Mauger.
Judge Ludwig, Mr.. Hoffman and
Mr. Bickal, of Milwaukee, visited the
st. Joseph society in this city last
Sunday.
Mrs. T. d. Mauger and children, of
Chicago, are here for visit with Mr..
Maugers parents Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Mauger.
The Warren Leader of July %,
reports the death Of Josiah Eade,
which occurred on Tuesday evening,
July II, DE had been SICK three years
and five months. During that time
he experienced seventeen paralytic
strokes and it was feared that death
would occur during one Of these
attacks, but it came as sleep to a
weary child, as be passed into his
eternal slumber, as if retiring to
pleasant dreams. Deceased removed
from Mineral Point to Warren in
March 1891, He was a devout Christ
ian and member of the N. T. church
There remain to especially mourn his
demise, a wife, and three children
Mrs. Margaret A. Etling, Of Warren;
Mrs. Emma Trerise, of Helena, Mont.
and Josiah A. FADE, Of Sycamore, Ill