Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-09-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John leuck,
Theodore j. Dresen, who holds an
excellent position with the Amberg
File and Index company, returned to
Chicago on Friday morning He was
accompanied by his father, Mr.. Jacob
Dresen, who goes to Detroit, as dele
gate of the st. Joseph Society. On
his return from Detroit, Mr.. Dresen
will visit at River Forest with his son
William.
Mrs. ]. Dresen, Theodore Dresen, of
Chicago, Ben Dresen, Miss Mary
Dresen and little Ruth WeidenGeller,
drove over to Jonesville, on Thursday
last, and enjoyed themselves with the
Weiskirsh family, at their pleasant
farm home.
The Iowa County Sunday School
Association will hold its convention at
Dodgeyille on Sept. 30th and Oct. LIST.
An interesting program will be given.
Let each Sunday school in the county
be represented as this is an undenom-
national organization.
Mr.. All Ms W. ). ROSS are IN
Milwaukee this week attending the
Fair and visiting with Mrs. Ross
sister Mrs. H. n. Latin.
Mr.. William B. Short, who has been
guest at the City Hotel for the past
four weeks, returned to his home in
Yellowstone on Saturday last. Mr..
Short will be missed by his many
friends.
Hon. j. NJ. Smith, 4. J. Davis,
democratic candidate for congress
from the Third district), and J. T.
BOYLE, editor of the Dodgeville sun,
on Saturday evening last, opened up
the Bryan and Sewell campaign in
Iowa county with speeches at Ridge
way. The meeting was well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. e. Deller and two
children are in Milwaukee this week,
visiting ralatives and attending the
state fair
There are some wonderful fields of
corn in the vicinity of Mineral Point.
Among the most remarkable is one on
J. l.. Beardsley's farm adjoining the
city on the north east, and one of
H. H. Wrights on the south David
Jacko has an acre patch, OF the
Stowell's evergreen variety, which will
yield fully $50 bushels.
Stephen Wilkins Co. L., 9TH Wis.
Eols.) attended the reunion Of the
Iron Brigade at Devils Lake, on Wed
nesday and Thursday, Sept. l6 and
II. He reports a splendid time. lie
says that Gen. Bragg, the old comman-
der, took up headquarters at the Clltt
House. In the advance line, the night
previous, when Gen. Bragg was
changing cars, he fell over a basket
of peaches and received wound over
the left eye; after which he "retreated'
to Baraboo, where he was Joined by
about one hundred and fifty boys OF
the old Iron Brigade, ranging in
ages from 65 to % years Mr.. Will
kins says that they played like boys
together. sang the old battle songs,
and talked over the events which had
kint them so closely together in the
bonds of a common brotherhood. On
the 18th they viewed the sights of
Baraboo. Carriages were provided
for them, and everything possible was
done for their entertainment. The
Woman's Relief Corps of that place
did everything in their power to make
the reunion pleasant and successful.
The Book Carnival for benefit the OF
the Public Library came off in good
shape, at the time and place appoint
ed. The admission being one bound
book, the Library is ahead over two
hundred volumes. The entertainment
consisted of tableaux, music and reci-
tations. The tableaux were fine and
took immensely; more so, because
there was no hitch in their presenta-
tion-no tedious waiting; and above
all, the living subjects sustained their
parts so well, as to make beautiful
picture. The leading characteristics
OF the tableaux may be indicated
by the ones representing Titles Of
Books" Dream of Fair Women"
(Tennyson), "Othello,' (statuette BY
Rorers), Paintings, by Sir F. Leigh