Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-11
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

AFTERNOON, a gold watch. Ihe hnder
will please leave it at The Democrat
office and receive reward.
Hon. ]. NJ. Smith has returned from
a very pleasant visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert N. Latin at Milwaukee.
Mr.. J, F. Sylvester, whose home is at
Monte Vista, Colo, where he is extern
sively engaged in farming and stock
raising, is visiting relatives and old
time friends in southwest Wisconsin.
He was the guest of his brother MIR.
E. w. Sylvester, of Mineralpoint. this
week.
All members of the Mineralpoint
Rebekah lodge are requested to be
present at their next meeting, March
18th.
The auction sale of James Morgan's
sons, Seymour, sold last week by F. E.
DAVIDSON, was successful Horses sold
the highest of the season.
Do not forget the lecture on the
18th, at the city hall. See bills. Elliott,
the Impersonator, commands good
houses wherever he appears. This is
under the Woman's club.
John Correll, of Cobb, Wis, breeder
of Short Horn Cattle, sold to Divan Il
Rhinehart, of Brownie wn, Wis, two
two Scotch-topped Bulls. six months
old, that weighed 1890 pounds. The
same week he sold to Sam Swinehart,
of Avoca, one two weeks younger that
weighed SIS pounds.
A caucus Is called for the town hall,
Mineralpoint, Saturday, March 20, to
nominate a peoples ticket.
Hon. Allen Warden died at his
home in Lamar, Missouri, last week,
at the age of 76 years. Mr.. Warden
settled in Wisconsin, at an early day,
first at Madison, afterwards at Viola,
and later at Beloit, where he was post
master under President Pierce. He was
presidential elector in 1864 and 1868.
He was resident of Darlington in
1872, and joined the Liberal Republi-
can movement of that year, and was
nominated by that party as candidate
for congress in the old Third district.
He went to Missouri in 1875, and has
held many public offices, among them
that of county Judge. One of his
sons is Editor A. +. Warden of the
the Waukesha Dispatch, another is a
member of the Colorado legislature.
Mr.. Thomas j. Bennett is here from
his home in Kent, MINI, visiting his
sister Mrs. VIM. Hammill and other
relatives. His uncle Mr.. James Ben
nett, of Willow Springs, has been
seriously ill for some time past.
Died, on Wednesday morning, March
10. Benjamin f Kramer, aged about 10
months. The child is one of the little
twin sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry kra-
mer, of the town of Waldwick, to whom
many friends extend heartfelt sympa-
thy in their bereavement. The funeral
took place Thursday afternoon from
the residence of Mr.. Benz. Blewett.
The Epworth League of the Platte
vile district hold their annual conyen-
ton in Shullsburg on Friday, Saturday
and Sunday. Besides the ministers OF
the district DR., Schell, general secre.
tary Of the Epworth League, and Prof.
w. 5. Lewis, d. d., of Epworth Sem
mary, will preach and lecture. The
Mineralpoint chapter sends the fol-
lowing delegates: Miss Bertha Kinne,
president, and Misses Nina Osborne,
Matilda Hutchison, Lille Jackson,
Annie Uren, Lena Richards, Mr.
Alonzo Jacka and Mr.. Straw.
The Endeavor society had decided
success with its Apple social, in the r.
NJ. lecture room Tuesday evening last.
The Social committee was much COM
mended for its tact and enterprise.
The officers and members of Mineral
point camp, to the number of twenty
five, went over to Dodgeville on. Tues
day evening, and exemplifed the work
of the craft in the organization of the
Greenwood camp of Modern Woodmen.
The Crawford County Observer, pub
lished at Vail, Iowa, records the death
of Patrick Henry Crowley, who was
born at Mineral Point, Wisconsin,
March II, 1860, and died in Vail,
Iowa, Wednesday, February "a, 1897,
aged 36 years, II months and 2 days.
Funeral WAS held at st. AIMS church,