Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-04
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

by the Illness of Mrs. Catherine Near
die, whose death is reported elsewhere
in this paper.
Agnes Ellery, who has been quite
sick for the past four weeks, is still!
confined to her bed.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Ellsworth, wife of
Capt. S. X. Ellsworth, of Madison,
died, on Thursday, Feb. 25. She was
a sister of Mrs. E. Il. Bennett and
Gardner Dodge, of Arena, and George
Dodge, of Wyoming Valley.
The Elgin Creamery Company pur-
chased a share of the stock of the
Southwest Wisconsin Fair. The sale
was made by Messrs Spensley \ Hoare,
of the Mineralpoint Creamery Company
The Democrat is glad to note the
fact that Mr.. James Spensley is able
to be about and attend to business
again, after being confined for five
weeks to his home with la grippe.
Mrs. Calvert Spensley and daughter
Miss Ruth left on Friday for New Or
leans and other southern points.
They will spend some weeks at Pass
Christian, one of the famous winter
resorts of the south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Snow started
on Thursday last to take III the Mardi
Gras at New Orleans. They will be
absent about two weeks, and no doubt
before their return they will enjoy
some of the other attractions of the
south.
A branch of the Woman's Catholic
Order of Foresters mas been organized
in Madison. There are Is charter
members.
The new cooking school in connec-
tion with the public schools of Madi-
son, was opened Tuesday, with Miss
Eleanor Temple, of Muskegon, Mich.
in charge.
Mr.. William Mari, of Riceville,
Iowa, was called here last week, by
death of his brothers wife, Mrs. An
drew Mari, and the serious illness of
Mr.. Mari. He was for many years a
resident of the town of Kendall, La
fayette county.
Don't fail to read the advertisement
of Adam Dresen, elsewhere In this pa
per.
Mrs. Deahofe came over from White
water on Tuesday Moons train, for a
short visit with her husband and friends
in this city.
Mr.. Archie McMullen, who holds
good position in the railway mail ser
vice, with head quarters at Ogden,
Utah, is here for a stay of few weeks.
His visit is heartily welcomed by many
friends.
The many friends of our aged towns
man. Nc. John Green, will regret to
learn Of his serious illness at his home
in this city.
Miss Rose Potterton, who is teach
ing school at Waldwick, was called
home Tuesday last to wait upon her
father who was seriously ill with the
la grippe. AT the present writing he is
rapidly improving.
Misses Katie Hea!y and Fannie Mi
nor went to Chicago Tuesday to study
the spring styles in millinery.
Miss Mill, Whalen and Miss Kate
Gorgen visited Janesville last week.
Apple social, lecture room Z. M.
church, Tuesday evening, Mar. 8.
Remember the Apple social, lecture
room of the p. NJ. church, Tuesday
evening, March 8.
The wooden mills are now running
and the company have orders on their
books for goods which will take sew
eral months to manufacture.
Miss Wearne, milliner, is now in
Chicago buying goods, studying and
copying the latest spring styles in mil
linery. While there she will trim in
the largest wholesale millinery houses
in the country-D. B. Fisk Il Co. and
Edison Keith, and will on her return
show to the ladies of Mineral Point
and vicinity the most practical and
stylish hats ever brought to Iowa
county.
Mr.. w. H. Prideaux, in his trip from
Chicago to Washington, struck the
same sleeper with the Hon. W. J.
Bryan, and so enjoyed a sensation and