Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-15
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MINERAL POINT. Wis.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Wednesday, July !, was Madison 5
regular monthly market day. Nearly
forty horses were sold at prices rang
ing from $50 to 500.
At a meeting of Iowa Chapter No. 6
Royal Arch Masons, held on Monday
evening the Most Excellent degree was
conferred upon Levi w. Pollard, of
this city, John Richard and Herman
Heller of Dodgeville.
Fielder Brothers have put new tin
roof on their brick building, High
street.
Michael Shea secured the contract
for repairing the parts of the city hall
damaged by fire on May l. The work
is in progress.
Mr.. w. A. Jones, Indian Commits
sioner, returned from California, Sat
urday evening, where he has been on
official buriness for two weeks or more.
He left for Washington on the Mon
day morning train. Mrs. Jones and
son Willie, and Nellie Snow, accom-
panied him on his California trip.
They escaped the extreme hot weather,
which they only experienced when they
reached Kansas City, Mo-, on their
return.
Send in your items of news as early
in the week as possible. The Darling
ton Republican thus tells of condi-
tion which too often confronts the edi-
tor of country newspaper: several
spicy communications wedding
notices and several personals and local
events-were secured too late for pub
lication this week, but will appear in
wonld send their communications in
earlier in the week. it would be great
accommodation to us.
The work of eXcavating for the
foundation of the new Masonic Temple
is we'll under way. Read the COM
mittee's Notice to Contractors, y
printed elsewhere in this paper.
Rev. VIM. Atkinson, of Dodgeville,
will preach in the NJ. f. church next
Sunday. Rev. Straw preaching in
Dodgevillc. Miss Matilda Hutchison
will lead the League meeting at the
close of the evening sermon.
The committee in charge of the fair
grounds in this city complain Of
damage to property by boys who fire.
quent the grounds, and hereby give
notice that trespassers will hereafter
be dealt with according to law. They
desire to especially call the attention
of parents to these depredations.
The Witness says Four Platteville
boys. named respectively Frank Long
aged Il. Frank Earl, aged Il, Bert
Kane. aged l5and Harry Haskell, aged
Is. concluded they would start out in
the world of their own accord, and
started out toward the setting sun
Bv stealing short rides on the rail
roads, and trudging dusty roads they
reached Waterloo, Ia. where, as we
learn from The Courier. OF that city,
they were picked up by the police,
tired and hungry. the romance all
knocked out of them. and willing to do
almost anything to get out of their un-
pleasant predicament. They were
given something to eat and started
toward their homes.
The Darlington Journal says: The
electric light company drained the
water from the race Friday. and hum
dreds of carp and catfish were left
floundering in the muddy puddles OF
the race ! bed. The barefoot boy was
not long in discovering this snap, and
he whispered il to others, and in few
hours the fish were frying in a hundred
pans.
The Darlington Journal reports that
the running horse Kingfsher broke a
leg while exercising on the track Tues
day. and was shot to end his misery.
He was owned BY John Gallagher Of
Shullsburg and was promising
animal.