Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-09-08
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IOWA COUNTY-GENERAL
DR.. Iohrs. Of Highland, lights his
Office with acetylene gas.
Mac Kennedy, Of Highland, has
gone to Notre Dame, lndo where he
will attend college the coming year,
taking scientific course.
There is law upon the statute
books making it the duty Of owners
OF steam thrashers, while passing
along the public highways with their
outfit, to stop when approaching a.
team and send man ahead 10 assist
in taking care of the horse or horses,
until the vehicle is past.
Last week Mrs j. j. Sitter, of Wy
oming, happened along just as her
husband had started home from his
hay marsh with load of hay, and
got on turido. Part Of the load slip
ped oil and Mrs. Sitter with it. She
fell with such force upon one Of her
hands that her arm was broken near
the wrist.
Rev. Peter Roseu succeeds Rev. J.
A. Condor rs pastor of the Catholic
church at HolElndale.
Sons of Peter *. Demuth, who
moved from Hollandalo to Milford,
Iowa, recently, have been the vic
Tins Of a severe storm, which greatly
damaged their crops and out-build-
ings.
Miss Annie :. Young, Of Harvey,
Illinois, graduate Of Carlton Col
lege, has been engaged as teaoher of
Latin and German in the Dodgeville
High school.
Cards have been issued announc-
ing the marriage of Mr.. Andrew T..
Griffin, of Cobb, and Miss Julia NJ.
shannon, of Clyde, to take place at
ST. Malachi's church, in the town of
Clyde, Sept 18th, at 9 O'Clock u. m,
North Main street at Dodgeyille is
being macadamized from the North
western depot into the city with
crushed granite rock furnished by
the Northwestern Railroad Com
pany under IA contract with the city.
The first trip by the new stage line
between Dodgevile and Lone Rock
was made last week. Stage will
leave Dodgeville every Tuesday,
la
aud Lone Rock every Monday, We'd
and Friday morning, making the
trip each way in about six hours.
Lightning recently struck large
new barn belonging to ole Edmunds,
a mile and quarter northeast of the
village of Ridgcway, and killed his
son, Clarence, and severely injured
his daughter by tearing the latter's
shoe from her foot and burning her
flesh from the shoulder down one
side of the body, but she will re-
cover. The father being present
carried his SON and daughter from
the barn or they would have been
consumed
Mrs. Chris. Anderson, Of Mt. IIureb
was killed during the recent clectic
storm. She was milkiugat the time.
Benjamin Lewis, an old and highly
respected farmer residing near the
village OF Rarnoyold departed this
life ON Saturday, August 9Th, lsas.
Il. II, Arthur has a peach tree
growing in podgyyle, which has
grown from the seed several
peaches have been produced by it
this year.
Paul Jerdouu, who has been on-
gagged to teach the coming term in
the Dodgeville High school moved
his family to that city from Platte
willie and now occupies the residence
owned by Mrs CqscuS,
Many improvements have been
made about the grounds and build
ing of the Dodgeyille High school
during the past month New hard
maple floors have been laid III the
main hallway, owerprimary, higher
grammar and high school rooms
also the library and rear recitation
rooms have been nicely papcrtd
The outside woodwork of the build
ing has received two coats of paint
and new walks have taken the place
Of the old.
Martin II. Goldworthy, OF Linden i
out for the Office OF County Clerk
which is the office his father held