Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-24
PECATONICA.
To The Iowa County Democrat.


ing school near Livingston, spent
Sunday at home with her parents.
Mrs. John James and John f.
Davis drove over the icy roads to
Platteville, last Friday, on business.
We think those two ladies would be
able to make trip to the Klondike il
necessary.
Miss Winnie James who is attending
school at Platteville, spent Sunday at
home with her parents.
Miss Mary Lynch, teacher of the
Jericho school, was the guest of Mrs
John f.. Davis, Saturday
Mr.. Thomas Fitzpatrick purchased a
fine driving horse of Mr.. Will j.
Williams, for which he paid hand
some price. Mr.. Fitzpatrick has
bought a car load of the best horses
that was ever shipped from South
west Wisconsin, which he will ship to
the eastern market about the first OF
March.
Mr.. John f.. Davis has reason to be
a proud man these DAYS. Last Sun
day evening he went to attend meeting
at the Baptist church, and had the
honor of being janitor, preacher, dea-
con and congregation.
Will J. Davis represented Mr. Benz.
Gonincn, his employer, at the farmers
institute at Belmont last Wednesday.
Mr.. John NJ. Davis claims to be
cultivating the acquaintance of IA GER
tain young lady who will be able to
do her own tailoring.
Little Elmer Jones, who has been
suffering from blood poison, resulting
from IL slight scratch on the knee by a
saw, is slowly improving.
Master Johnnie Gritiiths, who was
sent by his father to haul load of
oats for j. ID. Davis to Rcwey, start
ed out with = thrcc-fora-quarter
grin on his face; but while driving
by No. 3 school house Johnnie saw
some kids about his size snowballing.
Johnnie stopped his team and joined
in the sport. On looking around he
found that his team had run away
Further investigation showed that the
team had run against Mr.. r. r.
Hughes gate post with such force as
to throw the load of oats into Mr.
Hughes barnyard, which was quickly
devourcd by MIR. Hughes boodcd
hogs. Little Johnnie says he'll bet
they can't do that again.
MIR. Benz. Williams sold fat COW
to MIR. Thos. Fitzpatrick the Belmont
stoekbuycr.
Mr.. j, T., Jones, who has baled 80
tons of hay, is kept busy these days
hauling the same to Plattcvillc.
On account of the storm Sunday,
Rev. Peavy failed to come to the Bap-
fist church Sunday evening.
Mrs. Joseph Hughes is getting bet
ter slowly.
Mr.. II. II. Jones sold fine five
year-old gelding to Thos. Fitzpatrick,
Mr.. David Gril1iths and Mr.. Thos.
Powell combined business with pleas
ure and drove to Mineral Point last
Thursday. Mr.. Powell is one of Mr..
Gritliths' beloved son-in-laws. in
whom he is we'll pleased.
Mr.. Chas. Kinsman boughC fine
horse of Mr., Thos. HUMPHREYS. Mr..
Kinsman is now in possession of the
finest draft team in this section.
We understand Mr.. Kinsman and
Mr.. John l.. Morgan will buy new
threshing outfit which they will OPP
crate together next fall. We wish
them success in their new enterprise.
The track record from Pecatonica to
Mineral Point, heretofore held by
Butcher, IL horse owned by Peter
Powell, was broken last Saturday by
Brown Billie, owned by Owen j.
Davis. who rode to Mineral Point,
facing the blizzard and u distance Of
nine miles in 10 minutes. The return
trip was made in thirty minutes. The
reason for haste was Master Elmer
Jones, who was suffering from blood
poison. had taken relapse. DR..
Eastman sent medicine, and vt present
writing Elmer is getting along nicely.
Tetter Snlt-Rheum and Ecyema