Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28
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phone No. 46.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Phone No. 46.

Mrs. G. +. Smith returned on sat
urday last from nine weeks visit
with friends in Brodhead.
Mrs. Annie Davis and Mrs. Harriet
Davis have gone to Lancaster for a
visit of a few weeks with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. J. b. Prideaux returned on
Friday last, from a visit at La
Crosse.
William Davis, who operates the
electric battery in the Hicks and Har-
ker mine of Linden, was in town on
Saturday. He reports mining lively
in Linden.
Bad weather prevented the Harvest
Home exercises being held at Willow
Springs Sunday, Sept. "A, so they Will
be held Oct. l, at 2.30 O'Clock. Every
body welcome.
Ben Dresen left on Saturday last
for Chicago, to join his brothers and
attend the Business College. Ben Is
a Jolly companion and will therefore
be missed by his many friends.
Mrs. Peter Geib and son, Stephen,
of Chicago, visited here during the
the week, the guests of her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. James Burns.
Will Bennett left town on Monday
for Madison, where he will take the
electrical course in the university.
The annual convention of the Iowa
County Soldiers Monument Associa-
ton will be held at Rewey, Tuesday,
Oct. 3, at o'clock p. m. All dele
gates are expected to be present and
members of the Womans Relief Corps
are cordially invited to attend
The Public Library will be open
during all the afternoon OF FRIDAY,
October % for the members OF the
Woman's Club to obtain the adver-
tising matter for the lecture course.
The Woman's Reading Club are
about to add seventy-tive dollars
worth of new books to the Public Lib
rarv. The Library is kept open on
"Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday afternoons from } to ., and
is we'll patronized.
r. H. Goldsworthy took trip, last
week. to Madison, Edgerton, Monroe,
and Plattoville, to engage four hum
dred thousand building brick, to he
used in the additions and improve
ment. to the plant of the Mineral 1T.
Zinc Company. One of the structures
to be erected is a tower or chimney
one hundred and fifty feet above the
high ground west of the pulp mill
building.
Mr.. John Ellsworth, of the town of
NinIin. was in this city and made The
Democrat Office a pleasant call. lie
is one of the sturdy men and repre-
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much for the development Of Iowa
county, and his friends are always
glad to see him.
We regret TO announce the illness
of Mr.. j. ". Nicholson, at bis home
in .Jancsyiile. He is the gcntlemanly
representative Of Bradner Smith X
Co. In consequence Of his illness, he
will not be able TO make his intended
visit to this city this week.
Mrs. J. Willems and son have gone
TO Galena for short visit with rel
atives and friends.
Miss Amy Penhallegon, Of Chicago
i here visiting relatives and friends.
The Mineral Point teachers, includ.
inc Mr.. aud Mrs Jolley, Messrs.
Random and McGovern, and the
Miss. Lange. Hooking, Burghardt
Connau-nton. Weidenfeller, Bennett
Stephens, McCabe, Trewcek. Neal
and Cummings. spent Saturday al
Platte Mound The party made uI
two bus-loads which started about
o'clock In the morning. and going by
way Of Rewey reached The mound at
one in the afternoon. Dinner wa
served in true camp style: after which
the party separated ITO three, or -four
companies that 80 out on Tartous e%'
plorations over the mound. Two Of tns
party yentured % far that for line
their safety was do.paired of, but
after long waiting by the others the!