Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-12
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Hon. N. T. Martin and son Wallace
visited Chicago last week on business
and pleasure.
John Kaufman went to Chicago
last week to attend the Fall Festival.
L. j. Laughlin and Frank Strait
man, of Dodgeville, were visitors in
Mineral Point on Monday.
Daniel Reardon started on last Fri
day on his return to his home in
Eureka, Utah.
Mr.. John Gerlach came from his
home in South Dakota, to attend the
Gerlach- Kim wedding. 1t is his first
visit to this section in eighteen years.
We have been creditably informed, j,
that never in the history of the St.
Paul railroad here has the receipts
been so large as the past few weeks.
A trip last week to the railroad yards
of this city where freight cars were
filling every available side track and
more coming, was a practical demon
stration.
Highland Press; Miss Anna O'Dowd
who is teaching school at Mitflin, was
the guest of Mrs. Edna Kennedy over
Sunday.
Preaching at Lost Grove next Sun
day morning and at Diamond Grove
in the afternoon.
The Lancaster Herald says that
Mrs. George Clementson, who has
been very i'll for several weeks past,
is reported some better.
Hollandale Review: Died, Friday,
Sept %, 1899, after an illness of two
days with cholera infantum, Annie
Marie. infant daughter of Mrs. Paul
Demuth, aged 1 months and % days.
But a few weeks ago Mrs. Demuth was
called upon to mourn the loss Of her
husband and now her babe has been
taken away. Truly she is sorely
afflicted,
A. D. Wallace, Louis Mack, VIII
Mullen, George Goldsworthy Ter
rance Doyle and Will Phillips made
up hunting party from this city last
week. They camped near WauzelIa,
Crawford county. Will Phillips re-
turned on Monday and reports big
time.
Nick Steffes, of Darlington, was in
Mineral Point on Saturday, and made
The Democrat a friendly call.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs, John E..
Davies, af the town of Linden, on Fri
day, son.
Mr.. Albert Lanyon, of Detroit,
Michigan, and Mr.. Edwin Lanyon, OF
lola, Kansas, are visiting this city
Mr.. William Hawke has purchased
the James Lynch farm, about two
and one-half miles east of this city,
and expects to move on to it with
his family about Dec. l. 1t is a
good stock farm of 240 acres,
The New Star reports that a com
pany Will open mines this week on the
Arthur Jewell farm in town OF Linden.
The Arena correspondent of The
Chronicle reports that Robt. Nc
Cutchin contemplates returning to his
winter home in Florida in a few
weeks.
John Jeuck, Jr., came up from Chi
cago on last Saturday, for brief
visit at the home of his parents and
with other relatives. He has been
with p. d. Armour & Co. for a num-
Der of years, and now goes to Omaha
to superintend one of the four depart
ments Of their large packing house in
that city.
Mrs. J. J. Hanscom entertained
friends on Wednesday and Friday
afternoons OF last week, in honor of
her sister, Miss Cleaver. OF Milwau-
kee.
There was christening party Sun
day afternoon at the residence OF Hon.
J. NJ. Smith, when his grandson,
John Montgomery Latin, named in
his honor was baptized, Rev. NJ.
Chase officiating.
The Republican reports that the
Woman's Literary Club of Darling
ton will read and make study of the
following of Shakespeare plays dur
ing the coming year: Henry ",
Henry V, Henry VII, King Richard
III, and Henry VIII. The hrst meet
ing of the Club was held Monday
afternoon Of last week at the home Of
Miss Alice Chamberlain.