Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-05-03

perfectly charming, and everything
looks so beautiful. You know Jersey
grows so many peaches and pears and
the blossoms of them are so pretty.
Mrs. Martin McGann and daughter
Miss Nellie, of saltwater, Minnesota,
are here for visit with the Fallon
family and other relatives.
: Herman Burgess, son of the late
Henry Burgess of Willow Springs,
died at the residence of his brother at
Seymour, Lafayette county, on Fri
day, April -; aged about " years.
Funeral services were held At Sey-
mour, Rev. VIM. Atkinson officiating.
The remains were laid to rest III the
Union Grove cemetery. Deceased
leaves three brothers of Will
low, Springs; August, of Mineral
Point: Albert, of Seymour: and two
sisters, Mrs. Emma Dover, of the
town of Shullsburg; and Miss Amelia,
of Seymour.
Peter Reiser, who was seriously in
lured while chopping wood, on Jan. :
last, by being crushed under the
weight of falling tree, is able TO be
around again. He was in town ON
last Saturday, and his friends will be
glad to know that he is now rapidly
recovering, and that no permanent in
jury is likely to result from the ac-
cident.
Allen w. Kent sends us copy of
Cutters 1900 Guide to Mt. Clemens,
the great health and pleasure resort
of Michigan. 1t is finely illustrated
and beautifully printed. Mt. Clemens
is an up-to-date city, of from 5000 to
5000 inhabitants, and Alfred and
Allen w. Kent are doing prosper
Gus iewelry business there.
A new gasoline engine has been
placed in the office of The Dodgevil!e
Sun and The New Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Ross attended
the Grant birthday celebration at
Galena on Friday last, and heard
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt speak, and
met him at the reception at Turner
hall, in the evening. They speak in
high terms of the exercises and the
very creditable manner in which they
were carried out by the people of
Galena and their guests. The incom-
parable Teddy as ever bore himself
We'll anu ucllNcACu NS'S "'iS
address.
Hon. James Spensley is in Chicago
attending the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, in
which he is the lay representative of
the West Wisconsin conference.
Mr.. VIM. H. Curry has returned
from California with his daughter
Miss Annie and his grandchildren
Charlie and Ethel Curry. They all
enjoyed a very pleasant visit OF sew
eral months with relatives in the gol-
den state, but returned as firmly as
ever attached to their old Wisconsin
home, to which they are heartily well
coined.
Miss Mary Hibering, of Freeport,
has for the past two weeks visited
with her mother in this city and her
brother and sister at Dodgeville.
Rev. T. Kent and Rev. G.. w. Mer-
ritield will exchange pulpits on next
Sunday evening.
The First National bank of Belmont
has been organized.
Hon. w. A. Jones was in town on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Alderman Samuel Sims went to Chi
cago on Monday, and attended the
Dewey celebration. He brought home
with him on Wednesday, a fine blood
ed horse.
Mrs Josiah LanyOn, Miss Mary
Trevarrow, and Mrs. "A. 5, White and
children are here TO spend the sum
mer.
The regular meeting of Mineral
Point Chapter No. I, Order of the
Eastern Star, held on Wednesday
evening. was made the occasion
of a farewell reception to Rev. and
Mrs Kent, who have been members of
the order for many years. After the
closing of the Chapter, the large num-
Der present repaired to the banquet
room, where refreshments we're served
followed by tributes of esteem for the
worthy couple, who are soon to leave
our city for Kewanee, Ill. Bro.
Kent made a brief response to the
Brothers and Sisters who had spoken,
testifying in the strongest manner
possible to his high regard for the
people of Mineral Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Meserole spent
Sunday last with relatives at E,gin,
returning home Monday evening.
Mrs. Eliza NJ. Stephens went to
Iowa on Friday last for visit at the
home of her brother.
Rob Spensley attended the Grant 5
birthday celebration at Galena on
Friday.
Miss Amy Jenkin is here from
Rockford, where she is attending
school, for visit at the home of her
parents.
j. J. Kuelling made a business trip
to Livingston on Tuesday.
A change Of time has been made
in the running of trains on the Min
eral Point Division of the G. NJ. 4 st.
p. Ry,. as follows The morning
freight and accommodation now
leaves Mineral Point at $50 O'Clock
and the evening passenger and mail
arrives at l0:30 instead of $50 as
heretofore.
Special religious exercises were held
in st. Paul's Catholic church during
the present week. The members OF
the congrC cation were given an OPP