Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-05-17
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The Courier reports that n pearl
weighing 30 grains was found at
Prairie du CHEN on last Thursday.
1t IL round and OF perfect luster.
G. W. Brown has purchased John
BuXtun's residence in the first ward =.
The price Is BllOO, and Mr. Brown
gets good piece Of property Tor the
money.
M. +. IRindlnub, Jr., and sister Of
Patteyillc expect to sail for Europe
the 10Th Of next month.
Llewcllyn Osborne Of Barnboo was
in town on Thursday.
N. Trcweck made u business and
pleasure visit TO Madison last week.
John Tcmby will start on Saturday
for visit of three or four months In
old England. He will probably visit
the Paris exposition before his return
home,
Rev. George Mortified will deliver
the memorial day address ut Dodge
willie, this year, He was pastor there
for three years, and the people know
that the task assigned him will be
well performed.
Hon. j. M. Smith is now pleasantly
located in his new law Office, Appel
building, just west Of barber shop.
Mrs. Daisy Poscy Is here from
Kansas City, for " visit Mt the home
of her mother, Mrs. William Lanyon,
Mrs. William Rowe and two child
rem are here from Shullsburg; the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Hughes.
Mont pridcaux has been promoted
TO the position Of assistant baggage
master for the G. M. and st. l.. R'y,
Mt this station.
Mr.. u. u. Jones, of Chicago, and
several other zinc manufacturers from
Chicago and Now York, were here
last week, looking over the extensive
plant of the Mineral Point Zine com
panS.
Mineral Point Commandcry, No.
H. knights Templar, was inspected
Grand Commander, DR.. l.. A, Bishop,
of Fond du Lac
Tho annual picnic of St Mary
German school will be held ON Tues
day, June 3, In Gillmann's grove.
The procession will form ut the school
at 10 o'clock and march to the grove,
where an interesting program will be
carried out. Music by the Mineral
Point Band, Dinner from l. O'Clock
until all are served.
n. *. NanMatrc sold last week the
property, in the second ward, belong
ing to Mrs. Jacob Dresen, Jr. 1t con
sisted OF two houses aud three acres
of land G. T.. Holmes was the pur-
chaser.
The officers of the Southwestern
Wisconsin Dental association are:
President, G, 4, Pierce, lauesville;
Vice Presidents, G., w. Snyder, Bar
aboo, AID, Chopper, Milwaukee;
Treasurer, w. G.. Halcs, Mineral
Point; Secretary, J, II. Reed, Ian
caster.
The ladies of the NJ. T., church viii
serve supper in the lecture room on
Friday evening, May Is, from $50
till all are served. Tickets - cents,
Everybody cordially invited,
A farewell greeting was rendered
Rov, and Mrs, Thomas Kent, 10y the
members of tavcl Lodge aud of
Raven Temple, ut Castle Hall, last
evening. A goodly number were pres
ent to say farewell and wish Mr.. and
Mrs. Kent God-speed Refreshments
were served and the hours spent In
song and other social pleasures.
The following directors of the Min
eral Point and Northern Railway
company, viz; l., a, Dickson, G. II,
Remy, Geo. Clinton and G.. Il. Shaw,
of Chicago. Richard Kennedy, of
Highland, and G.. w. Mcllhon, of
Mineral Point, held meeting here ON
Thursday evening of last week, and
on Friday inspected the proposed
lines of the road. From the eharac-
ter of the country aud the extensive
mining and other industries which
came under their view, they are fully
confirmed in the opinion that the pro-
iect Is altogether practicable, and
that the building, equipment and
operation of the road will prove a
profitable investment, We have not
been able to learn when they intend to
commence the work of construction.
In Madison, GA last Friday after.
noon, an immense audience heard
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, author OF
1.-THE Battle Hymn OF the Republic, :
lecture on New England poets. The