Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-14

noted traveller and author. That he
is again to lecture here is matter OF
congratulation for our people. He
will appear at Opera Hall Monday,
March %, in the lecture course. His
subject has not yet been announced
but all of his lectures are entertaining
and highly instructive. His reputa-
tion as a traveller in unknown lands
is second only to that of Henry NJ.
Stanley.
Lancaster has adopted the general
charter law, and will hold its city
election on Tuesday, April ,, in ac-
cordance with the law.
Mr.. Thomas Collins will go on Mon
day next to Waterloo, Iowa, to super
inten the construction of a traction for
a gasolene engine. He expects TO be
absent from Mineral Point n week or
ten days, and if he makes y success of
the undertaking will bring n thirty
horsepower gasoline traction engine
back with him, to use in threshing
grain and for other purposes, instead
of steam power.
Frank Enaenroth has bought w.
w. Babcocll' 5 nice brick residence on
High street.
Holders of season tickets in the
Mineral Point lecture course will
please retain the ticket for the Tyro-
lean concert, which was not given,
but for which the Redpath Lyceum
Bureau has substituted an entertain
ment by the Katherine Ridgeway con-
cert company, to be given ut Opera
hall, on Saturday evening, April p.
The Bureau considers the Katherine
Ridgeway concert company the best
on its list, with the single exception of
the Royal Tyrolean concert troupe.
The ticket for the Tyrolean concert
will be good for the Katharine Ridge
way concert, April -.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keegan are
here from Bruuing, Nebraska. They
formerly resided here, and now return
with the intention of remaining here
for an indefinite period. Many
friends welcome them back.
Henry Schiller has sold out his
saloon business to man from
Orangeville, Ill. Mr.. Schiller has
moved with his family to A. l..
Whites residence lately occupied by
w. b. Shepard.
DR.. Shane Morgan and wife, of
Shullsburg, visited in this city last
Sunday, the guests of DR.. w. j. Nor
gan and family.
Mr.. Charles 'Schellenger is visiting
in this city, at the home of his sister,
Mrs. John G. Martin. His coming
was pleasant surprise to the family.
His home is in Colorado.
N. j. Kieffer is hauling material
for a new house, which he will build
as soon as spring opens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown and
daughter have moved into the resi-
dence which they recently purchased
from S. Jenkin.
Messrs. Varlin & jennings, the
clothiers of this city, have opened a
branch of their establishment at Lin
den, and Mr.. Varlin reports a sue
cessful opening on Saturday last.
Quarterly meeting services at the
M. E. church next Sunday. March H..
Rev. S. w. Trousdale will preach
both morning and evening.
r. H. Goldsworthy went to Chicago,
Wednesday, on business.
Miss Leopora James returned home,
Saturday, from friends at Milwaukee,
Beloit and GAINESVILLE.
Alderson's Orchestra, of this city,
have been engaged to furnish music
for a dance at Benton, Wis, on Eas-
ter Monday.
Miss Helena Gilman was called to
Beloit last week by the illness of her
sister, Mrs. Fred Hill.
Theodore N. Hubbell, a prominent
citizen of Boscobel, died suddenly at
his home in that city, on Sunday,
March 4. He was an active and well
known Mason, and the funeral was
held on Tuesday, under the auspices
of the Boscobel Masonic lodge.
William Harris, aged 81, a pen
sioner Of the Mexican war residing in
the town of RoXbury, was found fro2-
en- dead near his home.
William Iowa, the Polander who
shot and killed Chief of Police John
Moore. of Stanley while the latter
was attempting TO arrest him, was
caught after long pursuit. He was
taken to the Jail at Thorpe, as it was
feared that violence might result if he
were taken to Stanley.
Z. w Eastman has gone to Spring
vile to look after his lumber inter
ests at that place.
At Prairie du Chen recently John
Zech was run over by fire engine on
its way to fire, and was badly cut
and bruised.
The work of cataloguing by card,
the books of the Mineral Point Public
Library, will be completed by We'd
nesday next, when it is hoped that the
library will again be opened to the
public. The work is being done in
the most thorough manner, and when
finished will not only prove great
convenience to the managers of the
library, but to all patrons as well.
The officers and members of the
Woman's Reading Club have been
untiring in their efforts to give to
Mineral Point library worthy OF the
city and the age. The three thousand
volumes now upon the shelves, com
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