Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-01

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by lightning on Wednesday night,
July 24.
Sauk county claims the record for
the number of school buildings erect
ed in Wisconsin county this year.
Baraboo builds $50, 600 high school,
Reedsburg has just voted to erect one
costing $4,000, while Spring Green
will build S25 900 high school, Mer-
rimac a 5000 one and Lyons a $4,000
structure, making five fine new build
ings, costing about SlS3,OOO.
Charles and William Motley, of the
town of Willow Springs, had five
COWS and one steer killed by lightning
on Wednesday evening of last week.
Mrs. James Morgan, of Darlington,
mother of DR.. w. J. Morgan, Mrs.
Peter Logue, of Darlington, and Mrs.
Steve Morgan and son, of Shulls-
burg, visited Friday at the home of
DR.. Morgan in this city.
Miss Mayme Folliard, of Mineral
Point, has been re-eugaged to teach
the Jonesdale school for the coming
year. This will be Miss Foliard 5
second year there, she having taught
there in lS99-l900.
Darlington Democrat, July %: A
hurricane passed south of town last
evening. doing some damage to farm
buildings. A young man named Nee
han was struck by a flying timber and
severely injured.
Mr.. Samuel +. Blaine, a graduate
of the MontfOrt Grant county High
school, and brother of Mayor Blaine,
of Boscobel, will, on the 10Th inst,
complete the scientific course at the
Northern Indian Normal School. He
intends to reurn to Valparaiso in
September to study law.
The Mineral Point Real Estate
Agency, on Monday, sold the Edward
Bray place in the south part of the
city, to James Mcdonald. The prop
erty consists of a dwelling house
and four acres of land.
Mrs. c. H. Chamberlain and neph-
ew A. B. Cornish returned on Satur-
day last to Chicago after visit of
two weeks with Mrs. Elizabeth Mich
OILS and Mrs. Sherman Phillips.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Nc
Cabe, of the town of Kendall, on FRI
day, July 10, daughter.
Miss Nettie Nehls, of Plattcville,
visited last week at the home of j. T..
Hankins.
Mr.. A N. Denison, OF Animosa,
Iowa, arrived here last week for a
brief visit. His wife has been visiting
here for some time. Accompanied by
their friend, Miss Elizabeth NJ.
Bishop, they made the Democrat a
friendly call on Saturday.
Charles Meyer, of ST. Louis, Mo.
is visiting at the home of his grand
mother, Mrs. P. Cain.
Miss Annie Phillips accompanied
her niece, Annie Hutchison, to Madi-
son on Saturday for few days stay
at the Monona Lake Assembly.
On that very hot Sunday that so
many eggs were cooked by the SUMS
heat, the senior editor of The Tribune,
while strolling about his yard, saw a
nail lying on the ground. He picked
it up and burned his hands so badly
that he was unable to work the next
day.
Mr.. H. II. Chandler spent few
days In this city last week, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Hen dra. He is one Of the pioneer
merchants of Wisconsin, and is still
doing a prosperous dry goods busi-
ness at Richland Center. He bears
his years we'll, and grows old grace
fully. He is as courteous and affable
as ever and one whom it is pleasure
to meet.
Mr.. L. Nourse, OF Bayfield,, Sunday
school missionary for Dane and Iowa
counties, was in town on Wednesday
He expects to remain in Iowa county
for some time, organizing Sunday
schools and doing other work.
A letter recently received by Mrs.
Richard Hoare states that her mother
Mrs. Hiram Smith, who has been very
Ill at her home in Kewapee, H., il
gradually recovering.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Penhallegor
started today for Chicago, where they
will remain for few days making
purchases tor the White House store
after which they will go TO Niles
Michigan, near which place they have
some fine farm property.
William Rothe, OF Clifton, Gran
county, was here this week, looking
after the interests OF his mother:
residence property near the zinc