Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29

tion about the same as around Miner
al Point, with the exception of hay,
which he says is scarcer there than
here.
The list of premiums awarded at the
Southwest Wisconsin fair will be
published in The Democ next week,
Rev. Fathers Haunoti, OF Darling
ton, Buckley, of Delavan, Dempsey,
of Monroe, and Smith, of Brodhesd, =,
were guests of Father O'Keefe last
week. They attended the fair and eX-
pressed their pleasure at its proving
so great a success.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, H. PrideauN visi-
ted here last week at the home of his
brother, Mayor b. 7. Prideaux.
They are residents of Adrian, MINI.
to which place they removed from
Dodgeville about twenty years ago.
Mr.. PrideauX was for number of
years secretary of the Iowa County
Agricultural society. He pronounced
our fair of last week a good one. He
is now engaged in the hardware busi-
ness at Adrian.
Montfort Mail: Miss Florence Van
Buren is enjoying a visit in the west,
the guest of Henry Stevens and family
at Sheridan, Wyo., and Miss Emma
Stavaps at Ruffalo NVvo
Miss Mabelle Sylvester visited last
week at the home of her uncle, Mr.. +.
w. Sylvester, and in company with
Mrs. Sylvester went to Monroe on
Saturday evening. Her homo is in
Minnesota, whore she is engaged as y
teacher
DR., Senty and wife, Miss Hubbard
and Mr.. Washington Correll drove
over from Prairie du Sac on last
Wednesday morning to visit here and
attend the fair, with which they were
highly pleased. They returned to
Prairie du Sac on Friday.
The Eastern Star chapter will hold
its regular meeting next Wednesday
evening, Sept. A, 1901, opening at
80.
Miss Leone Harker and Miss Dora
Bray, of Cuba City, were here attend
ing our fair and visiting at the home
Of MIR. and Mrs. James Harker.
Charles and Phil Hehlen, of the
Monroe band, and Frank Mann, of
the Shullsburg band, were here dur
ing fair week to assist our band.
They are all thorough musicians and
departed we'll pleased with our band
aud also with our fair. Prof. Louis
BAIL was also over from Highland to
help out as usual. Thus re-enforced, ,
the band was up to its standard of
years before, and made itself, as
usual, one of the prominent features
of our highly successful fair.
Mrs. Stevens, Mr., and Mrs. S. I.
Osborne, and daughter Shirley drove
over from Dodgeville on Wednesday, q,
and visited friends in Mineral Point.
Mrs. w. S. Ross, Miss Strong,
Miss Farnese and Mrs. Bailey, escor-
ted party of young folks of this city
to Tower Hill on Tuesday. All re-
port delightful trip.
Mr.. Albert S. White returned to
Pittsburg last week, after three
weeks visit in Mineral Point. He. is
book keeper in the National Bank of
Pittsburg, Kansas.
Mrs. w. c. Uren and daughter,
Miss Annie, are home after a visit Of
several weeks in the South.
Miss Elizabeth Harris is here from
New York City, where she holds a
good position as stenographer, for a
visit at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. } . p. Harris
Mrs James Ryan, who for many
years lived in town of Waldwick, is
now living in the village of Ridge
way with her son and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Harrington.
Mrs. James Argall and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Peters, visited relatives and
friends in Mineral Point last week.
Mrs. John Proctor returned last
week from Denver, Colorado.
The public schools will open for the
fall term on Monday, Sept. g. The
principal, Mr.. J f. Bergen, is &C
lively engaged in arranging the work,
aud The Democrat anticipates a very
profitable school year.
Mrs. Lille Roberts and her mother,
Mrs. William Lancaster, we're recent
ly called to Althiemer, Ark, by the
death of Mrs. Roberts husband.
Miss Nora Mari, graduate Of the
Platteville Normal, has been engaged
as teacher in our public schools for
the coming year.