Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-01-09

trade which 1t has enjoyed Is the best
evidence that can be offered of it's
high character and standing.
Mr.. Edward Buss spent several
days during the past week at the
home of his parents in this city. We
are glad to know that he is prosper
ing in the drug business in James
vile.
Mrs. Edith Harwick entertained a
large company of friends Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert P. Jones re-
turned home on Saturday, after a
pleasant visit of two weeks with rela-
tives and friends in Kewanee, Ill.
Mr.. Jones reports Kewanee a lively
city.
The Church Times, of Milwaukee,
reports the death of Rev. Edward
Fuller Bates, who worked faithfully
at Darlington and Brodhead. The
news of his death came as a severe
shock to his many friends. He was a
young man OF great promise and had
just accepted a call to San Francisco.
Phil Allen, Jr., will preach at Lost
Grove next Sunday afternoon.
Morgan Wood, in Mineral Point
Lecture Course at city hall, Jan. 20.
Mrs. r. a. Campbell, of Madison,
is visiting in this city the guest Of
Mrs. Jennie Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blight Wallis have
returned to Perry, Iowa, after pleas
ant visit with relatives and friends in
this city.
Mr.. Fred Matson, we are glad to
report, is able to be about again after
a siege of severe illness.
Under the heading "New Firm; Old
Business" appears elsewhere in this
paper a business announcement of
Messrs. w. H. Prideaux and W. P.
Bliss, druggists. Mr.. Bliss has pur-
chased an interest in the business,
which will hereafter be conducted I'M
der the firm name of Prideaux &
Bliss. Mr.. Prideaux is a pioneer
druggist and an active, enterprising
business man. Mr.. Bliss is a young
man of high character and good
business ability.
The Rural Mail Routes from Min
eral POint-sOuth and east-will start
February l, 1902. We are so inform
ed by Postmaster N. T. Martin.
HOllandale Review: John McMullen
who will be remembered as one of
HOllandale's most popular teachers,
spent a few days with friends in this
vicinity, since our last issue. He has
for the past two years been attending
school near Kankakee, ILL.,, and is
spending his holiday vacation in
Iowa county.
MOntfort Mail: John Goldthorpe,
of Everett, Washington, is visiting
at the home of his cousin, Ed. Kin
ney. He was raised in this vicinity
and has been in the west for about
ten years, where he is proprietor of
an extensive boot and shoe business.
DOdgeville Chronicles: Prof. J. W.
Livingston, of the Stevens Point Nor
NAL school, stopped over Monday
night in this city, where he met a few
of his old friends, and many more
would have been pleased to meet him,
but his stay was so short that both he
and they were deprived of the pleas
ure, for which the professor expressed
his regrets.
Darlington Republican: Miss Mar
garet Knight, OF Chicago, spent few
days in this city last week, the guest
of her mother, Mrs. J. G. Knight.
Miss Knight is employed as steno-
graper in the firm of John A. Tolman
Co.. and is we'll pleased with her
position.
MOntfort Mail, Jan. 2; Mr.. J. NJ.
Delaney attended the funeral of his
brother-in-law, Sam Greenleaf, at
Avoca, Tuesday. Mr.. Greenleaf died
in Chicago, Sunday.
Platteville Journal: 1t is expected
that new railroad bridge over the
Mississippi river will be built by the
st. Paul Railroad company at Prair-
lie du CHEN. The officials of the road
were there the past week. This is an
important part of the plans for the
short route between Chicago and St.
Paul.
Richland Democrat: The tramp
who was sent to jail from Boscobel
last week as vagrant, and was sus-
pected of having burned a farm house
near Muscoda, admitted being the
cause of the damage. K. f. Hoyt, of
MuscOda, visited the man at the Jail.
and gained from him the information
that he had slept in the building, and
during the night was aroused from
his sleep by smoke and fire in the
building. He said he tried to put the
fire out but could not. He admitted
that he WAS smoking and fell asleep,
and it is probable that the fire caught
from the pipe. A. E. Cooley of Mt.
Hope had just purchased the proper
ty, and his loss Is $500, covered by