Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-07-28

%AA~-AN NAM ~ SAN AoNNAN"
1t is worthy of note that hardly a.
picture has been taken at Rosemont
during these weeks when the Judge
has been the victim of so many snap
shots that has not included his bun
terrier. This worthy, who was once
known as Teddy. but is now Freddie,
is fond of public life. and no sooner
is camera pointed than he arranges
himself before it in what he believes
to be an impressive attitude.
May Go to ST. Louis.
Mrs. Parker may so to st. Louis in
the early fall to enjoy the exposition
as the guest of Mrs. Daniel Manning,
who was Mrs. Halls hostess during
the convention that nominated her
father. Mrs Manning is an old friend
of the family and has been urging
Mrs Parker to join her for fort.
night or so during the cooler weather
If family councils prevail she will &C
cept. INA
The residence of Mr. AMI Mrs. W.
F. Sheehan this summer is TIE Pratt
place, the property of the late Col.
George Pratt, who set his picturesque
house on the hills crest and sur
rounded it with acres upon acres OF
prosperous farm lands. In every pos
slble way the estate was beautifiea.
The vegetable garden, in its stone-wall
Enclosure, is a delight TO the eye. An
artificial lake. which was formerly
kept well stocked with fish, is another
feature. The grounds slope down to
the river, where a private wharf is
built.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheehan are the most
frequent and most welcome visitors at
Rosemont this season.
1t is remarkable that the Titan
tinge of hair which distinguishes the
judge, his daughter and his grandson, !
is popularity of Esopus. Mr..
Sheehan partakes of it, And Mrs. |
Dora Lyon, the judges closest neigh
Dor (now temporarily absent in st.
Louis), also shares the refulgence. 1t
is red-headed community.
''S' VI TSk LINC SIOSk.
All the visitors 10 Rosemont look at
the animals. They make an interest.
ing domestic menagerie. There are a
herd of cows and several teams of
farm horses besides the driving and
riding horses and the chickens and
ducks and pigs and calves. But the
animals which all the visitors want
most to see are those which Judge
Parker's grandchildren play with:
Tom, the horse; Peter, the bull.
Mary Jane, the lamb; Freddy, the
dog; Topsy, the hen, and Reddy, the
duck.
The two Parker grandchildren are
the little girl between two and three
years old and the red-haired boy. who
is named after his grandfather, Alton
Parker Hall 1t is the children who
have picked out and named the
animals.
Tom, the horse, is a big bay half
bred, f1at-boned weight-carrying hunt
er, more of the Canada type than Of
the Virginia sort, where he came from.
Parker Hall rides the horse when the
groom brings him around for the Judge
to take his daily ride. While the
Judge is getting his gloves and whip
Parker climbs up on the horses back
and rides up and down in front of the
house in state and pride The horse
is spirited, but he knows Parker. and
IS quiet as lamb when the bow
on his back.
Peter, the bull. makes a beautiful
aWe-inspirng noise when he bellows
anG Parker Hall. who is & courageous
boy, takes his little sister down TO
see the bull in the bull-pen, and when
Peter bellows friendly good morning
and the little girl starts to be afraid
Parker assures her that there "a notb.
ing to bother about, and that Peter is
Just making funny noise to show
how well he feels.
Freddie, the dog, is the chiIdren's
favorite. He is white amiable bun
dog, with cropped ears and a stubby
tail which he waggles whenever the
children come near. Around his neck
he wears leather collar. Parker
Halls daily pastime with Freddie is to
take hold of the collar and pul,
Freddie over the gravel path. Freddie
pulls one way and Parker the other
but Freddie always lets Parker pull
him along. Freddie likes to swine
There are two swings near the house
and when the children start the swing
Freddie goes over and paws on the
ground to show that he wants to
swing too, and when the swing stops
Freddie jumps on the seat and en-
joys the swing as much as the chill
dren. Freddie is a present to Mira.
Parker. Prior to being owned by the
Parkers the dogs name was Teddy
Roosevelt, but when his ownership
Was transferred his name was changed
too. The difficulty has been to get
Freddie to understand that his name
IS no longer Teddy. He was used to
the old name and does not readily an
Swer 10 the new ono