Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-11-14
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER.

OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Engels.
The funeral of Mr.. Dave Quirk, who
was killed in the switch yards in Mil.
waukee last week, took place last
Monday from ST. Paul's Catholic
church in this city.
Quite number of Mineral Point
boys attended the dance in Dodgeville
last Thursday evening.
B. T. Prideaux spent a day last
week visiting friends in the Welsh
Settlement.
The U. S. Hotel of this city has
again changed owners, c.. W. Schri-
Der OF Fennimore being the purchaser.
Tuesday, stock shipping day here,
there were % carloads shipped.
Will Vickerman spent Tuesday at
| Browntown station, assisting Jas.
Awkward who is taking the place of
+. Mcdonald. Mr.. Mcdonald was
called to Wauzeka to be present at
the funeral of his brother James Nc
Donald. who was formerly station
agent at Linden.
Miss Ruth Spensley left Monday for
short visit in Galena.
William Rankin, who moved TO
Milwaukee some time ago, has re-
turned to Mineral Point.
Mrs. Callow left this week for
short visit in Platteville with her
daughter from where she will leave
| for California, where she intends re-
naming for some time.
Buford Clarke and Clarence Potter
were callers in Platteville last Satur-
day and Sunday.
Nick May who has been confined to
his home for the past week, is able to
be about again.
Harold Weidenfeller left Monday to
spend a few days with his brother
Ray in Madison and also to visit
his sister in Arcadia, Wis.
Miss Lizzie Matthews, one of the
Mineral Point students at the Monroe
Business College, spent Sunday with
her folks here.
Mrs. G. E. Martin, who has been
visiting among relatives il Platteville,
returned last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Blanchard and son
Earl, who have been visiting at the
N. Miller home, returned to their
home in Milwaukee Monday.
Miss Flood of Darlington is visiting
this week at the home of Steve Walsh.
Mrs. J. M. Reese of Dodgeville
spent last Friday and Saturday here
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Spratler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Lanyon left
Tuesday for Chicago for short visit
7. M. Priestly paid a visit to his
brother Harry in Galena last Tues
day.
There were Is carloads of stock
shipped from here Sunday by special
train.
The future headquarters of the Com
mercial Club in the Gorgen block are
being hustled and will be ready for
occupancy about January l.
Joseph Quirk who was present at
his brother Dawes funeral on last
Monday, returned to his home in Mil
waukee on Tuesday.
Will Norman and John Strosta,
who are employed at the Red Trunk
cigar factory in GAINESVILLE spent Sun
day at their homes here.
Jethro Venning died suddenly Tues
day morning at the home of his father,
Richard Venning. The young man
was about rs years of age, and for
several years had been a faithful
employee at the Democrat office.
Art Dubois and James Thrasher are
spending this week up north hunting
deer.
Miss Sadie Hickcox spent Sunday
with her folks in Wyoming Valley.
Miss Nell Mccain spent Sunday in
Hollandale at the home of Mrs. J.
Fallen.
Urban GRADER spent Saturday and
Sunday at Madison visiting his broth
err Laurence.
Miss Martha Matthews is visiting |
relatives in Albany this week.
James Brewer returned last We'd |
nesday from visit with his sons Rob |
and Frank at Madison.
H. GRADER, Maurice Proctor and |
Binks Alton spent a few days in Chi
cagO this week.
A. M. Anderson and w. w. Will
liams of Dodgeville were business
callers here on Monday.
H. 7. Flagg of Dodgeville called on
Mineral Point friends on Tuesday.
On Friday evening of last week Mrs.
Spratler entertained at tea part at |
her home, ten of her nieces. They all |
report an excellent time.
Miss King of Darlington was a
guest of Miss Kate Shevlin over Sun
day.
Alderman George Horn had the mis-
fortune to sprain his ankle quite
badly by slipping off a raised plat
form in the rear of the MeserOle & |
Horn drug store last Tuesday. His |
many friends hope for speady re-
covery.