Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-01-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Edward Coad, who has been visiting
here for the last three weeks, started
today, Thursday, for California,
where he expects TO spend the remain
der OF the winter.
on Sunday morning while Albert
j. Walker, accompanied by his wife,
was driving on Commerce street, his
team took fright at an automobile,
ovorturning the buggy and throwing
the both occupants to the ground.
Mrs. Walker was very badly bruised,
and Is now slowly recovering. Al
bert with less serious injuries The
horses ran against telephone pole
and badly demolished the buggy
Mrs. James Polgla2e returned h o m
on Saturday from three weeks visit
with her daughter Mrs. Esther Kitto,
who lives at Hazel Green.
Orrin Beardsley OF Reedsburg spent
the holidays In Mineral Point visiting
his mother and other relatives.
Eufus d. Hooking of Chicago spent
n few days AZ the home OF his father,
Samuel Hooking, last week.
Mrs. Mary Grow had the misfortune
to fall on the Ice last Thursday aud
break her left arm. She il doing as
we'll as could be expected for one of
advanced years.
John Jeuck, city treasurer, was n
victim Of the very slippery walks last
Thursday, Accidently falling, he
broke an arm.
b. II. Prideaux, who has been suffer
ing from rheumatism for the last two
months, went TO Prairie du Chen on
Monday to take treatment Mt the SAM
tarium OF that place. John h. Wallis
accompanied him. MIR. Wallis return
cd home by way of Dubuque, where he
visited relatives. He reports that he
left Mr.. Pridoaux comfortably situated
Mt the Prairie du Chen sanitartum.
He believes that Mr.. Prideaux will be
greatly benefited by the medical wat
ers, and the treatment which he will
receive.
A most unusual sight for this eli.
mate In January was seen on Sunday
last Mt the apiary of w. J. Healy,
The day was 80 warm and bright that
the bees bu2zed around outside OF the
hives. Mr.. Heaiy says that IL was
the first time, in his long experience
with bees, that he had witnessed such
n scene in mldwinter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson OF
Carthage, South Dakot are here Wis
iting Mrs. Thompson's father, d.
Brown ST., and other relatives.
Michael Dougherty, II. J. sherwin
and John Dawson OF Benton were
here on mining business Monday and
Tuesday OF this week.
Mrs. Albert Bray aud children re-
turned Monday from two weeks visit
with relatives aud friends In Chicago.
Miss Ruby Bray Is homo after II
four months visit In Chicago.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
meet on Friday afternoon, January
Is, at . o'clock. The installation OF
the officers of the Post and Corps will
take place on that evening.
Miss Shirley Osborne of Dodgeville
spent Sunday last with relatives In
this city, and on Monday returned to
Darlington to resume her work MS
teacher in tho public schools OF that
city.
The county board Of supervisors
met at Dodgeville on Tuesday, The
proposition to establish n training
school in Iowa county was voted
down, rs was also the request OF the
state board of control that additions
be made TO the Iowa county asylum.
After two week vacation at their
home In this city, Isabella an6 Mar
garette McWilliams returned Monday,
to take charge of their schools at Will
low Springs aud Hollaudale.
Edward Carpenter OF Spokane,
Washington, and Miss Nellie Carpen.