Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-01-09
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER.

w III COfreli leIt ldSb M OnQdy Tor
weeks business stay in Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Kopp of
Platteville were New Year callers at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Gibbon.
Miss Mary Gorgen, who spent the
holidays at her home here. returned
last Saturday to her duties as teacher
in the schools at Grand Rapids.
Misses Alice and Lillian Downey of
Hollandale were callers here on Mon
day of this week.
James Smith and Frank McQuaid of
Darlington were callers here last Sat-
urday.
Rev. w. Goeble of GAINESVILLE was a
business caller here on last Friday.
w. G.. Mauger and family of Platte
vile spent New Years day at the
home of Joseph Mauger.
Leo Grimm of Whitewater called on
friends here last Sunday.
A. Chapman of Dodgeville called
on friends here last Sunday.
Louis Spratler is spending his vaca-
ton from Uncle SANS service at his
home here.
Richard ]. Martin returned Monday
from business trip to Rockford and
Chicago.
J. Kneebone, Will Kiley, James
Wilcox and Ray Bennett were Dodge
vile callers here on last Monday.
Mrs. L. Hamlyn and S. p. Hamlyn
returned New Years Day from visit
with Freeport friends.
Frank Bellum, Superintendent of
the Miffin-Linden Mining Co., left last
Monday for his home in ST. Louis.
After spending the holidays among
relatives here, Mrs. VIM. Neumeyer
returned to her home in Milwaukee on
last Monday.
The new turntable at the depot was
completed this week. 1t is a well
constructed piece of work, it's base
being of concrete and the framework
of steel.
A letter from James E. Aylward
was received, the past week by L. L.
Pagel. Mr.. Alyward is located at
San Ardo, California, between Los
Angeles and San Francisco, where he
is working on the Coast Line of the
Southern Pacific Railway.
Charles Wong returned last Tues
day from short visit among friends
in Platteville.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Harker returned
last Monday from visit among rela-
tives in Darlington.
L. Lewis and family returned last
Saturday after visit with friends in
Brodhead.
On last Monday the freight train
that left here at $40 Am. was wrecked
between Gratiot and Red Rock. 1t is
supposed that one of the brakes fell
down, thereby throwing the cars off
the track. The wreck delayed the af-
ternoon passenger train about three
hours. Fortunately no one was in
jured.
Miss Nettie Schilling returned to
Depue, ILL.,, on last Wednesday, after
a visit among relatives here.
Mrs. E. Crellen returned to her
home in Des Moines, Ia, last Monday
after visit among friends here.
Nettie and Adele Whalen returned
to their duties as teachers in Milwau-
kee last Sunday, after spending the
holidays at their homes here.
Miss Kathryn Chase and Miss Mat
thews returned Monday to their home
in Chicago.
Miss Nettie Schiller returned last
Saturday after spending, the holidays
among relatives in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Fred Spratler and little son
John returned to their home in Platte
vile last Sunday after spending a
part of the holidays here.
Misses Marie Thoma and Henrietta
Horn returned to school at Sinsinawa
Mounds last Monday.
Charles and Victor Gruno of Mifflin
were business callers here last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rooney came
up from Platteville last Tuesday to
spend a few days among relatives
here.
Ray Alton returned last Monday to
Platteville after spending the holidays
at his home here.
Misses Hazel and Della Ovitz re-
turned to Milwaukee Saturday.
E. L. ST. John, president of Monroe
Business College, called here on bust
ness last week.
Miss Gerleen Terrill returned Sun
day from ten days visit with James
vile relatives.
Will Norman is up from GAINESVILLE
this week.
Mrs. Owen Duggans returned from
a short visit in GAINESVILLE Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Molling returned to
Chicago last Thursday.
On Tuesday of this week there was
a half carload of chickens shipped
here from Darlington to be shown at
the Poultry show which is taking place
at the Court House here this week.
On last Monday evening the Ep-
worth League of the M. E. church held
a social in their lodge room in the