Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-02-24
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
NOTES BY THE DEMOCRATS
NEWS GATHERER.

On Friday morning about half pas
six fire broke out in the dry house o.
the Tripoli Mine. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The wearing appare
and two electric motors were destroyed
The miners were unable to extinguisl
the fire as the house contained powder
The loss is estimated at $500.
Misses Margaret and Marie Gerlacl
of Belmont visited relatives here Satur
day and returned Sunday.
J. Jackson, superintendent of tn,
Tripoli mine, spent few days at Mil
waukee on business.
Miss Marie Geite of Monroe was tn,
guest of friends here Sunday.
Henry Kieffer went to Milwaukee
Sunday to visit his wife at st. Mary,
Hospital. Mrs. Kieffer is doing fine
M. F. Cooke of GAINESVILLE was /
visitor here Sunday.
j. B. Alton left Tuesday on an in.
definite trip to Dickinson, NORTH
Dakota.
Miss Marion Jones returned Tuesday
to Kemper Hall, Kenosha, after few
days visit at her home here.
Clarence Peters left Saturday fol
Beloit to seek employment.
Nicholas Wagner returned last week
from visit with his daughter Mrs. G
Grimm of Cuba City.
Mrs. B. F. Dunwiddie enjoyed a visit
with relatives at GAINESVILLE last week.
Morris Tonkin, who has been a guest
at the parental home the last two weeks
returned to Escanaba, Mich, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Grange of Sioux
Rapids, Iowa, are here for their wed
ding trip visiting relatives.
Misses Wilma Gribble, Kate Wilkins
Fannie Ovitz, Gertrude Walker, MAUD
Whitford and Ina Wearing of Linder
attended the basket ball game here
Friday night.
Miss GAIA Wicks, who has been tn,
guest of her friend Miss Cora Ivey tn,
past week, returned to her home il
Linden, Saturday Il
Mrs. Fred GRADER visited with friends
at Monroe Monday.
James Morgan of Colorado was tn,
guest of his brother w. J. Morgan ant
family few days of last week.
Miss Mayme Foley and Miss Nelli,
Smith Of Darlington were business
callers here Monday.
On Friday night fifteen ladies sur
prised Mrs. Fred Sherman at her home
The evening proved a most enjoyabl,
one to all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Suthers and sol
Charles were the guests of relatives a
Platteville few days of this week.
The CO. workers enjoyed social a
the home of Mrs. Henry Bray Tuesda,
afternoon and evening. Four new
members were enrolled. The decora
tions were suitable to Washington
Birthday. 1t proved a very pleasan
afternoon and evening to the 70 present
The next social will be held next month
at the home of Miss Myrtle Bond.
Ernest Fielder and son Donald return
ed Tuesday evening from a trip to Mad
ison.
Miss Leda and Lester Morris of Oar
lington are the guests of Hazel Smitl
this week.
Mrs. George Link returned Tuesda.
to her home in Madison after shor
visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster.
Andrew Whitford spent the first O
the week with friends at Richlant
Center.
Louis Davids, after pleasant visi
with relatives here, returned to Mitchell
S. Dak., Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Fischer, VIII,
have been spending the winter in Mil
waukee, returned Tuesday
Raymond Clayton left Tuesday fo1
Mitchell, s. OAK, where he will STAY
for some time for the benefit of hi
health.
George G.. Cox spent part of thi'
week at Madison on business.
N. P. Nelson called on Darlington
friends Tuesday and Wednesday.
John Allen, who has been spending
several days here returned to Stratford
this state, Monday.
Mrs. j. w. Collins, who has beer
here on account of the illness of he1
father Mr.. John Foster, returned tt
Chicago, Saturday.
Misses Lorena and Alva Magee and
Miss Mabelle Coulthard of White Oak
this state, are the guests of Mrs. Dennis
Lynch this week.
Mrs. w. R. Smith returned on Satur
dav from q visit in Chicaoo