Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-03-04

Thursday selling hand made baskets.
Donald Edwards entertained the g.
Fl. C's at his home Thursday evening
Willie Dixon of Calamine is visiting
with relatives here.
Arch Granville visited with friends
at Livingston the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud of Platteville Wis
tied here the past week.
G. R. Hinkle of Madison was here
Monday looking after his mining in
terests.
Sam. Hicks and Mrs. E. A. Jeffrey of
South Dakota are visiting with relatives
here.
Mrs. L. W. Sayles returned to Bara-
boo Monday.
Henry Harris of Edmund was a bust
ness caller here Friday.
Mrs. Rebecca Clark of Rewey was a
business caller here Thursday.
Ella Launder visited with friends at
Edmund the past week.
Robert Hawke transacted business at
Montfort Wednesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Will
liams on Tuesday, Feb. %, son.
Ed Burton was a caller at Miff1in
Wednesday.
Arthur Kleutz of Milwaukee trans
acted business here Thursday.
Miss Phoebe Csygill and friend Mr..
Newman Of Madison spent Sunday at
the Thomas Caygill home.
Roy Lovelace of Mineral Point was a
caller here Saturday.
George billy Of Highland transacted
business here Friday.
Frank Batten returned home Friday
after few days visit with friends at
Montfort.
Joseph Launder spent Saturday with
friends at Mineral Point.
Glen Jeffrey was caller at Montfort
Friday.
Miss Marion Egan Of Platteville is
visiting her sister Mrs. G. Du Bots.
Miss Agnes Lewis of Highland is Wis
iting her sister Mrs. L. Jacobs.
Mr.. Wallis Of Mineral Point trans
acted business here Friday.
Mrs. Lulu Short and Mrs. Ed Burton
/ visited with Mrs. R. Smart at Harker
Friday.
Mr.. SAKE of Milwaukee was here Fri
day looking after his mining interests.
Mrs. George Pollard returned home
from Bellville Monday.
Thomas Holman of Edmund was a
business caller here Monday.
Henry Springer of Mineral Point
transacted business here Monday.
Clarence Chandler returned home
Monday after spending few days with
his friend Thomas Tredinnick.
Clarence Carrow and Thomas Ire
dinnick were Mineral Point callers
Saturday.
Henry James of Dodgeville was a
caller here Monday.
Mrs. Annie Stevens returned home
relatives at Mineral Point
J. cambridge of Miff1in was bust
ness caller here Saturday.
FL. G. Summers returned to his home
at GAINESVILLE Tuesday after few days
visit with his brother here
Rolling Tredinnick is visiting with
his sister Mrs. R. E. Smart at Harker.
On. Wednesday morning the M. P.
& N. train was wrecked near the
Rooster. A bolt had worked loose in
the switch. The engine passed over in
safety but the coaches left the track
and were pulled by the engine for a
distance of so or 60 feet. The coupling
raised high enough to let the pin loose
and thus fired the engine. Luckily no
one was injured. The trucks were
torn from under one coach, the steps
broken and rail broken.
Philip Trevalia was a Mineral Point
caller Tuesday evening.
Obituary.
Frank Hicks, youngest son of Henry
r. and Elizabeth Hicks, was born in
Linden, April 10, 1867. In 1891 he
moved west and has since that time
made his home in Colorado. He died
at Victor, Colo, Feb. "a. 1915. after a
short illness.
School Notes.
The fourth grade examinations are
being held this week.
Will Dixon of Calamine visited school
Monday and Thomas Tredinnick and
Clarence Carrow were with us last
Thursday.
Now that the school ground is soft,
pupils are making an effort to keep to
the walk in front of the building so as