Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-05-20


hurried to the Office of DIR. Garner,
where it was found he had sustained
no serious injuries.
Floyd Poad spent from Friday until
Tuesday at Platteville with his brother
Will, who attends Mining school at
that place.
Mrs. Nelson Hillary and Miss Media
Hillary went to Dodgeville Saturday to
attend party given by Mrs. Ney
st. John.
Mrs. Alice Cape of Dodgeville spent
several days of the past week here on
business.
Albert Roberts has purchased new
Chevrolet automobile.
William Poad of Platteville visited at
his home here the past week.
J. A. Summers visited with relatives
at GAINESVILLE over Sunday.
Harry Whitford of Virginia is visit
ing with relatives here.
Ben. Tredinnick and Lloyd Short
were Mineral Point callers Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Walter Cook is visiting with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Wasley, at
Highland.
Mrs. John Harker returned from
Miff1in Thursday, after a weeks visit
with her sister at that place.
Thomas Batten was an Edmund
caller Saturday.
Miss Annie Jenkins of Miff1in is Wis
iting at the home of her brother Harry
Jenkins
Mrs. Garfield Bottoms of Mineral
Point returned to her nome Friday,
after an extended visit with relatives
here
Thomas Wearne of Miff1in transacted
business here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith and
Fred Shaffer visited at the G. E. Hal
version home at Dodgeville Wednesday.
DR.. Ketter and wife of Montfort were
callers here Friday.
Alfred Hughes was business caller
at Mif1in Saturday.
For the purpose of having Chau
tauqua this summer, about twenty of
the business and professional men of
Linden organized by signing contract
and electing officers at meeting held
last Thursday evening. The following
officers were elected: President, Thos.
Hicks; Vice President, Thomas Caygill;
Secretary, Walter Kirkpatrick; Treas
urer, j. P. Goebel. Committees on ar
rangements were appointed. Another
meeting will be held in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred erase visited
with relatives at Willow Springs Sun
day.
Harry Jenkins and Thomas Tredin-
nick transacted business at st. Paul
the past week.
Sake Pollard Mining Co. are putting
down the eighth drill hole on the Gill
man property with some of the best
cuttings we have had in this district.
They expect to sink new shaft soon.
SAKE Pollard operating on the old
Granville lease are working two shifts,
netting from ten to twelve ton of ore
daily.
Drilling continues on the Weigle
mine with fair cuttings.
Ross Bros. continues to be one Of the
best producers in Iowa County, having
in some places from IL to IA inches of
solid zinc and lead.
Optimo No. is drilling on the Roll
ing property with very good cuttings.
Mrs. Robert Gruber of Miffiin visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Thomas few days of the past week.
Fred Woerpel of Dodgeville was a
business caller here Monday.
John SAKE of Milwaukee was here
one day last week looking after mining
interests.
Mrs. Bert. Smith.
Mrs. Bert. Smith, before marriage
Flossie Goldsworthy, was born in the
village of Linden. August z, 1885, the
daughter Of Joseph and Lizzie Colds
worthy and died May II, 1915, at her
home in Bellville, Dane County, Wis.
Her childhood days and the days Of her
young womanhood were spent in Lin
den. She passed away cheered and
comforted by Christian faith, leaving
her husband and three little sons the
legacy of the blessing Of an affectionate
wife and loving mother.
The Linden Zinc Company are oper
ating two shifts, running from 10 to 16
tons of sixty per cent ore daily.
The Linden baseball club played at
Boscobel Sunday, being defeated by the
score of to with ten innings.
Optimo No. 2 is carrying breast of
ground 200 feet wide, from to feet
high of disseminating ore, producing
from 10 to 10 tons of ore daily.