Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-11-23
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Nj. +. church of Cobb will
give festival on Thanksgiving eve
ming, Nov. 29th.
The Good Templars will give an
oyster supper Mt their hall on
thanksgiving night.
During the recent cold snap the
ice on Gillmann's dam froze to the
thickness of five inches.
The December term of the La
fayotte county circuit court will
commence on the Attn prox.
A roller skating rink will open
in Darlington next week, with
Harry G. Lamar as manager
n. T. Olmsted was elected chair
man of the Lafayette county board
of supervisors at its meeting last
week.
james Vial and VIM. Bray, mem
bers of the Linden band, favored
The Democrat with n pleasant call
on Tuesday.
James Smith, carpenter, has just
completed a fine new barn for Ben
Stoncr, of Lost Grove; size, 3GX4S
feet, with 16 feet posts.
w. Il. jackson, living one mile
north OF this city, has sixteen milk
cows which he desires to sell. Read
his advertisement printed elsewhere.
Rev +. E. Clough will preach the
union thanksgiving sermon in the
Presbyterian church on Thursday,
Nov. 29th, at 10; 30 n. m. A collec-
ton for the poor will be taken up.
We are pleased to note that Eddie
Webb, of this city, whose team ran
away from him about four weeks
ago, near Belmont, and who was
not expected to live, has so far re-
recovered that he is able to be out
again.
Stephen Thomas made great
improvement i'll the barber shop of
Sam Harris. The wood work has
been reprinted, the walls repapered
and the ceiling handsomely decor
ated, making the room as neat and
cosy rs could we'll be imagined.
Darlington Democrat: The Odd
Fellows are talking of having a
grand banquet III about two weeks,
by which time Drivers hall will be
completed. Rev. l.. w. Bingham,
of Monroe, is expected to make an
address.
There will be a thanksgiving ball
and supper ut the Calamine hotel,
on the 29th, for the benefit of
soldiers widow. All DESTROYS of
having n good time should attend.
Music will be furnished by Smiths
string band. Tickets one dollar per
couple.
Isaac Williams and Fred Garrow,
aged respectively II and 16 years,
escaped from the Industrial School
for boys, at Waukesha, at 5 o'clock
on Sunday afternoon. Williams
was sentenced from Dane county
and Farrow from Winnebago
county.
If this thing continues much
longer we will have to apply to the
MAYOR of Darlington to protect our
citizen from insult while sojourning
in that city. Witness the following
from the Darlington Republican of
last week: &C. w. Mcllhon, the
hairless-faced legal jumbo, of Mineral
Point, was in the city on Monday.
May his shadow never grow less. "
Such grievances as this must be
be redressed. Get out the torch
lightsl
The NJ. +. church folk of this city
have made arrangements to give the
public n course of lectures during
the coming winter, closing with a
vocal and instrumental concert by
musicians of this place. The lee
turers selected are Revs. Eaton and
Horner, of Madison; Rev. Nj. Balch,
well known to many of our readers;
and Rev. +. +. Clough, pastor of the
NJ. E. Church here. The lectures
will be delivered in the City Hall,
and the price for the course fixed at
very low figure. As no efforts
were being put forth by the pub
lie to have lectures here during
the winter, the NJ. E. folks have with
commendable enterprise, taken it
upon themselves to furnish course
which they feel viii give good salts
faction. The dates and subjects OF
the lee lures will be published here
after,