Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-31
Illinois Central R. r.
Local News.

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Meeting at the p. NJ Church, on Sat
urday evening. Tickets 80 and ~
cents. All are invited.
If you wish to purchase a farm IN
the town of Eden read Mrs. j. Simp-
sons's advertisement, which will be
| found in another column.
C. w. McIlhon has been in Prairie
du CHEN during the week conducting
the sale of the Henry real estate in
Crawford county.
A meeting of the executive commit
| tee of :. w. Wis. Industrial ASsocia-
| ton will be held at the office of DR.. }.
II. Vivian on Saturday, January 8,
1897 Every member should be in at
tendance.
The Monroe military company play
ed 1" Enlisted for the War" at the
Opera House on Wednesday evening.
There was a good sized audience, and
| the play was rendered in a very credl-
| table manner.
John Rindlaub, of Platteville, has
| been elected assistant principal OF our
| High School. Mr.. Rindlaub is son
of NJ. r. Rindlaub of The Witness,
and is graduate of the Platteville
Normal School and comes well recon-
mended.
The ice packing season in Mineral
! Point has far advanced T. II. Sexton
has already harvested his crop; and
John Horn, Charles Gilman and
others are busily engaged in laying
away goodly stores for the coming
summer.
Physicians prescribe Ayers Sarsapa-
rila in cases of Scrofula, and in every
form of chronic disease, because this
medicine is safer to take, and is more
highly concentrated, than any other
preparation. 1t can always be de-
pended upon rs an effective blood pu-
riHer.
w. W. Williams, county clerk,
moved his household goods to Dodge
vile on Wednesday. Many friends
regret to lose Mr. Williams and family
from this city. In Mr.. Williams the
county will have an efficient and ac-
commodating officer
The :. s. Anniversary at the Z. NJ.
Church, last Sunday night, was a great
success and has elected much favor
able comment The children acquitted
themselves well. The Lighthouse "
was simply beautiful. The proceeds
amounted to $4,000.
Mrs. James SpensIey, Mrs. $. j..
Wright Mrs. a. +. Bishop, Mrs. w. IL.
Osborne, of Mineral Point, Mrs. A. S.
Hearn, Mrs. W. IL. Carson, of Dodge
vile, and Mrs. |. Il. Hadtield of Wau-
kcSha, will receive calls on New Years
at the residence of Mrs. :. I. Osborne.
The coming week of prayer will be
observed at the NJ. +. church, COM
mencing sunday next. In the morn
ing Rev. \. NJ. Pitcher, pastor, will de
liver a sermon to church members -
subject, Prayer. In the evening he
will preach ON THE Life and Labors
of Gen. John A. Logan
William Coad is agent for valuable
book which gives the Laws of Business
for all the states in the Union, and the
| Dominion Of Canada, with forms and
directions for all transactions. and alb
stracts of the laws of all the states on
/ various topics. TheOphilus Parsons, Il
lawyer Of high standing, is the author
! of the work
On Christmas night at 4 family
| Christmas tree at the residence of
Isaiah Johnson, of Monroe, his daugh-
| ter, Lucy. aged about Is, was severely
burned about the arms and face by 4
wax taper falling on her dress. She
was dressed in Il tieecy cotton costume
to represent Santa Claus, and was in
the act of Illuminating the tree when
the accident occurred. The flesh is
entirely burned off her arms and one
side of her face is badly blistered.
Married, at Whitewater by Rev. 5.
ID. Pulford, of Lancaster, Mr.. j. Brac-
ken Pulford and Miss Rose c. Trippe.
Bracken is now of Marion, Iowa,
where he holds 4 responsible position
with the c. NJ. Il st. p. r. Ry. Miss
Trippe has been assistant principal
| in the Mineral Point High school for
the past three years, in which position
she gave excellent satisfaction. Many
friends in Mineral Point extend con-
graduation and good wishes to the
happy couple.
An effort to secure the extension OF
the st. Paul Road from Albany, Green
county, up the Sugar River Valley t.
Belleville, Dane county, is being made
by the residents of the latter place
and of Dayton, Green County. Meet.
ings have been held and money pledged
\ committee to see the st. Paul Com.
pany officers has also been appointed
\ part of the line was graded years
ago, but the company that owned the
right of way lacked funds and the
road was never built.
The following officers have been
elected by Protection Lodge No. Z, \
Q. L. W. for the ensuing year Z, NJ
w. Il. J. Penhallegon; y. W, ". H
Curry; Foreman, Delos Beach; Over
seer, W. Q. Hosking; Guide, Jane:
Kittoe; Recorder, J. p. Hankins
Financier, z. Allen, Jr.; Receiver
\. Berg; Inside Waterman, Rober
James; Outside Waterman, VIM. F
: Vivian; Trustee, three years, Delos z
Beech; G.. l.. Representative, II.
Penhallegon, ST.; Alternate Represent
alive, VIM. H, Curry.
On his return to this city p. Allen
Jr., was presented with Appleton's pic
Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt
in four volumes. by the Sunday Sehoo
, and congregation of Dundee Plac
Methodist Episcopal church, Wit
which he was connected during hi
residence in Kansas City. The gif
was accompanied by very touching
address regretting Mr.. Aliens depart
+ ure. and expressing satisfaction at tn
$ good work he had accomplished durin
I his brief stay among them. The I'D
, dress was signed by J. S. Bitter, pas
! tor. and S. c. Williams, superintendent
of the Sunday School, and was printe
! in The Church Tidings, publishe
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