Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-20
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
A Merry Christmas to all.
Prepare for the holidays.

Prepare for the holidays.
]. Deller is out in a new advertise
ment. Read it.
Hear Little Mills the child banjo
soloist with MOBILES Monday evening.
Read A. G. Deller's new advertise
ment, announcing bargains in cloth
ing.
Go to the Opera House on Monday
evening and hear Mobiles challenge
orchestra.
Gifts will be distributed to the chill
dren of the p. NJ. sunday school from
tree in the church on Christmas eve,
| December "a.
An interesting program will be pre-
sented at the NJ. Z. church on Christ
mas eve by the members of the Sunday
school.
| Annual Tea meeting at the Z. NJ.
church, on New Years evening. Sup
per followed by music and addresses.
Everybody invited.
Edward J. Engels has bought the
tools and stock of VIM. Jacka, ST.,
boot and shoe maker, and will carry on
the business at the old stand.
Eden & Blewett have an attractive
advertisement in this issue of The
Democrat. They have something i'm
portant to say in regard to Stoves.
! The officers elect of Mineral Point
Lodge, No, /, F. and A. NJ, will be
publicly installed on the evening of st.
Johns day, Friday, Dec. q, 1889.
The Cobb Comedy Co. will present
the popular comedy, 1.-The Heroic
Dutchman of '76," in the village of
Cobb on Monday evening, Dec %. A
good orchestra has been engaged and
good time is assured.
About a dozen miners in the employ
of the Wisconsin lead and zinc mining
company, at Shullsburg, recently quit
work because of a reduction of wages
from $l.35 to Sl.2O per day.
The anniversary festival entertain
ment of the p. NJ. church of Willow
| Springs will be held on Thursday, Dec
26. Special efforts are being put forth
to insure pleasant time.
The Mobiles dramatic company is a
guaranteed attraction. Anyone attend
ing their entertainments, who thinks
that he has not had his moneys worth,
can have the same cheerfully refunded
at the box office.
George H. Legate Post, G. A. r. will
| give their 9th annual promenade con-
cert and entertainment on New ears
eve, Tuesday, Dec. 3lst. An interest
ing program will be presented, par
ticulars of which will be given in our
next issue.
The annual public installation of
officers, entertainment, supper and
party of Geo. H. Legate post, No. 125,
G. A. r., will be held in Mineral Point
on Tuesday evening, Dec. 81. The
comrades will strive hard to Guido
| former efforts in this direction.
Adam Dresser, the tailor, has re-
moved his stock of goods to the COM
modious rooms in second story of
Graders building ON the corner of
High and Chestnut streets. The rooms
have been reprinted, papered and dec
Grated, and will make him pleasant
and convenient quarters.
At Trinity EpiscopaD church the
Childrens service will be held on
Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December
| "a, commencing at six o'clock p. m.
| After the services at the church gifts
will be distributed to the children from
a tree in east room of the first flour of
the L. S. Hotel building. Divine ser
vices, with sermon by the rector, will
be held in the church at 1870 a. m.
on Christmas day. The offertory will
be for the support of the aged and in
firm clergy.
Phil. Allen, Jr., preached at the p.
NJ. church on Sunday evening last, on
the the subject, ELI and his sons"
Mr.. Allen is good speaker at all
times, but he exceeded himself on this
occasion. Introducing his subject with
a history of the priesthood, the wick
edness of Ellis sons, and with the great
earnestness of which he is capable,
and with long flights of oratory he
pleaded for Mineral Points sons and
for the destruction of the places of
temptation that so thickly abound in
our city,
Platteville theatre goers have beeu
royalty entertained this week by
Mobiles dramatic company, which has
proven itself one of the best troupes
that ever visited this city. Their re-
pertoire is excellent throughout, every
play they present being gem in its
way. We take pleasure in recommend
ing this troupe to the people of any
place they may visit. They are not
only gentlemen and ladies off the stage.
but are artists in their professions.
Their orchestra is superb. = Grant
County Democrat.
Recently Charles Winn and Will
kober accepted challenge from John
Kaufman and Samuel Harris, Jr., for
a match at shooting rabbits, and a
number of wagers were made on the
result. On Monday last both teams,
with dogs and guns, went out to Thos.
Sheldon's farm, in the town of Willow
Springs, to settle the matter. VIII
Collins went along to keep count and
to act as referee, and at O'Clock in
the afternoon, when the hunting c, ased.
the four hunters had 81 rabbits to show
him: of which number Kaufman and
Harris had 80, and VIM and Kober
%. Individually, Kaufman killed 9,
Harris u, Winn Is, and Kober Il
There is no danger of the country
being overrunn with rabbits while
these exterminators keep in practice.
Rev. Geo. W. Horton attended the
Sunday School convention at Madison
last week and reports an enthusiastic
meeting. He attended every session
from Tuesday evening till Thursday
evening. 1t was thought best TO post
pone the organization of State Asso-
citation till next May, when it is hoped
that delegates will be secured from all
parts of the state. A committee on
organization was appointed consisting
of Mr.. Gray, of Beloit; Congregational
list; Rev. j. NJ. Coon, Whitewate, Bap-
fist; w. II. Starkweather, Milwaukee
Episcopalian; James Spensley, Mineral
Point. Methodist Episcopal. II. c. Parr,
Presbyterian. This committe is expee-
ted to make all the necessary arrange