Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-31
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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Jacob Regez and family, of Monroe,
spent Sunday in Mineral Point.
J. p. SchIater arrived here from
ChiIIicothe, Mo, Saturday night.
Miss Anna Grunow. of Mihlin,
visited friends in this city last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John GRADER aid a
visit to relatives in Chicago last week.
Mrs. John C. Spooner spent Friday
last in PIatteyille, the guest of friends.
H. W. Cheynoweth, of Madison, was
in Mineral Point on Saturday on legal
business.
Mrs. D. f. Jacobs has taken Miss
Jessie Jacobs to Chicago for medical
treatment.
There are eight hundred students
attending the Wisconsin University at
Madison.
Mrs. J. J. Ross returned from st.
Louis last Friday, accompanied by her
niece, Miss Sproule.
Miss Edith Shepard spent Sunday
last with her friend Miss Lou Horton,
at Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Haines, of Fremont,
Neb., who were here visiting relatives,
returned home on Thursday.
Miss Emma Trinwith returned from
Chicago on Saturday last, after visit
! of several weeks with her sister.
About sixteen members of the Re-
lief Corps of this city, visited the
Relief Corps at Monroe last Friday.
\. J. Dornan shipped a span Of
horses and a car load of hogs from
HoIIandale to Chicago last week.
Michael Weber will give a turkey
rattle at his place in the town of Min
eral Point on Friday evening, Nov. 9TH.
Mrs. c. H. Hornung and son Elmer
returned to-day from Bellevue, Iowa,
where they have been visiting for the
past three weeks.
All comrades of George II. Legate
post are earnestly requested to be
present at the next meeting of the
| post on Friday evening, Nov. 18th, for
muster, and other business.
r. n. James offers for sale his fine
farm in the town of Waldwick. 1t
contains 2lO acres and is well i'm
proved. Good house, barn and all
necessary Outbuildings on the place.
See advertisement in another colum.
Mrs. Phillips and two daughters, Of
| Milwaukee, came here on Saturday
last to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Thomas Woolrich, and are staying for
a few days at the home of Mrs. Isaac
Suthers, who is sister of Mrs. Phillips.
The Mount Horeb Sun: We have
heard and read great deal about
"strikes" but it was not until last
week, that such occurred in Barneveld
when the carpenters Oh MalOne'S build
ing packed up their tools and quit
working. However, the parties have
an understanding since, and the work
| is going on.
The surprise and pound" donation
at the NJ. E. parsonage last Friday
evening was a very pleasant affair.
Rev. J. H. McManus and wife were
completely surprised but very much
pleased to meet over one hundred
members of the church and cOngrega-
ton, and the evening was one of
pleasure to all present.
Prof w. H. Williams, of the State
university, iii canvassing the state in
the interest of the projected university
Y. NJ. C. a. building, at a cost of about
! 100000. lie says that the campaign
is interfering somewhat with the work
of soliciting, but it is progressing as
well as can be expected. He has
about $4,000 pledged now.
Services will be held at the 2. NJ.
church on Sunday at 1870 and 200.
! Rev. S. Il. Chubb will preach morning
and evening. Morning subject: The
Almighty Subjecting to be Tried by
the People and the Result Thereof.
Evening subject: The Candidates and
Their Platforms for Whom will
you Vote? Services each evening at
the p NJ. church during next week.
Rev. Edwin Osborne, of Fort Smith,
Arkansas, has been visiting during the
past week with relatives and numer-
Gus friends here. He IS now reg
ularly ordained minister and bears
with him the very highest letters of
recommendation from the authorities
of the NJ. Z. church in Arkansas and
elsewhere. 1t is more than probable
that he will decide to return to Wis
conSin where he made his home for SO
many years.
The Geo. H. Legate Relief Corps. of
this city, was invited by the O. T. Pin
ney Corps, of Monroe, to visit them at
the annual inspection on last Friday
afternoon. \ large number of the
ladies accepted the invitation and left
Mineral Point on the 6:55 train. They
were met at the Monroe depot by Mrs.
Puffer, a member of the council, and
were very kindly entertained by her
for a short time, after which, she acted
as escort to the ladies in visiting the
various points of interest in the city,
returning with her to receive the Dept.
Pres, Mrs. Helen H. Charlton, and
members of the Brodhead Corps; when
they all formed in line and marched to
the hall, where they were cordially
welcomed by the Presiden, Mrs. Abbot
and members of the Monroe Corps
Before proceeding with the inSpec-
ton, the visiting members were invited
to partake of a Sumptuous repast that
, had been prepared by the ladies OF
Monroe. After ample justice had been
done to the many good things spread
before them, a short time was spent il
mutual introduction and social enter.
, tainment, which was thoroughly en-.
joyed by all. The inspection was con
Quoted by Assistant Inspector, Mis-:
Ella Vivian. After the inspection anC
. regular order of business had beer
finished, the Brodhead ladies left or
the afternoon train for home. The
Mineral Point ladies remained and en-
joyed the remainder of the afternoon
t in very pleasant visit with Mr.. anC
\ Mrs. Puffer at their beautiful home
: They Will long remember the heart,
f welcome and kind efforts to make thei
: visit pleasant and agreeable. Mrs
V Puffer devoted her entire attention Il
e their entertainment, and their only re
h greet in parting, was their inability t,
repay Ter unselfSh kindness. Should
the ladies of the Monroe corps ever re
turn the visit, they can rest assures
}. they viii always find friends who vii
welcome them at Mineral Point