Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-11-21
Friday, Nov. 81, 1890.
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Thanksgiving. Nov. 9th.

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| ern part Of the state this season.
Potato parties are one of the latest
forms of social amusement.
Jonathan Matthews arrived home
from Arlington, 5. D., on Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Spratler visited with
friends at Dodgeville last week.
The Salvation Army attacked
Dodgeville on Thursday evening of
last week.
George Michael, aged As years, died,
of rheumatism, at Dodgeyille on Fri
day, Nov. IA, 1890.
A number of advertisements are
crowded out this week to mBke room
for the board proceedings.
Quarterly meeting at NJ. Z. church
next Sunday. Rev. b. L. Wheeler p.
E., will preach morning and evening
Edward Gratz has secured $50 birds
and will give grand pigeon shoot at
Mineral Point on Thanksgiving day
Thursday next.
"The Old District School" was pre-
sented by the Woman's Relief Corps,
to crowded house at DodgeyilIe on
last Friday evening.
A Sunday school convention for
the towns of Brigham and Ridgeway
will be held at Barneveld on Thurs
day, November 9th, 1890.
Don't fail to attend the bazaar to be
given by the ladies of the NJ. Z. church
next Thursday evening. Come and
see the orange tree, fine arts &c.
Peter O'Hare arrived home from
Montana, on Tuesday Of last week.
He came to see his mother, who has
been quite sick for several weeks.
We are informed thai one of our
subscribers will soon offer for sale a
large flock Of sheep, of which notice
will be given soon.
Ii YOU wish to see Coy. George W.
Peek be sure to come to the grand ball
to be given at the Brunker House,
Ridgeway, on Thanksgiving night,
Nov. 9th 1890.
One thousand dollars was paid to
Mrs. John Thie8 last week by the
Widows and Orphans insurance as
ISOLATION of which the st. Josephs ST.
ciety of this city is branch, Mr..
Thies having been member of both
organizations.
The annual open meeting of the
George II. Legate post, No. l25, G. y.
r., Of Mineral Point, will be held on
New Years eve, Dee. 81, 1890. The
principal address will be delivered by
). Il. Chubb. The full program will
be published later.
Frank p. Jacka, of Chicago, spent
a few days of the past week in Mineral
Point. He was recently married to
Miss Bertha Diner, also of Chicago.
The young couple have many friends
here who wish them a pleasant and
prosperous journey through life.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
give a festival and bazaar at Good
Templars' hall on Thursday, Nov. 9th.
Supper ready to serve at 6 o'clock, for
ward. Admission 25 cents. Ticket
entities the holder to supper. Every
body is invited to attend-By order of
Committee.
The jury in the case of the state VS..
John Bird, on trial i'll circuit court at
Prairie du CHEN for the murder of
Oscar Hallem, of Richlaud Center,
brought in a verdict of Hanslaughter
in the third degree at l a. m. to-day.
The Judge sentenced the prisoner to
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Rev. f. .. Taylor, late pastor of the
Central church of Chicago. now doing
lecture work for the Good Templars,
is in the city and will visit the Good
Templar lodge on Friday evening of
this week. All members of the lodge
are urged to be present and give this
lecturer a cordial welcome.
p NJ. Church Services: at 1890 and
200 Rev. 5. Il. Chubb will preach
morning and evening. Morning sub
ject, separated after All" Evening
Subject, "Music and Singing in the
Church, on the Battlefield, in the
Home and in Heaven. All kindly in
vited. Services in F. NJ. church every
evening next week.
Culver & Co., are renovating feather
beds by steam process, in the old VIII
kinson blacksmith shop, High street,
Mineral Point. They are doing first
class work, and will convincn all who
may call upon them that il will not
| only pay, but is absolutely necessary,
to have their feather beds renovated
| Watch for further mention next week
! T. c. Copeland, photographer, late
of Monroe, has given proof of his faith
in the future prosperity of Mineral
Point, by fitting up on the first floor OF
the Miller building, opposite Spratler's
one of the finest galleries to be found
/ in Wisconsin. Read his advertisement
| call in and see him, and be convinced
that his representations are correct anC
true.
/ On Thursday of last week a tel.
egram was received at Dodgeville
bearing the sad intelligence that james
Perkins. who recently removed from
that place to Seattle, Wash, hat
fallen from a wharf, and fractured hi
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posedto be fatal. On Sunday mornin:
| there came another telegram announc
ing his death.
There will be union Thanksgivin;
services at the NJ. E. church mex
Thursday at 1880 o'clock. The bust
ness houses will close at 10 O'Clock
The church will be appropriately deco
rated. Anthems by choir; hymns b
congregation. Miss Lulu Hutchiso
will reeite the poem, 4" Brushwood.
: Rev. 5. r. Chubb, of the p. NJ. church
will preach the sermon.
Attention is directed to the call fC
: a meeting of farmers and bushes
men of Mineral Point and vicinity. fC
next Monday afternoon, Nov. oath.
make arrangements for holding tn
: farmers institute which has been az
nounced for Mineral Point, Jan. st
and 9th, 1891. The meeting will /
held in the city hall at p. m, and a
who can should attend, so that tn
necessary arrangements for the inst
/. tute NAV be carried forward.