Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-03
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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Ten girls are now employed in the
wooden mills.
Charles A. Langridge, of Lancaster,
expects to start about the first of May
on visit to England
On Monday afternoon Mr. La Male
of the firm of Gundry Gray & Co.,
took the train for Chicago where he
will purchase stock of spring and
summer goods.
Miss NJ. V. Lenahan started for
Chicago on Tuesday morning to buy
stock of spring millinery goods.
John T. Argall recently sold his
farm at Diamond Grove TO John
Vivian, and this week moved into the
residence of Mr. Buxton, lately occu-
pied by Charles Blewett.
Miss NJ. II. Healy started for Chica-
go Tuesday morning, to finish select
ing her spring and summer goods.
An entertainment will be given on
April 14th by the w. r. c. of this city.
Further announcement next week.
Platteville has fixed the salary of
her city attorney at $75 per year; street
commissioner, $33 per month; janitor
$50 per month.
The Volga Is. d. Tribune, refer
ring to a subscriber who had skipped
the country" leaving unpaid bill Of
$40 due the publisher of that paper,
says. Rumor has it that when he left
he took with him, by mistake, the wife
of another man. If this is SO the
$40 referred cuts but little figure one
way or the other"
The second annual state convention
of the German Catholic Aid association
of Wisconsin, will be held at La
Crosse, May Is, 10 and 20. An in
tereSting programme has been pre-
pared and large attendance is ex-
pected.
The Templar service at Trinity
Church on Easter Sunday afternoon
was largely attended and was very in
teresting and impressive. The Ritual
prepared for Easter Day by the Grand
Commandery of Wisconsin was used.
| The sermon delivered to the Knights
by Rev. NJ. Chase was one befitting
! the occasion.
The city election will be held next
Tuesday. The candidates are all well
known, and as no party questions are
involved, each voter will decide for
| himself as to the fitness ard ability of
the men nominated for the various
offices
The ladies guild of Trinity parish
Mineral Point devoted its work during
the past lent to making and collecting
articles of use for st. Johns Home, an
institution in Milwaukee, where twenty
aged ladies are provided with the COM
forts of Christian home by voluntary
contributions. The value of the articles
sent by the ladies from this city to the
| Home amounted to over $50, in adj
dition to an offering of $40 collected at
the lenten service of Trinity church for
the same object.
The treasurer of the Mineral Point
Wooden Mills will be pleased to have
those who have not yet paid in the
fourth installment to leave their checks
before the close of the week.
Our Waldwick correspondent made
a mistake last week in advertising for
a teacher for district No. 2, as one was
already engaged for the spring term.
Captain Ruth has been creating re-
newed interest in the Salvation Army
meetings this week.
The dance given last night by the
Sons of Veterans was a grand success
in everything except finance. There
was little party of thirty-five couples
present of the best young people of the
city The music, which was furnished
by ). 5. Hyde'S orchestra, of Monroe,
was announced by all present as be-
ing the finest that has visited here for
several years. 1t was indeed superb.
They have gained reputation in this
city that will serve them in the future.
The supper served by Blewett & Jacko
was also pronounced excellent.
4 beautiful Easter Service was held
in the NJ E, church on Sunday morn
ing last, in which the children of the
Sunday school participated. The church
was beautifully decorated with home
plants. Owing to sickness the full
program could not be carried out, but
as it was the service was success.
An Easter dialogue was finely rendered
BY Daisy Arlington and Jessie Hook
ing. Little Builders, by seven little
girls was excellent. Defamation
Easter Morn, by Eva Eden. was rem
dered clearly and distinctly, and did
her credit. Little Missionaries. by
Daisy Prideaux. Nora Winn and Lula
Jackson, a reading by Nina Osborne
and the solo by Daisy Lanyon were
: well received. The song. Come to Ne
by the infant class, was exceedingly
well rendered and was very ereditabl'
to their faithful teacher, Miss l. NJ
Bishop. Take the whole service and
it was credit to the school. the super
= intendent and the committee on pro
e gram. At the close collection wa
y taken for missionaries