Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-02
LOCAL NEWS.


giving with friends in Chicago.
The December term of the circuit
court for Lafayette county will begin
in Darlington, December 6.
Prof. A. II. Jolley and his corps of
teachers attended the teachers institute
at Darlington on Friday last, which
was conducted by Profs. Pray and
Hutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shepard of
PIatteville have been spending a few
days with their daughter Mrs. w. G.
Hales in this.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Lambertson was here from
Lincoln, Neb. for few days. He
was accompanied by the Misses Jennie
and Jessie Mcfarland, of Lincoln, who
were the guests of Mr. LalnbertSon' s
daughters.
Michael J. O'Hare, and Michael j.
Hishen, Of Chicago, Mrs. Forbes, Of
Minneapolis, ID. +. Conlin, and Peter
Conlin and family of Madison, and
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lynn were called
here this week to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. Edward O'Hare.
George w. Strong has become q
resident Of Mineral Point, having ac-
cepted q position in the pulp mill He
has been a long time resident of the
town Of Mfllin and is widely known as
al honorable, upright citizen. Many
friends welcome Mr. Strong and family
to our city.
John Proctor has purchased house
and lot from George Harris in the
south Iart Of this city and has moved
here with his family, and they have
become dwellerS amongst us. The
more accessions of this kind our city
has the better it will be for her.
Mrs. Nora II. Deahofe, NJ. D., left
here Monday for ne south After
spending a short time in Denver, Colo,
she will visit the hot springs of New
Mexico, Santa Fe, Albuquerque,
Deming, and Silver City, and spend
the winter in one of these cities, re-
turning here about April 1st of next
year.
The concert and dance given in the
city hall by the Mineral Point Band
on Thanksgiving night, was in every
way very pleasant and successful
affair. The receipts amounted to the
snug sum Of $95. The members of the
band desire to tender thanks to the
public for the generous encouragement
extended
John c. Martin recently purchased
the McSherry residence and will shortly
move to Mineral Point He closed
out his personal property at auction on
November %. Mr. Martin has secured
for himself and family comfortable
home in our progressive city. They
will receive a cordial welcome as per
manent residents.
The Darlington Journal began its
eighth year last week. Its editor, H.
l.. Brown, is a newspaper man of
long experience, and was compositor
III the office of The Mineral Point
Tribune when the paper was publis he'd
by George and Ed. L. Bliss The
Journal is is a spicy sheet, and de-
serves continued prosperity.
Gov. Peek has appointed Senator
\ abr of Princeton, and Assemblymen
J. Montgomery Smith, Of Mineral
Point. and Alfred Il. Hall, of Knapp,
Dunn county, as a legislative COM
mittee to visit the different state
charitable and penal institutions and
make a report of their condition to
the legislature when iC meets in Jan
uary next.
Rev NJ. Chase announced 10 the
congregation of Trinity church on last
Sunday morning, that he had received
repeated requests from the wardens
and yestrymen of Northfeld, Mimi, to
pay them a visit with view of ac-
cepting call to parish there. He
stated that he had twice declined the in
vitation on the ground that he saw no
reason for desiring to change his field
of labor, but the invitation being re-
newed, for the third time, he wished to
frankly inform the congregation of
the fact, and to state that he would
visit Northfield during the week, but
SO far as his desires would govern in
the matter, nothing towards the way of
change in his pastoral relations here
would result therefTom; and on Monday
afternoons train he started for North
field. 1t is the uniform wish among
his parishioners and other friends here
the he decline the call.