Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-12-16


to Berlin and other European cities.
Judge McIlhon held court at Dodge
Vile all last week. A great deal Of
important probate business was set
tied.
There viii be shooting match at
the residence of T.. Gratz, five miles
east Of Mineral Point, on Tuesday,
Dec. 20
James kehoe arrived here on Thurs-
from Chillicothe, Missouri, and will
remain for a visit with Mrs. L. Burke
and James Burke.
John w. Gum of Highland, who is
doing a good business for the Singer
manufacturing company, was in town
on Tuesday.
Hon. J. NJ Smith went to Madison
on Monday to meet the legislative
committee on Penal, Reformatory and
Charitable institutions of the state.
The reception at Brewer 81 Penhal-
legon's Cash Grocery House, on Fri
day and Saturday of last week, was
attended by large number of people.
Thomas II. Arthur, county surveyor,
was over from Dodgeyille, on Tuesday,
running some lines for the board of
supervisors Of the town of Mineral
Point.
The Galena Gazette trutbfully says
that the Mineral 'oint band is one of
the best in southern Wisconsin and the
people of Mineral Point are Justly
proud Of it.
A large number of knights Of Py-
thias went over from this city to
Dodgeyille on Thursday evening, to
assist In organizing lodge OF the
order at the county seat.
John Hiddell Of Union Mills, while
riding in Il sleigh, with his daughter,
on Saturday, was run into by run
away team, and instantly killed. The
daughter was badly injured.
You will confer a favor upon Man
ager We'll by notifying him whenever
you know that a street lamp in any
part Of the city has gone out. 1t will
be put in order Immediately.
Ed Sims and sisters Mrs. Sadie
Evans and Miss Emily Sims, and niece
Miss Sallie Prideaux, of Biglow, Mimi,
came here from Dodgeville, on Tues
day, for visit at the home of Mrs
VIM. Rablin.
Or. George ID. Beech, formerly of
this city, has been engaged as one of
the medical staff of u hospital at Ish-
peming, Mich. Having practiced sue
cessfully at the Presbyterian hospital
at Chicago, he is well fitted for his
new position.
The delegates elected to represent
Geo. Ill. Iegate w. Il. c. at the De
partment Convention to be held at
Lacrosse are: lst. delegate, Mrs. j. M.
Smith; I'd delegate, Mrs. Belle Wright;
lst. alternate, Miss Amy Vivian; ID
alternate, Mrs. Mary Shepard.
The Mineral Point chapter of the or
der of the Eastern Star elected the fol-
lowing officers on Wednesday evening,
Dee. Z: J, \. Spratler, worthy patron; !;
Mrs II. II. Wright, worthy matron !;
Miss Lizzie Bishop, associate matron;
Miss Lena White, secretary; Mrs. b.
T. Prideaux, treasurer; Miss Annie
Phillips, conductress; Mrs. Joseph IL.
Gundry, associate conductresS.
Everything out of doors in this
section Of the country is covered with
Il heavy coating OF ice and snow
Trees and shrubs are all bent down
under their loads, while many limbs
are broken off. Electric light wires
in Mineral Point have suffered greatly
from the same cause; but as they have
been given prompt attention by Man
ager Well, and immediately repaired,
the service has not been greatly i'm
paired. Grander winter scenes than
were ever painted abound on all sides,
at this time, III southwestern Wis
consin.
When man is through with his day S
work and is sitting down resting in
his home, he cannot read the adver-
tisements on the fences, and the
handbllls and circulars that were left
on his door step during the day and
have been blown away or destroyed.
He calls for the paper and there he
linds the merchants announcement
and with nothing to bother his mind
he reads it carefully and then calls his
wife's attention to it, and they decide
TO 60 10 the merchants store and ex-
anime what is advertised
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