Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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meeting are attended with good sue
cess and will be continued during next
week.
The return game of foot ball be-
tween Dodgeville High School and
Mineral Point High School was played
last Saturday on the fair grounds, in
this city and resulted in the following
score: Dodgeville 10; Mineral Point "a.
Hereafter the sheriff of Grant
county will receive salary of $1,000
per year instead Of being paid by the
fee system, which The Platteville
News says has amounted to more than
$1,000 in ten months.
Ex- Governor jeremiah M. Rusk,
died on Tuesday morning, at about
o'clock, at his home in Viroqua. The
news Of his death came as a shock to
the people, as it was reported on Mon
day that strong hopes were entertained
for his recovery. He was an honored
and very popular citizen. The funeral
took place on Friday, and will be
attended by many distinguished men,
including ex-President Harrison and
mem DerS or MS CABINET.
The ladies of the Methodist Episco-
pal church will hold their an
nual Thanksgiving bazaar and supper
in the lecture room Of The church on
the evening of Nov. Both. Supper 25
cents. Tables will be ready at $50.
Everybody invited.
The special services at the M. f..
church closed on Sunday with an adj
dition of thirty eight members to the
church. Rev. Peterson is an earnest
and faithful worker, and made for
himself many friends.
Rev. I. w. Straw will preach next
Sunday morning and evening The
evening service will be eyangelistic.
Married, Nov %, at the residence of
II. Ii. Chandler, Mr.. Charles T. Chan
der, jr., and Miss Alice L. Chandler,
both Of Chicago. Many friends of the
bride and groom were present from
abroad.
Married, at the rectory of st. Paul's
Catholic church, on Wednesday, Nov.
p, by James O'Keefe, Mr.. James
Aylward and Miss Lillian Arthur, both
of Mineral Point
Charles Shain, veterinary surgeon,
late of Canada, is here and will sue
coed Dr.. f. w. Philip, who was ser
iously injured by being thrown from a
buggy some weeks ago.
Shooting match below the Zinc
works on Thanksgiving day.
The Mineral Point band will furnish
music for the annual entertainment of
George II. Legate Post, G. A. r., on
Friday evening, Dec. 10Th.
Read notices of public sales which
appear elsewhere in this issue of The
Democrat.
The S. w. Wis. Medical Society will
hold semi-annual session at Dodge
vile, on Tuesday, Dec 5, 1898, com
mencing at o'clock p. m.
The Dodgeville Sun says that it isn't
playing football that keeps the college
students from their studies; it's the
time spent in bed on account of their
injuries.
In order to publish the full proceed
ings of the annual meeting of the
county board of supervisors, several
regular advertisers are crowded out of
this issue.
Nightly services are being held in
the chapel of the L. NJ. church. The
meetings commence at ZOO Gospel
hymns are used and everybody is in
yited.
Mr.. John Yates, former, well
known, resident of Mineral Point,
died at his home in Englewood, on
Tuesday. Nov. q. Many friends in
this vicinity will read with deep re-
greet the news of his death The body
was taken to Dodgeville for burial, on
Thursday.
Sunday next Rev. S. Il. Chubb will
preach at 1870 and 200; morning
subject, Sinking Responsibility; even
ing subject, A real Christ to me and
how to make him such. Sunday
school at ?.
The Boscobel Enterprise announces
the sudden death on Wednesday, Nov.
Is, of William Faith, of that city;
aged &c years.
On Friday, Nov. "a, Mrs. Edward
Wilkinson, of the town of Mitiiin, will
sell a large amount of personal prop
erty at auction.
The Buchanan comedy company
have been giving popular entertain
ments at the opera house this week
Mr.. Buchanan is ably supported by a
good company, and the appreciation
of the entertainments given is shown
by the large audience present each
evening.
At the residence of the brides
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fitz-
simons, last Wednesday, Nov. %,
at high noon, Miss Evalena Fitzsimons
was united in marriage to Mr.. Dwight
James, son of Richard James, of Min
eral Point; Rev. W. D. James otficiat-
ing. A sumptuous feast was prepared
by the parents of the bride, which was
highly enjoyed by the relatives of the
contracting parties in a quiet and So
clable manner. The young couple
start out in life with grand prospects
their parents having secured a COM
potency, have retired and built them
selves handsome and commodious
residences in Mineral Point, and trust
that the estimable young couple may
enjoy health and happiness all through
life
Early one morning reoentIy Iohn