Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-12-29
VOL. XVIII.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

will find pleasure and profit IN reading
it.
A. r. Jolley and c. A. Donnelly, of
this city, are attending the meeting
Of the state teachers association at
Madison this week.
Warren Mcssrole, brother of Jacob
Messrole, of this city, on last Saturday
night, was held up by the foot pads
on Madison and Peoria streets, Chi
cago, and robbed Of his watch and
other valuables. His companion was
also knocked down and badly bruised.
The annual entertainment of George
II. Legate Post will be held this Fri
day night, and gives promise of being
one of the best ever given by the Post.
A very interesting program will be
carried out, and all who can, should
attend.
Frank Jones, Of Silver city, New
Mexico, sent a fine antelope as a
Christmas present to his brother-in-
law Robert James Of this city.
At the annual meeting of the Min
eral Point Bible society, held in the
L. NJ. church, Sunday evening, Dec
"a, 1893, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Z. Y.
Hutcbison, president; +. Allen, jr.,
vice president; James Kitto, secretary
and treasurer; Rev. +. w. Straw, Rev.
S. r. Chubb, Philip Allen and James
Spensley, directors; James Kitto, agent.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Adams, of this city, died on last
Friday night, after lingering illness;
aged fifteen months. The funeral
took place on Sunday. Rev. f. w.
Straw officiating.
The social hop of the Merry Pleas
ure Seekers, at the opera house, on
Tuesday evening, was delightful
event. About fifty couples joined in
the dance.
Rev. T. w. Straw holds Quarterly
Meeting services at the State Line
charge next Sunday.
Quarterly Meeting at the NJ. Z.
church next Sunday.
Christmas services, with distribution
Of gifts for the children, were held in
the M. L. and Z. NJ. churches on Sat
urday evening.
Fred Gilman has concluded to con-
tinue his harness and carriage bust
ness in this city.
Mrs. c. Weibers received quite ser
fous injuries one day last week, from
falling over the back porch of her res
idence.
Seth Heath, of Waldwick, on Friday
last killed two large foxes.
The shipments of freight from this
city are quite large for this season of
the year.
On Christmas day, services were
held in Trinity Episcopal church, and
in st. Paul's and st. Mary's Catholic
churches.
As will be seen by the ADVERTISE
ment for sealed bids, printed else
where in this paper, the work of con-
structing the proposed addition to the
court house at Dodgeyille, will be
commenced at as early day as pos
sible. The improvements will be
quite extensive, and when made, will
afford greater security for public re-
cords, give needed room, and be much
more convenient for the transaction of
business connected with the various
offices
The "Portfolio of Photographs of
the Worlds Fair" furnished by the
c. NJ. & st. Paul railway company,
should be in every household These
beautiful illustrations of scenes at the
Fair are indeed triGmphs of art The
series will consist of ten parts of six
teen photographs each, except the part
descriptive of the Midway Plaisance
in which number of specially drawn
views will be used. The whole will
make a beautiful portfolio. The
price for single part of sixteen pho
to graphs is ten cents, and for the en-
tire series 144 pages is s1OO
The distribution of gifts for the
children of Trinity church took place
at the city hall on Saturday evening
The children's Christmas eve services
were held in the church on Sunday at
five o'clock.
Messrs. Pryor & Williams, of Dodge
vile, have moved their drug store
from the east side of Iowa street to
the building formerly occupied by W.
II. Rogers, on the opposite side, and
two doors south of the court house.
The Salvation army fed over four
thousand persons in Chicago on
Christmas day.
The Lancaster Teller says thai
Martin Phillips dropped dead in his
house at Fennimore at three O'clock