Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-26

Woodmansee represents the Children's
Home society, which has headquarters
in Milwaukee, and whose work is find
ing homes for the homeless children OF
Wisconsin and northern Michigan
The society is regularly Incorporated
but has no buildings for a Home. Its
agerts have the children boarded and
then taken directly to christian homes,
which they are looking for wherever
they go. This society is doing work
which no other can do. The state
school at Srarta cannot take children
under three years of age; and most
orphan asylums refuse to take child
ren if one parent is living. During
the last two years it has placed over
two hundred children in good homes,
most Of whom have been adopted. It
is non-sectarian, but each Of its five
officers is a christian minister. Rev.
Ell. z. Blake, formerly Of Mineral
Point, is one Of the agents. No col
lections will be taken On sunday, but
personal canvass viii be made during
the week.
The musical and literary enter rtain-
ment at the opera house on Tuesday
evening, Jan. %, under the auspices
Of the Woman's Relief Corps, was one
Of the best entertainments ever given
in Mineral PoiLt. The instrumental
solos and Duets, by Miss Mary Shaw,
violin, and Miss Anne Gale, piano,
were finely executed. Miss Jessie
kanouse, Of Spokane, Wash, gave
proof of her accomplishments in Del
sarte, and Of her powers as an elocu-
ZIONIST Miss Edith Chandler delight
ed the audience with a vocal solo, as
did also Mr. James Kober 1t is tc be
regretted that the cold and stormy
weather prevented many persons from
attending. The excelIency of the en-
tertainment, as we'll as the object for
which it was held, merited d large
audience.
Parish guild at Trinity rectory, on
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 81. a
frstclass supper, including oysters,
served at 6 p. m, for 25 cents. All
are invited
Early on Wednesday morning our
well known townsman Mr.. Joshua
Hanscom was stricken with paralysis;
and but slight hopes are entertained
of MS recovery. This is sad news to
the community Of which he has been
for so long time an honored member
The Southwestern Local reports the
death on Thursday, Jan. IS, Of Mrs
Vaughn, of ShulIsburg; aged Is years.
Also, the death of Mrs. J. Stephens;
aged 20 years.
Remember Prof. Bailey's lecture, at
p. NJ. lecture hall, next Thursday
evening.
The Democrat says that Darlington
consumed 100000 pounds of coal in
1898.
Ed +. Thomas has been appointed
postmaster at Cobb. No better seIec-
ton could have been made.
W. J. Curry came in from Dodge
vile on Monday, for a short stay in
this city.
Thermometers in Mineral Point on
Thursday morning indicated from 26
to % degrees below zero-the coldest
for the winter.
The Platteyille Witness reports the
death, on Sunday last, of Mr.. John
Jones, Of the town Of Elk Grove; and,
on Monday, of his son Frank Jones.
The father was aged y years, and the
son 25 years. Both were buried on
Wednesday. The father was one of
Elk Groves most respected citizens
The son was a graduate of both the
normal school at Platteville, and the
state university.
A report appears elsewhere il this
paper of a robbery which occl rred
near Lancaster last week. Later re-
ports say that three negroes living
near Slabtown have been arrested for
the robbery of young Smythe. They
sandbagged Smythe and secured about
5000 of his money. Two of them are
named Green and the other is Walter
Grimes. There seems to be no doubt
that they are the robbers.
The Witness says that Henry
Nichols, an aged and respected citizen
of PlattevilIe, died on Monday. He
was member of the G.. A. r., which
body attended the funeral.
Died, at the home of his parents, in
the town of Mineral Point, on We'd
nesday, Jan. Il, Willie, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Alonzo Phillips; aged about
Is years. The bereaved family have
the sympat by of many friends in their
affection.
Mrs. Ellen Tnhin- relint of the late