Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

Miss Amy Hutchison, of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, Miller Hutchison and sister
Ena, of Chicago, were home for the
holidays.
There is some talk of having
poultry show at Shullsburg, in the
near future. The Pick and Cad says
that there are a good many chicken
fanciers in that neighborhood and an
interesting exhibit could be made.
Herman Engelken came here from
Bellevue, Iowa, to spend Christmas
with his sister Mrs. Charles Hornung.
Platteville Witness: Rev. Father
Doyle, who has been for some months
assistant to Rev. James kinsella, of
Shullsburg, has been assigned to the
charge of the Catholic church at Tru-
man, to succeed Father Tierney, who
goes to Mapleton. Father Doyle is a
son of Hon. Arthur Doyle, of Cuba
City. He is a studious and scholarly
young priest.
Miss Della Ovitz Is spending her
vacation with her aunt Miss Keehn, in
Chicago.
Married, at the residence of Mr..
Millard, Dec. 25th,, by Rev. F. w.
Straw. Mr.. Myron Millard, of Clear
Lake, Iowa, and Mrs. Emily A. Thorn
ton, of Warren, Ill.
Subject of Epworth League, Sunday
evening, 1.-The New Year" Leader,
r. j. Hughes.
Volga Is. Dak.) Tribune: Robert
Henry was downtown for an hour or
two Wednesday afternoon. During
his illness he allowed his whiskers to
grow, and when he came out, in
appearance he compared favorably
with one of "the pirates of Pen
zance."
Installation and banquet of Mineral
Point Lodge No l, f. and y. NJ. We'd
nesday evening Jan. ).
Miss Hannah Mauger is home from
Milwaukee for few weeks visit with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. William
Maurar of this city
Arthur Friday is visiting with his
sister, at Waukesha, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Goldsworthy
and little son, are here from Boulder,
Colo, for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Belmont Bee: The town of Elk
Grove is "busted" if one was to
Judge from XV century tax notice
which is posted in the Belmont post
Office. The announcement would
have cost only few cents in news
paper and would have reached hun
dreds where it has reached tens.
Married, at the home of Mr.. Peter
Berg, six miles northwest of Dodge
vile, Mr. George Plank, of Plum
Grove, to Miss c. Berg, Rev. Titmarsh
officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ. Gundry, and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. King and child
rem, of Cleveland Ohio, are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Gundry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Ross have gone
to st. Louis, to spend the remainder of
the winter.
Mrs Mary Mckennon, of Min
neapolis, and Miss Mary Ovitz, of
Lancaster, are visiting at the home of
Mrs. Henry Ovitz.
Otto Kliebenstein Il Co. will hold a
turkey shoot just south of tn zinc
works, on January 1st.
I. w. Bishop, in his Volga (S. Dak. J
Tribune says: Notwithstanding Min
eral Point is situated in The most
prosperous and wealthy part of the
Badger state; country settled sixty
or seventy years ago, having all the
advantages of good lead and zinc
mines, rich soil, fine timber, pure
water--a combination rarely met
there are cries of hard times there
also. A scarcity of work and low
wages for the worker. At the same
time, there is no suffering for the
necessaries of life in "Old Shakerag,"
as the place was sometimes called in
the 40s.
Mr. Chubb left for Chicago this
morning to visit his wife, who is still
there.
The State Dairymen's association
will meet at New London, Feb. 13, IA