Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


alton will be held at the Hotel PIiSter
Milwaukee, next THURSDAY at ) 7. N.
Miss Annie Eagelken, of Bellevue,
Iowa, visited her sister Mrs. Charles
Hornung in this city during the past
week.
Miss Lou Hutchison is home from
Evanston, Ill, spending her vacation.
A special train will be run from this
city to Platteyille to accommodate
those wishing to hear the closing mum
Der of the platteville lecture course,
Tuesday, March 26, IL lecture by Rev.
Father Cleary on the subject of the
Passion Play" Those wishing to
go will please leave their names at
Hanscom' S book store.
Rev. Father Cleary's subject, in the
Platteville Lecture Course, March 70,
will be the Passion Play of Omeram-
mergau, which he witnessed while in
Europe ia 1890, when it was last pre-
sented
Miss Martha Wearne left for Chi
cago, Monday morning, to buy goods,
and learn the latest styles in millinery.
Graber Jackson Il Graber, on Mon
day, shipped a car load of good horses
to Chicago.
+. w. Eastman went to Madison on
Wednesday to attend, and take part in
the Lumbermen's convention, which
is in session III that city.
There will be business meeting of
the Woman's Reading club, on Friday
afternoon, at the close of the literary
program Business of importance is
to be transacted and full attendance
of the members of the club is desired
An excellent musical and literary
entertainment was given at the Card
inal Gibbons reading rooms, last Sat
urday evening There were large
number present and all speak highly
of the pleasant event.
Joe GRADER, of the firm of GRADER
Jackson & GRADER, one day last week,
brought over from Platteville, twelve
fine horses which he purchased for
the Chicago market.
A. S. Hearn, editor Of The Dodge
vile Chronicle, circulated among his.
Mineral Point friends on Wednesday
Sunday evening text at the NJ. +.
church, We have found the Christ.
Miss Kate Martin leads the Epworth
League.
At the regular Epworth League elec-
tion the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: President, Miss
Catherine Hughes; Ist vice president,
Miss Nlillicpnt Holmes; ID vice
president, Miss Elsie Cummings;
Sd vice president, W. J. HammIl; 4th
vice president, Miss May Tcegilgus;
Sec, Miss Florence Kirkpatrick; Treas.
John Hoare.
4. J. Dornan, Of Waldwick, was in
Mineral Point on Wednesday and
Thursday, exchanging greetings with
many old time friends.
New Richmond Voice: Kew. I.
Kent has had overtures or calls from
churches in Glenwood, St Paul, Super
ior and Mineral Point At the latter
place he has already had remarkably
happy pastorate of five years. This is
one Of the strongest churches in the
Southwestern part of the state, having
a membership of over 500 members,
and Sunday school whose average
attendance is over 40 Its newly
erected edifca is the finest and best
equipped in that part of the country.
Last Sunday in accordance with an
arrangement made a few weeks ago,
Mr.. Kent occupied the pulpit Of the
West-Sixth Street Church, superior.
Williamson Relief Corps have or
ganized and commenced the prosecu-
tion of movement to erect $4,000
monument, in the court house square.
They have started the fund with 500,
contributed by themselves, and they
intend to raise the whole amount by
subscriptions, entertainments and ex-
cursions.
Miss Clara Schilling returned to
kendalltown to teach her spring term
of school.
j. P. Kieffer will have seven steers,
coming two years old at N. Kealy's
sale, at the stock Yards, on Saturday