Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-11-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


meeting of the county board of super
visors are printed in full in this issue
of The Democrat.
VIM. p. Gundry, of the firm of
Gundry 4 Gray, is in Chicago this
week, purchasing goods for the hol-
iday trade.
The anniversary of Dodgeville 7. NJ.
church was celebrated on Sunday,
Nov. II. Rev. w. j. c. Bond, of
Boscobel, preached in the morning
and evening, and Rev. George Plant,
of Ridgeway, in the afternoon,
The Musicale given by Miss Annie
Jenkin and Miss Mary Shaw, at the
opera house, on Tuesday evening, was
well attended and highly appreciated.
Some of the best musical talent of the
city assisted. The young ladies under
whose aupices the concert was held
are accomplished musicians, and have
on very many occasions kindly asSis-
ted in public entertainments.
Thomas Fallon recently purchased
half interest in the grocery store and
stock of Thomas Collins, on Commerce
street, and the business is now
conducted under the firm name of
Fallon X Collins.
Union Thanksgiving services will
be held on next Thursday morning, in
the p NJ. church at 1890 o'clock,
Sermon by Rev. f. w. Straw.
Z. r. McCallister and c. e. Rock
well, of Baraboo, have started on
canoe voyage to New Orleans.
The Dancing Club will hold its
second party on Thanksgiving eve,
Wednesday. Nov. q. All members
attend.
Rev. w. j. C. Bond, favored his
Mineral Point friends by a brief visit
on Monday. He was for five years the
popular pastor of the T. NJ. church
here. He is now pastor of the Congre
gational church at Boscobel.
The following persons from abroad
attended the funeral of Mr.. Bennett
Winn, in this city, on Sunday last,
Mrs. Dixon and son of Cuba City,
William Thomas and wife of Platte
vile, Charles Winn and wife, and
Henry Winn and wife, Meekers Grove;
Alden Mankey, Elk Grove; John Clay
ton and wife, Charles Olmstead and
wife, Cottage Inn; Thomas Fitzpatrick,
Kendall; James Fitzpatrick, PIattcville;
Olof Berglund, Darlington.
Rev. T. Kent will have for the
subject next Sunday evening, "Why
be Christian?
Charles Goelz and wife have the
sympathy of the entire community in
the sudden loss of their little daughter.
She had been somewhat sick for sew
eral days, but on Friday appeared
much better, and was able to play in
the yard when it is presumed she took
cold resulting in her Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Avery, old resi-
dents of Baraboo, have donated to the
Public Library association of that city
their private library, consisting of sew
eral hundred volumes of standard
works.
Subject of morning sermon at the
NJ. L. church next Sunday, "Victory
of Gods People," evening subject,
"The Judgment. Epworth league
at $50.
The Crawford county board on Tues
day voted to bond the county for
$4,000 to build Jail and sheriff's resi-
dence at Prairie du CHEN. 1t is
thought that this settles the yexed
county seat removal question. The
old building will still be used for court
and office purposes. In 1894 the State
Board of Control condemned the Jail
owing to its being partly under the
ground This started an agitation on
the part of the country towns for the
removal of the county seat. Two con-
ventions were held and two different
place were selected. Neither gave
satisfaction.
Walter, son of T. J. Van Matre, had
his leg broken on Monday, while with
other boys playing on treadpower
at bis fathers farm in the town of
Fayette. Tribune.
Messrs. J. I. Boyle and w. L, Holt,
the new proprietors of The Dodgeville
Sun, have greatly improved their
,a,ar ho,b in tx-rOorarbipal amman.