Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-01
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

NO more worthy organization Exists
in Mineral Point than the Woman's
Relief Corps, whose work is wholly
given for charitable objects. The
The Corps will serve cream and cake
during the band concert on Friday
night and all should attend.
Miss Mary Peck. of Platteville, and
Miss Isabelle Webb and Mr.. Sam
kitto, of Galena, are visiting Mrs.
Herbert Latin.
Get a good ready for the 1895 fair
of the 5. w. Wis. l. A.
1t is expected that over 200 people
will go on the excursion to Madison
Thursday.
Miss Laura Spratler is visiting at
the home Of her sister Mrs. John NJ.
Reese, of Dodgeville.
Young Mems Meeting at 2. NJ.
church next Sunday morning at 9
o'clock. Mr., Paul Jones will lead.
Miss Wolfe is here, from Chicago,
visiting her friend Miss Erskine.
Miss Anna Early, of Chicago, who
has been visiting with her friend, Miss
Agnes McMullen, has returned.
Mr.. Curtis Williams, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Williams, of this
place, was married in Chicago, on sun
day, July 2l, to Miss Cora Rogers,
daughter of J. Y. Rogers. of Dodge
vile, Rev. J. c. Jones, uncle of the
groom, officiating. Both bride and
groom are we'll and favorably known
in this city and Dodgeville.
In order to accommodate those who
desire to attend the Columbian Cath
olc Summer school at Madison, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul R'y
will run an excursion train from Min
eral Point, next Sunday, Aug 4. The
train will leave this city at 600 a. m,
sharp. The fare for the round trip has
been fixed at the exceedingly low rate
of $l75. We understand large dele
cations will go from st. Paufs and st.
Mary'S Catholic churches of this city.
A lawn entertainment will be held
at Mrs. M. NJ. Strongs on Thursday,
Aug, s, from 4 to 6 p. M. The enter
tainment will consist OF recitations,
readings, vocal and Instrumental mus
ic. Light refreshments will be served.
All for 10 cents, Homemade candy
will be on sale. Everybody invited.
Proceeds for the benefit of the Mineral
Point Public Library.
Iowa County Fair, at Dodgeville,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, August 20, 2l, % and %.
Milwaukee has population of just
247,l30, or 8S,62l more than it was
ten years ago.
Miss Millie Ferguson, of Chicago,
visited friends in Mineral Point and
Darlington last week While here she
was the guest of Mrs. Thomas Sims.
The BARRIERS of Platteville hav
signed an agreement to close their
shops on Sundays. They are just
year behind the Darlington tonsorial
artists ill this respect.-Darllngton
Democrat. And about seven or eight
years behind the Mineral Point artists.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barden, of
platteville, accompanied by Mrs. NJ.
H. McArdle and children, of kenosha,
visited at the residence of Thomas
Graber's last week.
The Pleasant View Sunday school
will hold basket picnic, day and eve
ming, Wednesday, Aug. Z, in Mr.. Ed.
Dunn's grove, three miles east of Min
eral Point. All are cordially invited
to attend. If the weather is not fa-
vorable on Wednesday, the picnic will
be held the following day Thursday,
Aug. 8.
w. Il. Thomson and Don. j. Hen
drie, representing The Milwaukee,
Sentinel, are in this city, in the in
terests of that paper. The Sentinel is
good weekly newspaper.
F. c. Weidenfeller is having well
drilled at his residence, in the north
west part of the city.
Miss Adele Sarles is visiting rela-
tives at Highland.
The excursion train for Madison, to-
morrow Thursday will leave Mineral
Point at $50 a. M; fifteen minutes
ahead of the regular train. Excur-
sion tickets are good only on the spe.