Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-05


at the Minnesota state prison at Still
water.
The funeral of Mrs. Max Christian
Wiebers, took place on last Friday
morning and was largely attended
Rev. +. w. Straw otliciated. Mr..
Wiebers desires to return thanks for
kindness and sympathy extended to
him in his atlliction.
John c. Martin, of this city, sold
this week, to Will Brown. of Lost
Grove, Russian creamery separator,
for farm use. Mr.. Martin is agent for
the sale of this separator, in Grant,
Iowa and Lafayette counties.
Season tickets for the remainder of
the lecture course, five entertainments,
may be bought at Mr.. Hanscom'S book
store for $l,70.
Regular meeting of the Woman's 5
Relief Corps, Friday, Dec. 9th, at )
o'clock. Annual election of officers
for the ensuing year. q full attend
ance is requested
Mr.. and Mrs. Will c. Harris and
children are here from Plankinton,
S. Oak, for short visit with relatives
and old friends. Mr.. Harris reports
times prosperous in Plankinton.
Robert Burghardt and wife and
Misses Gussie and Julia Schaumberg
spent Thanksgiving day with friends
in Dodgeville.
Alfred Vivian came down from
Madison to spend Thanksgiving week
at home.
Mrs. Alfred Charles and daughter
Miss Nellie returned on Sunday last to
their home in Edmund.
Charles w. Snow came down from
Madison last Wednesday evening to
spend Thanksgiving with his parents
in this city.
John McMullen, Corey and Frank
McKenna, Will Chamley, Joe Fielder,
and Misses Hooking and Addington,
students of the Platteville normal,
came up Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving at home.
Miss Edna Schellenger was most
agreeably surprised at her home by a
large number of her friends Saturday,
Nov. 3Oth. Games and music were
the program of the evening, besides
the partaking of an elegant supper
which was served at ten o'clock. A
good time is reported by all those
present.
The funeral of Rev. Alfred Charles,
whose death was announced in The
Democrat last week, took place on
last Thursday afternoon, with services
in the NJ. +. church. Rev. c. Cook
and the pastor Rev. F. w. Straw,
oflciated The former preached the
sermon, from the text Let me die
the death of the righteous, and let my
last end be like his" and fittingly
spoke of the earnest Christian
character maintained through life
by the dead brother. The services at
the grave were conducted by Mineral
Point Lodge, No. /, F. and A. NJ,
many brother Masons from surround
ing towns taking part.
William D. Frost, NJ. s., a graduate
of the University of Minnesota, has
been appointed assistant in bacteriol-
ogy at the University of Wisconsin.
Miss Annie LaMalle returned on
Monday night, from Mercy Hospital,
Chicago, where she has been for the
last three months, under treatment of
DR.. j. b. Murphy. While she is still
unable to 60 about without the use of
crutches, it is expected that in short
time she will have recovered from the
injuries sustained last May, while at
school at Sinsinawa Mounds. Miss
Kate c. Amberg, sister of Mrs. La
Male, accompanied Miss Annie home,
and will remain here during the win
ter.
The subject of Father J. NJ. Cleary's
address before the Lafayette county
teachers institute, at Darlington, on
Dec. 13, will be " The Teachers Sub
lime Calling"
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Spensley have
gone to Spirit Lake, Iowa, where they
will associate themselves with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Phillips in the hotel busi-
ness. Many friends regret their de.