Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-18
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
lasonic picnic next Wednesday.

the rain of June {, were postponed to
Sunday, June u, at $50 in the after
noon, when an interesting service Will
be held. Collection for foreign
missions.
Prepare for the great district fair
to be held in Mineral Point, the second
week in September.
From reports, Masons from far and
near will be here to attend the Ma,
sonic picnic next Wednesday.
Miss Ida Bottomley returned to Des
Moines, Iowa, after pleasant vaca-
tion spent with her parents in this
city.
Joseph Walker, from Morris, Iowa,
was here last week, visiting his broth
ers w. ]. and Frank Walker, and
other relatives.
Watch for the Modern Wcodman'S
picnic,
Mrs. George Beecher, of Detroit,
visited in Mineral Point this week, the
guest of Mrs. Calvert Spensiey. Her
little daughter accompanied her and
will remain for few weeks Mr..
George Beecher is known to some of
our people, being the only son of the
late Luther Beecher, at one time
owner of The Mineral Point and other
railroads.
The funeral of Mr. Frank Adams,
1whose death was reported in The
Democrat of last week. took place on
the 10th inst, from st. Paul's Catholic
church. Mrs. Frank Adams and fam
lily desire to return their sincere thanks
for kindness and sympathy extended
to them in their ah1iction
A grand union picnic will be held at
Lost Grove school house, on next
Tuesday, June %. Every body cor
daily invited. Come and have good
time.
Highland intends to celebrate the
coming fourth of July in first class
style.
Miss Miriam Davis, Of Pecatonica,
is visiting at the home of Mrs. +.
Julian of Willow Springs.
William NJ. Kennedy, son Of Hon.
Richard Kennedy, of Highland, will
graduate from the University of Wis
consin, course of civil engtneering)
on Wednesday June "a.
Miss Kate McTlhon went to Chicago
on last Friday, where she joined her
sister, Miss Fannie, for trip to Nj
agiar2 Falls and up the st. Lawrence
river.
The apportionment of the state
school fund has been made by the
state superintendent. Iowa county's
share is S2,3lG19.
John I. Jones and VIM. Il. Johns,
of Dodgevilie, graduate from the state
University next Wednesday, the former
from the college Of law and the latter
in the English course.
Calvert Friedrich Spensley will grad
uate from the state University college
of law next Wednesday.
Miss Amelia kuhnhenn of this city
will graduate from the University of
Wisconsin, next Wednesday June, "A.
Misses Agnes and Gertrude Ellingen
of Chicago, and August Ellingen, of
Minneapolis, were called here last
week by the death of their father, Mr..
Edward Ellingen.
Mr.. Peter Ellingen came up from
La Sale, to attend the funeral of his
brother Edward which took place on
Sunday. He returned to La Sale on
Tuesday.
Mr. Samuel Bruskill, of LeMars,
Iowa, is visiting at the hone of his
niece Mrs James Williams.
Mrs. c. w. Curtis and little son
Chester arrived here last week for a
visit at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Moses Stephenson.
The great local event of next week
will be the Masonic picnic on Wednes-
day. Everybody invited.
Charles Gilman is putting in good
repair his brick block just east of the
L. 5. Hotel.
Mrs Thompson, of Denver, is visit
ing her parents Mr. aud Mrs. Robert
Brown.
Children's Day services were held at
the p. NJ. church Sunday morning
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