Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


house, Saturday, Dee. 26, at $50 p. m.
The publc are cordially invited. Ad-
mission 20 cents.
William II. Bastian, formerly of this
place, is now publisher OF The Union
Advocate, the official paper of the
labor organizations Of Sioux City,
iowa.
\ Christmas story appears on the
seventh page of this paper.
w. l.. WaShburne has purchased the
Mound City Advocate and consol-
idated it with his paper, The Grant
County News.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Watkins made
business and pleasure visit in Min
tral Point on Monday.
w. f. Minor is now sole proprietor
of The C!iLton (lll) Exponent. He
gets up II spicy paper, and his adver-
tsing columns indicate that he is
prospering
Rev. I. Kent preached at Willow
Springs last Sunday afternoon, and as
a religious interest was manifested at
the close of the sermon it was decided
to have some extra services to foster 1t.
NoIga 6. Dak.) Tribune: At an
auction sale Cast saturday, Robert
Henry became possessed of a relic
that is a curiosity to all except people
near the three score mark in age,
namely, hint-lock musket. Its an.
cient appearance denotes that it might
have done service in one of the first
wars the United States experienced.
We are glad to report at Mr. Edward
Deylin. who has been confined to the
house during the past week, is able to
be about again. He intends to remain
here until after the holidays.
Mr.. Matt Roger and Miss Mary
Thompson were married, on Thursday,
Dec. 10, at the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Phillips, in the town of
Linden. A reception was held the
following evening, at the home of Mr..
Logan Thompson. Many friends ten
der hearty congratulations.
John Curry and wife came up from
Chicago to spend the Christmas vaca-
ton among relatives.
There will be Christmas Tree and
exercises at the p. NJ. lecture room
Christmas eve.
w. L. Heron, sheriff of Plymouth,
county. Iowa, who .was recently killed
by the cars, near LaMars, was at one
time a resident of Lafayette county,
and well known in Belmont and vicin-
ity.
Joseph Beckerleg has gone to Wood
land, Ill, for visit of few weeks
with relatives dHu lllcnuo'
Mason Spensley, who has been at
tending business college at Rockford,
is home for the holidays.
Mrs. J. j. Hanscom and children are
home from Milwaukee, where they
spent several weeks visiting with Mrs.
Hanscom's mother and other relatives.
The city schools closed on Wednes-
day for short holiday vacation.
1t is rumored that there will be
wedding at the Woolrich home, Pleas
ant View, on Christmas eve.
Shane Morgan is here from Chicago,
to spend the holiday vacation with
his parents.
Rob Spensley, of Iowa state Cniver-
sity, is spending Christmas week with
his mother in this city.
Mr.. John NJ. Gundry and family
and Mr.. Harry w. King and family,
all of Cleveland, Ohio, are here for
holiday visit at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph Gundry.
There is something very beautiful
in the old tradition of Christmas in
the meeting of scattered households,
and those of our people who are so
fortunate at this time as to realize
their hopes of a Christmas reunion,
are indeed objects tor congratulatlon'
Ed p. Bennett came all the way
from New Orleans for Christmas
visit at the home of his parents, and
for other important business. He will
visit Iowa before his return to the
sunny south.
Charles Campbell, who is attending
dental college at Chicago, is here for
the holidays.
Quarterly meeting services will be