Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-12-16

NEWS OF The VICINITY ,
Digest of News in Iowa County and in the
Neighborhoods Surrounding.

IOWA COUNTY.

James Mason, an old resident Of
Blauchardville, died Nov. 18th, at
the age OF 63 years.
Chris. Dagenhart has been appoin-
ted postmaster at Blue Mounds in
place of III. V. Bancroft.
VIM. II. Baker, of Britt, Iowa, is
visiting his father, Francis Baker, at
Dodgeville, who is still quite feeble.
j. Bunker will hold his annual
Christmas ball at Ridgeway Monday
night, Dec. ", 1897, at the hotel.
Miss Jennie Laun, of Dodgeville,
has been rendered and accepted IA
nice position as teacher IN the High
school at Wausuukee, IN Marinette
county.
Married. at the home Of Esther
Williams, in Dodgeyille, Dec. 18th, by
! Rev. X. Titmarsh, pastor of Plymouth
Congregational church, Miss Jennie
Williams and Mr.. Gilbert Thomas.
The villages of Mifilin and Rewey
are now connected by telephone, and
many of the citizens along the route
have phones by which they can com
municate with either village.
The Dodgeville lodge of odd Eel
lows elected the following officers
at its regular meeting last week !;
Flint Chapman, \. c.; Isaac Burton.
V. g.; +. G.. Bartle, Rec. =; w, j.
Davey, Per. 3; f.. Jones, Treas /;
Henry PrideauX, Trustee for years.
An election was held in Spring
! Green on the 18th of this month for
| the purpose of voting on PROPOSE
| tiun made to the board of trustees by
| G. +. Post, a business man If that
village, to light the streets by cleo
| trlcity for the term of years.
Fred w. Mason, who with his
father, the late Geo. +. Mason, were
the pioneer merchants of the village
of Rldgeway, has sold all his proper
~ IN thatNllluge, including his large
brick store building, dwelling house
and entire stock OF goods, and he
viii hereafter make his home III
Milwaukee.
While thrtshors were at work on
the farm of Robert II. Hughes, near
Rewey, last week, in some uuae-
countahlc way the straw caught fire
i'm the separator and communicated
60 a large shed building and burned
it down The threshiug outfit was
saved ana no loss occurred but the
burning OF the straw and shed aud
Juo busheieS of grain.
podgoville lodge, No. ll9, \. +. Il
\. NJ, elected officers for the ensuing
wear last week, Is follows: w NJ.
w, j. ntvvy; :. w, w. j. Thomas;
j. w, neo. Il. Whitman; Teas, Or
willie Strong, SeC'y. w. T.. Holt,
Trustee, Wm, Randall The officers
Will be installed at a festival COM
muuicatiuu to be held on 1t. Johns
Day, Monday evening, Dee. 9th,
Ou Tuesday, Dec. 9Th John +. Cal
kius and his hired man. Mr.. Arthur,
We're engaged ia hauling logs on
hudsieigh TO Culver's saw mill In the
town at Wyoming, and after deliver
ing load of logs mt the mill and re-
turning with the empty sleigh, Mr..
Arthur was sitting ON the hind bob
of the sleigh driving, and MIR. Cal
klu> Was standing on the front bob.
Ky some sudden movement Mr. Cal.
Rims Was thrown from his position to
the ground Nnd the side OF hi- head
striking on some hard substance he
was Instantly Killed Mr.. Calkins
was - years Of age and was one of
the early settlers in the town OF Are
ma, having but recently moved To the
town Of Wyoming
VIM. Lauyon, 1T one time resi-
dent Of nQdgeviFle TUT late Of the