Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28

JACOB tfant2 Solu To y. Graber on
Wednesday Is head of steers which
averaged 1883 pounds, and brought
nearly so head, or over $1,000 for
the bunch.
John c, Martin is now in Chicago
buying machinery for his new feed
MILL
Fred Cork started for Montana on
Tuesday, to buy more sheep, He sold
the $40 breeding ewes which he
shipped from that state.
Rev Nj. Chase returned last week
from a visit to Milwaukee,. Chicago
and Madison. While in Milwaukee
he met Rev. a. w. Seabrease, former
rector of Trinity church in this city
who told him that his six years of rec
torship here We're among the happiest
of his ministerial life. The parish
always remembers him with pleasure.
| For ten years he has been rector of
Trinity, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Comrade James b. Prideaux at
tended the reunion of the old Iron
| Brigade at Lacrosse last week, and
while there enjoyed a visit with his
son and daughter, Fred and Miss
Annie, who have been residents of
that city for several years. No less
| pleasant was his visit with his old
army comrades. He pronounces the
reunion of '91 n grand success, and
is loud in his praise of the citizens
of Lacrosse for the hospitality which
they extended to the boys in blue.
Fred Vivian has lately added to his
optical instruments an ophthalmo-
scope for testing the eye.
Subject at the city hall. Mineral
| Point, next Sunday, at three O'Clock
in the afternoon: "Mohammedanism
or the people against whom the Lord
hath Indignation forever Text:
And they shall call them the border
of wickedness, the people against
whom the Lord hath Indignation for
ever. Nal. 1; /.
On Tuesday of last week, Mrs. II.
n. Latin, of Milwaukee, entertained
at dinner Bishop Wolthington, of
Nebraska, Rev. l!r Sweet. of Rock
Island, and Rev. Mr.. Giltillan, and
Rev. Nj. Chase, of this city. Mr.. Gil
tillan is known throughout the Episco-
pal church as one of its gifted mis-
sionaries to the Indians. Blest with
large fortune, he and his gifted
wife have faithfully labored for
years among the Indians as their best
and truest friend. The Rev. DR..
Sweet read a paper at the national
missionary council, in Milwaukee,, an
honor which only came to a few.
John Peter, Jr., of this city, has
over three hundred pure bred chickens.
He secured in premiums this year Si5.
He exhibited at the Mineral Point,
Dodgeville, Darlington and Monroe
fairs, in competition with some of the
most noted chicken breeders of Wis
consin.
Mr.. VIM. Paynter is here from Chi
cago, visiting his mother and sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beardsley are
here from Minneapolis. They are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Boards
ley. While they arc pleased with
their pleasant home in Minneapolis
and with their surroundings, they
nevertheless highly regard Mineral
Point and its people. MIR. Beardsley
says that the place has the appear
ance of being good, solid old town,
and that it has greatly improved dur
ing the last few years. He thinks that
the tide of prosperity is a rising and
not falling one.
Married, in the city of Mineral
Point, Oct, 24th, by Rev. 7. Kent,
Mr.. Alex Turner, of Burton. Grant
county, and Miss Ella Carter, of
Rewey.
Mr. T. Allen will preach at Lost
Grove next Sunday morning at half
past ten o'clock, and at Linden in the
evening.
Mr.. A. G. Bennett, second son of
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Bennett, of this
city J. and Miss Josephine V. Hight,
of Wetaug, H.. were married at ST.
Louis, Mo-, last week Wednesday,
and visited Mineral Point on their
bridal trip. The groom holds lucra-
tive position with the Illinois Central
Railroad Company as civil engineer,
and his chosen helpmeet undoubtedly
possesses the many qualifications
which are necessary to grace a home
and make it the pleasant and happy
place it should be. If matters can be
satisfactorily arranged Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett will reside in Chicago. The
Democrat congratulates.
Mr.. W. J. Wickham will preach at
Diamond Grove next Sunday after
noon.
The Alpha Society of the r. NJ.
church had its supper and annual
bazaar last evening. The articles
offered for sale were both useful and
fancy, the former being in the major
ity. The supper was up to the usual
excellent standard. The crowd was
large and the income, we understand,
little in advance of last year.