Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-01-28
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Do not forget that Anna Shaw lect-
ures under the auspices of the Woman'S
Reading Club during the coming
month.
Miss Lena Gilman returned to
Chicago, on Tuesday, after visit of 4
few weeks at home.
The Public Library will be open
Saturday, Jan. 3Oth, from : I. IN.
until 5, for the purpose Of covering
and shelving books, The members of
the Woman's Reading Club are re-
quested to come and work at that
time in order that the Library may be
open to the public Wednesday, Feb.
Sd.
Young Mems Meeting at the z. NJ.
church, next Sunday morning, Jan.
81, at 9 O'Clock George Huxtab!e
will lead: su uoiect, Serving Christ in
our Homes.
Miss Watson, of Eau Claire, and
Miss Maud Eastman, of Platteville,
visited in this city last week, the
guests of Miss Ella Prisk.
We regret to announce the serious
illness of Hon. John Gray at his home
in this city. His physician pronounces
it pneumonia.
We understand that our friends at
the p. NJ. church found their Lecture
Room both warm and comfortable for
the services last Sunday. Pastor
Kent preached in the morning on
Christian work, emphasizing the
thought that what a Christian is in
himself is of first Importance, and
this will give effect to what he
does This thought was illustrated in
several ways to the profit of all who
were present. La the evening the
subject was: THE healing of Bar
timeus, or the Lesson of poverty and
wealth with present day application"
1t was announced that in future the
Sunday services will be held in the
Lecture room when the weather is
below zero.
Members of Emery Lodge No. 3ll,
1. O. G. r., are earnestly requested to
be present at its meeting tomorrow
evening, January %, Important busi-
ness is TO be transacted.
Mr.. w. p. GrGdly left for Chicago,
Monday, and while in the city, will
secure some Of the latest early spring
styles of goods for Gundry \ Gray.
The Milwaukee Sentinel offers cash
prizes aggregating 500 to the young
men and young women attending
public or parochial schools in the state
for the best sketch of any Wisconsin
historical event or incident,
At GAINESVILLE, Jan. 25, fire in the
picking room of the lower cotton mill
did damage to the amount of between
$500 and $400.
The Highland Weekly Press thus
reports the serious accident that befel
DR.. II. p. Mix, of that place, on Tues
day morning Of last week: While
he was attending to few small duties
about the barn he was taken suddenly
i'll, and was hardly able to crawl to
the house. DR.. Collins, the city's other
physician, being out to Drybone on a
sick call, Dr. Lohrs, Of Cobb. was i'm
mediately telephoned, and arrived
here at noon. A few minutes before
his arrival DR.. Collins appeared, and
medical aid was at once given. 1t
was found that DR.. Mix was suffering
from hernia and in very low condi-
ton, as he suffered over two hours
before any relief could be brought to
him. The Press is very glad to report
to his many friends that the doctor
is greatly improved to-day, and he
hopes to be around before long"
AtO5hkosh striking example of the
effectiveness of the workhouSe in redu-
cling the number of tramps who tour that
at the public expense is furnished by
the records in the Police Office. Last
year from Jan. 20 to 4, inclusive,
seventy-thrae tramps were lodged in
the lookup. This year the number
was one, sick and unfortunate man,
who vas given lodging sunday night,
and was released Yesterday morning
,.;tb,ot tha f9rpaality Gf M aopclr-