Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-12-09

Mr.. T. Is. Tregilgus, formerly of
this place, III writing to The Democrat
from Fort Logan, Montana, says:
. Inclosed find check for 81 90 on sub
scripsion. am out,in the mountains,
in pretty rough country Wife and
are staying here. with son-in-law
and daughter. | hunt and work u
| little hetimeS. We expect all hands
to move to Fort Logan soon. If any
of YOU Pointers want some exercise
! just come out here and climb these
mountains. 1t is good to give man
an appetite and enable him to sleep
good Tell George Thrasher that
there are some black tail deer here,
besides wolves and coyotes or what
we used to call prairie wolves in Wis
consin). | stayed in Helena about a
week before | came out here. saw
your brother William freqp 2ntly. He
was looking we'll. During the summer
| have seen Alex Brady aud wife, old
Mineral Pointers: also saw the Rich
ard boys sons of MIR. and Mrs. JAS.
| Richards, of the Points also James
McMullen, and Ed and Dick Spensley
sons of James Spensleyl. Also saw
Mrs. Michael McMullcn, and Mrs.
! John Richards, formerly Miss Maggie
Francois, The mail man is come and
| must close. Adieu for the present,
DR.. Il. +. Clarke returned on last
Friday evening from Chicago, whore
he has been attending surgical clinics
at Rush Medical College.
Miss Ida May keegan, daughter of
Mr., John keegan, started ON Tuesday
afternoons train for Bruning, Neb
raslza for visit with her brothers
Edward and Frank
Rev. Douglas Sutton, of kemper
church, Darlington, was in town on
on Wednesday on business.
Prinity Church Guild, just before
and since Thanksgiving, has had two
meetings - at Mr.. Gales, and last
week at Mr.. Shows. Attendance and
receipts at both showed that the guilds
ustained their former interest. The
guild will meet this week at Mr.. Gill
manus, being the last till after the
holidays,
The Woman's Reading Club will
meet at the residence of Mrs. Brewer,
Monday evening, Dee. l3, at 7;30 p
IN.
Librarians of the Public Library
are instructed after Dee. l5 to charge
! five cents each for the renewal of red
cards.
j. &. Beatty, representative of DR..
John Clark Rcdpath's Library of Tn
iversal History is in town and will
take subscriptions for this most valua-
BILE masterpiece of literature.
The shock of the .Platteville powder
mill explosion was felt in Milwaukee.
The following officers were elected
at the annual communication of Min
eral Point Lodge No. l, +. & A. NJ,
on Tuesday evening: w. G. Hales,
w. M: w, p. Bliss, S. W.: b. J.
Bennett, J. W.; j. A. Spratler, treas
urer: H. II. Wright, secretary.
Messrs. Frank and Joseph Gordon,
of Darlington, have opened photo
gallery in this city.
Prof S. II. Osborne, manager, of
Conover Music Co., St. Paul, Mimi,
favored his friends in Mineral Point
with call on Wednesday. He re-
ports his family we'll and greatly
pleased with their new home city.
They will always be pleasantly re-
membered by Mineral Pointers.
AT the meeting of Raven Lodge, No.
50, Knights of Pythils, held on last
Thursday evening, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
George Crawford, c. c.; Henry Jack
son, V. c.; Henry Springer, Prelate:
Alvin Mitchell, NJ. of W.; n. I. Mar
tin, K. of Il. a. s.: G. H. Hornung,
M. of f., James Kitto, NJ. Of f.:
Sherman Phillips, |. g.: j. Trickor,
o. g.: Isaac Deller, trustee. The
meeting was the first held in the new
hall, and at the request of the mem
bers, knight Rev. 7. Kent offered
dedicatory prayer, and other appro-
pirate exercises were engaged in. 4
number of knights were present from
the lodges of Dodgeville and Linden.
The proprietor of the hail. Mr.. W. j.
Penhallegon, has spared neither labor
or expense in fitting up and furnishing
the hall in proper manner.
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