Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-01

! Although the morning was cloudy, the
day proved fair, and a very large
number of people attended, Fourgood
bands Mineral Point Montfort
! Platteville and Shullshurg furnished
music. Rr. Herman Gasser delivered
an able speech of welcome, and Hon.
J. w. Rewcy ably responded. Rev.
/ !. w. Friz2en, OF Darlington, deliV-
cred the annual address, which WAS
strong in original thought, and was
! favorably received 10y his vast audi
ence, There was excellent singing by
| Miss Bailey of plaucville. Miss Mac
! ulev of Lancaster, the Shullsburg
quartctte, and the Platterille quar-
tettr: and some tirst-class cntcrtain-
meut in a lighter vein completed the
very excellent program, The picnic
was held ON the Nj. +. camp meeting
grounds IL delightful place and the
people of Platteyille entertained their
! visitors in a very kind and hospitahlr
manner The following we"I elected as
officers fer the ensuing year: !. NJ.
Rewcy Rewcy president; Wesley Grim
dell. Plattevillc. lst Nice-prcsident;
Wm. Trewrcl, Mineral Point, I'd vire-
president: Rev Brown, 3d vicc-prcsi-
dent. i. Y. PRYOR. III. Dodyryille. seq
retarv; David Schrictrr, Darlington.
treasurer.
Last Sunday. twcuty~nine Young
pHOplr of the German Catholic Church
in this city. received holy communion
for the first time. The church was
filed beyond its seating capacity. and
the services were unusually impress
siye. The Mineral Point Band rem
dcrcd several pieces of rare music,
which added much to the tmpressivr-
ness of the occasion. The commune
cants passed to the altar rail two by
two, proceeded by flower girls who
strcwed fragrant flowers along the
aislcs of the church. Each communi-
cant was accompanied 10y a candle
bearer, carrying handsomely orna-
mcntcl candle, which was finally
placed upon the communion rau,
where all the caudlcs were arranged
in two scmi-circlcs. The most no.
ticablc feature was the manner IN
which the commandments conducted
themselves. Throughout the whole
service each one maintained a bear
ing consistent with the solemnity of
the occasion. Rev. Halbankann otli-
ciated, and Mr.. John Fricden and
Mr.. Joseph Fielder acted as uSherS'
The young COMMITMENTS were; ChaS.
Gnger, William Norman, William
,leuck, Bert leuck, Henry Wald, Jr,
t,dw. GRADER, John Paulus, Nick
Sherer, Ben. Miller, Ernest Staber,
Miss Paulskill, Adam Drcscn, Jr.,
Charles Paulsllill, Mary Hcntgen,
Joseph Pitts, Laura Schaumberg,
Clara Schmidt, Gertic Mari. Mary
Thies, Maggie kim, Annie kim,
Maggie Thennes, Albertha Schilling.
Mary Francois Mary Mongold, Katie
Mick. Joseph Lewie, Annie Schmidt,
Agnes kemmerling.
The camping outing Of the Mineral
Point Public schools. as noted in our
last issue, came to an end last week.
They are all telling that it was the end
of a good time. They showed that
they believed in the old Latin cpigram:
" Mill audet nunquam gaudct. (" They
dared the June storms, and they found
the 10y of camping. The place was IA
few miles above Dubuque. \ boat
plies between this resort and the city
every day: so they had all the com
forts of retreat. and large city at
hand for supplies. In addition, they
had the Mississippi for boating, and
betting and back of it a splendid woods
and country for the study of trees and