Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-05-26


"Up near the postmaster,S Office, in a
quiet little room of her own, sits a
pretty girl whose name is Bertha +.
Duppler, assistant private secretary
to the postmaster, and one Of the
highest salaried of all the women
employed in the postottlce. Her great
dustry and unusual intelligence have
thus advanced her, though she has
been in scarcely Il year, and the testi-
mony of those who come in contact
with her is that she is always eager
and willing to work SO cheerfully that
it is a pleasure to have her around
and thoroughly capable and reliable
ut all times Outside her arduouS
duties, Miss Duppler finds time to
recite, to ride bicycle ahd to teach
in St. Chrysostom Sunday school. =
Prof. j. w. Nj. Anderson will go to
Chicago, on next Monday, to take u
special course in music. He expects
to be absent from Mineral Point
about six weeks or two months.
The Southwestern Wisconsin NJ. w.
\. Picnic will be held in Mineral
Point, on Thursday, June o. Full
particulars will be given next week.
Charles II. mckinley, printer, with
The Darlington Republican, spent n
few days with friends in Mineral Point
the first OF the week.
James Denson exhibited five live
young wolves in Mineral Point on
last Saturday night. They were
found in the Welsh settlement.
Mrs. T.. w. Densmore, of Duluth,
Minn., is visiting with her parents,
Rev. 7. and Mrs. Kent, at the par
sonagc in this city.
Preaching at Lost Grove next sun
day morning, and at Diamond Grove
in the afternoon.
Mr.. James Grifpths came up from
Chicago, on last Saturday, on the sad
mission of attending the funeral of his
where in this paper. He secs many
signs of Improvement in Mineral
Point, but misses many of his old
time friends who have gone to that
bourne from whence no traveller
returns.
MIR. and Mrs. Arch Hubbard, of
Rewey, visited with relatives in this
city today, Thursday.
Owing to unfayorable weather the
Southwestern Wisconsin lntcr-scholas-
tic Field Meet, which was to have
been held in this city, on last Sat
urday, was postponed to Saturday,
June I.
The Madison Convocation of the
Episcopal Church will be held at
Baraboo, Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 2S and %. The exercises include
religious services; the reading of
papers upon various church topics;
and memorial addresses. Rev. NJ.
Chase, of this city, is Dean of the
Convocation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Vivian are
home from Milwaukee after stay of
about a month in that city.
Patriotic exercises will be held in
the various departments of the public
schools of Mineral Point, Friday
afternoon, May 27, commencing at
2::30 o'clock. a committee from Geo.
II. Lcgate Post will be in attendance
and make brief addresses. Parents
and all others interested in our public
schools are invited to attend.
Mrs. Elmore Hutchison. of this city,
has gone to Highland, ILL.,, to visit
relatives.
Mr.. Joseph Deller and Mr.. Isaac
Deller returned home from Wes
Baden, Ind, on Wednesday.
Harry Tucker has taken a position
ceed George Osborne, who goes with
his parents to Baraboo next week,
Tom Sims has improved his resi-
dence by putting neat porch on the
east side, and repainting.
We regret to state that Mr.. A. 9.
Deller has been confined to his home
for several days past. a short time
ago he received what he at first re-
garded as a slight injury to his leg
below the knee. 1t however proved
very painful, and he has suffered
greatly from it.
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