Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-12-22

The premium list or the southern
Wisconsin Poultry associations first
ANIMAL exhibit at Monticello, Dec. 20
to %, has just been issued. In addi-
to the various departments there is a
long list of special premiums. Exhib-
its Of pet stock, birds and natural
history specimens are included in the
! list.
The December Century is ont of
print, except for such copies as are
now on the dealers counters. No
more can be supplied, as the colored
covers were printed in France and a
new addition cannot be had in time to
be available.
Mr.. Charles f. Healy, manager
Pacific Coast sales department Of
The N. X. Fairbank Company, sends
Us from his headquarters in San
Francisco, Cal, a beautiful Fairy
Floral calendar. 1t is fine work of
art, and our former townsman Mr..
Healy will please accept our thanks
for the same.
In Platteville, on Sunday night,
Charles Aldenburg, an Industrious
carpenter, was held up and robbed
of $95, within two blocks of Maine
street, One masked man grabbed
him, and another held Il revolver to
his head and demanded his money.
Aldenburg handed over his pocket
book without making any resistance.
The robbers made their escape and
have not yet been captured.
The annual festival of the Willow
Springs Sunday School will be held
on Thursday evening, Dec. %. Every
body invited.
Mrs. Walter Hammil and Mrs. AL
fred Vivian are guests of their sister
Miss Emma Chandler of this city.
The vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Prof. w. N. Parker, principal
of the Neenah High School, has been
filled by the selection of Prof. o. j.
Schuster, of Madison, who was taking
a post graduate course at the univer-
sity.
John Streletsky came up from Free
port on Wednesday for a holiday
visit at the home of his parents.
The cheese making season for 1898
has closed. The compiled list of
cheese factories in Green county
shows IS, nearly all of which make
the foreign or fancy kinds OF cheese.
From these factories during the sea-
son, just closed, it is estimated that
nearly 100000 pounds of cheese
were made.
Miss Laura Stephenson has been
visiting relatives in Waldwick, dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. William Gratz, of Belmont,
was among Mineral Point visitors on
Wednesday.
Mr.. S. J. Arnold, travelling sales
man for w. d. Messenger & Co., Of
Chicago, recently had the misfortune
to fall down and break his left fore
arm. He writes that in all probabil-
ity he will be out of circulation for a
few weeks. His newspaper friends
will welcome his coming among them
again.
Brodhead, this state, is to have a
daily paper. Editor Dixon, OF the
"Register, will publish the same.
Mr.. Dixon is progressive journalist
and will undoubtedly make a success
of it.
Mrs. John M. Gundry and children
are here from Cleveland, o., to spend
the holidays at the home of Mr..
Joseph Gundry.
Miss Katie James went to Richland
Centre on Tuesday to visit her sister
Mrs. Hugh Parry.
Miss Bertha Kinne came from Chi
cago Tuesday TO spend her vacation
with relatives here.
The Third Regiment of Infantry,
U. S. A., stationed at Fort Smelling,
Mimi, has received orders from the
government to prepare to start for the
Philippine Islands. w. c. Pitts, OF
this city, is member OF Company B
of this regiment.
The usual Christmas tree will be
held at the p. NJ. church. Instead OF
the usual kind OF service, the pastor
assisted by Mr.. Jack Brewer, will give
stereoptican entertainment, inter-
spersed with music and song by the
Sunday School choir.
There will be tea meeting next
Wednesday afternoon and evening at
Lost Grove. A supper and most en-
| ioyable time for 25 cents. All made
welcome and all invited.