Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-03-16
Remember the Easter Monday dance
# the Hook and / adder Comoany

of the Hook and Ladder Company.
Rev. j. Jay Lewis will appear in
the Mineral Point Lecture Course on
Wednesday evening, April ).
Mr.. Uriah Gardner having pur-
chased the George Fillbaeh farm,
about five miles west of this city, has
taken possession of it.
Miss Mary Dresen returned to her
home in this city last week, after \
visit of four months with her brothers,
Theo. j. Dresen, of Chicago, and
VIM. C. Dresen, of River Forest, Ill,
Preaching at Lost Grove next Sun
day morning at 1915 o'clock, and at
2:30 o'clock All are cordially in
vited.
Montfort Mail: We are pleased
to report that DR.. Van Dusen has
recovered sufficiently to be able to be
around again, but he uses cane.
The Pick and Cad reports that a
camp of Royal Neighbors : was
organized in Shullsburg, on Tuesday
evening, March :, with twenty charter
members. IL is u ladies auxiliary
to the order of the Woodman.
Henry Jacka has been confined to
his home for several days with la
grippe.
The public sale of Robert Julian and
Joseph Gundry, which took place on
March s, was we'll attended, and
everything sold at good prices. The
auctioneer, N. X. Van Matre, was
we'll satisfied with the prices, and the
proprietors were we'll satisfied with
the sale and with the auctioneer.
The pastor and congregation of
St. Paul's Church have decided to
build a new Rectory, and preparations
are being made to begin the work.
BY notice which appears in another
column, it will be seen that the
present rectory building is offered for
sale. The building when completed
will not only be a credit to the city,
but n beautiful home which Father
O'Keefe, who has been pastor of St.
Paul's for nearly thirty years, we'll
deserves.
Calvert Spensley will make extern
sive improvements to his residence
residence during the coming season.
Mr.. John Allen is appointed to
preach in the Z. Nj. church next Sun
day morning. 1t is quite a while
since his many friends have heard
him, and we are sure that they will
give him cordial welcome. Pastor
Kent breaches at Lost Grove next
Sunday morning and at Diamond
Grove in the afternoon.
The Ogden Iowa. Reporter of
March 9, contained an obituary of
Caleb b. Sylvester, brother of our
townsman f. w. Sylvester. On the
day of the funeral business houses
were closed and general sorrow pre-
vailed. The reporter says: His
death is more than a family loss, and
his vacant place in church and society
will long be felt and regretted. 1t can
truthfully be said of him, "He had
not an enemy, and many kindly
tear was shed over his cold and in
animate form He has paid the debt
that we all must sooner or later pay,
and may we all be as sincerely
mourned and be as well prepared.
Joseph l.. Jackson has been suffer
ing severely from a burned hand for
several weeks. Erysipelas superven-
ing, he has been several days con-
fined to his bed, but was at last ac-
count somewhat better
+. +. Edwards is here from Salu-
bria, Idaho where his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David Edwards, formerly OF
this place, now reside.
Mayor Gilman is still confined to
his home by illness.
+. G. Fielder has opened up the
building season of '99, by erecting a
very neat barn.
The Primitive Methodist congrega-
tion will unite in the Temperance SER
vice at the NJ. f. Church. next Sunday
avaninu