Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-02-15


Wednesday afternoon, Feb, II. Ther,
attending, but in order to obtain it
receipts must be taken for fare paid
in going to Milwaukee, said receipts
to be deposited with the Grand Sec
rotary on the first day of the session,
Stanley B. Parkinson, aged %, the
youngest son of Prof. j. Is. Parkin-
son. of Madison, died from heart
disease at Livermore, Cal. The body
will be brought to Madison.
c. w. Pollock, son of MIR. Pollock,
of The Teller, has recently started
from his home in Lancaster for
Skagway, Alaska. His brother Is
engaged in newspaper work there,
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Dellcr have
gone to Streator, H., for visit with
relatives and friends.
The Eastern Star Chapter will hold
its regular meeting "Wednesday even
ing, Feb. 2l, 1900.
Rev. w. Croft will preach in the
L. Nj. church next Sunday morning
Rev. I. Kent will preach in the even
ing Subject :" The Test by Fire. :
L lIdSuluS iCNl SNIidN IlpIuItlS ~
Lost Grove and IN the afternoon at
Diamond Grove.
John Wedlake, Dan Hahn. Milton
Bergman and Arthur Jacobs were
among the county seat visitors in
our city, Sunday.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
meet on Friday afternoon, Feb. III, at
three o'clock, at Castle Hall.
The store of Gundry x Gray is
being improved by rc-arranging some
of the shelving, Three elegant new
show cases will be placed therein.
Invitations have been issued for the
dedication of the X. =. Hall, Feb. % ~,
Supper will be served from ) o'clock,
p. M, till all are served.
Miss Clara Schillen has taken Il
position with +. G. Luddcu X Co. in
the Economy store.
Freeman Shepard and Walter
Hoarc visited at the county seat sun
day.
Alderson's orchestra furnished the
music for the dance at Edmund Tues
day night also for one ut Darlington
on Wednesday night.
On Saturday Jan. 10, Mrs. \. G..
Dcller gave an afternoon card party
from , to Is, in honor of her sister-in
law Mrs. b. G. Guttcnstcin, of Mil
waukee. Following are the names of
the guests: Mcsdamcs G. w. Mcllhon,
n. II. Snow, w. II. Pridcaux, w, $.
Ross, Isaac Dcller, II. S. We'll, }. j.
Ilanscom: Misses Mary Amberg, O.
Nj | fnl
James, Annie Phillips, Lillian Jael<a,
J. +. Hendra opened up business
in his large double store on Saturday
last 1t is extensive and up-to-date.
Charles Mappes, formerly of this
place, died on Sunday last at his
home in Belmont.
The late Charles James left an
estate of over Sl20, 900; nearly all of
which goes to his relatives in this city
and vicinity.
w. J. Peircc, j. w. Horn, Ole
Steensland, Joscphus Bailey, and
Samuel Swineheart, who constitute
the building committee selected by the
county board, met last week and con-
sidcred some matters in regard to
building a new poor house for Iowa
county They have let the contract
for brick, which will be made at the
county farm where the building is to
be erected. The committee will hold
another meeting on Tuesday, March
6, at which time they expect to have
the plans for the building laid before
them.
w. II. and Llewellyn Osborne, of
Baraboo, spent several days with
relatives and friends in Mineral
Point, 5. L. Osborne, of Dodgevillc,
also visited here on Saturday.
Samuel Jcnkin attended the meeting
of the Wisconsin Hardware Retail
association held in Milwaukee last
week,
The supper given by the ladies OF
st, MarS's society on Wednesday
evening was very successful and
netted good sum for the new church.