Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-02-07

liams and J. L, Stratton, of Dodge
vile were advanced to the Golden
! Rule Degree and exalted to the Royal
Purple degree. Others in attendance
| from Dodgeville were j. Z. Smoker,
J. +. Harrison and +. H. Harrison.
This branch of the order is growing
rapidly and there is work ahead for
ali winter. Next regular meeting
Feb. 18th.
John c. Martin left on Tuesday
mornings train to represent the indie
pendent Order of ForeSters at the con-
vention to be held at Fond du Lac this
week.
Miss Margaret O'Neill has for the
past two weeks been suffering from
| severe attack OF quinsy.
Miss Eunice Venning, member of
the Junior class in the High School,
has retired from school because of i'll
| health.
Rev. Thomas Kent, now of kewa-
nee, ILL.,, is expected here next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fitzsimous
attended wedding held at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. w. II. Thorn
as, in the town of Ridgeway, on Jan.
30 A notice of the wedding appears
elsewhere in this paper.
Mrs. William Hammill is home
! from Janesville, Mimi, where she
was called several weeks ago by the
serious illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Joscelyn, who is now recovering.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Ros-
sitter, a daughter.
Rev. S. r. Chubb is visiting here
this week with Rev. Hardcastle.
Remember the Royal Tyrolean Con-
cert Troupe will appear at opera hall,
on Friday evening, Feb. -. 1t will
| be the star entertainment of the Lib
AIRY course.
MIR. j. H. Stephenson, of Dodge
vile, was in town to-day, Thursday,
and favored The Democrat with a
call.
Mrs. Nelson Lathrope, formerly of
Mineral Point, died recently at Crys-
tai, Iowa.
Home missionary meeting will be
held in the p. NJ. church of this city,
Feb. u. at 7.30 p. m, when addresses
will be given by the Revs. I. Kent,
S. Il. Chubb, Sr., and j. ID. Blenkin-
sopp. All are cordially invited to
attend.
Blanchardville Blade: Frank
McKenna has been here for several
DAYS, and went from here to Chicago,
where he will remain for a few days,
and go to Dodge county, to resume
the position he has had for the past
three years as foreman of a large
stock farm.
No books will be given ont of the
Public Library for two or three
weeks. The books are to be cata-
logued by card, and arranged so they
! can be more conveniently drawn from
the library. The plan involves much
work and considerable money, and 1t
has been decided to ask each patron
of the library to contribute the sum of
five cents toward helping to carry 1t
out. The library contains nearly
1900 volumes and is credit to the
city.
Mr. Edward Fitzsimons son, Rich
ard, and his nephew, John Fitzsim-
ons, and Mr.. ]. Dunn left on Tuesday
mornings early train for Mobile,
Alabama, where they have gone with
the intention of taking up land.
The Royal Tyrolean Concert Troupe,
to appear at the opera hall, in the
Library Course, on Friday evening,
Feb. %, comes with highest recon-
mendations from the foreign and
American press. The company gives
unique entertainment, and the pro-
gram is to be Inc one. 1t will with
out doubt be one of the best, If not
the best. musical entertainments ever
given in Mineral Point. Some of the
musical instruments to be used are
entirely new here.