Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-16
Local News.
The city council now stands five
democrats and one republican.

hIoS hdte ltHdlldu SljSlll idSb "cch
attending millinery openings in Chi
cago.
Joseph Jones & Co. have recently
had some improvements made in their
butcher shop.
Mr.. Clough viii discuss the Labor
; question at the II. E. church next
Sunday evening.
Thursday evening, April 10Th, is the
date set for the ball to be given by the
Mineral Point drum corps
Wanted Immediately a good cook.
No washing or ironing. Enquire at
the residence of ". \. Jones, in the
forenoon.
Rev. Archibald Durrie will preach
in the Presbyterian church for the
summer, commencing next sabbath,
April 18th
Mineral Point has a branch of the
W. c. T. [. Miss Bassett is president.
The next meeting of the Union will be
held AZ the p. ". church April 10Th.
Miss Rose Bowling, county superin-
tendent, held her regular spring ex-
animation in this city on Friday last.
About twenty applicants for certificates
were present.
The case Of Thomas Libby, who was
charged with attempting to rob Mrs.
Patrick Corbett, on the evening of
April 9th, came off before Justice
Commins on Friday last. Libby
waived an examination, and gave
bail for his appearance at the next
term of the circuit court.
John Ellsworth, breeder of thorough
bred Norman and Clydesdale horses,
of Mihlin, was in town on saturday
last. Mr. Ellsworth has for many
years been engaged in raising fine
horses, and meets with increased sue
cess each year. The attention of
! horscmen is called to his advertisement
t. be found in another column.
John G. Martin recently sold to
Hiram Sibly, the great seedman, of
Chicago, fifty bushels of white
Schowen oats, at the handsome price
Of tifty-two cents per busbel. The
oats We're grown by Mr. Martin from
Il small quantity obtained a few years
ago from the experimental farm at
! Madison.
William Narcoe, general agent for
the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Company, has presented us with a
magnificent picture representing the
battle of Shiloh, and copied by special
permission from the panorama paint
ing on exhibition at Chicago. 1t eXcels
in many respects the picture of the
battle of Gettysburg. 1t is more
elaborate and the effect far more
striking.
The executive committee of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Industrial
Association has revised the premium
| list for the seventeenth annual fair to
be held in this city, Aug. 81 and Sept.
| |, ,, 3, 1886. The list has been in
creased in many respects, while re-
duced in none. New classes have been
adGed to the stock department, and
numerous additions made to the reg
ular classes i'll other departments.
That part of the list which embraces
the display in the art hall was recently
carefully revised by committee of
ladies', who recommended many inn
portant changes and general in
crease of premiums. The executive
committee have concurred in the report
made by the ladies, and an increased
interest will be manifested in these
departments, and an exceptionally fine
display in the building may be con
ttdently expected.
The school board have under con
sideration the matter of establishing Il |
kindergarten in connection with the
public schools. 1t goes without say
ing that a well conducted kindergarten |
would be of great benefit to the city. |
\ large number of small children who |
do not attend school at all, could take |
advantage of its excellent system of !
training; and there is also large num-
Der of children in the primary depart
ments of the school us now graded |
who are really too young for regular
school work. and would do much !
better in kindergarten. The removal |
of this latter class from the primary |
department would make considerable !
room in our now crowded school build |
ings; and would admit of the attend |
ance of an increased number of non
resident pupils who cannot now be
accommodated thus increasing the
revenue from this source, and adding
to the efficiency of the high school by
the acquisition of very desirable class
of pupils The problem which the
school board will first endeavor to
solve is how to obtain the kindergar-
ten ut the least possible expense to the
city. When this point is settled it
will not be difficult TO make the other
necessary arrangements.
\ meeting of the old Common
| Council was held on Tuesday after
noon, with Mayor Smith presiding.
The first business which came up was
the deciding of tho tie vote on alder
man in the second ward which the