Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-15
IOWA COUNTY NEWS.
AREN

The station agent here reports some
what less traffic on this branch of the
C. NJ. Il st. p. R'y, than last year.
5. R. Bentley, our new local editor
of the Dodgeyille Chronicle, yields a
vigorous pen and sends in a "braye
deal " of news. We wish him abund-
ant success, which he will very likely
attain, for he is no novice in that po-
sition.
Miss Gusta ID. Smith, Of Avoca, who
teaches in the Eillemonte district,
town of Arena, visited her home over
Sunday, and on her way back to her
charge, visited the Arena schools on
Monday.
Mrs. Patrick Crowley, who came a
few weeks ago to visit her daughter,
Mrs. James Haley, died on Sunday
morning Of heart trouble. She is a
sister of Mrs. p. Smith, of this place.
The remains were taken to Mazoma-
ME, Tuesday, for burial. The bereaved
have the sympathy of many friends
who have learned to weep with those
who weep"
The young ladies of the Copgrega-
tional Church meet in few evenings
to organize a Christian Endeayor So
ciety. This is good enterprise and
will likely receive encouragement from
all Christians of our village.
Casper Vock, who lives about three
or four miles from the village, brought
sixteen spring pigs to market last
week, which averaged a little more
than $40 pounds each. Hard to beat!
Thomas Pryor, of Dodgeyjlle, was
in our village to-day, on business.
Miss Louisa Cork, who has been
visiting relatives and friends about
Mineral Point, returned last week &C
companied by her brother James, who
made brief visit here and went
back.
The survivors Of John Crowley's
family, who We're so badly afflicted
with typhoid fever, are beginning to
improve. Mrs. Crowley is able to be
about the house again. Two boys are
vet quite i'll. but there is hope of their
recovery.
While on visit to the Capital re-
Gently we had the pleasure of calling
on Prof. John b. Parkinson and fam
lily. They were well and in good spir-
its and we enjoyed our visit there very
much. The Professor bears no visible
signs Of disappointment over the re
suit of the late campaign, and is just
as ready as ever to advocate what he
considers a sound public policy. Had
he been elected this district would
have been ably represented.
From the Biennial Report Of the
State Superintendent, we learn there
are % regular school districts and 81
parts of districts in Iowa county; and
yet only % of the number make a
district purchase of text books. From
these and other facts cleaned from the
same source, it is easy to conclude that
the people of Iowa county are not
living up to their duties and privileges
in school matters as well as they
might. When viii the people learn to
economic with respect to time and
money as they ought. Any one who
fairly considers the subject may easily
see the benefits to be derived from the
free text book system. The State Su-
perintendent remarked in our hearing.
recently, that most districts. that have
purchased books for pupils, are well
satisfied with the result. Superinten-
dent f. c. WiswalI, of Sank county,
in his report says that but seven dis
tricts in the county have adopted free
textbooks. The system has proved
very satisfactory when it has been
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