Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-01-13
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. Chubb received eleven into the
church last Sunday evening.
Miss Mary Whalen of Darlington
is visiting friends in this city, this
week.
Nearly 1000 birds were exhibited at
the annual show of the Southern Wis
consin Poultry association.
The First National Bank has re-
ceiVed a supply of the Columbian
Souvenir Coins
Mrs. Laura A. Cobb and Mrs. Cal
vert Spensley and daughter have gone
to Pass Christian, Miss, to spend the
winter.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the First National bank Of
Mineral Point the entire board of
directors were reelected
Miss Clarissa Schilling visited
Dodgeville friends Saturday, and re-
turned with her sister Mary, who spent
her Christmas vacation there.
The Darlington Journal says that
Arthur Brew has sold out his bus
mess in Darlington and will go back
TO his farm near Yellowstone.
Preaching services at the NJ. +.
Church at the usual hours, 1870 a. M,
and 7:3O p. m. League song services
at 6:30. Everybody welcome
A farmers institute will be held in
Mineral Point, at the city hall, on Jan.
= and p. Every farmer within
radius of ten miles should be in at
tendance.
The movement for the early closing
Of business houses is to be commend
ded, and will be highly appreciated the
clerks, whom it will release from too
hours of service.
1. II. Sexton, of Cobb, recently
found the money which he supposed
was stolen from him sometime ago.
The amount was $3.50. The Democrat
is pleased at Mr. Sexton's good for
tune.
There are a number of cases of diph-
liberia in Dodgeville, and in conse-
quence the board of health has closed
the schools and churches and forbid
den public gatherings. 1t is to be
hoped that the disease will be speedily
stamped out.
The Wisconsin Journal of Educa-
tion says: cover one thousand kin
dergarteners were graduated from the
seventy different training classes this
year. This shows that kindergarten
work has become recognized special
ty in the teachers profession"
Mr.. and Mrs. I. r. Mundy, DR.. and
Mrs. \. II. Vallee, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
l.. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Benz.
Thomas and daughter Nellie, Mrs. J.
l. Pryor and son Mr.. J. w. Pryor, of
Dodgeyille, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
Miller Of Mitflin, attended the Masonic
installation party in this city on last
Thursday evening.
Rev. 5. L. Chubb will preach in p.
M. Church next Sunday, morning and
evening. Morning subject: "What
the Indications Are Evening sub
ject: The Right Determination"
Sunday school at 300 At the close
OF the evening sermon an opportunity
will be given to those who wish to
unite with the church.
The dairy school at the University
is overwhelmed with applications for
admission far beyond the capacity of
its present accommodations In noting
this fact, The Journal of Education
says that preference is always given to
students from Wisconsin, but it seems
certain that the school could readily
be filled by students from other states.
John Oates of this city recently
received from friend in California a
rather strange present, being box
containing specimen of the tarantu-
la. the huge poisonous spider, and its
cell, or habitation. Although dead and
mounted upon cardboard the tarantu-
la is indeed vicious looking custo
mer, and the cell is very strongly
constructed, and tarantula enclosed
in it would be well fortified against
attack. In the way of a curio for this
section of country, Johns great spider
Is hard to beat.