Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-01-05
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


ing, Jan. II.
The January session of the Lafay-
cite county board of supervisors COM
menced at Darlington, on Tuesday
afternoon.
The Witness says that taxes are
clear out of sight in Platteville this
year. They are nearly double what
they were four years ago.
The publisher of the Dodgeville
Sun makes the announcement that be-
ginning with the first issue in January
The Sun will appear on Monday and
Thursday of each week as a six col
umn folio.
The Platteville Witness says that
merchants report the holiday trade
much better this year than they had
any reason to hope for.
Married, in Darlington, On Monday,
December Is, by Rev. G. G. Swartz,
Mr.. Phil A. Parkinson to Miss Nina
Parkinson, both of Fayette, Wis.
An Oakdale, Neb., paper reports
that Hon. G. w. Priestley has purchas-
ed the entire interest of the Oakdale
bank and that he will in the future
conduct the same.
The installation party of Mineral
Point chapter of the Eastern Star will
be held at Masonic hall, next Wednes-
day evening, Jan. 10, to which mem
bers and their families are invited.
The marriage of Miss Eva Fuller of
Necedah and Mr.. Charles E. Babcock,
was solemnized on New Years even
ing. The groom is the only son Of
Congressman Joseph w. Babcock, a
graduate of Ann Arbor, an0 popular
young man.
Chronicle: Died, in the town of
Waldwick, Dec. q, 1898, Mrs. Alex
McIlhatton. Deceased was daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cassidy. She
was buried in the Yellowstone Catho-
lie cemetery.
Edgewood, the property given by
Gov. Washburn, at Madison, to the
Dominican sisters at Sinsinawa
Mound, and which was disastrously
destroyed by the fire few weeks ago,
will be rebuilt as soon as summer
begins
The beautiful snow, which took a
vacation during holiday week, came
back again on Wednesday evening.
w. H. Bennett has returned to
Mineral Point and will become associ-
ated with his brother B. J. Bennett in
publishing The Tribune. His family
will remove here as soon as he can
secure a house. The return of Mr..
Bennett and family will be welcomed
by their many friends.
The city schools will reopen on
Monday next, after a vacation of two
weeks. The teachers and pupils will
return to their books, greatly benefited
by their holiday recreation. Good,
steady, hard work is the rule in the
schools of Mineral Point, and occa-
sional rest is well earned.
NJ. J. Minor is cutting and storing a
good crop of nice clear ice. About
800 tons of it will be required for r. J.
Penhallegon's cold storage house.
Rev. S. II. Chubb will preach at
Lost Grove at 11:0O, and at Diamond
Grove at 2:30, next Sunday.
On Sunday last DR.. c. d. Mcdonald,
of this city, performed on James
Peters an operation known as abdom-
inal section, or opening the abdomen,
for the relief of an abscess behind the
kidneys, from which Mr.. Peters has
suffered for more than twelve weeks.
The patient is doing well.
Mineral Point merchants report an
average holiday trade. Many say it
was much better than they expected
The tea meeting of the Primitive
Methodist church of Mineral Point
held on Monday evening, Jan. l, '94
surpassed all other tea meetings ever
held by this organization, so famous
for the success of these annual festival
entertainments. The number of peo.
pie in attendance was unprecedentedly
large; and good speaking, good music
and the best of good holiday cheer
abounded. The tables were bounti.
fully laid with every requisite for a
firstclass feast. Although a great
amount of provisions had been Sc
cured-more than anyone thought was
necessary,-it nearly all was placed on
the tables, and partaken of by the
crowd of friends who attended. About
800 was cleared for the Alpha society
The ninth annual entertainment of
George II. Legate Post, of this city,
held on Friday evening, Dec. 20, was a
decided success, socially and financial
ly. The hall was filled with comrades