Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-23
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


Saturday.
Commencing Wednesday,, January
22d way freight accommodation train
will leave Mineral point at 8 o'clock
a. IN. instead of 1l:l5 o'clock a. m. as
heretofore.
A correspondent writing to Tne
Blanchardville Blade from Moscow
says: Miss Nellie Dunbar is teaching
the school here and is giving excellent
satisfaction.
On Wednesday evening, January %,
the Woman's Reading Club will give
Dutch Market, at the City Hall, for
the benefit of the Public Library.
The main feature of the Market will
he the novel way of serving supper,
each person being obliged to select his
or her own supper from the different
stalls. Supper served from ) to p.
m. The good music, and the pictur-
esque costumes of the ladies will
greatly add to the evenings enjoy
ment.
Rev. James Cleary, of Sigourney,
Iowa, visited his family in Waldwick;
also had a pleasant visit with Father
O'Keefe, of this city, last week. He
departed for home on Friday.
Joe Graber returned on Tuesday
evening from Ackley, Iowa, where he
purchased a car load of horses for the
Chicago market.
S E. Shepard and family now oc-
cupy their pleasant new home, near
the fair grounds.
Mrs. Catherine Kennedy, died, at her
home in Highland, on Friday, Jan
uary II. She was the mother of two
of Iowa county's most widely known
citizens, Richard and Thomas Kennedy.
Her husband died in 1878, leaving
seven sons and four daughters. She
was woman greatly esteemed by all
who knew her, and wide circle Of
friends will read Of her death with
sorrow.
Mr.. A. p Higbee, proprietor of the
Higbee Hotel of Dodgevlle Qormerly
Marks House), died on Friday last
after brief illness,
Revival services continue at the 7,
M, church, with good attendance, and
some interest.
w. J. Penhallegon was in Chicago
last week, purchasing goods for the
winter trade.
The mains of the Belmont water
works have been found to leak so bad
ly that they cannot be used until the
ground thaws in the spring, when they
can be repaired. Meanwhile the con-
tractors, the Dubuque Construction
company, will be expected to pay the
interest on the village bonds from
Nov. l until the plant is accepted by
the village.
Mrs. A. S. White and little daugh-
ter are home from Pittsburg, Kansas
Married, in Linden, on Wednesday,
Jan. Is, 1896, at the residence of Mrs.
NJ. Goldsworthy. sister of the bride,
Mr.. William James to Mrs. Edith
Bray; both of Linden; Rev. d. James
officiating. None but the immediate
relatives were present to witness the
ceremony. May their future be pros
porous.
J. p. Kieffer and son n. j. Kieffer,
last week, purchased from Joseph
O'Neill, of this city, forty-tive acres of
land, in the town of Linden, which
connects the kieffer farms. The
price paid was $25 per acre.
Saturday evening, Feb. s, the Jessie
Couthoui Concert company will be in
Mineral Point for the first time. The
concert will be one of the best num-
bers of the Lecture course and no one
can afford to stay away.
Fyffe's History of Modern Europe,
in three volumes, was given to the
Public Library by Mrs. Latin; and
"The Church in the Prayer Book by
the author, Mr.. Edward Temple, Rut-
land, Vt.
The second meeting of the Iowa
County Teachers Association will be
held at High school room in this city,
on Saturday, Feb. 8. The following
will be treated in papers and remarks:
Geography in the Primary Grades;
Geography in the Grammar Grade;
Geographical Preparation for the High
School; Geography in the Country