Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-11

"utiONSl lilSNs LlNiS 'NAAN>NN 49,
writer in a recent number OF Ing
North American Rey!eT says ia
June 1896 | received statement
announcing that two hundr,S cities
had adopted the curfew law; ana Aas
city officials, parents, school teacGe;a,
employers of youthful labor. and es-
pecially chiefs of police, were EN-
phatic in their praise Of It's efficacy
The latent of the law is not to relieve
parents Of ths!f responsibility in train
ing children, and, as Th" Wisconsin
Journal of Education SAYS, "itsteaa
of being irri,ated by the operations of
the law most parents welcome it as
an aid to family discipline
Billy Young, the negro who shot
and killed George Elliot, in Sioux
CITY, Iowa, on December it, 1896, is
now on trial on The charge OF murder
III llle ulel dS StSC. NONhN. -A'NO'ANs
Hallam, formerly OF Linden, Is con
ducting the prosecution. The general
opinion of those acquainted with the
facts is that the shooting of Elliott
was wholly without Justification.
There is a strong probability that
verdict of murder in the first degree
will be returned by the jury and that
the death penalty will be inflicted
upon Young
Miss NjnG, sf plattevlle, Is visit
ing at the home u Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Potter.
The many friends of Mrs. BurgGjIs
will be sorry to learn that one day last
week she slipped on an icy step, just
outside her home, and dislocated both
bones of her arm at the wrist. 1t is
hoped her recovery will be speedy.
Mrs. Hattie Mckernan, of Hayward,
Iowa; Mr.. Teasdale Grange, of Sioux
Rapids, and Delos Grange, of lreton,
Iowa, were called here this week by
the sudden death of their mother, Mrs.
NJ. w. Grange,
MIR. John Mildren, who had the mis-
fortune tc sprain an ankle by falling on
the sidewalk about three weeks ago,
we are glad to say, is able to be about
again. The injury was very severe
one and caused him much pain.
Mr.. Allen w. Kent visited in Platte
vile last Friday and Saturday. His
friend and former schoolmate in Neb-
raska, j. w. McCarn, who is now ex-
press agent at platteville, accompanied
him to this city for brief visit at the
home Of Mr.. kent's parents.
Our old friend Mr.. James Lenahar,
of the town Of Kendall, Lafayette
county, accompanied by Mr.. Michael
Gallagher, made The Democrat a
friendly call today (Thursday) Mr..
Lenahan is one of Wisconsin's pioneers,
and has lived on his present farm for
period of more than forty-fve years.
Rev. 7. Kent next Sunday evening
will preach on. "Strange proyidences;
or God in Dreams and Dreaming
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Is.
J. Bennett, who during the past week
has been seriously i'll, is gradually re-
covering.
Mrs. Ann Davis, aged about IS
years, died on Sunday evening, Feb. !,
at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Stephen Powell, of this city. She was
born in Wales, and came TO Wisconsin
and located in the town of Mihlin
over fifty years ago.
Mr.. II. j. Penhallegon, ir., who has
been afflicted with la grippe for some
time, we are glad to report is improv-
ing.
Mrs. Albion White and daughter
returned this week to their home in
Sioux City, after visit of several
weeks at the home OF Mr.. ID. .Jacko in
this city.
Mrs. Jane Hosking is very i'll at the
home of her daughter Mrs. i. J. Ben
nett. Her youngest daughter, Mrs.
W. T. Cox, is called from Chicago to
her bedside.