Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-10

pupils of Mr.. Max Bendix, in Stcin-
way Hall, Chicago, that Miss Gretta
Cox, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
I. Cox, formerly of this place was
chosen for one of the numbers. The
famous teacher selected eight out of a
class of sixty pupils, each one of
whom has been under his teaching for
from three to four years, while Gretta
has been his pupil only since last
spring, and each of these eight take
engagements out of the city. Miss
Gretta certainly was highly honored
in being selected to take part in such
a recital, and her friends here will be
pleased to know that she was so
honored.
Judge Clementson opened the Feb
ruary term of the Grant county court
at Lancaster on Tuesday. The term
will be short as there are only twelve
jury cases on the calendar.
George Simons and Will Hooking,
aged II and 20 years respectively,
were instantly killed on Monday
evening by the falling of huge rock
in a mining shaft at Benton. Hook
ing was employed in the mine and
had just gone to work. Young Sim
ons accompanied him merely to see
the mine. Hocking's father is seri-
ously i'll and it is feared that the
shock will kill him.
Miss Jennie McWeeny, who has
been spending few weeks in this city
returned to her home in Clyde, on
Wednesday.
Read press notices of the Salisbury
Orchestra. City hall next Monday
evening.
The Milwaukee Sentinel recently
contained the following: Eleven
young women graduated from the
Milwaukee State Normal School Jan.
II, and are now entitled to teach in
any graded school in Wisconsin.
The students who have received di-
plomas are as follows: Misses Aug
usta Runge, Minnie Pratt, Pauline
Davis, Nora Meehan, II. Hainke,
Daisy Addington, Maryn Gleason,
Susan Waters, Julia Matech, kath-
rine Hutchington, and Julia Laun.
Three or four of the new graduates
have already found employment in
the city schools; while a majority of
the others will for the present teach in
the country districts" Miss Adding
ton is for the present acting as sub
stitute teacher in the Milwaukee pub
lie schools, and is to be congratulated
upon having successfully completed
the course in a school of so high
standing as the Milwaukee Normal.
TAKE NoTICE.-There will be no
meetings in the city hall, next Sun
day, nor the Sunday following, by
reason of the preacher being called
from home.
Remember that the event of the
season will be the entertainment of
the Salisbury orchestra, at city hall
next Monday evening.
Mr.. George Gorgen's many friends
will regret to know that he is still
confined to his home by illness.
The Guild of Trinity Episcopal
church of this city met at Mr.. Fred
erick Vivian's last week, and this
week at Mr., G. Spensleys. Both
were largely attended and the re-
ceipts correspondingly large.
Rev. Z. Kent next Sunday evening
will preach on " Jerusalem's Great
Sensation"
The ladies of the Alpha Society will
give 15c tea on Washington birth
day, Feb. 22d.
Mr.. John +. Hendra arrived home
from Chicago on last Saturday eve-
ming. His many friends will be glad
to know that he is recovering from the
effects of the operation performed
upon him some time ago for appendi-
citis.
Arch Hubbard and Bert Arthur
returned to Rewey, on Tuesday,
after spending few days in this city,
waiting the arrival of their stock OF
hardware with which to open the store
which they have fitted up at that
place.
Hon. G. Spensley, who attended the
Congress of Fish Commissioners, re-
turned last week, from Tampa,
Florida. He found the weather"here
rather cold, for when he left the Sunny
South it was SO above. He says, no
one knows what great improvements
have been made in that section of the
country until he visits it. He went
down by the middle route, and came
up the coast line, passing through
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