Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-11

of Sunday last. The storm amounted
almost to a hurricane, fences were
blown down, pigs and chickens We're
killed. fruit blown from the trees and
wheat, oats and barley leyeled to the
ground,
The eau Claire Free Press says the
following is the amount of logs that
are available in the booms at present ;
Eau Claire river, 100000 feet. Vel
low river, 100000 feet, Dells, $4,000
900, feet Meridian 100000 feet. The
amount that will probably come down
the Chippewa this season yet is l0o,-
100000 feet; Eau Claire river, 10000
600 feet. \ reduction in the price of
lumber may confidently be expected.
Two games of base ball were played
ut Linden on the 9Th inst. In the
forenoon Il game of five innings was
played between a Linden club and a
club from this city, with a result of
twelve to fourteen tallies,-in favor
of the Linden club. In the afternoon
a game of nine innings was played by
a Dodgeville club and nine composed
of seven boys from Linden, and two
from Mineral Point. The Dodgeville
club won by score of thirty-eight to
twelve.
AT Il meeting of the Executive
Committee of the La Fayette County
Agricultural Society, held June 3oth,
the following resolution was adopted;
Resolved, That the next fair of the
La Fayette County Agricultural Soci-
ETY. be held at such place within the
County rs shall be hereafter deter
mined, having reference to the
amount contributed by the locality to
make the fair of interest to those at
tending it."
BURIED ALNE.-The Mazomanie
Sickle says that, the other afternoon,
n number of little children were slid
ing down the high sand-bank near the
railroad, a few rods west of the depot
in that village, when a large body of
sand started in an avalanche down
the hill, oyerthrowing the little son Of
Daniel Kelley, and completely bury
ing him. The other children immedi-
ately gave the alarm to I, w. Wilson
who was near hurried to the spot
After the work of few seconds, they
succeeded in extricating the boy alive,
although the little fellow was nearly
smothered to Death and had turned
black i'll the face.
Grant County Herald A tramp in
Galena had table set for him and
Toasted enough for two men, and
after the lady of the house thought he
had been done and gone for some
time she went to the room and found
him still sitting at the table. what
are you waiting for?" said she. "Wait-
ing for dessert" he replied. Where
upon she gave him what was left Of a
nice strawberry shortcake and he
went away smaclling his lips. He
must have been the same fellow who
lately tried that game near Beetown.
When he said he was waiting for
dessert the young lady who waited
upon him stepped into the pantry a
moment and returned with Il cooked
revolver pointed at his trampship,
she said in tones not to be misunder-
stood. you tramp out of this now,
sir, or I'll give you your dessert" He
tramped
"The Fourth was SO quiet and Or
derly." Yes: none of the pride of an
American displayed us was won't to
be on former occasions in celebrating
the anniversary of a nations BIRTH
the day that procured for us name
that is to-day respected the world
over-"the land Of the free, and the
home of the brave" Even our glori-
GUS star-spangled banner was not
permitted to come out of its corner
of must and flaunt in the breeze
Some toy flags was the only display;
and that display of colors was by a
little girl not a resident of this place
This should not be so. While our
city is largely composed Of citizens Of
foreign birth, yet they all should be
proud of our common country and
join heartily in celebrating the day of
all others in the history of this coun-
try that we have reason to be proud
of, and if they did not so feel they
should 90 from whence they come
until they learn to love above all other
lands, the American Republic.
4 CITIZEN.
We didn't notice that our CORES
pondent was particularly active in
trying to get up a celebration Of the
Fourth Had he taken the lead in
the matter perhaps the day would
not have passed unobseryed in this