Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-08-19

Tor STOCK raising stIlu udlTy purposes.
The citizens of Linden have decided
to purchase and erect town clock in
the spire of the NJ E. Church of that
village. We hope that the bell will be
sufficiently commodious so that at this
distance we can regulate our chronom
eters, which of course will decide din
ner-hour disputes between house
keepers, in our favor.
s. J. Collins of Milwaukee, assistant
superintendent c. NJ. & st. p. R'y; J
J. Dean, conductor on train between
Monroe and Milwaukee; 5. c. CLANCY
and a. j. Kane, citizens of Monroe
were in town on Wednesday, on bust
ness connected with the extension OF
the c. NJ. & st. 2. R'y.
Arrangements are being made to Sc.
cure some rare sports at the coming
fair of the S. w. Wis. |. A. There will
be half-mile foot race, purse So; 8
quarter-mile wheelbarrow race, purse
SO; pig race, the person who catches
the pig and holds it by the tail, takes
the pig. Negotiations are pending will
the English gentlemen of Lemars
Iowa, the Close Bros, for a Hurdle
Race, and with the Dodgeville Gym
nastic Club for performances by them
during the fair.
Dodgeville Chronicle: The attention
of our readers is invited to the list OF
premiums offered by the S. w. Wis
Industrial Association for its fair tC
be held at Mineral Point, Sept. 6, I, s
and Q, which will be found on the
fourth page of this paper. The officers
of the Association, us we'll rs the PEG.
pie of Mineral Point generally, are
putting forth every effort to place the
coming fair in advance of all its pre-.
seconded by the people of this region
as they deserve to be, complete sue
cess is assured. Lend them helping
hand by becoming an exhibitor.
\ large delegation of people left this
city on Tuesday afternoons train, to
go on the special excursion to Lemars,
Iowa. Among the eXcursionists were
w. I. Henry, VIM. Lanyon, ST., Cyrus
Lanyon, Jos. Phelan. Jas. Brewer, ST.,
Simon Toay, Chas. James, John o.
Dowd, Paul Noble, Richard James,
Mrs. Jas. Weber, Mrs. Heath, Chas.
Martin and wife, the Misses Sarah and
Emma Hutchinson, Mrs. Bastian, Mrs.
Rothe, Grant Powell, Thomas Gribble,
Parker Comfort, Jas Hallam, Anthony
HuXtable, VIM. Hewett, the Misses
Ella and Julia Mitchell, Miss Maggie
Richards and Mrs. Bergman.
The Galena Gazette of last week thus
speaks of the coming fair of the S. w.
Wis. |. A.: I'VE publish elsewhere
the premium list of the next annual
fair of the Southwestern Wisconsin
Industrial Association, to be held at
Mineral Point on the 9th, 18th, Sth and
9th of September. Ii will be seen on
reference to the list, that the Associa-
ton have offered liberal premiums,
which certainly ought to stimulate a
general competition among the indus
trial classes of Mineral Point and vi
entity. 1t will also be seen that a
splendid programme of races has been
arranged FOR the fair. We trust that
the exhibition will prove grand sue
cess.
On Thursday morning of last week a
little son of Gus. Buche, formerly of
this place, was drowned in the Peca-
tonica river at Darlington. The Oar
lington Democrat gives the following
particulars of the sad affair: This
morning Thursday just before eleven
o'clock, Master John Buche, aged
seven, while fishing near the race
bridge in company with his brother
and Herman Schreiter, accidentally fell
into the water and was drowned. He
was under water about thirty minutes
and was found by Ed. Stott. DR.. Pill.
ling and others labored long to resus
citate the little victim, but were van.
pushed by the monster death, who re
fused to relinquish his claim. Deceased
was a son of Gus Buche, late of Min
eral Point"
The celebration of the completion
of the c. & \. W. r. r. al Eden, or
Wednesday, August 10th, was notable
and interesting affair. Some of the
good people of nearly perhaps every
town in Iowa county, were present
and the large attendance proved the in.
terest felt by all in the import ant en-
terprise. Running, as this new road
does. through the very best portion OF
the county, it cannot fail to be both
profitable to the corporators and to the
citizens near it. Eden was thronged
and busy place on Wednesday, Ger
tainly. Much pains had been taken by
the officers, committees, and citizens of
the place generally to make the coca
sion pleasant for the multitude of Wis
itors, and the entire affair was grand
success. The booths were neatly ar
ranged and PRETTY decorated. The
dancing floor was a success, the music
first rate, and the foot-races, horse
races, &c, all @up to promise" The
Grafton by Mr.. Briggs was interesting
and listened to with marked attention
by the large audience which sur
rounded the eloquent speaker. Eden
may well be proud of her Railroad
celebration"