Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-02

Let al VINO lnlenu 10 take part III
the wheelbarrow race at the fair mex
week, make their entries before toe
late.
One hundred and forty-one guests
registered at the I. 5 hotel in this
city during the week ending Saturday
Aug. p.
Bills are out for the Mineral Point
fair. They were printed at the Demo.
crat office and are we'll gotten up
Crawford Bros. are gaining wide
spread reputation for fine and tasty jolt
work.-Montfort Independent.
The biggest threshiag' We have
heard of SO far this season. was done
by Stephen Martin. of Diamond Grove.
On Friday of last week Mr.. Martin
threshed one hundred and nine bushels
Of oats in twenty-five minutes.
We have established London de-
partner" in the Democrat. Our for
eign editor, having his headquarters in
London, cables us this morning some
yerv interesting facts, which are given
in another column.
Ballons famous Black Silks in all
grades Just opened at james Morgan's.
$50 and 3Ss East Water St, Milwaukee
also full lines Of other popular silks
! lie is receiving his new Dress goods for
the Fall.
C. W. Potter, of Milwaukee. state
Iagent for the .Etna insurance COM
| pany, and f. L. Dmock. Of GAINESVILLE,
representing the Commercial Union
insurance company of London, were in
town on Thursday.
Still Il few boots and shoes left.
which You can purchase almost ut
your own price, in order to close them.
Also, bargains offered in all depart
ments of dry goods and clothing before
arrival 81 our new stock
j. DELLER.
The fair of the S. w Wis. l. y Will
be held in this city next week, and
with favorable weather there can he
no doubt of its success. The display
in the exhibition building promises to
be very fine, and from present indica-
tions the number Of article entered FOR
premiums will be very large.
Buy the Minnesota Chief Thresher;
I it will separate and clean flax and tim
othy seed as easy and as well as any
other thresher: will thresh oats or
wheat. The clover-hulling attachment
will thresh and hull clover better than
any clover-huller ana 10 more Of it.
s. HOOKING & Co.
\ pic race will take place sometime
during the fair, next week. The per
son who catches tie pig by the tail and
holds it, takes the pig. AS live hogs
are now selling at about six cents per
pound, this Will he 4 raIe opportunity
for some person to lay in his winter
supply of pork, free of cost.
On Tuesday evening, from o'clock
until near morning. the residence Of
Mrs. VIM TeaSdale was thronged by
visitors attracted by Il fine specimen
of night-blooming CereuS, then in full
bloom, filling the entire house with its
peculiar fragrance Mis-. It. is to be con
graduated in her success in raising to
such perfection this rare flower.
Storm Lake Pilot, August 2Gth:-
Misses Sarah and Emma Hutchinson
and Mrs. Bastian, estimable and ac-
complished ladies' Of Mineral Point,
Wis, are at present stopping in the
city. 1t is probable that the Misses
Hutchinson will permanently locate in
Storm Lake and engage in the MILL
merry business.
\ Milwaukee paper, i'll speaking of
the generosity OF the people of that
city in contributing to the relief of the
sufferers Of the city or New Tim, Min
nesota, lately destroyed by a tornado
closes its list, as follows: In addition
to the above, Leidersdorf & Mendel
sent to the sufferers. i box Of fine
smoking tobacco"
The cutting of rates has already
commenced between Milwaukee 4 st
Paul Road and the Illinois Central
The Milwaukee & st Paul Company
charge S31 per car from Gratiot to Mil
waullee OF Chicago, and the Central
ST. from Warren. The Milwaukee &
st Paul Company charge $50 per car
from WAYNE, ~ miles north east of
Warren TO Chicago. The cars on the
st Paul road carry 1900 lbs more than
the Central-Ex.
Mineral Point is highly favored i'll
the matter Of receiving the latest news.
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin,
four o'clock edition. reaches this city at
10: ~ O'Clock of the same evening, and
is on sale early next morning. The
Chicago Morning News and the Du-
buque papers reaches here at 1880, a. |
m. the Madison dailies at p. m. and |
the large Chicago dailies morning) at
5 o'clock, y. N.
The Brodhead Independent says that
as the afternoon train was leaving that
place on Tuesday, a child of Mr.. Ewd. |
Deyer, about two years Of age was dis
covered on the track, lying down. The |
fireman ran forward and got on the
cow-catcher. and rescued the child at
the risk Of lis own life 1t was GER
tainly a brave deed. There seemed no |
other way to save the child, as the
train was urder good Roadway and |
could not be stopped. Such bravery is
worthy of the highest praise We have
not heard the freman's name.
Those delicate butterflies so nu-
merous III our city at the present time,
are the chaps that are PLAYING the mis-
chief with our cabbages. They COM
mence by depositing their layre on
various parts Of the plant which al
most immediately develops to an in
Vulnerable number of green catterpil- |
lars ready fnr buSiaaSS Xt THAR