Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12

being unusually plentiful In the cen
tral and northern par. Of this State.
--One lady entered thirty differ
ent kinds of preserves at the La
Tsyette Co. fair We'd bate to pro,
vide the lady with sugar.
John B. Cough will deliver one
Of his mastery lectures at Madison
Nov. 2lst, under the joint auspices
of the Congregational and Metho-
dist churches.
AT the close of the Crawford Co
fair at Seneca. last week, z. Boylan
was found dead ia an out Of the way
place; It Is thought he was murder
ed, though 10y whom is not known.
AT Benton, Lafayette Co, men
recently INDUCED in a foo. race 10 a
perfectly nude state. An exchange
says: "phe sport would have been
continued but arrest was threatened
by the priest, Father Ward"
The proposed pontoon bridge
project between Dubuque aud Dun
leitb awaits the action Of govern
ment officials at Washington; if per-
mission to build it is received, the
contractors will begin its construc-
ton immediately.
The friends o. Elder Goodsell,
at PlatteviIle, met at l. Washburn's
residence last week, and presented
the Elder with the life OF DR.. l.. w.
Eddy; on arriving at home the book
was examined when twas found IN
telleaved with forty oue-dolar bills
The ladies' of the w. G. r. u. at
Madison cleared 1927 SO by running
lunch stand at the Dane Co. fair:
and the fair association having ex-
cluded the sale Of alcoholic bever-
ages from its grounds during the
fair, he Iadie, Presented their lunch
stand profits to the fair association,
"ln token OF our appreciation OF such
action.
Tie soldiers Of Green Co. hold a
ieuulon at Monroe this week, com
mencing 20 day. The Green County
Soldiers Union will provide rations
OF coffee, bacon, beans, bard tack, etc;
regular camp life will be followed.
aud III the evening the boys will
swap lies around camp-fres until 10
o'clock.
-A'hertis Cheever, Of Maj shall,
town, Iowa, while under ihe inhu-
ence OF liquor, was knocked down by
two men at Boscobel last week. who
attempted to rob him: his cries for
help brought several parties to the
spot, who found him bleeding pro
inseiy, his nose smashed fat, and his
clothing unbuttonei and nearly torn
from bis body.
The Prohibitiouists of Lafayette
Co are supporting the following can
ditates;
,Me'iE Pence VluHook: Treasurer
W j. Bird; 90 CTk, TJ.VanMatre:
OK Of Circuit court, Thos. Bracken;
Regis Of beds, G c Kidder; Dist
attorney, A. d. Marcy; iSmoeyor, w,
Gray; coroner, Thos Sheldon. For
Members of Assembly, Eastern Dist
S. II. Cook; Western Dist Francis
Craig.
From the State Journ@ of the
7Ih inst, we clip;
Sugar making from early amber
cane has COMMENCED at the Univer-
sity Experimental farm. Analyses
made 10y Mr. Swenson, yesterday,
show that the cane juice will yield
ten per cent. sugar or ive-lnd a.halt
pounds Of sugar to each gallon OF
syrup. II IS expected that between
two and three tons Of sugar will he
made at the fam this season The
apparatus used at the sugar house
this year is much more elaborate
than that previously operated with,
and much better results will prob
ably be attained.
In discussing the failure of the
Dane county fair, the Sun Prairie
CoantryHtG3s says:
"We have heard a good deal o
complaintIrom neighboring farm
ers, and especially from those wh'
bad produce or stock at the Dan,
Co. fair this year, concerning TIN
manner in which matters were con
Quoted there Nobody can blam
the farmers for finding fault Thos
who were granted premiums reeeiv
ed only - per cent, one-fourth th
amount designated in the list; AM
willy! The attendance was as larg
as usual. the receipts did not fall he
hind Well, it is easily explained
The association paid $500 for tn
privilege OF having two young won
Ell from abroad visit the grounds an
gailop their horses around the rae
course. 1t was expected, perhaps