Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-22
AVOCA NEWS ITEMS.
BY z. +. GALLAGHER.

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Avoca is booming.
1t is growing colder day by day.
And every farmer is making his
hay.
The Democratic caucus to nom-
mate delegates to attend the county
convention at Dodgeville, was held
at the town clerks office on Thurs
day September 18th. The delegates
chosen were: ]. Ward, II. P. Dietrich,
F. Reuter-, Ole Roberg, F. Egan
and John Gallagher I'd.
The Avoca base ball club chal-
lenged the Otter Creekers to play al
matched game last Saturday. The
Avoca nine were present but not
an Otter Creeker was TO be seen.
The Avocas will challenge them
again.
Coon Schmelser has just received
a small car load of lime which he
will dispose in any desired quantity
to those wishing to patch up for
the cold weather.
Last Thursday evening few of
the fremen and lot of the village
boys took out the engine upon a
wager of a key Of beer. The bet
being that the hose boys could not
make all the couplings of the hose
before the engine men coupled the
engine hose and pumped water,
The hose boys won the bet, but
didn't get the beer, and they never
will unless they get it from some
one else other than the man who
lost it.
Samuel Parks and Charles Frost
were absent from town last Tuesday.
They were delegates to the Re-
publican county convention.
DR.. Bruil has commenced to repair
his house which was so badly
damaged by the fire.
Fremont Parmley returned tol
Iowa last Tuesday. He will return
in a couple of months.
A couple of Italians were in town
last Tuesday playing the hand organ
and passing around the hat to re-
ceive the sum of-nothing.
John Canning, of Museoda was
in town last Thursday.
Coon schmelser is agent for the
st. John Sewing machine.
On Monday evening as the pass
enger and freight trains were wait
ing for orders to go ahead the con-
ductor on the passenger was handed
orders to run to Boscobel. He
gave the orders TO the engineer and
then went back into the depot.
The freight train conductor then
signalled his engineer to go ahead.
The passenger engineer seeing this,
and supposing it was meant for
him, pulled out leaving the con-
ductor in the depot. He telegraphed
to Muscoda for the engineer to back
up, which he did to let the scared
conductor have a ride one more
trip at least.
The prohibition caucus of the
town of Pulaski to nominate del
egates to attend the county con-
vention at Dodgeville, was held at
the town clerks office last Saturday.
The delegates chosen were: Samuel
Swinehart, Chas. Walbridge, P. F.
Quinn, John Gallagher list, Samuel
Aldred and Jim Barnard. While
at the convention the delegates
will of course, take in the fair.
A few days ago a stranger came
along and happened to run across
Chris. Foltz's land and said he
smelled mineral. He told Chris.
he had been here 26 years ago
and knew there was mineral in
his field. He meant business, of
course, and SO engaged board of
Chris, and went to work digging
sand couple of days, when he
was discharged as a boarder, and
and then engaged quarters of Dick
Parish, borrowing Dicks tools and
returning to work, and whether he
is at work now or not no one knows.
Threshing is nearly all done and
fall blowing has commenced.
AvocA MARKET.-Eggs, Is cts,
Butter Is, Lard Is, Onions s1.OO,
Potatoes so cts, Oats 25, Wheat
IS and 95, Live Hogs, 81 and So,
Cattle So to $3.50, Wool % cents,
Corn 60 cents.
More next week.