Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-11-02

The partnership in the foundry
business of John Wearne, ST..
Richard Wearne, and John w.
Wearne, has been dissolved by mu-
tEal consent. John Wearne, Sr., will
continue to carry on the business,
in which he has been engaged for SO
many years. He thoroughly under
stands every part of his business,
and will give all orders for work in
his line prompt and careful atten-
ton.
Thomas Kettleson, of the town of
Burke, Dane county, saved five acres
of good tobacco from frost recently,
by the following operation: He
knew that the frost was coming, so
he scattered hay around his tobacco
patch principally on the winward
side. He fired the hay soon after
midnight, and while it was burn
ing he threw on a few stalks of to-
bacco, which created a great smoke.
He kept this up two nights, burning
about two tons of hay, but saving
about eight hundred dollars worth
of tobacco.
The charivariers have been
abroad in the city for sometime
eagerly watching for some new mar
ried couple to pounce down upon,
but the party that visited the home
Of VIM. Richards, on Thursday
night was by far too demonstrative.
Usually such demonstrations are
allowed to pass for what they are
worth, but when it comes to de-
stroying property and tearing up
things generally, the strong arm of
the law ought to bear down heavily
upon these disturbers of marital
felicity, and teach them that there
are bounds which they cannot pass
with safety to themselves.
Boscobcl Dial-Last Friday night
a burglar entered the store of Cobb
& Co., Bloomington, and with pow
der, blew open the safe, getting
about 1920 for his labor. The burg
lar took an overcoat and departed.
To efectually escape he stole a horse
Of a Mr.. Schultz, which he rode
until daylight, abandoning the horse
a short distance from Werley. Off
GERS were at once put upon his track
but up to last accounts they had
not found their man. In the store
was found a package Of powder
done up in piece of the Milwau-
kee Journal of October 22d. From
the character of the work done, it
is supposed the burglar was an old
hand at the business.
The Chicago, Milwaukee q ST. p.
railway has issued Il detailed tab
ular statement showing the popula-
ton and crop statistics for 1888, for
the counties in Dakota on the lines
Of or adjacent to the road. The
thirty counties enumerated have a
total population of 191 800, COM
pared with 130,720 in 1882. The
total wheat acreage was 449700
bushels. being 81 bushels to the
acre; the yield of oats was 2l0,G50
bushels, at 50 per acre; rye, 22,510
bushels, at 80 per acre; of barley,
$4,000 bushels, at 80 per acre; of
flax, 1O2, $40 bushels, at Is per acre.
These figures are guaranteed by the
company to be correct, and are GER
tainly an admirable showing.
"The troupe you all know play
ed the Hidden Hand to a full house
at the City Hall on Tuesday eve
ming. The play was well rendered
and highly appreciated by the
audience. Mrs. Mary Priestley, as.
Capitoln, and the entire company
performed their several parts more
like professionals than amateurs.
VIII Curry and his colored troupe
did nobly. While it is admitted
that the acting on the whole was
exceptionally fine, such Il great di-
Versity of opinion must exist as
to which Factors cXcelled that we
refrain from commenting any one
IN particular. The cornet band,
assisted by Prof. $. T. Osborne on
the organ, and Bennett VIM on the
violin, furnished excellent music,
which contributed greatly to the
evenings entertainment Exhibitions
by home companies ought to be
encouraged. As was the case on
Tuesday evening they often give
better entertainments than more
pretentious travelling troupes. and
while the travelling troupes carry
away whatever money they realize,
the home companies give their re-
ceipts to some laudablc object.