Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-13

by Thomas T. Parmele, cashier, and
the abstract by William H. Curry.
The ninth annual exhibition of the
Boscobel Agricultural and Driving
Park association will be held at that
place on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, October 2, 3,
4, and 5, 1888. The society has our
thanks for complimentary.
The Madison Democrat came out
on Tuesday of this week with full
new dress of type, etc. the new
dress presents fine appearance and
be.okens prosperity. The Democrat
is first-class, live newspaper and
cannot be too well printed.
There will be competitive trial
of Irvine binders on the farm of
Edwin Johnson, one-half mile west
of Belmont, Wis, on Tuesday, July
18th, 1883. All representatives of
Irvine binders are cordially invited
to enter their machines.
The premium lists for the State
fair will be issued in few days.
The fair will be held at Madison,
! from the 10th to the 10Th Of Septem-
Der, inclusive. About $4,000 is to
be devoted to horse racing. in purses
of from $500 to $500.
The Richland County Republican
says that A. H. Krouskop has com
menced removing the debris from
the ruins of the great fire of last
winter, and will Immediately begin
to rebuild. He has not yet fully
decided to what extent he will re-
build, but he will put up building
large enough for his extensive bust
ness.
Chronicle: Overseer Perkins in
forms us that five new inmates were
received ut the Iowa county poor
farm last week, among them being
two old ladies' from the town Of
Moscow, one 81 and the other 81
years old. The number of paupers
on the farm at this time is fifty
three, the largest number on record
in the history of the county.
Lancaster Herald: One of the
handsomest fields, as well as the
most highly cultivated, to be seen
anywhere in this section is the tobac-
co field of Mr.. Croft, in the north
part of city. The enclosure contains
about six acres, and in its confines
not weed or spear of grass is to be
seen-nothing but the clearly de-
fined line of young tobacco, in the
cultivation of which Mr. Croft is an
adept.
Farmers and others should look
out for sharpers who are travelling
through the country securing the
names of responsible parties to COR
ders" which afterwards turn out to
be promlssory notes. You can buy
everything you want of home deal
ers who are we'll known, and thus
avoid the risk of being swindled
Your home papers give the names Of
persons who advertise and do
legitimate business, and they can
be patronized safely.-Ex.
The 18th of July, 1888, is past; but
were it not for the storm of We'd
nesday night, Secretary Wright's
banner would be "still there"
announcing that the fair of the
S. w. Wis. |. A. will be held in
the city, September 4, ), 6 and 7, at
which larger premiums than ever
before will he awarded The ban
ner will undoubtedly be again flung
to the breeze, and let all who read
it remember that every possible
effort will he put forth to make our
fair Of 1885 a grand success.
On Wednesday, while assisting
c. +. Gale in hitching UP ine
young horse which Gale recently
purchased, James Polkinghon met
with rather painful accident. Mr..
P. was standing in front Of the horse
holding on to the bride, when it
reared up, throwing him down and
dragging the buggy over him. For
tunately he escaped with no more
serious injury than the dislocation
of a shoulder, which we understand
is about all right again.
Rev. John Dorsey, who was or
dained deacon in the Cathedral of
Baltimore, by Archbishop Gibbons,
last month, and was spending his
vacation with his parents in this
city, yesterday was ordered to Chi
cage, where he will be ordained
Priest the coming week by Arch
bishop Feehan. He will be ap-
pointed assistant pastor 70 Very
Rev. Conway. Vicar-Genesal at the
Cathedral of the Holy Name, one of
the most important charges for a
young clergyman in the city of Chi
cago.
A report comes from Beetown.
Grant county, that on the Fourth, a
tragedy occurred in that place. 1t
appears that man who had been
sent to states prison on the evidence