Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-20

Mr. I. C. Comfort, recently sold
his farm In the town of Linden, to
Mr.. John Correll, of Livingston, for
the sum of $4,000. Mr.. Comfort
is one of the most suoce ,sful stock
ralsers in the west. He is prepar-
ing to remove to Cobb, where he is
erecting a model residence.
Shullsburg Free Press: Mr..
Frank Stone, Of Monticello, a man
advanced in years, met with mar
row escape from an awful death
while moving grass on Thursday
last. He was thrown from his seat
on mower in front of the machine,
while in motion, the sickle going
over the entire body. His clothes
were badly torn and his body
terribly lacerated in many places.
At first it was thought the unfor-
tunate man was killed, but upon
summoning one of our physicians,
it was found that although SO cut
up, no fatal injuries were received.
The Mineral Point Zinc company
purchased the other day from the
Fl. Scott Manufacturing Co., of Kan
sas, a concentration for cleaning and
separating ores. This machine with
necessary fixtures will be put in the
works at cost of several thousand
dollars, and by its use, together with
the Improvements. made to the
works the very finest grades of OK
ide can be obtained from the ores.
The new cooler is now completed,
and the concentrator will be put in
sometime during the present month,
when the works will be started up
again.
On Tuesday last, Mr.. Theodore
Engels, living south of this city, in
town of Kendall, Lafayette county,
met with the sad misfortune of hav-
ing the small bone of his leg broken
and the ankle joint badly injured.
He was riding upon wagon with
out the bed, with his feet hanging
down, when one of them struck
against a stump, with the result as
above stated. DR.. Patterson was
called and reduced the fracture. He
pronounces the injury very painful,
though not necessarily serious one.
Mr.. Engel's speedy recovery is hoped
for by his many friends.
The following, taken from the
Darlington Democrat of last week,
will be of interest to the sporting
fraternity of this section: Jack
Curkeet recently received letter
from Frank A. Flower, of Madison,
chief of the bureau Of labor statistics,
inquiring if Jack would wrestle
Duncan G. Ross, the champion all
around-athlete OF the world. Jack
Immediately signified his willing
ness to wrestle Mr.. Ross, Cornish
style, and Mr.. Flower is making eff
forts to bring the men together. If a
meeting is arranged, the match will
take place in this city, the stakes be-
ing $1,000 a side and gate money.
Ross is Scotchman, weighs $40
pounds, and is q man of supberb
physique, while Curkeet's nerve,
science and strength are known to
all. Good judges think that Jack
can down him, as the backing of a
thousand dollars indicates"
Prairie du Chen Courier: On
Sunday evening of last week night
Waterman Hurley observed tramp
lounging on the slough bridge and
ordered him off. The tramp refused
to do so, when the officer said he
would make him get off. At this
speech, the tramp jumped down
and kicked the officer in the side,
and he then called upon Marshal
Harrington to assist him, and as
soon as they approached the tramp
knocked the marshal down. There
upon the night Waterman used his
billy on the tramp, which cooled his
ardor and they arrested him and
lodged him in the cellar under
the court house. DR.. Samuels was
called upon to dress up the wounds
on said tramp's head; they were not
serious bruises, however, This
tramp has been in the city two or
three days ostensibly repairing UNI
brellas. On Monday morning be-
fore Police Justice d. Webster, an
investigation resulted in the tramp
being accommodated with lodging
and boarding for sixty days at the
hotel dc Beach.