Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-02-23

COW ana Cali LOT the sum OF S2UV.
The free postal delivery system vii
| be put In operation in Madison, Marcel
| ist., with five carriers.
The Zipc works have been running
night and day for nine weeks withou
Ia break or accident of any kind Th,
| way in which the dark ore is trans
| formed into snow white oxide of The
purest quality, is wonder in itself.
J. Penhallegsn & Son will shortly re
moved to Sam Harris store building
Two doors below their present stand. ii
order that they may have more room
for their fine stock of boots, shoes, gal
tiers, etc They carry large and wei
assorted stock of L rst-class goods.
Dodgeville Sun: We learn from The
Arena Star that Mr.. A. j. Leckman
merchant at Helena Station, has
rented his business place TO Mr. 7. C
Clancy, who is well known in Dodge
vile as a bright and stirring business
man, and that Mr.. Lockman will g
west.
The railway officials at the depot
keep large demijohn on hand. n. II
snow says that when the Tribune
editor comes around they tell him it is
filled with whiskey, and that when a
representative of The Democrat takes
look at it they inform the Democrat
man that it contains Wankesha miner
al water; and the demijohn remains in
it's place unmole5ted.
Spectator" sounds a timely note of
warning it to-day's Democrat, regard
ing the necessity of being prepared for
sudden outbreak of fire in our city.
steps should at once be taken by our
citizens for the organization of fire
company. We trust the dangers point
ed out in spectators, article may be
guarded against by the prompt action
ON the part of our citIZens. II will be
late day 10 moralize over our neglect
after the fire fiend has once visited us.
Prof. W. A. Henry. of the Wisconsin
State University, ar iceiturai depart
ment, will deliver i couple of free lee
lures in this city IN the interests of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Industrial
Association, in about two weeks from
this date, on the subjects of "Dairying"
and sorghum Culture. The lecture
will be delivered in the Opera house in
the day time for the convenience of
parties from the country. who are
most interested. Due notice of the
lectures will be gwen hereafter.
In paper read before the Wisconsin
Cane growers association, Prof. Henry
of the State University claimed that
cane growers cannot afford to follow
tile old system of cultivation aud plant
ing, but must apply the same reason
ing to the growing of a cane crop as d
corn crop-use machinery. lie recon-
mended the careful testing of seed
before planting, and also the most
thorough preparation of the soil, and
suggested in strong terms the plant
ing with horse planters in drills and
the use of harrows or drags before the
cane appears above ground and fer
several weeks thereafter ending with
the sulky cultivator. Carefully follow,
ing these suggestions, the practical
cane grower will find he can save half
the cost of raising his crop.
Mrs. Barclay Felch, NJ. D., Chicago,
will give free lecture preparatory to
a course) on Monday, Feb. 26, at four
o'clock, p. M, in one of the churches of
this city. Subject: How to get well
and how to keep well" All ladies, es-
pecially the young, are invited to at
tend. The follow ing endorsement,
signed by thirty ladies of Lancaster,
speaks for itself:
''Ihe ladies of Lancaster have had the priri-
lege of hearing Mrs. Felch upon her charming
talks upon health. The vital importance of
health, the alarming lack of it among American
women, and this lady's graceful mastery and
scope of the shocks that flesh is heir to- - may
1alNy Ilsnr 10
well and how to keep WELL" is comprised in these
lectures, consisting of practical information
garding the causes of diseases their preventiyes
and cures. Her methods simple. In brief,
to all who wish to try to retain regain health.
and to grow old gracefully, we most heartily
Mrs. Felch."
On Saturday last the morning way
freigh,, No. 8, while turning curve
near Ames' branch, II few miles east of
Darlington. met with most singular
accident. The train was made up of
Il number of box cars, with five empty
Hats near the center of the train. a
brake beam of one OF the latter fell to
the ground and striking II tie threw
the five flat cars from the track, in
Stantly dctachlng them from the for
ward and rear cars Of the train, which
remained GA the track, while the five
Hats rolled down the embankment into
the ripping waters of the Pecat0nica,
and almost disappeared from mortal
sight. The divided train was then
coupled together and arrived ut its des-
almost on schedule time. AT
ter considerable fishing for them the
Hats were brought safely to land.
"Pompey," Cornelius, driver OF the
Point and Dodgeyille stage,
had quite an adventurous time going
To Dudgeville Oh Friday morning last.
The Water in some places along the
road came up over the top Of the sleigh
box. and little could be seen but the
horses heads and feet OF the undaunt-
ed driver. He had five or six passen-
gers aboard and was determined to
pull through or drown i'll the attempt.
After much tribulations and great
many duckings he triumphantly ar
rived i'll Dodgevllle and safely deliver
ed the L. :. mail. The journey was Il
periluuS one but "Pompey" proved
equal to every emergency, and the ma
ton owes him Il uebt of gratitude for
the failhfulneSs with which he guard
ed the property entrusted to Uncle
sam. He left some of thd passengers
behind. but on coming back he was
surprised 10 find that none
of them had been drowned.