Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-27


sessed of about as much patience
as his illustrious namesake to tame
ly submit to such tiattery.
The loan of two hundred stand
of arms, has been asked for from
Governor Rusk, for the soldiers
reunion to be held in Lancaster next
month The Herald says that if
the veterans turn out as the APP
pearances now indicate, the requisi-
ton will have to be doubled or else
organize broom brigades.
w. T. Jackson, who lives about
one mile north of the city, is suffer
ing greatly from the effects of a kick
from horse, which he received
about two weeks ago. He was kick
ed in the stomach, just he had taken
the halter off and turned the horse
out to grass. His permanent recov-
cry is hoped for.
The Lancaster Teller says: Rasp-
berries are very plentiful this season.
In our garden we have say 500
superficial feet of bearers and in
each foot of bearers say 100 berries.
And for every one that turns red
there are two robins that fight
twenty times a day over it until
it is ripe.
James Ross, formerly prominent
citizens of Wisconsin, has just re-
turned to Milwaukee from Austria
liza, after a stay of several years in
that wonderful country. Mr.. Ross
was u prominet temperance lecturer
whose reformation from a drunkard
dated from a night spent in the cold
waters of lake Mendoza clinging to
yacht.
A little daughter of JAS. Meehan,
of Willow Springs, was bitten in the
ankle by copperhead snake. The
limb swelled to double its normal
size, and the child's life is despaired
of. A quart of whiskey was given
to the little one to counteract the
poison. The copperhead, and a black
snake six feet in length, were killed
by the father of the child when it
was bitten.
George Russell, of Gratict, relates
seeing a large snake of the blue
racer variety running some distance
on barbed wire fence in that town
few days ago, and suddenly dis
appeared in hole in an adjacent
tree. As George don't drink any
thing stronger than water we are
led to consider this tight rope per-
formance of his snake-ship rather
curious.-Pick and Cad.
When Secretary Wright had mail
ed eight and one-half bushels of
nicely printed premium list pamph-
letc for the fair of the S. w. Wis. l.
A., he thought that he had got
through with the greater bulk of his
work; but he now receives almost a
bushel of letters each mail ms king
inquiries in regard to the coming
fair. If the joke goes much farther
he will have to employ a clerk to
assist him in reading and answering
the letters.
A man named Pierce Sullivan
indicted for burglary and larceny,
was tried at the late term of the
10 Daviess county circuit court. AL
though, like, Rerdell of Star route
fame, the prisoner pleaded guilty
to tie charge of larceny he was like
Rerdell, found not guilty by the
Jury. The Galena Industrial Press
says the most astonished man in
the house over the verdict was the
prisoner himself, and the next was
the district attorney who prosecuted
him.
J. Mitchell Il Co. are manufacture
ing Wheeler's improved spring bed
bottoms and bessemer steel bed
springs at Dodgeville, Wis. Edward
Bouchard, formerly of this place, is
in town canvassing for the sale of
these springs. He puts them in on
two weeks trial and sells them strict
ly on their merits. A. F. Bishop
also sells these springs, and anyone
whom the travelling agent does not
call upon can see them at Bishops
furniture store, corner High and
| Chestnut streets. Get the best"
1t affords The Democrat I'M
bounded pleasure to announce to
the music loving citizens of this city
and vicinity that the Mineral Point
Cornet baud will give au open air
concert on each Saturday evening
during the summer months. 4
band stand is to be immediately
erected in the city hall park and
fitted up in good shape for the ac-
commodation of the members OF
the band. The stand will be bril-
liantly illuminated, and ever posi-
bic effort will be put forth to make
these weekly entertainments interes-
ting and varied.
A citizen of this city has sug-
gestsd to us that we should remind
our readers that all thistle, burdock,
etc, found growing at this time OF
the year ought to be cut down and
destroyed. 1t is not enough that
weeds be cut down and let Law.
because in that way many of them
are washed into waterways. where
they choke culverts, thus preventing
drainage and doing other damage
such as turning the course of the
water so that it washes away the
streets, etc. We hope that all who
have any of these weeds on theil
} premises will see to it that they
are exterminated right speedily, and
both themselves and the public
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