Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-28

open TO the public every evening and
Saturday afternoons during the cam
paign as a reading room. All the
leading literature of the day and
hour can be found there.
IT seems almost useless to say
anything about the prospects of the
fair to be held in this city next week
The subject is in every persons
mouth, near and far, and if the
weather will only permit we shall
witness the largest crowd that ever
assembled in this part of the state.
In such places as around Jerusa-
lem pump is observed a magnificent
crop of thistles, burdocks and other
obnoxious weeds, which the city
dads should see were destroyed be-
fore the seed ripens and be spread
broadcast by the four winds. Sew
eral private gardens also contain ike
weeds, we notice.
THE camp meeting at Belmont
was much larger this year than last
and than for several years previous.
There were probably over $500 peo-
pie on the grounds Sunday afternoon
and the best order prevailed. Rev.
II. Goodsell proves himself an ex-
cellent manager.
ARRANGEMENTS for the fair next
week are about completed, and the
prospects for a grand success were
never better. Every business man,
farmer and citizen of this communi-
ty should have a direct interest in
its welfare as their individual sue
cess will be influenced and regulated
by it, more or less.
FROM a subscriber, Mr.. William
Buckley, we learn of the death of
James Willoughby James, son of
"Uncle" Jimmy James, who will be
remembered by many of our citizens.
Deceased came to Wisconsin when
Il years of age, was married and re-
sided for some years in this city. In
1852 he removed his family to Cali
fornia and finally settled at Modesto,
in said state, which place was his
home at the time of his death.
THE Republicans of this city held
caucus at the Blaine and Logan
Headquarters Saturday evening for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the county convention, with the fol
lowing result:
First Ward-P. Allen, Jr., W. A. Jones, Alex.
wilson j. f. LaMalle, w, H. Bennett Il. j.
Pelhalegon, Jr. and Calvert Spensley
Second Ward-J. II, Vivian, NJ T. Martin. j,
Hankins John Dave, Nick Treweek and D..
P. Beech
JoHN BIssHOPP, of Beloit, recent
ly sold forty-fve Shetland ponies to
Captain j. NJ. Hoag, Of Maquoketa,
Iowa. This is the largest sale of
Shetland ponies ever made in the
United States. Mr.. Bisshopp i'm
ported a large drove of ponies from
the Shetland Islands ten or twelve
years ago, and is said to have the
largest and finest lot of ponies in
this country. BY careful breeding
he has developed the shaggy and un-
couth-looking little Shetlands into
beautiful specimens Of horsehesh.
Captain Hoag bought the ponies for
breeding purposes.
ANOTHER Cleveland ratification is
heard Of. 1t took place about two
miles from here, at a farm house,
the other Sunday, when some big
hearted (big bellied more correctly
speaking) fellows Of this city took
keg or two of beer to the farmers,
called in few Cleveland neighbors,
and proceeded to ratify. This is no
guess work; it's a fact, as those who
took part-all if cheek didn't fail
them--braggingly pronounced it a
ratification. The jubilee lasted till
the wee small hours the following
morning, when they were heard to
sing (oh, such music we won't 60
-h-ic home till daylight,-because
they couldn't.
THE prospects of the Fair Associ-
alton, of Mineral Point holding a
big fair were never as bright as they
are this season. Their liberal prem
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