Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-07

The prize of an elegant dressing
case offered by the proprietors of the
Skating Rink for the best skater, on
Saturday night, was carried off by
Miss Nellie McSherry. On Wednes-
day night the orange prize was
won by Miss Lou Hutchinson.
A movement has been Inaugural
ted in Madison to raise a fund
sufficient to try and induce the
society at its next annual meeting
in September to locate the fair per-
manently in Madison, and erect a
large exposition building. similar to
that at Oshkosh.
The county treasurer and the dis
trict attorney are instructed to fore
close all delinquent tax certificates
in the hands of the county after the
18th inst. There are thousands of
dollars due yet, Notwithstanding the
fact that the amount already collec-
ted aggregates nearly $4,000.
Joseph Faul, Joseph Goldsworthy,
Richard Granville and VI. Wearing,
of Linden village, have struck fine
vein OF lead and zinc ores on what
was formerly worked by Capt. Ire
CLOWN and Capt. Wicks. So reports
the Linden correspondent of The
Chronicle.
We understand from good author
ity, that the Directors of the Linden
Town Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company called on Mrs. Elizabeth
Wearing, Friday the 18th, and paid
her s400 III full for insurance on the
farm dwelling, which burned down
on the Saturday previous.
Rev. Coughs temperance lecture
at the NJ Z. church, Wednesday
evening, was highly appreciated,
being full of bright thoughts and
sound common sense. His plea was
for manliness in men, which would
not only remove the drink curse.
but all other evils.-Chronicle.
Dodgeyille Chronicle: 4 short
time ago, T. II. Arthur and Robert
Jones, of this town, had a CONVEX
sation about wood and wood saw
ing which, after some hantering on
both sides, resulted in Jones aggree-
ing to haul Arthur all the green
oak wood he could saw in day for
six dollars. The wood was hauled
and OH Monday Arthur went to
work at it, saving the remarkable
pile of four cords in ten hours and
ten minutes, cutting each stick in
three pieces. Jones says the next
time he makes a bargain of that
kind, he will measure his man a
little closer.
Applicants for admission to the
West Point Military Academy must
be between the ages of II and %
years. They must be five feet in
height, and free from disorder, de-
formity or disease. They must be
well versed in reading, writing
photography, arithmetic, elements OF
English grammar, descriptive geo
graphy, and the history of the
United States. They are required
to engage to serve in the army for
eight years, and to swear Allegiance
to the national government, as para
mount to any other. Complete
printed instructions may be had by
addressing Hon. Burr w. Jones, NJ.
G., Washington.
The Darlington Republican thinks
that it is time the lay of the last
MINSTREL had been sung, and pitches
into the Georgians after the following
lively fashion: THE Original
Georgia Ministries gave an entertain
ment at the opera house in this city
on Thursday evening, Feb. q, to a
very meager audience. But thin as
the audience was, the performance
was great deal thinner; it was
poor, poorer, poorest, as dizzy
show as ever struck the town. 1t
is time that "the lay of the last
had been sung. They
have outlived their usefulness and
the public has no more use for
them"
Cobb correspondence of the
Dodgeville Chronicle: The sad
news was telegraphed to Mr.. Parker
Comfort, of this place, on Monday,
Feb. 25, of the death Of Mrs. AMI
w Comfort, of Saltwater, Mimi,
which took place on Sunday, after
an illness of about twenty hours.
Mrs. Comfort will be remembered
and mourned by almost everybody
in this vicinity, having lived near
this place for about thirty years,
previous to removing to Minnesota
with her husband, two years ago,
whittier they went to be with their
sons who had gone to that state
some years before. The bereavcd
husband, daughter and sons have
the sympathy of our entire com
IN their great loss.
1t was shown at recent meeting
of Minnesota stock-breeders that
three ffths of all cattle in the coun-
try other than mich cows are west
Of the Mississippi and that the
northwest Mississippi valley-Min-
nesota. Iowa, Nebraska Missouri,
Kansas and Dakota-has 6.39S,OOOI
this year against 5,S3O0O0 in 1882;
showing a gain of nearly 10 per
cent. The gain in the ranching sec
ton altogether averages 6 per cent.
Five states which have but Just be-
gun the dairying business Missis-
sippi, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and
Nebraska-increased the number of
mich COWS by 245,000 in the year,
equal to nearly 10 per cent. Iowa,
which has nearly half the whole
shows a gain Of II and
Nebraska of %, per cent-Ex.
y serious accident is reported to
lis from Ridgeway. On Tuesday,
1T noon, son of Rev. r. Edwards, |
Of Ridgeway, went out to feed the
horse. Not returning after q reason