Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-24


instructed to notify through the city
papers all having accounts against
the association to present them at
once for settlement.
A drove of young ponies, direct
from Texas, were driven in our
market yesterday by an expert
herder. They were offered at prices
ranging from $95 to SIS. Sales
meagre, only one or two being
purchased. He is still here and will
remain q shor while.
IT is pretty well known that the
trotting horse, German Boy, favor
ite in these parts, was recently in
jured in railroad smash up in Hi
nois. He was ruined as a trotter,
and his owner, Capt. "Ferg' has sued
the railroad company for $4,000
damages.
W1TH Tuesday night came the
heaviest, and we might say the first,
frost this section has experienced
this season. The thermometer reg
istered "a early the following morn
ing. It's scarcely possible that any
serious results can follow, as most
everything is out of danger.
Ar the Monroe fair Ross % Sons
of this place exhibited sixteen head
of their short horn herd, winning
fourteen first premiums and two
seconds. This will be considered
remarkable when it is known that
the competition there was about as
strong as the state affords.
The Chicago and Milwaukee ex-
positions will be open until October
the 18th, and round trip tickets for
either place will be sold at the Min
eral Point station, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays, good to return the fol-
lowing Monday, including admis-
sion to exposition, as follows. To
Milwaukee, $500, Chicago, $500.
AT Hurricane, Grant county, on
Monday, Mark w. Townsend, shot
his wife in the head while cleaning a
revolver, killing her instantly,
Townsend is q teacher, and was
principal of the Cassville school
last year, and engaged to teach in
Beetown this coming winter. He
is 80 years old. Deceased leaves
one child under two years of age.
Ir is said that autumn is the best
time to spread a coat of manure
under apple trees, as it will keep the
ground cool and moist which will
encourage the formation of fruit
buds for another year, and to some
extent help the growing crops Ii
applied early in the season the ten
dency would be to make too much
growth of wood at the expense of
the fruit.
THE Methodist preachers meet In
conference at Dodgeville this week,
and in the face Of this fact the poul-
try breeders of that place are adver-
tising a show of fancy birds to be
held during the holidays. Now
there's one certainty; if the minis
ters maintain their reputation of love
for the hen roost the show will be a
failure if birds from the outside
world are not brought in.
A great commotion was occa-
sio ned in Janesville on Tuesday by
the discovery that a mistake has
been made in the returns of the
votes at the special license election
last week. They showed a majority
of I76 for the 5000 license, whereas
it now appears by the poll list that
the total vote in the second ward
for the 5000 and $500 license was
transposed, and there is in fact
a majority of "a for the latter figure.
There will probably be recount.
Mr.. KEEGAN, Sr., of Brown coun-
ty, this state, who is 67 years of age,
informs the Sleepy Eye Herald that
he did all the stacking, young girl
of IA all the pitching, and boy !
vaars old did All the loading. for the