Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-08-20

than now. This is general from east
to west. There is scarcely a patch
of ground which shows the least
signs of drouth; the foliage and
grass are as fresh and green as in
June; the hoed crops are making an
immense growth, and nothing sug-
gests either the blasting heat of dog
days or the decay of autumn.
THE enterprising men of this town
have secured names of fifty persons
who have guaranteed purses of
81, 10000 for races in this city to
come off on Aug. 90, 81 and 2S, on
the grounds back of Mrs. Sam.
Rountree's. This same body of
men will merge this into fair as
sociation in another year, unless
present signs fail.-K2atte0ale Dem
| 0cr0t.
THE Viroqua Leader says that
claims have been filed against the
village by the saloon keepers to re-
cover the excess over 5000 paid by
them last season into the village
treasury for liquor license. 1t is
claimed that the action of the vii
lage board in charging each of these
parties $500 for license was unau-
thorized and void. The claims ag-
gregate $500, and litigation will
probably be the outcome.
THE business men of Janesyille
talk of building a storehouse for
tobacco that will hold $4,000 cases.
The building is to be fire-proof and
used solely for storing purpose; the
company is to issue ware house re-
ceipts for all goods stored, and keep
the goods insured at a nominal rate,
to receive goods from any one in
lots of not less than twenty-five
cases, and charge simply the usual
rates for storage.
A La CROSSE paper says: "To add
to the discouragements of an un-
favorable harvest time little grass
hopper has appeared by the million
in this section, and is doing no little
damage to the growing oat crop.
They have commenced their work
late in the season so that their cam.
paign of destruction viii be short.
Some are cutting oats before fully
ripe in order to prevent further
mischief.
AN exchange reasons sensibly
thus: zone lesson taught by our
wind storms is that maple trees
should be kept pretty well pruned
out until the trunks gets sufficient
growth to support large top. We
don't think the plan of cutting the
tops square off is a good one, as it
always rots down to where the top
most limbs grow out, and the first
hard wind breaks them off; which
process is continued until the tree is
finally killed"
A rainstorm that lasted from eight
to ten hours passed over the State
last Monday night, and did more or
less damage to all kinds of crops.
The bulk of the grain was cut and
on the ground, and the continued
dampness il is feared will cause
sprouting, mildew and rot. The
waterfall on this occasion was heavy,
while hail fell in different parts of
the State. Thousands of dead birds
which had been killed by hailstones
were picked up in the groves and
under city shade trees the follow
ing morning.
CAMP-MEErING, Platteville district
M. 4. church at Bethel Grove, Aug.
26th to 3lst, 1885. All trains on
the c. NJ. & st. p. r. r. will stop in
sight Of the grounds. Ask for ex-
cursion rates for Bethel Grove. A
boarding tent this year. Meals 20
cents for regular boarders; % cents
fol transient except Sunday. Ser
mons, song, prayer and other SER
vices. Children's meetings daily.
Attend your home camp meeting;
bring Songs Of Redeeming Love.
Old campers be sure to take your