Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-22

Horsemen are pleased with the
looks of Sam Ross's fine thorough
bred stallion, for which he recently
exchanged Mercury.
The Mineral Point band desire to
return thanks to the Home Dramat-
ic company and the public gener-
ally, for the successful entertainment
of Wednesday evening.
We are in receipt of a handsome
portrait of Gen. U. S. Grant, from
The Evening Wisconsin, published
at Milwaukee The portrait is really
first class. 1t is offered as preml-
UNI with the Wisconsin.
The Hungarian Gypsy Band play
ed at the City Hall last Saturday
evening. The hall was comfortably
filed, and all in attendance were de-
lighted with the music. Old must
clans declared the entertainment the
grandest musical treat Of lifetime.
1T far excelled anything of the kind
ever before given in this city.
Fred Spensley and Bert Gale, on
Saturday last, succeeded In captur-
ing a large string of fine trout, from
Rock Branch. They exhibited their
catch at The Democrat office, and it
was indeed good one for lads SO
young, and proves that planting
trout in the streams in this vicinity
has not been without good results.
When the system is weakened
through debility or other cause, a
strong tonic medicine is what is
need. James Donaghy, of Zanes-
Vile, Ohio; writes: "This is to GER
tify that | have been suffering from
general debility and loss of appe-
tite for more than three months.
Hearing of the wonderful curative
properties of Mishler's Herb Bitters
| tried three or four bottles and am
entirely cured"
We believe that the almost unan-
imous sentiment of our people IS
that we should celebrate the glor-
ious Fourth this year. A meeting
for the purpose of taking the pre-
liminary steps in the matter has
been called for next Monday even
ing, at the city hall, when we hope
every patriotic citizen of Mineral
Point will be in attendance, prepar-
ed to assist in the work of celebra-
ting in a manner creditable to our
city.
On Thursday night of last week
the $50 passenger train, when about
five miles south Of this city ran in
to a bunch of steers which were
standing on the track. The train
narrowly escaped being ditched, one
of the steers was killed outright and
three others badly injured. They
were owned by N. GRADER, of this
place and had been kept with other
cattle on his farm adjoining the rail
road track. The train was turning
a curve at what is known as the big
spring"
On Tuesday of last week Dr.. Pat
terson, w. A. Disbrow, G. w. Nell
hon, J. M. Hales, J. NJ. Toay and
VIM. Pesch. Of this city, and Thos.
Kennedy, of Dodgeville, visited the
trout streams in the northern part
of the county, pitched their tent in
the valley of the Wisconsin and re-
NAMED for the space Of three days,
catching the finny tribe. They re-
turned on Thursday evening with
reports of big luck, and some fish.
Inasmuch as they brought home
with them, by actual weight, forty
five pounds of fish, over and above
what fed the aforesaid company
the catch must have been exceeding
ly large.
Our Home Dramatic Company
played the Octoroon, at the City
Hall, on Wednesday evening, for
the benefit of the Mineral Point
Band. The parts were well taken
and exceedingly well performed.
The band furnished flrst-class Or
chestral music, and altogether the
entertainment was very creditable.
And the we'll filled house attested to
the fact that the merits of Our Ora
matte Company and the Mineral
Point Band are appreciated by our
citizens in their effort to aid and
encourage the band, the dramatic
company have done a praiseworthy
act and set an example which it
would be we'll for others to follow.
Success to both company and band.
The Dodgeville Star says: " Some
liend whose cloven hoofs, seven
heads and ten horns, were made
quate to crafty his red disposition
for cruelty, armed himself with a
threepronged pitchfork and slaugh-
tered COW belonging to Thos.
Kennedy, of this village, on Sunday
night of this week. He plunged
the deadly weapon into the brain
entering just behind the ear, and
also into the breast. The animal
fingered in the most eXcruciating
agony for about II hours, when
death relieved her. So expertly was
the barbarous deed committed
that no knowledge of the ailment
was obtaind until after the COW died
and the skin was removed.