Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-10

Monday, his team running away and
breaking his arm a second time near
the old fracture.
It would seem that every arrange
ment has been made for the complete
success of the farmers institute to be
held at the Opera House, on Thursday
and Friday of next week. The COM
mittees have been active and energetic.
The programme of exercises is repub-
Iished in this issue of The Democrat
Some professional burglars recently
paid Shullsburg visit. They broke
open the safes in the railroad depot
and the Office of James Roberts lumber
yard. They secured about $40 in cash
at the former place, and about S25 at
the latter They damaged the safes
badly and destroyed considerable other
property at both places.
The Darlington Radiator says that
an over familiar dog, belonging to H. c.
Curry, had picnic in Mr.. Farrington'S
store last Monday. He could not wait
for the door to be opened, 50 tried to
jump through the window, in which
were arranged china and fancy glass
ware He broke about $40 dollars
worth Of these We didn't stop to in
quire what became of the dog.
\ very handsome monument has
recently been erected in Graceland
Cemetery to the memory of the late
Samuel White. The monument is of the
finest granite, and is the work of b.
Becker, Proprietor Of the Mineral Point
marble works. In size it is sixteen
inches square and stands about nine
feet high. 1t shows excellent work
manship and is very fine monument
indeed.
The subject to be discussed by Hon.
Francis Little at the Farmers Insti-
tute next week is, The Best Grasses
for General Pastures. As it is in the
production of a fine rich growth of
Blue grass that the old lead region of
Wisconsin eXcelS as stock raising
section, Mr.. Little has an excellent
and profitable theme for discussion.
The attention of visiting agriculturistS
should be called to the fact that South
western Wisconsin grows a Blue grass
equally as rich and abundant as that
produced in the famous Blue grass
region of Kentucky.
At the last meeting of the Common
Council Il number Of bills for medical
services, board and attendance on +.
H. Dorset. the driver who was injured
at the fair last fall, were audited and
allowed. The money to pay said bills,
however, was previously paid into the
treasury by the Commissioners Of the
Poor Of Iowa County out of the county
funds and no part Of it came out of the
city funds. Iowa county will doubtless
be reimbursed by jefferson county, of
which Mr.. Dorset is a resident, and
was ut the time he was injured.
The following from the Grant Co.
Herald expresses the sentiments of
The Democrat; Friends should bear in
mind that we are always hungry for
good live locals. and news of all
kinds which will be of any special
interest to the general reader. Please
remember this and send or bring along
as much as YOU can. We are thankful
for a little and grateful for more.
Especially wanted. notices of social
events to tranSpire during the holiday
season. such as festivals. Christmas
trees, dances, parties, weddings and
the like. Send them in for publication
early and You will bestow a favor upon
us that will not be forgotten.
The President last week appointed
Joseph Ii. James postmaster at Sac
CITY, Iowa. Mr.. James is well and
favorably known here where he resided
from childhood until few years ago,
when he removed to the tiourishing
city of which he has been appointed
postmaster He is a young man of eX-
cellent business ability, and his father,
Mr.. James James, of this city, being
an old time tried and fire tested demo-
crat, the appointment is an appropriate
one. That Mr.. James will ably and
faithfully discharge the duties entrust-
to him there can be no doubt. Many
friends here will be pleased to learn of
his good fortune.
Prof. :. ). Hamill, of Chicago, an
elocutioniSt of rare attainmentS, gave
one of his excellent readings at the
Opera House on Tuesday evening of
this week. for the benefit of the High
School Library. The audience that
greeted him, although not exceedingly
large, was very appreciatiye. AS a
reader Mr.. Hamill is one of the best in
the land, and as an! instructor in elo-
cution he cannot be eXcelled. The
wonderful readiness with which he
adapted his voice and manner to the
expression of the different sentiments
shows what may be accomplished in
elocution by repeated practice. His
rendering of The Raven and The
Bells " was especially good. The Prof.
will give 4 course of instruction to a
class in this city, and at the end of
three or four weeks will give another
public reading, when he should have a
crowded house.
ON Wednesday at about II o'clock
noon VIM. Babcock and George Hill.
carpenters, who We're working on \.
f. Bishops new barn had Il very severe
fall. They We're standing together on
Il Scaffold at the north east corner of
AklN bAlAihAllS. witch NllI NltA VI Niit
scalfold upon which they We're stand
ing gave way in some manner, letting
them fall to the ground, distance of
about sixteen feet. Babcock struck
directly on his feet and injured his
left ankle quite badly. otherwise he
apparently escaped uninjured. DR.. Tall
man was called to attend him, and
although the injury is quite severe he
has no fears of it being permanent.
Hill struck upon his back and was
stunned and considerably bruised, but
recovered sufficiently to be around the
following day. They certainly had a
tremendous fall and it is a wonder
that the injuries of both We're not even
more severe.
Apples have gone up. \ few more
left at Gales.
All ripping of goods bought of Ed.