Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-10
News Items from Local Exchanges.

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watering his team last Tuesday, the
team became frighteded and ran away.
Mr.. Denure had stepped on the wagon
tongue to take a line off that had been
caught there, and did not have time TO
regain his seat, as the tongue was wet
and slippery. He clung to the tongue.
his limbs dragging on the ground, unit
the horses jumped down an embank-
ment and stopped. Strange to say,
that Notwithstanding he passed through
such trying ordeal, he escaped with
but few severe bruises. The team was
one not accustomed to running away.
The Darlington Democrat
The organization of a Democratic
club was completed Wednesday even
ing. I. II. Earle was elected president
of the club. Geo. S Anthony vice
president, VIII Flanagan treasurer.
Quite large number were present and
everything went off very pleasant and
with satisfaction to all.
4 son of Peter Lidgett, about ten
years old met with very painful
accident last Saturday. He was driv-
ing mower and in trying to raise the
sickle-bar the lever used for that pur-
pose, suddenly sprung back, throwing
the boy in front of the sickle. He re-
ceiyed deep cash in the back part of
the ankle and another about an inch
lower cutting into the heel. He will
probably be crippled permanently.
The Richland Observer
While son of Sidney X. Ayers was
| blowing on one of the historical mounds
of his fathers farm near Delton, Sank
county, the plow struck against an OBJ
! struction which proved to be to all ap-
pearances the petriied body of human
! being. Both arms and lower limbs are
missing, but the head and shoulders are
almost perfectly defined. The outlines
! of the face are almost distinguishable
! Search will be made at once for the
broben parts.
The Dodgeyille Chronicle.
The Southwestern Wisconsin In
dustrial Association will hold its
annual fair at Mineral Point, Septem-
Der 4, ), and Z. This association
offers some of the largest premiums
offered by any similar association in !
the state, and the far will doubtless be
largely attended.
1t is said that drinking milk as a |
beverage is good for the liver This
may be true, but there seems to be !
very few persons at present are suffer
ing to any aggraYating extent with
| diseases of the liver, while there are
| thousands all around us who have
abnormal growths of gall, which
nothing but inOrdinate doses of
WhiSkey and beer will reduce,
1t is estimated that there are over
100000 cubic yards of rock in the
| first cut on military ridge near Dodge |
vile, which will have to be removed for
| the construction of the line of the ILL.,. |
Central road when it is extended from
here, and then they will be another |
large cut under the track of the North
western road.
All persons to whom premiums were
awarded last year by the Iowa county
agricultural society, will receive one |
half the amount to which they are
entitled by applying to F. w. STRAIT
man, treasurer, in Dodgeville. On |
account of the unfavOrable weather !
during the fair last year the net re-
ceiptS were not sufficient to pay one |
half the premiums, but the executive |
cOmmitte at a meeting held since the
fair, decided to appropriate another
fund to the payment of premiums,
and by so doing the society is enabled !
to pay to each person one-half the
amount due, the remainder to be paid .
as soon as the society has sufficient !
funds.
We were informed this week by Mr..
ThoS. Ellwood, of the firm of Ellwood |
Bros, proprietors of the Dodgeville |
nursery and vineyard, that the prospect
for the grape crop this year is most |
excellent. The vines are well laded |
with fruit, the punches large and well
filled, the fruit large and healthy and |
well advanced toward maturity
The Dodgeville Sun.
Last Saturday evening about $50 |
o'clock one of the large lamps in STRAIT
mans grocery store suddenly gave
away and fell to the floor, bralling the
lamp and scattering the oil in all direc-
tiOnS. Several butter tubs caught fire .
at once, and for a few moments it
looked as if there would be a serious
cOntagration in that neighborhood. |
The alarm of fire was given and some
one rushed to the court house bell |
which soon brought a crowd to the
scene of the fire. But luckily, it was
of short duration, as Mr.. Stratman and
his clerks had the presence of mind to
at once smother the fire down and
soon had it under control. Several
butter tubs and quite quantity of
glassware was burned and broken
The damage amounting to about $25.
Had the fire once got any Roadway it
would have been good by to that block
of wooden buildings, the only one that
could have stood the test being StrOng's
bank. So it was lucky thing for that .
side of the street and business men
can congratulate themselves upon their
escape.
The Arena Eye
The Southern District Fair will be
held at Mineral Point on September 4,
), 6 and Z. 1t should be the desire of !
every person within reach of this fair
to attend tit is certainly their duty |
Those local exhibits of art and |
industry are a sure index of the ad-
vancing progressive spirit of the sur
rounding people. y poorly patronized |
exhibition of this kind tells its own |
story-SluggishneSs and retrogression |
among the people in the midst to |
whom the exhibition is located. This |
holds good except in rare eases when
unavoidable local causes thwart the |
| programme.
The Monroe sun.
We acknowledge the receipt of
premium list, and complimentary ticket
of the Great District Fair of the South
western Wisconsin Industrial Associa- |
ton to be held at Mineral Point, Sep
TENDER 4th to 9TH, inclusive. The
pamphlet is handsome and beautifully
printed one, rejecting not only great
credit upon the printers, Crawford &
Bro, getting it out, but also upon the
superior taste and judgment of the
officers under whose supervision the
work was done.
The Yolgs Dakota Tribunel
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