Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-13

anu spFlnkln8. Interest IN faCl nG,
it is believed, will always predom-
mate over that for any department,
among all ages and sexes.
To attempt to be personal and do
! justice to all exhibitors, if not an
impossibility, is a far greater task
than the TRIBUNE cares to under
take. TO only partially succeed
would, we candidly believe, be any.
thing but satisfactory. Suffice it to
say that every exhibitor may well
feel proud of his and her possessions
and efforts, premium or no premium.
Financially the fair was com
plete success. All premiums will be
paid in cash according to list, and
all other obligations liquidated, and
money left. Too much praise can
not be sbowered upon the officers,
various managers and judges, all of
whom worked faithfully for success
of the society and comfort and well
fare of everyone.
The list of premiums awarded
viii be published next week.
IN notes on the late fire at Ian.
caster the Teller says: "a funny
thing was the dude who stood around
on the corners tipping his hat to all
the ladies of the city who passed
him. The ladies were loaded with
buckets of water or goods from the
stores and they were nearly all in
wrappers-anything but dressed up.
The dude had nice white hat, a
handsome necktie and fine Prince
Albert suit--but he was too awfully
out of place for anything"
THE CRoPs.-The season is now
sufficiently advanced to warrant the
announcement that the crops of this
year are abundant, and by some are
thought to be super-abundant. There
are limited portions of the country,
it is true, which have suffered from
drouth and other drawbacks; but,
in general the crops of corn, oats,
wheat and hay are remarkable. Of
course there is great rejoicing over
it, and next Thanksgiving Day will
be the easiest one to speak about
that the ministers have had in
decade.
Bur few newspaper men in Wis
consin have experienced such dis
heartening misfortune as Mr.. Miner,
who recently bought out the Ian
caster Herald, which establishm ent
was demolished completely by fire
two weeks ago. The new proprietor
is a young man who put every dol
lar Of his money, and possibly more,
into the institution, $4,000 which
was all lost, as the insurance policy
was held by the former owner as
security for balance due from sale.
Sympathy, we are aware, counts but
little in a calamity Of this kind, but
we have aught else to offer. Mr..
Miner is determined TO continue the
paper and for that purpose has Sc
cured a new outfit. His pluck is
proof that he is made Of the right
material, and it is hoped that the
people Of Lancaster and Grant
county will not fail to appreciate
| him.
FATAL accident befel one Of the
horses of John Harris dray team as
the result of = runaway last Wednes
day evening. A team Of Mr.. Geo.
Springer's, which was standing un-
tied in front Of Drs. Tallman d
Reiley's ofic e, became frightened
by a drove of Mexican ponies that
W ere being driven down High street,
and started down street. Dick
Spensley grabbed the bride Of one
Of the horses and might have sue
ceeded in stopping the team, but for
the tyeaking Of the leather eye Of
the neck-yoke through which the
tongue goes. This break permitted
the tongue to slip through letting
the buggy onto the teams heels,
and under such circumstances no
one youid hold them. The team
rushed ahead madly, colliding in