Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-26
NUMBER 80.

| palgn and church collections.
Died, or Thursday OF last week,
from the effects of sunstroke re-
oeived about three weeks since,
Henry Smith, aged 5 years, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Smith, of Sur
vey, q miles west Of Dolgeville.
MrJoseph Hooking, proprietor Of
the Wisconsin house, in Dodgeville,
was very seriously affected by the
heat on Thursday Of last week,
while loading hay in the 6eld, aud
was under medical treatment by DIR.
Cutler Cor several days, but ut pres
ent he is apparently restored,
though considerably weakened from
the experience.
However much a democratic con-
gress may Iegjslato IN favor of
southern cotton and against north
ern wool, it eau never compel north.
ern laborers TO wear cotton boots
and caps with the thermometer 80
degrees below zero, but i. may be
able to make it SO hot for democrats
next November, that a cotton shirt
will feel like beaver overcoat on
them.
A Racine farmer is reported to
have acoidently swallowed a small
bantam hens egg, aud il Matched
out in his stomach. This story would
have been incredible had ii not APP
peared in newspaper We presume
the farmer can furnish plenty Of
certificates as to the truth Of the
circumstance from his neighbors
who heard the chicken crow in his
stomach every morning,
From the sun
Miss Annie jenkins, of Mineral
Point, is visiting friends in Dodge.
Vile this week.
1T is said that country editors
wear a belt to hold up their pants
instead of suspenders. When they
get word from homethat thoro'snoth.
ing for dinner, they simply tighten
up one hole, and feel too full for
| utterance.
When two women, who are
friends, meet on the street, they
smile right there. When two men,
who are friends, meet on the street,
they adjourn to the nearest saloon
to "smile." The latter method is
the most expensive.
Mrs. IL. L. Blake, Of Mineral
Point, was in this village on We'd
nesday visiting with friends. She
met her husband, Rev. II. r. Blake,
at this place, on his returned trip
from Dakota that evening aud they
returned home by carriage.
j. ID. Jones, of the Dodgeville
Marble Works, was called to Chica-
go last Saturday by the dangerous
illness Of his mother lie reached
there only a short time before her
death, and brought her body here
for burial the first Of the week.
The railroad men are becoming
scarcer around Dodgeyille than they
were a few weeks ago.
1t has always been a mystery to
US how those professors Of the State
Agricultural Stations knew more
about tho condition Of crops, the
yisitations Of pests, etc, in each
county throughout tho state, than
the farmers living in those counties
do themselves. Here only last spring
reports went out from Madison that
Sauk, Richland, Dane, Iowa and sey.
eral other counties were lust being
literally eaten up by chinch bugs,
when the actual fact OF tue matter
was, and is, that most OF the coun-
ties, at least, have not been troubled
with the pest Mt all II seems that
Prof. Henry and his crowd 1T Madi-
son would be doing the state more
good if they would wait until they
knew what they were talking about
before they sent such official reports
out through the country. We hear
of numerous complaints among the
farmers, especially in Sauk county,
in reference to these reports, they
wondering where those officers
could have obtained information Of
such an untrue character A little
more actual work and practical eX-
perionce and less experimenting on
their part would be beneficial to the
farming interests Of our state.
FOR SALE.
Ten acres of land, with good
stone dwelling house and frame
barn thereon, in the northeast part
Of the city, belonging to Che estate
Of John r. Thorburn, deceased.
Also money loaned on real estate
security. Enquire Of
IOWA WILLIAM r. CURRY.
a. G. DELLER, the new merchant,
has a very complete s.ogs Of ready
made clothing and very large stock
Of gents furnishing goods, and he
il geIlIuu claau. too.