Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-16

! burg OF Monday, Sept. I'd. Hon. II.
II. Gray, Of Darlington, will respond
to the toast, THE Pioneers"
Prairie du CHEN held a special
election to-day to negotiate bonds to
the amount of $4,000, and to author
ize an appropriation of $4,000 from the
general fund to induce manufacturers
to locate there.
The citizens of Brodhead held a
meeting on Friday evening of last
week to consider the matter of secur-
ing protection against fire. An ar
tesian well and other for0ls of water
works are talked of
The VI. Z. Sunday School held a very
pleasant picnic at the farm of Joseph
Gundry, about two miles southwest of
the city, on Thursday. The weather
was very fine and the attendance was
large, and all enjoyed themselves
highly.
Thos. +. Orion bought the first load
Of new oats Of Thos. Mcdonald, of
Boice Prairie, on Tuesday, for which
he paid eighteen cents per bushel.
Mr.. Mcdonald states that oats are
turning out from fifty to ffty-fve
bushels per acre.-The Lancaster Her
aid.
The postmaster general makes the
following suggestion to the public:
" Print your name and address on the
left hand corner of all mail matter.
This will insure its immediate return
if improperly addressed or insuGiciently
paid, and if not called for at its desti-
nation without going to the dead letter
office"
John :. Slower, the skillfuI we'll
driller, of this city, recently purchased
Il pure MANILA rope Of quite man.
moth proportions. 1t measured an
inch and three-fourths in diameter and
600 feet in length, and weighed about
G25 pounds. 1t cost over one hundred
dollars.
Dr. Cronin, of CassvilIe, sued M.
ketlinger, of Lancaster, for damages
in misrepresenting the pedigree of
horse which Cronin bought from him.
ketlinger kept the case from going to
trial by paying Cronin $4l damages,
also all costs of suit.-The PIatteville
Democrat
Charles CoIIard and wife, of Ed
mund, transacted business at The
Democrat office on Saturday last
Their Edmund stock farm has long
been known for its famous herd of
Short Horn cattle. They have also
fine tlocks of Shropshire Down and
Oxford Down sheep. Fine animals
from their herd and flockS will be on
exhibition at the Mineral Point Fair
the first week in September.
Says an exchange: "There are few
business men in this town who daub
up their letter heads and envelopes
with a cheap rubber stamp, instead of
doing the square thing by the printer
and themselves too. They make
nothing by it Wholesale dealers and
all large concerns look with suspicion
upon these nasty little daubs, and the
man or firm who perpetrates them is
rated accordingly. In commercial
circles more Importance is attached to
the style of stationery used than some
of our econmical friends imagine"
\ very interesting tennis tourna-
ment was held in the park in Mineral
Point on Wednesday afternoon. Three
fine courts were laid of in the south
west corner and forty enthusiastic
players eagerly contested for the
prizes two elegantly bound volumes.
"The Hermit" and Lady Claire. .
which were won by Miss Marguerite
Wilcox and Fred Spensley. At about
half past six O'Clock the players and
spectators, about one hundred in all.
partOok of SumptuouS supper upon
the fine lawn of Hon. Moses NJ. Strong,
which was kindly given up to their re
ception.
\ large number of people witnessed
the game of base ball played by the
GAINESVILLE MutualS and the home club
at the fair grounds last Friday after
noon. The first innings resulted in
six tallies for the Mutuals and a
whitcwash for the Mineral Pointers.
This discouraging result did not dis
hearten the home team, however; and
while, knowing they Were overmatched,
they made a stubborn fight to win the
game, which after nine hotly con
tested innings, was won by the James
vile boys, the score standing Is to t.
While the members of the Mineral
Point club are good players, they have
not had sufficient practice or drill 20
enable them to successfully contest
with such q well organized team as
the MutualS.
\ word of warning against the
tricks and wiles of the gamblers who
follow around after shows and attend
agricultural fairs, may not be out of
place at this season. All who are
liable to fall into this sort of tempta-
ton, should remember that if they
don't want to lose they must not play
1t is not reasonable to suppose that
the slick scamps who run the games
would long remain in the business
were there any chance of their patrons
securing the balance of trade. And
moreover, it takes two persons to
gamble, and one party to the crime is
as guilty as the other. In comment
ing upon the work of some sharpeIS
who recently followed a show to
Prairie du Chen, The Courier thus
strongly condemns the practice of
patronizing frauds of this class: " Any
person who is unwise enough to take
hand in the swindles deserves to be
taken in. 1t is no use to try to get
anything back by law The county
should not be put TO expense for the
protection of gamblers. The smart
chap who knows more than the man
who owns the game" he bucks
against, is sure to have the conceit
1 taken out of him. Some men can't
/ learn any other way. The Iowa man
who lost SIS, and who abused the
officers because they could not recover
his money from the sharpers he gam
/ hled with. will be careful next time.
/ The Seneca man who put Sis on a
sharper's LAY out" coolly poeketed
his loss. and had the good sense TO
retire without word. 1t is always
better to keep out. When two men
bet. one must lose, and both are liable
to be prosecuted"