Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-09-13

L. :. Hotel.
The Democrat is printed from new
type this week.
The Presbyterian synod of Wiscon-
sin will be held in DodgeviIle, Oct. 8,
9. and 10.
4 new advertisement for Dale's res
taurant will appear in The Democrat
next week.
on Friday last the citizens of Marsh
field voted down a proposition to bond
the town for $4,000
4 Union Sunday school picnic, at
Barneyeld on Tuesday of last week,
was largely attended.
Mayor J. +. LaMalle is in Chicago
purchasing a full stock of fall and
winter goods for Gundry, Gray & Co.
Noah Hutchins, aged 76, a pioneer
stage driver and liyeryman, died at his
home in PIattevilIe on Thursday of
last week.
The Fennimore Times, a bright,
carefully edited and well printed news
paper, by +. J.. Howe, made its bow to
the public last week.
The Madison Democrat, which is
one of the best newspapers published
for Wisconsin readers, is now printed
from very handsome new type.
DR. l. NJ Sweat, a prominent ply
stefan, of Browntown, dropped dead
last Friday night, of heart disease.
He was about 10 years of age.
A public sale of personal property
will be held at the residence of Charles
| Gruber, one mile east of Mihlin, on
Tuesday, sept. II, cor mencing at
O'Clock p. IN.
Chris Kir5t, Of the Survey, had a
valuable yearling colt killed by light
ming, during the thunder storm which
occurred ON Wednesday morning of
last week.
After a pleasant visit of several
weeks with relatives and friends in
this vicinity, John kielfer aud wife, Of
! Laramore, \. d., started on their re-
turn home on Friday last.
Loupe, J. II. Earnest's great run
ming horse, ran a mile at Des Moines,
on Monday, in l:4Oi. This IS within
one second Of the fastest time on rec
ord. The Darlington Republican.
\ five year old son of Robert Sharp,
while trying his hand at cutting wood
the other day, came near cutting off a
little finger Of his younger brother,
who placed his hand under the de
scending axe.
John Charles, who has been ut APP
pleton during the summer, superin-
tending the construction of the new
asylum for the insane, came home on
Thursday last, and remained a few
days. John has an excellent reputa-
| ton us an architect.
Large quantities Of stone are being
raised at the Red Rock quarry near
Gratiot, which was opened up some
years ago by the late Wm. r. Henry
and others, of this city. The stone
found a ready and profitable sale in
Chicago and Milwaukee.
A change has been made in the mail
route from Montfort to DrybOne
Uunder the new Schedule mail viii
leave Drybone Tuesday, Thursday and
! Saturday at $50 a. M, arrive at Mont
| fort by $50 a. M, leave Montfort
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
1880 a. m, arrive at Drybone by 1880
Il. IN.
The Southwestern Local reports that
| a project is on foot to establish con
centrating works near LeckIey's fur
mace. Eleven thousand dollars have
! been pledged to the enterprise, a good
/ deal Of it by local capitalists. The
officers of the company viii be res
idcnts of Shullsburg, where the offices
Will be located.
Daniel James, son of William
James, of Cottage Inn, had a bone of
his right arm broken little above the
wrist, on the fair grounds on last Fri
day afternoon. He was fixing some
thing about the headstall on one Of his
horses when the horse suddenly threw
up his head breaking the boys arm
against the boards of the manger or
stall. DIR. Tallman reduced the frac-
ture.
The Democrat does not contain any
tariff reform editorials this week.
owing to the fact that a great deal of
space is given up to the publication of
the premiums awarded at the fair of
the :. ". Wis. Industrial Association.
which twenty years ago flung to the
breeze its banner, bearing the brave
inscription, " Competition open to the
World;" and since which time has
held many very successful exhibitions.
and prospered exceedingly.
ON Wednesday of last week. while
Jacob Roth and wife, of the town of
Waldwick, were visiting at friends
house, in the town Of ALinlin, their
baby, aged about eight months, was
very seYerly scalded in a pan of hot
preserves. One arm is terribly burned
from the tips of the fingers to the
shoulder. DR., Tallman is treating the
little sufferer, who is doing well. con
Sidering the serious nature of the in
Jury; but the wound is very painful
and recovery Will necessarily be slow,
Frank Kelly, a young man about
% years old, was killed recently at a
threShing in the town of CLAYTON,
Crawford county. 1t seems that he
accused Patsy German, another young
man. with stealing a swarm of bees.
. 4
tween tie two men and a fight re
suited Kelly struck German several
blows, when they elinched, German
getting an arm around Kelly's neck
and wreuching it SO as TO cause death.
The oniookers attacked German with
clubs and pitchforks and drove
him from the grounds.
Congressman LaFoJette was on the
fair grounds last Friday afternoon,
viewing the grand industrial display
and shaking hands with his constu-
ents, If the republicans organize the
next house Of representatives, as they
S doubtless viii, The Democrat would
f like to see Mr.. I.aFollette appointed
Y to the Craftsmanship Of an important
!. committee, to which his experience in
4 congress and well known ability clearly
= entities him. But while he has our
). best wishes in this respect, we can
b truthfully promise that if getting up
n In the morning would secure his rp-