Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-08-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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Grand band tournament at the fan
on Sept. 5 and 6.
Read announcement of harvest ex-
cursions by the c., NJ. & st. p. railway.
Don't forget the dates of the fair
Sept 3, 4, 5 and 6.
The work of constructing water,
works for Richland Center is in
progress.
There will be a grand base ball
tournament at the Mineral Point fair
Sept. 8 and +.
On Saturday last, r. 7. Richards
was appointed postmaster at Linden,
vice James Hicks, removed.
TerrilI's City Hotel has been re-
painted and otherwise improved,
greatly adding to its appearance; and
is in better shape than ever to afford
good entertainment to guests.
The dates of the great Highland
band picnic have been changed to
Aug q and %. Every possible effort
will be made to make it the biggest
picnic ever held in the county.
H. II. Chandler left on Friday last
for Philadelphia, Boston and New
York, to purchase fall goods. Look
out for bargains when goods arrive.
All departments will be full.
The Gazette says that work is Just
rushing on the milk cOndensing works
at Monroe. Men and teams are busy
breaking the ground for the basement,
while a score or more are busy at work
on the well.
Read what Hon. John NJ. True, of
Baraboo, one Of the ice-presidents,
and also superintendent of the Horse
department at the state fair, says re-
garding the Mineral Point fair:
please consider that | appreciate the
invitation to attend your fair as |
understand it is the best horse fair in
the state of Wisconsin,"
An attractive advertisement for the
old reliable firm of f. w. Stratman
& Co, manufacturers of wagons,
carriages, sIeighs, cutters, plows, har-
rows, etc, of DodgeViIle, appears in
this issue of The Democrat. This
firm turns out good work and a great
deal of it. Besides they are extensive
and judiClous advertisers, which is
one of the most important qualifica-
tions Of good business men.
The supper given by the Salvation
Army at the City Hall last Thursday
evening, and the jubilee meetings
held at the Presbyterian church build
ing on Thursday and Friday evenings,
were very largely attended, and lib
orally patroniZed. Over one hundred
dollars was realized from the sale of
supper tickets, and as admission to
the meetings; and besides, large
amount was raised by subscription.
A sufficient sum has been secured to
warrant the purchase Of the church
building by the army.
If the following statement, taken
from The War Cry, of August Sd, is
true, Mineral Point will soon be the
most pious little city of three thousand
inhabitants to be found in the state:
." At IL O'Clock last Sunday night, an
other terrible drunkard was saved in
Mineral Point. This man is the COM
panion of the man who few Sunday
nights ago, rushed to the penitent
form, after absenting himself from
any church for thirty-fye years. Capt
Noodle reports that there is but one
more real drunkard in Mineral Point,
and that they are on his track.
Hallelujahl"
On last Friday afternoon at about
half past two o'clock, people on High
street were alarmed by the cry of fire
1t was soon learned that the barn of
John Kim, which was situated a few
feet south of the saloon of Joseph
Engels, and west of the rear end of
kinn's furniture store, and connected
with it by a platform, was ablaze, and
burning tiercely. Large volumes of
smoke arose from the barn and the
fire spread to the workshop of the
furniture store. BY the speedy appli-
cation of numerous buckets of water,
and all the hand grenadeS to be found,
it was soon got under control, and
confined to the barn, which was pulled
down to keep the fire from spreading.
The loss to Mr.. kim will not exceed
thirty dollars, but had the discovery
not been made at the the time that it
was the fire would. doubtless. have
got beyond control, and confagra-
ton resulted.
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range on the Ross land, just north
and east of the residence of VIII :.
Ross, in this city, furnishes good
evidence that the mines in this vicin-
ity are only partially developed
Twenty years ago many miners sup.
posed that every valuable sheet of ore
in this range had been thoroughly
worked; but to-day there is scarcely a
richer piece of mining ground in
southwestern Wisconsin. Its mines
are operated by William Perry, VIII.
lam Perry 4 Thomas Harris, Samue
Jacka & John Connaughton, and John
[ May 4 William Reidell. The ores
obtained are blackjack, drybone and
lead, and these in good paying guam.
titles. At the shaft where William
/ Cornelius, Winfield Davis and James
| Polglayse are working sheet or
tribute, for William Perry, large
quantity of the thickest blackjacb
ever mined in the Mineral Point
district can now be seen on the surface
The hand grenades did effectiv,
work at the fire on Friday last; and {
/ good stock of them should be laid il
for another occasion. Further thar
this, some other means should b,
! provided for extinguishing fires. FRS
of all, some good hooks and ladder
should be secured. and kept wher
they could be easily reached in case o
emergency. The failure of the coun
ell to take this step long ere this is
neglect of duty for which no reason
able excuse can be offered. The or
ganization of fire company, whicl
could be easily effected, and othe
things might be discussed in this con
nection; but talk is not all that i
wanted. and the matter should no
be allowed TO end there. The Dem
Iocrat intends to urge the purchase o
suitable hooks and ladders until the
are secured. If the city authorize
longer neglect their manifest duty i
this respect, they may rest assure
that public opinion will hold ther
accountable should the city suffer fror
a destructive FIRE, which could be con
trolled by the aid of proper appliance: