Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-09-09


pocket plying his vocation on the fai
grounds last Friday afternoon, ant
took him into custody. Soon afte
being confined in the city lookup th'
prisoner secured a match and set frt
to a coat which he had on when ar
rested, and the smoke escaping into
the hallway and other rooms of the
city hall building caused quite an
alarm of fire. He gave his name as
George FL. Slater and said that his
home is at Watertown. The case was
prosecuted on Saturday by District
Attorney jerks, before John w. Horn
justice of the peace, who after hearing
the testimony of large number OF
witnesses bound the prisoner over fol
trial at the circuit court; and in de,
fault Of bail had him lodged in the
county Jail. During the fair a good
many had their pockets picked OF
amounts running from small sums W
to twenty-five dollars; and it is well
that at least one of the culprits has
been brought to justice.
A novelty among the agricultural
products at the fair last week was
some English rape, which was grown
by Fred l.. Cork of Willow Springs.
Rape is grown in England and Canada
as feed for sheep and during the last
few years has been experimental with
in the United States with marked sue
cess. Mr.. Short has few acres of
it, which he SoWed on the 18th of July
and now shows heavy crop. The
seed was imported last spring by
Currie Bros, Milwaukee. The cult
vation Of this crop is worthy the atten-
tlon of our farmers, as there is always
need Of more wool and more mutton.
Among those who visited with re-
latives and friends in Mineral Point
during fair week were, III. M. Oliver of
Hasting, Neb.; Robert Ansley and
family of Chicago; Louis Hornung and
wife of Galena; Mrs. John Wasley and
daughter Annie and Mr.. and Mrs. Uly
Wasley of Dixon, H.; Thomas Jenkin
and family, Miss Mae Evans and Miss
Nettie Jenkins of Platteville; Lieut.. F.
Marshall of Darlington; Mrs. ID. Davies
of Chicago; Miss Martha Perkins,
Miss Eva Perkins, Miss Lou Roberts,
Miss Emily Sims, Miss Katie Davis,
Miss Nettie Juengst and Eddie Bishop
of Dodgeville.
The meeting of the Mineral Point
chapter of the order of the Eastern
Star, on Wednesday evening, was a
very pleasant and sociable gathering.
Besides home members, there were
present from Shullsburg: Mesdames
Helen Weatherby, Emma Blackstone,
Phene Law, Siss Douglas, Nettie Look,
Clara Kirk, and Irene Goodlow; and
from Dodgeville, Mesdames Mary II.
Cutler, j. w. Pengelly, and Carrie
Williams, DR.. A. r. Vale and wife,
Messrs Benz. Thomas and Llewllyn
Davis.
In all that goes to strengthen and
build up the system weakened by
disease and pain, Ayers Sarsaparilla is
the superior medicine. 1t neutralizes
the poisons left in the system after
diphtheria and scarlet fever, and re-
stores the debilitated patient to perfect
health and yigor.
We call our readers attention to the
auction sale to be held in the new town
of Cudahy, two miles south of Mil
Sept. 18th. An excellent op-
portunity to make profitable invest
ment. For further particulars, apply
Cudahy Bros, No. 152, Second Street,
Wis.
To rise in the morning with bad
taste in the mouth and no appetite, In
dicates that the stomach needs
For this purpose,
there is nothing better than an occas-
ional dose of Ayers Pills taken at bed
time.
w. L. Brewer and bride, of Ruthven,
Iowa, visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. Brewer was Miss Tillie Ruttan of
Iowa. They have the best
wishes Of many friends in Mineral
Point
Rev. S. r. Chubb will preach in the
NJ. Z. church next Sunday morning at
l0:30. Subject: Each life book,
and how it is read and understood by
other people"
Rev. Martin Damer of Darlington
officiated in Trinity Episcopal church
Of this city on Sunday last.