Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07
Killed by a Falling Tree.

Last Thursday evening about III
o'clock Mr.. Paul Demuth of Hollan-
dale, met with death suddenly. He
with others was engaged in cutting
down what is called a honey tree,
that is one in which bees had settled.
The tree was large, measuring three
feet in diameter at the base, and the
customary planning to have it fall
out. When the tree showed signs of
coming down Mr.. Demuth moved
off in the opposite direction to that
which the tree was expected to fall,
but, alas, how uncertain are the best
calculations of man. The tree fell
contrary to expectations and Mr..
! Be7nutiii was cticrg-iss s,y' /, bat a shore
distance from the base and instantly
killed. While his face was not dis
figured his body was terribly crush
ed, bones broken, etc. The unfortu-
nate man was in the prime of life,
being only 33 years of age, hard
worker and good citizen, one re-
spected by all his acquaintances.
About eleven months ago he was
married to Miss Lizzie May, daugh-
ter of Mat May, of this place, and the
young widow who il left with an in
FAINT babe, is passing through an
afflictiou as difficult to endure as be
falls mankind. The funeral, which
took place Saturday, was one of the
largest in the history of Hollandale.
| The fair at Dodgeville last week
was IA success in several ways. The
attendance was good, the exhibits
| in the various departments up to the
average in merit. The racing was
not what it would have been If the
track was better, as the owners of
the good horses don't care 10 run the
chance of crippling them by letting
| them go at their best speed on IA
track of that kind. But the new
officers elected have declared their
| intentions to procure better grounds
and track, thus doing away with the
present drawback. The ball games
were well played and aroused con-
siderable interest; the jubilee singers
were highly entertaining. The less
said about the COW boy or rough
rider attraction the better. 1t was a
farce and pleased no person.
Many of our readers who enjoy
an occasional outing with the gun
or rod are somewhat bewildered as
to the requirements of the new game
laws. AS we construe them the only
safe course for hunters is to secure II
license. This is absolutely necessary
in hunting protected game. Rabbits
may be hunted without a license
provided you have no dog to assist,
but how many enjoy a rabbit hunt
without a dog? Procure license,
take your dog and go, then you'll be
equipped for anything that might
pop up, excepting quail and pheas-
ants. Fishing in the Pecatonica
with hook and line is permissible
at any time of the year, but should
you catch a trout out Of season throw
it back.
La Fayette county's board of
supervisors appropriates $500 annu-
ally to pay premiums awarded in the
educational department OF the La
Fayette county fair. If our county
board were to favor an allowance
for like purpose, it would have the
tendency to awaken the interest of
the pupils and parents in education
al matters. The benefits to be de-
rived would not be confined to the
dollars and cents received as prem
iums, but what the young minds ac-
quire in the struggle for first hOnors
at the fair will be of more or less
benefit to them through life. Should
such an appropriation be solicited
of the board, it ought not to meet
with any opposition.
The dry, hot weather dealt out
to this section during the greater
part of August was damaging to corn
and i'm consequence the crop will
not be as heavy as it otherwise
might have been. The fields Of late
corn suffered most, the kernel with
ering instead Of developing. But
this il big country and the corr
crop on the whole is going to b'
simply immense. The Kansas crof
is estimated at more than 3OOO0,0D
bushels. while Nebraska, Iowa anC
Missouri are credited with from
95.ooO,oo0. to 3o0OOO,OOO each, and Hi
: nois and Indiana are rated as beinj
} not far behind. Johnny cake can b'
had in abundance and porkers vii
, be fat.
fl Miss Nettie Quine, an intelligen