Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-05-24

and hope for a speedy recovery.
F. NJ. CONFERENCE conyenes III
this city to-day, Ministers and del
egates have nearly all arrived, and
the indications are that it will be an
interesting and instructive gathering
Of the workers for the cause Of
christianity.
BoD.-The family horse owned by
JAS. A. Owen skipped the gutter"
few days ago He fell in Sucker
hole" and passed quietly away. lie
was about 25 or 26 years Of age and
probably would have died soon any
how. We regret his untimeiy death.
THE Mineral Point Cornet Band
is unquestionably The best in this
section of Wisconsin, for the num-
Der of players, which fact is sufficient
argument that they are entitled to
nobby uniforms; therefore attend
the concert on Tuesday the 5th of
next month.
If Deller is busy attending to the
affairs Of his new residence, don't
forget that he is not neglecting the
minutest details at the emporium"
The mammoth store was never
stocked with a larger and finer as
sortment of seasonable goods than
it is at present.
THE continued wet weather is a
great discouragement to those farm
ers who desire to plant a large acre
age of corn, butt should be remem-
bered that corn planted any day in
the month Of May is quite sure to
do well, If the next three months
are warm. There is time enough
yet to plant corn, with a good chance
for success.
THE Grecian show which appeared
in this city last week, if we are to
1 Judge, left more money than they
took out of here. They gave no
afternoon performance on account
of the high wind not allowing them
to pitch tent until late. In the
evening they opened up and It's
said by those present that the show
was better than expected.
IT is becoming known throughout
/ the state that Mineral Point is maxi
ing extensive preparations for cele.
brating the Fourth Most every local
exchange that comes to this Office re
fers to it as a promising success, big
thing, etc, and the Darlington Re
publican remarks: GAS Darlington
has done nothing toward preparing
for Gayout on that day, suppose
we all take in' the Mineral Point
blowout ,"
Messrs. Williams and Finn, the
gentlemen who are breaking up so
much Of the prairie land near Arena,
have already plowed 500 acres and
have planted 400 acres Of sugar cane,
lis acres of potatoes and several
acres of melons They will have
1000 acres planted by the lst of
June. They have from twenty to
twenty-five men and fifty to sixty
horses at work, and everything
moves like clock-work.
JUsT two weeks after being en-
tirely devoured by the fire fend, the
Darlington RepuJIiean came out in
its usual size and in similar style,
but, Of course, presenting that i'm
provement and brightness which a
new outfit is sure Of giving. Mr.. J.
G. Monahan, is now one Of its edit
ors, and makes fitting salutatory.
We congratulate the new proprietors
on their grit and enterprise in so
soon mastering the difficulty brought
about by fire
Our band boys, aided by the very
best vocal talent in the city, land
we might say right here as good as
any in the state,) will give another
concert on Tuesday, the 5th
Of June Every citizen who
has the time and money to spare
should attend without fail We
deem it a matter Of duty. The OBJ
iect is, as you all know, to raise a