Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-28

two instances the district snhoo
closed for few days in consequence.
Happily the disease seldom proves
dangerous.
No wonder Harry Hankins humps
up his shoulders and grins from ear
to ear-it's girl.
RECENTLY, while coming out Of
the cellar, Mrs. f. w. Stratman had
the misfortune of falling in such a
manner as TO break an arm These
are slippery times; be careful, all.
At Shullsburg they boast (?) of a
young man who leans on the gate
post and watch his aged mother
shovel the snow off the walk. With
a sense of pride we claim that Min
eral Point has no such 5luggards.
THE new skates purchased by the
new proprietors of the rink are much
praised by all who have put them
on, Ed and lot know how to please
and it is no more than proper that
their efforts should meet with a lib
eral patronage.
JUsT the thing for leap year-that
fine display of gents furnishing
goods at Gundry, Gray d Co. ANY
fellow who gets an outfit from said
display will appear SO complete and
refined that any maiden is bound to
become elated and facinated.
JUST as we were placing the type
on the press for this issue a tele-
gram was reed from Ben. Prideaux,
late partner of Ed. Devlin, announc-
ing the death of his little son, Guy.
The remains are expected here to-
day for burial. No particulars.
CONSIDERABLE excitement is afioat
over the discovery of stone seventy
five feet below the surface in a
small town in this state, about thirty
miles from Milwaukee, from the
fact that it has been pronounced a
diamond and its value placed at
from $500 TO 81, 900
THE horse of Jno. Roberts, butch
er, got on a spree of ugliness Tues
day morning and made things un-
pleasant for Mr.. c. Bowden, for q
few minutes, by whirling suddenly
about and throwing him out Of the
rig together with lot of sausage
which was just ready Cor cooking
The animal tried 10 make a run
afterwards, but was prevented. No
special damage.
FROM the Darlington Repu5lican
we CLEAN the report that Mr.. Chas.
Mappes, of Belmont, has purchased
the lot where Mr.. Barrett's store
stood, which adjoins his premises,
and will as soon as the weather per-
mits, proceed to the erection Of
large hotel. Mr. Barrett has secured
the corner lot directly opposite, and
will also build when spring opens.
THE Richland Rustic claims to
have a man who can run off 900 pa
pers on hand press in two hours
and FIVE minutes, and will wager
any amoui from 800 to 81 900 on it.
Our poverty forbids US compelling
him to show his hand, still our ex-
perience with hand presses con
vinces us that he is just the right
man to conduct q Democratic sheet.
LINDEN boys are building a repu,
tation for jealousy. Not long ago
there was a dance at the village and
and some youths OF the Point "took
it in" and their modest, coyish man
ner won the attraction and attention
of the Linden lasses to such a degree
that the home boys got fighting ieal-
Gus. Upon their return, our boys
breathed a long sigh of thanks that
their scalps were spared.
BELLIES AND BEAUx The first,
and presumably the last, leap year
party given in the city for 1884 came
Of Monday evening at the Odd Eel
lows hall. In the language Of the
Chicago Ne1eS we would say: Many
a homely fellow sat against the wall,
simpering, arranging his neck-tie,
and trying to look pretty, in a vain