Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14

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a JUNIOR base ball nine of this
city, assuming the appellation of
Lightning Stikers," went to Oar
lington Tuesday and paralyzed the
"Fleet Foots," Of that place, the
score being II to IA. The boys re-
port courteous treatment and a gen.
erarg good time.
WE give this week a communica-
ton from L. A. Osborne, of this
city, who is at present trying his
luck away out in Montana Ter. The
letter is of more than ordinary inter
est, and we feel that a majority of
the TRIBUNE readers at least will
peruse it with full appreciation
For the Northwestern Soldiers
and Sailors Reunion to be held at
Chicago August 26 to 30, excursion
tickets on the Chi. Mil. Il st. Paul
road will be sold as follows: To
the general public at fare and third,
and to bands and military compan-
les of ten or more, in uniform, trav-
cling together, at one cent per mile.
These terms mean for the round
trip, remember
WHILE dusting bunch of ba-
nanas recently, L. A. Behan, Of
Janesville, found a rodent so sur.
rounded that there was no exit for
him except to eat his way out. The
tawny traveller is about the size of q
| half-grown rat, but a colored gentle,
who is acquainted with the species
says he is only about half grown.
He somewhat resembles our ferret,
and has teeth sharp as a needle.
The Yellowstone Creamery is be-
ing crowned with deserved success,
such as untiring energy merits. 1t
at present keeps 2750 cows busy,
or has 275 patrons with an average
Of ten cows each. The yield is
from eight to ten thousand pounds
per week. The engine employed
also runs a circular saw and feed
mill, which attachments are proving
of great convenience to the farmers
of that vicinity.
THE ever energetic secretary of
the fair to be held in this city the
first week in Sept. next, is keeping
step with that enterprise which char
acterizes the association. The latest
evidence of this fact is the circula-
ton of the finest lithographic bills
of seven different designs or scener-
les, the finest and most life-like yet
placed before the public. In reality
they represent what our fair is to
perfection, not overdrawing facts in
the least.
IT was an amusing scene-and we
might add pleasing to us Ito witness
the other day, three little young
Americans, ranging from five to
nine years old formed in line of
march and Ike, .oing step to the words,
"Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine"
From further investigation we ascer-
tanned that their fathers were good
patriotic citizens and believed in
training the young minds how to
shoot accurately, and for the best
interests Of the country.
THE street commissioner of Mad
ison states that in the siege of three
or four weeks at least one hundred
and forty tons of dead fish have been
gathered and buried. A cause ad-
vanced for the death Of so many
fish in the lakes surrounding our
State Capital is that of small gray
worm, found adhering to the grass
and weeds, which are readily de-
voured by the fish in quest of food.
Upon reaching the walls of the
throat the parasites fasten them
selves, and all efforts on the part Of
the fish to remove them seem useless.
Miss ALTIE REED, General Supt.
of the Juvenile Temple department
Of the Good Templar Order Of our
state, visited the temple in this city
on Tuesday evening. She appears
to be greately interested in her
branch of the temperance reform