Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-07-24


Mare, James Sullivan aud Wm.
Skewis remain uncalled for at the
post-otiice this week.
CLEVELAND, in few words, may
be summed up as the recordless "ti-
dal wave" candidate-weighing 200
pounds, more or less.
The z. NJ church at Ridgeway,
is to be moved to the village, and
enlarged by raising the eroof and put
ting on an addition thereto.
IT is beyond doubt that the fixing
up of the first ward public square
will enhance the value of property
in that part of town very much.
SEVEN car loads of Milwaukee
beer were received in DesMoines one
day last week for mechanical, medi-
cal, culinary and sacramental" use.
AGUE is shaking up several citi-
zens of Richland county. No com
plant of this kind is heard of here.
In fact, we are so healthy that the
doctors complain.
THE running horse, Mercury, own
ed by Sam Ross, is being fitted for
the fall campaign, and his good con
dition indicates that be will make it
hot for some of them.
YLAs said that "soap" was the in
spiration of the Republican. Yes /;
we believe in keeping clean. De
mocracy has long been alluded to as
the "Great Unwashed."
WITH Tuesday night (about a. m. J
came the windiest storm of the sum
mer. 1t was accompanied by a
beating rain, and it is feared that
considerable damage has been done
to the standing grain.
The Sodey property, on the south.
ern limits of the city, has been pur-
chased by Horatio Wright, of Platte
vile. Glad to thus learn that Mr..
Wright and his estimable wife are
likely to be numbered among our
citizens.
THE business interests of the
country can find no stimulent in the
Democratic platform of "windy,''
meaningless mass of words, and any
business man who votes that ticket
does so at the risk Of his own per.
sonal welfare.
NEXT Wednesday, the 3Oth, the
several protestant Sunday Schools
Of the city will unite in a union
picnic, to be held in Ross grove.
No effort will be avoided to make
it the leading event of the kind ever
held in the city.
THERE are many within this city
and vicinity who are in need of a
new vehicle, either, a carriage, bug
gy or spring conveyance. Bohan "
Sims have such rigs for sale and are
offering them at prices that can't
but satisfy any buyer.
To-NIGuT the Democrats of this
city will indulge in their ratification
jubilee or elbow out" or more ac-
curately speaking, their "blow in"
If any of our readers attend we
suggest that your take what they
say and claim to the contrary, and
you will get facts in nut shell.
MoNDAY's quietness in town was
disturbed by little "set 10 between
two representatives of the brayado
element, which took place in the
mos. central part of High Street.
Both struck out from the shoulder
with determination to hurt, and no
doubt it did, and both claim the
glory Of being best man.
II is important that the Republi-
cans Of this county should effect a
thorough organization for the pend
ing campaign. Receptions, meet
ings, all that sort Of thing are very
good in their way, but they can not
take the place of an organization
which shall make provision for the
details of campaign work. Political
victories are not won by bonfires or
any other expressions of enthusiasm,
however useful they may be in their
Vav The labor before us is one of