Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-28

Tlmmons. Persons calling for them
must state that they are upon the
advertised list.
SMITH, of the Star, is advertising
comic picture cards as on sale at his
office. Here is one way for news
paper men to even up with photog-
raphers-secure pictures of them
selves and advertise the pictures as
comic cards.
THE fishing party consisting of
Cyrus Lanyon, Esq, Capt. Thomas
Priestley, Jos. II. Gundry, Samuel
Sims and "Paddy" Henry captured
about $50 trout in two days last
week. They were up north in the
vicinity of Helena.
The closing exercises of the High
School will be held at the Opera
House on Thursday evening of next
week. The programme will consist
of essays by the class that graduates,
short address by Hon. T. S. Ans
ley, and vocal music. The public
are cordially invited.
TIE barn of the hotel owned by
M. f. Boyle, at Cobb, was consumed
by fire one day last week, which be-
ing located in the heart of the viii
lage, made it narrow and fortunate
escape for several surrounding build
ings that they were not also victim
lied by the fire fiend.
EVAN LEWIS, of Ridgeway, is
matched to wrestle in the catch-as-
catch-can style with Jas. Faulkner,
of Chicago, the man who has never
suffered defeat, and it's hardly
thought he will this time. The
match takes place at Madison, on
Saturday the 30th inst.
The Janesville Recorder reports
that specimen for some geologist
has been found in the quarry of Mr..
Round, at Rock Prairie. 1t is a
species of fish; measures in extreme
length, feet; has long, tapering
round bill, some Is inches in length.
Many other specimens of fish and
other marine animals are also being
found now.
THE good people of Waldwick
have concluded to ego in" for a
grand celebration on the Fourth,
aud have decided to have it take
placs in the beautiful grove one
fourth of a mile south of the Vel
lowstone church. For full particu-
lars see posters. They are sure of
providing for the best of times.
PATRIOTISM was away below par
Monday evening, the attendance at
the meeting to consider the question
Of celebrating being slim. A com
mittee was appointed to go round
and pull on the strings of individual
purses. 'Tis earnestly hoped that
the desire to celebrate will manifest
itself without any delay.
THOSE in this vicinity who have
undertaken to cultivate tobacco this
season are highly pleased with their
prospects thus far. A reporter in
the interest of the Wisconsin To-
bacco Reporter was around last
week, and pronounced the plants
here considerably ahead Of those he
had seen anywhere else, and besides
he stimulated the hopes of our
growers by assuring them that the
soil here was such as ought to yield
grand crops.
BEAR it in mind that the soldiers
reunion will be held at Dodgeville
on Wednesday and Thursday, June
18th and 18th, and not on the oath
and 25th, as incorrectly announced
last week. The latter dates were
in accordance with the time fixed at
the reunion at Darlington last year,
but upon consideration the executive
committee of the association deem
ed it best to hold it one week earlier,
so as not to have it come SO close to
the fourth Of Chronicle.
NEXT Monday, the first Of June,
the board of health for the city,
consisting of two aldermen and a