Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-09-23

getting some profit from their busi
ness. With butter at Is cents OF
over, and cheese at corresponding
! prices, no man need to hesitate to
feed his cows.
y VERY fine selection of worste d
suitings, cloths and cassimers of the
fall styles has just been received AT
Deiler's for his custom tailoring de-
partment, to which he calls the at.
tention of all in want of fine suit
of clothes. Prices very moderate
and a good fit guaranteed.
4. STORY comes from the neigh
borhood of Berlin, this state, of a
somewhat sensational character. 1t
Is to the effect that recently a Ger.
man was out hunting and was killed
by lightning and his body instantly
petritied and became solid as stone.
His comrades left him standing up
in the marsh, and there he remains.
An investigation is to be made.
GALES is headquarters for fruit
of all kinds.
Il SMALL field of alfalfa, or Cali
fornia clover, raised at Lancaster by
VIM. p. Richardson, is attracting
, the attention of the farmers of that
section. While the drouth ruined
timothy, bluegrass and clover, this
field Of alfalfa has had three crops
moved from it this season, and now
has a stand of four inches and will
be good for fourth moving.
In is fine thing for boy or a
man to have steady nerves and
strong muscles. They can enjoy
themselves better for having them,
take their own part better and be
more helpful to others. Strength
and activity delights in play and
work. Furthermore people who are
not over particular what they eat,
drink and wear are generally the
healthiest, have the best time and
live the longest.
The weather has ceased to blow
and bluster and knock over build
ings and scare people into their eel
lars when 1t wants to rain. As soon
as a shower is ready for September
delivery it moves silently up over
the town and stands still and goes
to pieces, and nobody knows it is
going to rain until it is raining.
Several gentle rains have fallen
during the past week, but they were
not accompanied by any sort of
electrical displays.
WE have in stock full line of
the new "velvetta" for dress and
cloak trimmings. jas M.CoArEs.
AMONG other gentlemen named
for a position on the Republican
county ticket is w. w. Williams,
the genial clerk in Gundry, Gray
q Co.'S store, which position he has
to give up through impaired health.
We can say without fear of con
tradiction that he is equal to the
best and as worthy of recognition
as any man in county.
Godey'S Lady'S Book for October
is a seasonable autumn number.
The fashion pages are replete with
pretty illustrations tor different arti-
cles of costume, while an attractive
frontispiece illustration and colored
and black-work designs will be
eagerly welcomed by its lady read
ers. The "Wave o. the Sea-" by
Marian c. L. Reeves, grows in inter
est. can Old Mans Darling. by
Elizabeth Phipps Train, new con-
tributor, is well worthy of perusal.
"Two Days in june" by E. V. Tai
bot, is bright little story. "The
Great Scamperton Fair" by L. A..
Cory, is concluded, all the compli-
cations being unrayeled at last.
Several other stories and poems
complete the literary matter. Among
the latter, "Fallen Leaves" by Emil
Ludekins, is especially worthy Of
consideration. The Fashion Notes
give many seasonable hints upon