Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-29

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hereafter play single hand.
John Allen and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. JAS. Hutchison, and their
daughters, Miss Mary and Lou, and
Mrs. f. Y. Hutchison departed yes
terday morning TO attend the
Monona Lake Assembly at Madison.
We hear of boys in the habit of
strolling about the farms and coun-
try adjacent to this city and indulg-
ing in building bonires. Such is alto.
gether wrong, especially now when
everything is dry. If fire gets a
start it is liable to do hundreds of
dollars worth of damage.
Ar o'clock Wednesday morning
a fire broke out in Gleason's ware.
house, Darlington. The citizens
rallied and fought the flames nobly,
but before they were conquered
about $4,000 worth Of property
was destroyed. The losesrs were
Gleason d McCarville, r. Nichols
and IL. S. Magoon.
EVERYTHING is awfully dry, and
fires are being reported from various
directions. The throwing away of
Il match after using it, or of cigar
stump or ashes from pipe, even if
but a spark is left, would not under
ordinary circumstances have any
effect, bat now it would be likely to
be rio main cause of dire desaao.
BE careful by all means.
Do NOT kill the birds. Profo,
Ireadwell, of Massachusetts, h4
proved that half grown robin Will
daily devour more than once and d
balf times its own weilhtin caterpii-
lars and beetles. A young BROOD eH-
uot live on less tHa aGy or
eighty worms a og. pair
of sparraa V eam every week
to the nc i,aeo eatorpiIIar or
beetles
ue fuos. GOLDEN, the fagman
at Greou street Bridge crossing, Ga
lena, has a robin which he caught
several months ago, and which he
has taught number of tricks.
Among other things, he has taught
1t to hold up a small flag at the
crossing when trains are approach
ing. The bird makes no attempt to
leave its owner but follows him
around while he Is at work.
The Brodhead paper tells Of q
boy who injured his arm slightly on
IA barb Wilc fence, aud to stop the
bleeding he wrapped red silk hand
kerchief around it. In day or
two his arm swelled and soon his
whole system was affected by blood
poisoning, caused no doubt by the
eoIoring matter of the handkerchief,
placing him in a precarious condi-
ton.
A GOOD opportunity is to be
afforded our citizens next Saturday
afternoon, to witness some speed
and sport. Peter Toay and Oliver
Matthews have matched their brown
roadSters for race, to test which is
the better trotter. 1t is to be mile
heats best 3 in five, over the race
course in this city. No betting;
for glory.
THE Darlington Republican says
that Jas. p. Martin, of Fayette, had
narrow escape last week from a
runaway team. lie had hitched
them to a twine binder which he
threw into gear, this started the
horses, the lines broke and away
they went jim jumped off behind
and managed to escape with few
bruises but the machine was liter
ally torn to pieces.
The first half Of the list Of prem
iums offered by the Southwestern
Wis. Industrial Association for 1856,
is published in the TRIBUNE this
week. 1t is about the most liberal
of the many that have preceded it.,
and should have the effect, as desired,
of bringing together the largest col.
lection of choice stock, produce,
machinery, mechanical and fine art
displays ever witnessed in this part