Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-03-25
MINERAL POINT WISCONSIN, THURSDAY MARCH %,

A VERY choice and new lot of
dress buttons, the latest novelties
for the season, have just been re-
ceived and are for sale at Deller's.
a DARLINGTON paper thinks that
some school children play progress
i've truant. Same thoughts find
abode in our minds too, neighbor.
ELECTION tickets printed on short
notice at the TRIBUNE office. Or
ders by mail will be promptly at
tended to. Prices as low as those
of any other office.
THE Byrne lead mines at Smelser,
in Grant county, are about the most
productive in southern Wisconsin.
About 100000 pounds have been
taken out during the winter.
THos. OMEN, Michael McQuade
and John Doyle have struck fine
prospect for a big lead on Mr.,
O'Neil's farm, about three miles
west of Darlington.
THE Office of Mayor, none call it
a treasure; yet never has it, when
opportunity ensued, been found like
the statute, in imminent danger, of
death on account of "Desuetude.
TIE Prairie du Chen Union says
the sale, by Mrs. Dousman, Of the
remainder of the booded horses
belonging to the Dousman estate,
for $4,000, was about one-tbird of
the original cost.
A SuuLLsBURG paper says: "The
building Of the railroad from Free
port to st. Paul ia a fixed fact. The
contract has been let for its com
pleton to Blanchardville b this season.
We have our information from an
officer of the road"
MoRE interest in mining is appar-
ent here this spring than for some
time. We hope for general boom
in this direction as well as in all
others that would prove a benefit to
the community.
The milliners, J. Is M. Coates,
have secured the exclusive agency
for Demorest's popular patterns, a
full supply Of which will be kept on
hand at all times. Ladies should
take advantage of this opportunity.
THE reunion of veterans in this
city this coming summer promises
to be the grandest of the several
held in southwestern Wisconsin,
providing the citizens take hold as
is necessary they should.
GUNNERs have been somewhat
successful in bringing down wild
pigeons BY the way, these hunters
ought to be less anxious to shoot
tame and wild chickens, pheasants,
quails, etc, at this season Of the
year.
WE ask our readers to notice par
ticularly the advertisements in this
paper this week. You may see ad-
yertised the very thing that you
want And of this be assured, the
men who advertise are the men who
want your patronage and will be
most apt to make it an object for
you to trade with them.
He who patronizes travelling mer-
chants never saves a cent, and often
loses money by the transaction. The
safest plan is to buy of those who
live with us; besides, the business
men Of a place help to make it what
it is, and are entitled to the patron
age of the residents Of the vicinity.
II a newspaper man desires to
know how generally his effusions
are read, let him print something
that is regarded as Objectionable by
persons who never take his paper
nor pay bim a cent. He will Won
der how they know these things
We're in his paper, but he will won
der in vain.
THE special committee appointed
by the common council to ascertain
particulars in regard to procuring a
crusher for the city, having made
a report that met with favor by the
,.r,,,,.;1 - ,r,9. orrroa1 Of tho cpaaiai