Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-22

ucbVe Jnal they uiQn't even know as
much as other people thought they
did.
The United States express com
pany which has been doing the bus
iness Of this place for several years,
has been supplauted by the Adams
express company, the change going
into effect last week. There will be
no change in the local agent or his
quarters-J. J. Hanscom, at his book
store.
The political campaign just closed
proved more conclusively than ever
that Mineral Point needs larger
opera hall. Possibly the financial
condition of our city would hardly
justify such an outlay as would be
necessary for a tirst-class hall, yet
there are many citizens in favor of
it, believing that it would prove
profitable investment.
On Friday and Saturday evenings
of this week will be given grand
concerts at Dodgeyille, for the ben
eft of the High School at that place,
under the management of Prof. S.
I. Osborne, of this city. One hun
dred voices are to take part, among
them several Pointers. Our popular
band has also been secured for the
occasion.
AN agricultural exchange says;
"In all the ups and downs of the
stock market for the past few
months, one thing has been observ.
able. The price of good stock has
in nearly every instance held all it
gained and is to-day from $l.OO to
$3.50 per hundred higher than a
year ago. Common and poor stock
have tluctuated, but the tendency
of good stock has been constantly
upward"
To THE group of local women,
advocates of Democracy and third
partyism, who were discussing the
worthlessness of the TRIBUNE, land
by the way, using such language as
would cause the public to blush for
them, if KNOWN we would say that
there is some consolation for us in
the fact that more agree with the
TRIBUNE than with them. Their
remarks go for naught like the votes
for the parties they uphold.
NEARLY every day we read of
heavy failures in the business world,
and among the causes assigned are
often "the tardiness of country col
lections," or "the crops failed in
certain locality and the country mer-
chants could not pay up" In other
words the credit system has proved |
a broken reed to lean upon. 1t is
hoped that the very many parties
owing the TRIBUNE on subscriptions
and other accounts will see from
this the great advantage to us in
settling. We need every dollar due
us on or before the first of next
January. Please try to accommo-
date US.
DURING the Republican celebra-
tion Of the election at Depere, this
state, Democrat cutely draped his
hitching post--a cast-iron figure, in
imitation of a young darkey with
hand extended as in the act Of hold
ing a horse. The figure was wrap
ped in a white sheet and was made /
to hold a huge white umbrella over
It's head. To each Of the ends of
the ribs of the umbrella was at /
tached a Chinese lantern, and there |
were others arranged about SO as 10
give the least imaginative on-looker
the idea Of a snow-storm, while at
tached to the figures breast was a
card on which appeared the simple
words, "Snowed Under"
A LARGE and thoroughly appreci
ative audience greeted Miss Amy
Hutcbison and pupils, at the High
School on Friday evening, it being
the occasion of Miss Amy's compli-
mentary musicale. The program,
ox.,,s;st;ur, ,f ,-ooaI ov1 Instrumental