Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-18


is no bluster or outside show about
him, but be would prove a careful,
industrious representative, and
should have the active support of
every Republican, which will insure
his election.
MosT Democrats are color blind
as well as politically blind They
contend that the bordering around
the portraits of Harrison and Nor
ton on the large flag floating in
front of the Republicans club room
is black. Why, it's beautiful dark
blue, one of the colors in our Ma
TONS emblem.
WHILE coon-hunting in the vicin-
ity of Potosi, Grant county, Sam
Hoffman and party of friends freed
one, and Hoffman, to make sure of
the game, climbed the tree. When
nearly within resch of the animal,
however, he was accidentally shot
by one of his companions and
fatally wounded.
j. IL. DUNsTAN was up from Wy
oming last week with a load of his
sorghum syrup. 1t is an excellent
article and takes well in this city.
BY the way, John is the Republican
nominee for county surveyor. A
fellow so thorough in his system of
making syrup ought to prove a good
enough surveyor for any county.
MILLERS who are industriously
raising the price of flour because
"wheat has gone up," do not stop to
explain how an advance Of 30 cents
bushel in wheat, amounting to
$3.50 on the five bushels necessary
TO make barrel of flour, should
compel them to double the price of
their product-to ask IS for what
they recently sold at "a.
AN EXPRESS CHANGE.--The
Adams Express company has pur-
chased the routes on the ST. Paul
road in Wisconsin and northern
Iowa, now controlled by the United
States. Thus the United States Ex-
press office i'll this city will be sup
planted by an office of the Adams
company. The United States COM
pany will probably purchase the
routes to the northwest on the Wis
consin Central and Northern Pacific.
FoR the first time ye TRIBUNE
representative happened the other
day to come to halt at the inviting
farm residence of Mr.. Wright Clay
ton, in the town of Linden, aud
southwest of this city. We were
very much pleased to find this geni-
al fellow and his estimable family
30 well quartered on the premises
where they have struggled and per-
severed for over thirty years. There
was every sign of thrift and in
dustry. But few farmers have a
more desirable home, and no mans
stock, of all kinds, are better pro-
vid9d with shelter and food. The
hospitality extended us will ever be
remembered.
ADVERTISING is one of the un-
demonstrable sciences Of the present
day. Many business firms who ex-
pend thousands OF dollars every
year in advertising cannot sit down
al the end of the year and figure out
the exact medium through which
they received returns from a single
dollar Of the money expended in
that way. In fact, it is sometimes
a debatable question whether ordin-
AIRY advertising pays at all, or not,
and the only way for business
man to determine as to its value is
to try doing business without adyer-
tising. But the man who is accus-
toned to advertising doesn't with
draw his patronage from tte news
papers for any length Of time. He
soon notices a gradual dropping off
in his business, which can be at
tributed to nothing else than the
withdrawal Of his advertisement.
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