Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-10

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and discharged the gun. The boys
condition is critical.
Nom. STEPHENS has finished his
apprenticeship at blacksmithing at
VIM. Treweek's and will probably
be seeking employment elsewhere
soon. He's a good, reliable fellow.
THERE is growing demand for
good sized team horses, and sound
roadsters. A good heavy draft
horse for all work brings $3.50, and
finds ready sale in Chicago or st.
Paul.
ANOTHER Of our industrious young
men, Philip Weidenfeller, Jr., has
launched "out into the world" He
left for Englewood, H., tLis week
to paint for Trebilcock & Penhalle-
gon, contracting builders.
MAYOR LAMALLE, who attended
the state convention at Madison
yesterday as a delegate, had city
affairs to look after as well, by pay
ing off old Indebtedness and By try
ing to secure better rates Of inter
est, etc.
Con-. SPENsLEY, at the last meet
ing, appointed Comrades Devl;n and
Tyack and Adjt. b. T. Prideaux, on
the part Of Legate Post, as a gener-
al committee to make arrangements
for a proper observance of Decora-
tion Day, May 80.
A Kansas school ma'am has intro
duced a new feature in her school,
When one Of the girls misses a word
the boy who spells it gets permis-
sion to kiss her. As a result the
boys are improving rapidly. Will
the girls miss purposely?
THIS is the season of the year
when old men, young men, and boys,
want something in the clothing, hat,
shirt, underwear, hose, collar and
cuff or neckties line. The best to
be found anywhere, of any Of these
goods, is kept by the new merchant,
A. G. Deller; cheap, too.
THE Monroe Sentinel directs at
tention to the cruelty of shipping
live calves to Chicago. III ere is no
chance of feeding enroute and they
cannot drink milk or water even, for
they have not been taught or given
time to learn. They are often SO
weak, before slaughtered, that they
cannot even blat or stand alone.
SOMEHOW the ladies don't ,Geem
to grasp the leap-year idea as they
should. They ought to fly around
and spend their time and money on
the boys, who have to do that sort
of thing three years at a stretch.
Leap,year was designed expressly
to give the boys a financial rest, as
it were, and they need it, too.
JoE RIoHARDsoN, who has been
deyoting the last three years studi-
ously in enc Of the leading machine
shops in Chicago, is home on visit.
1t will be remembered that Joe con-
str4eted an engine on small scale
previous to his leaving here, which
was mastery piece ef workman
ship.
We have it direct from good
authority that the old Pioneer st.
Paul railway company, will devote
more attention this season to com
pleting its connections and branches,
than to extending its line into new
territory. Much local work will be
done in Wisconsin, and Mineral
Point will, we hope, come in for
full share.
II Is said that au easy way of
testing seed corn before planting isl
to throw handful into a saucer,
covering with mildly warm
water, and let it stand t rec days.
Then take up and open ths kernels
with your thumb nail. If good the
will be seen bright aud
sound If bad, then the sprouts and
whole interior Of the kernel will be
soft, black and rotten.
HoARD's Dairman is of the opin-
ion that the long-keeping of cream