Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-28

Would llRely nave been serious.
DoN'T fail to see the grand Jockey
uniformed band street parade on
horses of Beech & Bower great tent
show at noon on the Fourth.
The Good Templars of this city
will serve ice cream and strawber-
ries, at their hall, on the afternoon
and evening of the Fourth of July.
Mr. EDWIN PARE, of New London,
Wis, who has been visiting Ed. and
George Bennett the past week, re-
turned home Wednesday afternoon.
On Tuesday 'buss load of young
folks took trip TO Jonesdale, a
small station on the Illinois Central
r. r. All report having had a
splendid time.
JoHN KENDALL, news agent on
the &. NJ. & st. Paul railroad be-
tween this city and Milwaukee, who
has been very sick long while, is
getting better.
THERE is a slight change in the
noon passenger train, talking effect
Monday. 1t arrives here now at
1925 and departs at 2:l5, and is
called the fast express.
MINERAL PoINT's celebration of
the Fourth will be a success. Large
numbers from different parts of this
county and Southwestern Wiscon-
sin will attend and good time is
assured.
A STRAWBERRY is scientifically
described as "pulpy pericary with
out valves" We always supposed
they had lots of valves and that
those valves were closed when a
quart of them were crowded into a
pint box.
FARMERS look pleased more than
at any time this summer. The re-
cent rains and hot weather brought
about this happy condition. Corn
and other crops acquired boom
therefrom almost equal to the red
bandana at st. Louis.
A New JERSEY wine maker offers
to send us next October twelve bot
ties of wine in return for $50 or $75
worth of advertising. No, sir, that
would be paying altogether "too
dear for the whistle" even if we
had any use for the wine.
AFTER supporting and voting for
the Democratic nominees from
Douglas up to the election of Cleve-
land the Prairie du Chen Courier
"would not advise any man, old OF
young, to form an unalterable attach
ment to that party" In other words
there are better, so proven to be.
IT'S possible that our look was one
of longing when gazing over the
fence at Mr.. Jos. Deller's strawberry
patch. AT any rate that gentleman
got the idea somewhere that we h ad
a strong liking for the delicious
fruit, and the other day laid us un.
der obligations for generous sup
ply. They were extra in both size
and quality.
OK July 4th the morning freight
train from Monroe will be equipped
with coaches and carry passengers
between that city aad Mineral Point
A special train will leave Platteville
at 8:45 am, Belmont at 9:l0 and
connect at Calamine with the train
from Monroe. A train will leave
Mineral Point at $3.50 p. m. for Mon
roe and Platteville. Excursion rates
fare and a third.
THE Nj. Z. Sunday School Picnic,
to have been held to-day in Gundry't
grove on the Galena road, has been
postponed until tomorrow (Frid&yj
The picnicers will leave the church
at 9,3O. The popular Mineral Point
band has been secured. Buses will
run all day. The grove is the bes
for the purpose that can be found il
this section. 1t is an elegant drive
out there. Everybody is Invited tC
partake Of the good time.
THE condition Of the crops
throughout the southern half 0.