Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-03

at Volga, OAK, has made his APP
pearance here this week. Nobody
returns TO the old home for a visit
who receives warmer welcome
than does Tom. lie is getting cut
a good paper, one that is a great
benefit and credit TO the town.
One of the largest mortgages
ever placed on record in Lafayette
county, was filed with the Regis
ter of deeds at Darlington last
week by the c., NJ. 81 N. Railway
company, to secure bonds for ST.
$4,000, due Dec. lst, 1885. 1t
covers the entire line of road from
Chicago to Madison and its branches.
A FARMER near Chebanse, Ill.,,
having an OK that did not obey or
ders concluded that the animal was
deaf, and bought an ear trumpet,
which worked with great success.
The animal had lost its appetite, but
with It's return of hearing ate h cart
lily. The ear trumpet is fastened in
place by wires around one of the
horns.
While the Darlington Republican
is congratulating its readers beause
they are not afflicted with "Shake-
rag-under-the-hill," ;" it might put to
better use the space in apologizing
for the wretched and senseless poet
ny it has been thrusting upon its
readers. Jim your no poet; do catch
on to the fact before it is too late
for redemption.
THE suggestion of the name of
Joseph Treat of Monroe as sue
cessor to Congressman La Toilette
Is bringing out newspaper argu-
ments enough in favor of retaining
a satisfactory representative to indi-
cate that Wisconsin's youngest
member has a strong hold upon the
press and presumably the people of
his district.
HERE is to the good man and his
wife engaged in dusting carpets and
fitting new joints to the old stove
pipe. May they live long and prcs-
per, and the new home be crowded
with happy events the coming year
Resolve to make it so and keep the
pledge, and it is half done at once.
A man that goes to happy, peace
ful home at night goes to q rich in
heritance.
Persons who fail to get their
paper regularly do the printer
great injustice in failing to notify
him in every case, so that he may
trace it and place the fault. We
are willing to pay for all postal cards
or other writing material used in
such notifications. We take the
greatest pains with our printed list,
and there is no reason why there
should be any trouble in getting our
papers to subscribers with regularity.
JoHN S. DELANo, a white-haired,
feeble old man, aged IS years, is in
jail at Carthage, ILL.,, for bigamy.
lie applied for pension, when it
was discovered that a wife of his
had also applied for pension claim
ing that he was dead. Further in
quiry into his martial relations de-
velops the fact that he has been
married to eight women and has not
been legally divorced from six Of
them. Two of his wives he married
at Boscobel
MANY farmers claim that if a.
large potato with all the eyes cut
out but one be planted, a larger per
cent. of marketable potatoes will be
produced than if the seed were
small potatoes planted whole. A
-tddy Of this subject was made at
the Wisconsin agricultural expert
ment station last season with four
the result in each case
being in favor Of the large prepared
seed. Experiments at this station
also showed that results are best
when tresh-cut seed is used.