Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-27

-N1At @'t"i 10Y "h0 S0uA"s Cou-
yerted minstrel will be with the Sal
walton Army, and render choice
musical selections both vocal and
instrumental.
The bills are out for the leading
fair of Southwestern Wisconsin,
and one equal to any in the state.
1t is to be held in Mineral Point,
Sept. Sd, 4th, 5th and 9th.
MINERAL PoINr will have a lively
enough program on the 4th. You
will be kept interested all day by
parades, orations, games, day and
night fireworks, etc.
HIGHLAND's picnic came off Tues
DAY. 1t was grand as predicted.
The base bali prize was captured by
our city nine, and the foot race was
won by Frank VanMatre. Quite a
number from here attended.
"BoNDsMAN," a l93o-pound i'm
ported Clydesdale horse owned by
w. II. Bishop, of Platteyille, died
on Saturday, the result Of rupture
while undergoing an operation. His
loss is a severe one financially to
"Bish."
REMEMBER, when Mineral Point
makes up her mind to celebrate it is
always a success. She took long
time to decide, but everybody is
enthusiastic now, and will be all the
gayer for being prepared with a
rush.
THE Salvation Army of this city
will have an excursion to Darling
ton ON the Fourth to unite with the
Army at that place in a grand cele-
bration An attractive program is
being arranged, and a good, profit
able time insured. Fare for round
trip As cents.
Thomas SHAW, a Belmont lad
under 6 years Of age, was taken TO
the Darlington jail Tuesday, where
he will spend thirty days for steal
ing money from the cash drawer at
the Belmont depot. We trust that
the punishment Il have a reform
ing influence on the boy.
WOULDN'T it be good thing for
all concerned, and wouldn't business
be improved if the people at their
homes could learn from the columns
Of their local newspapers what they
may expect to find, especially in the
shape Of new OF choice goods, on
the counters Of the merchants.
THE Good Templars Of this city
are going to give one Of their pop
ular strawberry and ice.cream fes-
tiyals on Friday evening, June 18th.
Everybody attend their festivals be-
cause they spare no pains to make
them enjoyable to all. When Fes-
tiyal day "comes round we'll all be
there"
AT the Masonic Grand Lodge re-
Gently held in Milwaukee an i'm
portant and decided step was taken
toward temperance. The lodge laid
down the rule that Masons shall no
longer consort with drunkards, and
that liquor dealers shall hereafter be
ineligible to membership in this
order.
TuE p. NJ. church at AIiflin viii
hold a Days Meeting on next Sun
day, June 30. Sermon in the morn
ing at 1o;80 by p Allen, Jr, Of.
Mineral Point, at ? p. m. sermons by
A. Charles, Of Edmund, and Phil.
Allen, Jr., Of Mineral Point, and
again in the evening at Z o'clock by
the pastor, W. J. {. Ralph.
The large, delapidated building
al the foot Of High street, and on
the corner, was condemned and re-
moved by the city on Monday Of
this week. This building was
erected about ffty-two years ago,
and in its day was one of the finest
in the northwest. Where it was
located was d central business point
in early day. Il was hotel with
saloon III connection, and has bad
several propretors Could i but
talk, what au exciting and interest
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