Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27

person purchasing $50 worth of
goods. This is a book that retails
at 50, and is beautifully bound, and
will make a valuable addition to any
library. Call and get ticket at
the Economy. l2w2
lT has come to pass that a paper
cannot assert what an advertiser
claims for himself or his goods
without causing offense. For all
that, it is decidedly doubtful in our
mind whether we would be justified
In being positive in such matters.
THIS is the season of year when
teachers of village and country
school districts have vacations.
Among the teachers of Mineral
Point at home are Rich'd Crawford,
who has been teaching at Hollan-
dale; Miss Mary Bennett, at Miflin;
Miss Aggie McIlhon, at Rewey.
Or all the candidates for city
office, if there is one more entitled
to the consideration of the voter
than another, that one is Mr.. Berg,
who would like the office Of city
treasurer. Although an old resident
of Mineral Point, this is, SO far as
known, his first appearance before
our people for office.
A DUBUQUE paper says that city
"can't have a boom until has about
a dozen frst-class funerals; until
some Of the fossils and cranks and
l5-per-cent money sharks are planted
and planted deep" There have
been two or three other aspiring
towns in the wild west that looked
for a boom by the way Of the
cemetery.
THE second quarterly meeting of
the M. Z. church will be held next
Sunday, the 3Oth inst. Preaching
morning and evening by Rev. w.
Nj. Martin, of Platteville. Love,
feast at o a. M; the Sacrament of
Our Lords Supper after the morn
ing sermon. Presiding Elder
Wheeler will hold the quarterly
conference Monday evening.
The inspectors for city election in
first ward are w. II. Jacka, w. N.
Curry and Wan. AIauger; clerks
John Allen and Chas. uornung;
ballot clerks-A. L. White aud II.
5. Well, Second ward: Inspectors
N. T. Martin, John Gorgen and
Stephen Thomas; clerks. b.
and VIII Curry; ballot
clerks-Fred Vivian and J Horn, Jr.
The bright red light that illumi-
mated the sky to the northwest on
Tuesday night proved, as most of
our citizens supposed, to be the re-
Election of a fire. 1t was the burn
ing down of the Diamond Grove
cheese factory, located on VIM.
JEWELS farm, about three miles
from here. The loss is estimated at
between $1,000 and $500; insur-
ance $3.50. The origin Of the fire is
a mystery, as there had not been
fire in the factory for the day.
WITHIN the last few weeks sew
eral dogs owned in this city have
had their barks silenced forever
through the agency Of poison, ad-
by unknown hands. So
far as known dogs Of value have
been the victims, and the owners
are willing to pay Literally for proof
Of who is guilty of administering
the poison. That the city is over
run with worthless ours nobody
but why dispose Of those
)f value?
LEW. GRADER, the stock buyer,
says he "can't stand that" in refer
ring to the statement in last weeks
paper to the effect that he did not
,fer the highest market price for
logs because be did not care to
handle them. He says that the
farmer who took hogs to Jonesdale {
came TO him and inquired the price;
hat he told the farmer about $3.50,
1ut as he was going to Chicago at
,uce he did not care to make any
purchases till he came back. From