Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-31

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pear monthly.
ALL those having books belong
ing to the post-office book store
library are hereby requested TO re-
| turn them at oaOe.
II. ZIMMER, Assignee.
The few of our subscribers who
have remitted in response to our
dunners have our thanks; but what
is the matter with the majority
Don't you intend to prove white by
paying up?
Our old friend, John Teasdale,
has received the unanimous nomin.
alton of the Republican convention
of his district in Dakota for the
legislature. 1t is fitting compli-
ment to worthy man.
A FEW drops of carbolic acid
.evaporated from hot shovel will
drive all the flies from room
quicker'n scat. A small drop of
camphor gum held over a lamp till
it is consumed will do the same
work. Try it.
The postofiice book store firm of
IL. A. Smith u Co. made an assign
ment last Monday for the benefit of
creditors TO Henry thinner. A sym
pathetic feeling abounds throughout
the community for the firm mem
bers in their stroke of misfortune.
81 BELIEVE" said man well up
in judicial matters, "that if Judge
Cole declines a denomination to the
supreme bench the forthcoming
spring, Judge Clementson, of Lam
caster, will be named as his success.
sor. He is able, impartial, and pos
sesses one of the best judicial minds
in the state of Wisconsin"
A BOOM has struck Mifflin. Re-
Gently large mining stock company
has been organized out there to be
known as the Mifflin and Livingston
Mining Co. They have secured
large mining rights, put large
| force of men to work with foremen,
etc., and everything is being run
systematically. The best citizens of
that place are at the head and sue
cess is anticipated.
The lady passenger who alighted
from the passenger train in this city
the other evening Juggling three
large baskets, one of them filled
with plants and flowers; three large
picture frames in separate packages;
a wicker work-stand about three
feet high; bird-cage and bird; an
umbrella, several small packages
and three children, failed to draw
the attention that such case merits.
THE annual picnic of the p. NJ.
Sunday school of this city, is to be
held at Gundry's grove, on Wednes-
day next, Aug. 9th. 'Busses will be
provided to convey the members of
the school to and from the grounds.
1t is also expected that band of
music willsbe in attendan ce, and all
the luxuries of picnic occasions will
be provided for the enjoyment Of
all. The school will leave the church
at 9 a. M, and all who wish to have
tuclI UdshCJS tdhcH Out uubt udSC
them at the church before that hour.
Everybody is invited to join with
the school. If it should rain on
Wednesday the picnic will be held
on Thursday.
The towns of Ridgeway and
Dodgeville are likely to indulge in
bridge war at the bar of justice.
The particulars, as we understand
them are these: Some years ago a
bridge was built by the town of
Dodgeville across a stream that runs
from one town into the other, but TO
have it where it would prove more
convenient to the travelling public,
its place of construction was j ust
over the line in Ridgeway township.
Recently a young farmer named
Thomas, while driving over the